An Essay on Waters: In Three Parts. Treating, I. Of Simple Waters. II. Of Cold, Medicated Waters. III. Of Natural Baths. By C. Lucas, M.D., Part 2

A. Millar, 1756 - 368 pages

Salt waters univerſally known	2

The village of Epfom and the ſituation of the medicated	3

Salt rivers 8 lakes and ſprings 9 10	9

T HE Introduction p 1 Mineral waters further diftinguiſhed 1 2 by	12

The Bans or districts of the Liegean territories beyond	16

Spa its ſituation fize foil and climate 17 to 20 its	22

others	27

His ſyſtematical diftinctions confuſe rather than clear	28

The error of extolling particular medicines eſpecially mine	90

SECTION I	94

The cures aſcribed to sea water by this author to be attri	97

Of NEUTRAL PURGING CHALYBEATE WATERS	104

The use of fea water of great antiquity 99 the ſentiments	105

The conſtituent parts of ſea and other ſalt waters phyſically	111

The ſpecific acid of ſalt examined 112 to 119	119

Waters charged with falt poſſeſs its qualities 134 ex	136

tude diſtance from various places of note its air and cli	31

SECTION II	34

The virtues of falts of this claſs 38 to	40

Of the PoUHON its name ſituation and deſcription	41

The Ruffian emperors inſcription with a tranflation	42

other 41 Another in the production of a purging falt	43

Of the WATROZ	49

waters with their products 54 its commodities	56

OF LE COUVE 62 its diſtance and ſituation	63

OF LA SIGE 68 69 70 a pure ſpring near it	71

Acidulae vindicated 44 this ſpirit in general inodo	77

A tophous water called MARELIRE 74 to	78

The fea its efficacy whence and how ascertained	86

Salt ſome of its topical uſes	143

Of the POUHON COLIENE 87	147

The Watrozs affinity and ſenſible qualities 196 to 198	198

Of the SART or NIVESET р	210

Of the Great Fountane of CHEVRON or BRU p	217

Compared to the Tonnelet and the Watroz 371 to 373	226

of lead 394 with that of filver 395 by deftilla	232

Its affinity and ſenſible qualities 229 to 233	233

lets 238 1 2 with the juice of corn blew bottle	240

Salt being the next to water the moſt univerſally neceſſary	247

the affinity of its ſolvent 242 tried with the filings	249

with fope 250 with milk 251with mercury	258

The products of evaporation examined 259 to 262	264

Title	An Essay on Waters: In Three Parts. Treating, I. Of Simple Waters. II. Of Cold, Medicated Waters. III. Of Natural Baths. By C. Lucas, M.D., Part 2 An Essay on Waters: In Three Parts. Treating, I. Of Simple Waters. II. Of Cold, Medicated Waters. III. Of Natural Baths. By C. Lucas, M.D, Charles Lucas
Author	Charles Lucas
Publisher	A. Millar, 1756
Original from	Oxford University
Digitized	26 Feb 2009
Length	368 pages

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