A full and distinct account of the mineral waters of Pyrmont, and Spa ... / Collected from the best authors, and improved by Dr. Turner.

  • Turner, George, M.D.
Date:
1734
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A full and distinct account of the mineral waters of Pyrmont, and Spa ... / Collected from the best authors, and improved by Dr. Turner. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    6/142
    proposing to myfelf to reprefent to the reader> as hiefly as I could, only fuel things as Jeemed moft for his purpofe, and I hope I have done the learned author juft ice in reprejenting his thoughts aright, without in¬ termixing thofte of any other author; fo that he alone is to he underfttood to he the perfon that fpeaks from the beginning to the end on this fubjeff* In the account of the waters of Spa 1 have made ufe of Neffel, Stephius, Chrouet, Coquelet, Bref- mal, d’Heers, Gerinx, &c. and as their Rules and directions in ufing theft waters are much the fame as thofe of Dr. Seippius, I thought it needlefs to men¬ tion them, hut refer the reader to the method to he oh- ferved in the ufe of thofe of Pyrmont, and fo avoid a great many unnecejfary repetitions, which would fwell this treaiife to an wire aftonable hulk. The good effect of the waters depending not only up¬ on their being genuine, hut in good condition, fitch as are adulterated and ill-managed being very pernicious to the patient, 1 took a particular care laft fummer when I 'was at Pyrmont and Spa to fettle a cone* fpondence with proper agents, whofe fidelity I can fafe- ly rely on, that a fufficient quantity of the waters of both places he from time to time and at proper feafons bottled, fealed, pack'd up, and fent over, in fitch a manner, as they may lofe as little of their virtue by the carriage as poffihle', I can therefore aftjure all perfons 'that ft all have oc capon, that they may he furnifhed therewith to their intire fatisfaction, at the Mineral Water Warehoufe in St. Albans Street, near Pall- Mall ; where is like wife to he had the choiceft of all other mineral waters now m uje.