Observations on the Ballston waters.

  • Hosack, David, 1769-1835.
Date:
[1810?]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Observations on the Ballston waters. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the National Library of Medicine (U.S.), through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the National Library of Medicine (U.S.)

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    OBSERVATIONS ON THE BALLSTON WATERS. I. Analysis of Ballston Water. Communicated in a Letter to Dr. David Hosack, from Robert L. Li- vingston, Esq. during his late residence in France. Tours, September 10,1807. Dear Sir, Having received some benefit from the mineral waters ©f Ballston, of late years frequented by invalids from every part of the continent, I determined to have them analyzed, and accordingly had two dozen bottles hermetically sealed, which arrived here in a perfect state of preservation. Pre- suming that a knowledge of the component parts of those waters may be of public benefit, I have the honour to trans- mit herewith the analysis of them, by one of the most cele- brated chemists ; and to request that you will have the good- ness to make it public. A