The Spas of Europe (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Spas of EuropeMineral waters have a special claim upon the at tention of the medical Profession, not only on account of their remarkable physiological and therapeutical properties, but also because they are the only medi cines offered to us by Nature in a state fit for imme diate use. Almost all other Of our most powerful and effective remedies, whether taken from the vegetable or the mineral kingdom, require varied and careful preparation before they can be introduced into the system; and even then the doses and combinations in which they are to be given, form the subject of deep and anxious consideration, and which, in spite of the progress actually made, are by no means so Settled as is desirable. In mineral waters, on the contrary, we have a great variety of gentle as well as powerful.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.