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 3

A. Millar, 1756 - 368 pages

CONTENTS	xv

Of the BATHS of AKEN in general p	8

The fituation adjacent foil air and waters about Bristol	20

SECTION II	24

SECTION III	45

the vapor confidered 56 6 its fingular corro	57

The state of phyſic there briefly ſketched out 54 to	61

Of the GENERATION of SULPHUR in the WATERS	69

Of the EXTERNAL USE of the BATHS of AKEN P	169

Ufe of theſe obſervations 164 Their other ſenſible	177

172 to	178

This acid experimentally demonftrated	185

The waters containing an acid appears being tried with filings	190

Sulphur found upon the vaults of the fources full proof of	192

Of the UPPER HOT SPRINGS of BORSET p	195

The waters not charged with actual fulphur 196	196

with rhubarb 62 12 with red roses 63 13 infe	70

The hot ſprings 76 their number names and kinds ibid	78

with the mineral acids 74 21 75 22 with	80

The preſent and antient baths compared 83 the pre	86

the ſolution of lead 86 31 inferences 87 with	90

The preceding phaenomena explaned p	98

Their ſenſible qualities and changes upon ſtanding 88 1	110

The origine and nature of the falts in Aken waters 380	133

How the water at firſt affects 419 to 422 Theſe	145

expectations from a great writer diſappointed 147	147

The waters firſt affect the fenfe of ſmelling 158 Their	161

to 156 6 with galls 157 7 to 161 11 with	166

b IV	ccix

Of NATURAL BATHS	219

The vapors effects on lead 220 explaned 221	221

tried with galls 217 218 219 with their infu	228

b2 VII	256

Baths of Aken in their uses three fold 471 more power	265

Virtues ſhewn upon a recapitulation of preceding demon	286

The virtues of the waters rationally explaned 287 to	301

The preceding trials alone inſufficient 324 Evaporation	326

The mixed maſs after evaporation examined 334	334

The component parts of the water	340

The true cauſe of fubterranean heat and the ferrugineous	360

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 3 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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