The report made to the National Institute of France, in the month of December, 1799, by citizens Portal, Pelletan, Fourcroy, Chaptal, and Vauquelin, respecting the artificial mineral waters prepared at Paris by Nicholas Paul, & Co. : with extracts from the reports of the Society of Physicians of Paris, and the Faculty of Geneva; and other testimonies in favour of the same waters : to which are added, some notes and observations, by N. Paul.

  • Portal, Antoine, 1742-1832.
Date:
1802
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Credit: The report made to the National Institute of France, in the month of December, 1799, by citizens Portal, Pelletan, Fourcroy, Chaptal, and Vauquelin, respecting the artificial mineral waters prepared at Paris by Nicholas Paul, & Co. : with extracts from the reports of the Society of Physicians of Paris, and the Faculty of Geneva; and other testimonies in favour of the same waters : to which are added, some notes and observations, by N. Paul. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    public attention more effectually than any account # . ,. , f • ■ or commentary of my own. It will fhow that not only phyficians and men of lcience abroad have thought it worthy of their attention to in- quire minutely into this eftablifhment, but that it has, in fome degree, become in France an ob- ject of public concern. To this Report I have only fubjoined, in the form of an Appendix, a few Notes, the principal of which contain teftimonies from the Faculty of Paris, and from the Phyficians of Geneva. To the latter efpeciall}r, who have never ceafed to give me all poffible encouragement and afiiftance, I feel great pleafure in expreffing upon this, as upon every occafion, my gratitude and regard. Being myfelfa native of Geneva, and inftru&ed early in life in fome pra&ical branches of mecha- nics, I often enjoyed the invaluable advantage „ a, .... r I , of exercifing my induftry under the eyes and im- mediate dire&ion of the late celebrated Profeflbr de Sauffure, and of his worthy fucceffor, thepre- fent Profeffor Pi&et, who has never ceafed to honour rhe with h is friendfhip, and to affifl me with* his advice in all my undertakings. It is not furprifing