A practical treatise on the medical properties of the Aix-La-Chapelle hot sulphureous waters and the mode of their employment / by L. Wetzlar.

  • Wetzlar, L. (Lazarus), 1810-1880.
Date:
1862
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Credit: A practical treatise on the medical properties of the Aix-La-Chapelle hot sulphureous waters and the mode of their employment / by L. Wetzlar. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Gases rising in the water. 100 volumina of the Emperors springs contain: Azote. 66,98 Carbonic acid. 30,89 Bihydroguret of Carbon. 1,82 Sulphuret of Hydrogen. 0,31 Oxygen. 0,00 ' 100,00 The Emperor’s spring’ supplies the Elisenbrunnen^ whose water is only used for drinking, the New-bathhouse and the bathhouse of the Queen of Hungary. In place of the old Emperor’s bathhouse, which is being pulled down, a new and splendid building will be erected, which will be also supplied by the Emperor’s spring. The Quirinus spring provides with water the Quirinus bathhouse. The Eose bathhouse is supplied from the Eosebath spring, which also supplies the Poor bathhouse. The Cornelius spring provides the Cornelius and Charles bathhouses. From the chimical analysis quoted, it is evident that all the springs contain the same component parts, and that the only difference between them, is with regard to the quantities of the substances and to the temperature of the water, which difference is, nevertheless, worth the con¬ sideration of the physician, when appointing the spring in the individual case. There are large reservoirs in each bathhouse for cooling the mineral water. The bathhouses contain bathing-rooms for common sulphureous baths, as well as apparatuses for douches and vapour-baths. The bathing-rooms are supplied with water both from the springs and the reservoirs. While the water issuing from the spring enters the bathing-room without any consider¬ able loss ot its temperature, the communication of the leservoii with the bathing-room, permits of supplying the lattei with cooled water. The temperature of the springs