. The practice of medicine. .19 « Grand Puits Carr6, . . ° » Puits dllauterive, ... 69° 20,92 Wherever the use of strongly alkaline waters is indicated, those of Yichy willprove useful. They may be taken internally, or employed as baths; or used in bothways at the same time. The diseases which derive most benefit, are,—pulmonarycatarrh ; debility and irritability of the digestive organs ; chronic enlargement of theliver and spleen ; uric acid gravel and calculi; vesical catarrh ; chronic gout andrheumatism; diabetes; and some cases of albuminuria. Obesity has been le
. The practice of medicine. .19 « Grand Puits Carr6, . . ° » Puits dllauterive, ... 69° 20,92 Wherever the use of strongly alkaline waters is indicated, those of Yichy willprove useful. They may be taken internally, or employed as baths; or used in bothways at the same time. The diseases which derive most benefit, are,—pulmonarycatarrh ; debility and irritability of the digestive organs ; chronic enlargement of theliver and spleen ; uric acid gravel and calculi; vesical catarrh ; chronic gout andrheumatism; diabetes; and some cases of albuminuria. Obesity has been lessenedby these waters; and they might be employed with advantage where the blood con-tains an excess of fibrine.—The dose is from half a pint to two pints daily ; but theymust not be continued too long, lest a super-alkaline condition of the blood beinduced. The Vichy waters arc exported in considerable quantities, and it is supposed with-out their undergoing any deterioration. 480. Mont jy Or., in Central MINERAL WATERS. 813 Besides drinking the waters, most invalids employ warm bathing. The effect is toincrease the perspiration ; and at the end of a few days to produce the bath-fever(lassitude, depression, constipation, &c.), which soon passes off. The invalids whowill derive benefit from a visit to Mont DOr are such as have chronic pulmonarycatarrh, some kinds of asthma, rheumatism, and congestion of tiie liver. Mischiefwill result to persons of a languid circulation, and such as have a tendency to hemor-rhage. The season is from the middle of July to the end of August; but the waters shouldnot be used for more than a fortnight, on account of their exciting properties. Thevisitors who drink them, take three or four glasses daily. 481. Neris, in Central France. The thermal springs of Neris are resorted to, from May until October, for the pur-pose of drinking the waters, and bathing in them. There are four wells; the tem-perature of the waters at their source
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