Hampstead-Wells: or, directions for the drinking of those waters ... With an appendix, relating to the original of springs in general; with some experiments of the Hampstead Waters, and histories of cures / [John Soame].

  • Soame, John.
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[1734]
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Credit: Hampstead-Wells: or, directions for the drinking of those waters ... With an appendix, relating to the original of springs in general; with some experiments of the Hampstead Waters, and histories of cures / [John Soame]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    that is acquainted with thofe Waters are fatisfted, ^e/> *?/>/>/>* 272 lefs than a quarter of an Hour after they are removed from the Well, and turn foul andcruddeled. But Hampftead Water, /j^j* well cork'd and feal'd down, kept in a Cellar for one or two Tears9 when you have drawn the Cork, /£ would be almoft ready to fly $ when poured in¬ to a Glafs, /V fparkled and knit up like a Glafs of Champaign, or Herefordshire # TM? 1 feen myfelf as well as T)r. Stephens, who has frequented Hamp« ftcad for feme Tears, and Mr. Miles, being Gentlemen of great Worth and Veracity> who have affirm'd the fame to me. The honourable and ingenious Mr* Boyle* takes notice in his Memoirs on Mine¬ ral Waters, c< ^ Quantity iC of Rain has fallen, /V makes Men doubt* whether the ferruginous Waters 0/Tun- bridge^ Spaw, $<?£ fo diluted, ^ be fpoild in their medicinal Capacity *c and indeed (fays he) 1 have more than once on Mineral <c found they have loft their martialQuality, Waters. r<f andPowerof producing their wontedColour *c G^//f: therefore to find whe- u ther the Rains have made the Waters u unfit for drinking$ /«<?r^r to this, / /1W/ cc take notice that ufually a fmall Rain does Ki little or no harm to the Mineral Springs and fometimes even a moderate Ram, B <c efpe-