The mineral waters and baths of Tarasp (Tarasp-Schuls) in the lower Engadine, canton of Grisons : short survey destined particularly for medical practitioners.

Date:
1866
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Credit: The mineral waters and baths of Tarasp (Tarasp-Schuls) in the lower Engadine, canton of Grisons : short survey destined particularly for medical practitioners. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    II. Group. Aeidriioiis chalybeate springs. The acidulous chalibeate springs of Tarasp-Schuls have hitherto much less than the saline waters enjoyed the consi¬ deration which is due to them from the therapeutical point of view. Yet one glance on the analyses shows, that they are very remarkable with respect to quality and to quantity, and that in another place and with more favourable means of communication they would have been sufficient in themsel ves for creating a highly frequented bath. At present, being arranged for drinking and for bathing courses, our chalybeate springs recommend themselves as well for being used alone and separately, as in combina¬ tion with the saline water, for after-courses and in ge¬ neral where a special tonic action is to be attained. The combination of our springs permits also the joint use of them by patients related to one another, who suffering from dissi milar affections would otherwise not be able to visit, as they might desire, the same bath. 'file ^t. JSoiiifaclui^ spring. This spring rises at twenty minutes distance above the establishment, on the right bank of the Inn ; a small bridge leads to it from the postal road on the other side. It is the most vigorous chalybeate spring in our territory and of a compo¬ sition as excellent in its kind as are the saline springs in theirs. The water is brought to the establishment every mor-