An account of the most frequented watering places on the continent and of the medicinal application of their mineral springs, with tables of analysis, and an appendix on English mineral waters / by Edwin Lee.

  • Lee, Edwin, -1870.
Date:
1836
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: An account of the most frequented watering places on the continent and of the medicinal application of their mineral springs, with tables of analysis, and an appendix on English mineral waters / by Edwin Lee. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    tion amounts to about twenty-seven thousand. During the season, which begins in June and ter- minates in September, the town presents a very animated appearance: a French company per- forms at the new theatre; and the Redoute, a building for restauration, evening assemblies, and games of hazard, is open daily. Play is under the superintendence of government, an employe being always in attendance to enforce the regulations and prevent any of the inhabitants risking their money. Few visitors remain after September, as the coolness of the atmosphere in autumn would tend to counteract the operation of the water. Some invalids, however, who do not bathe remain a few weeks later. The environs abound in pleasant drives and rides, which add greatly to the attraction of Aix- la-Chapelle as a summer residence. The favourite resort of the inhabitants is to Louisberg, a hill close to the town, of which it commands a good view, as well as of the small town Borcette, and the richly variegated scenery of the surrounding country. The principal point of reunion both for drinkers