An inquiry into the contents and medicinal virtues of Lincomb spaw water, near Bath / [William Hillary].

  • Hillary, William, -1763
Date:
1742
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Credit: An inquiry into the contents and medicinal virtues of Lincomb spaw water, near Bath / [William Hillary]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    he recovered Strength daily, and had no Return of his Pain in any conflderable De¬ gree, nor any Vomiting from the firft Time I faw him till he had drank the Waters Five or Six Weeks, when he was feized with a Fit of Vomiting, tho* not fo violent as ufual; upon which, after drinking Three or Four Pints of Chamomile Tea, and difcharging his Stomach, I gave him a warming Bolus ^ with a faline Mixture, and bathed his Feet in warm Bath Watery at going to Bed, having fome Sufpicion of a Fit of the Gout 5 the Vomiting ceafed, and the next Morning his Foot was inflamed, red, painful and fwellcd, which continued for Three Days, and then went off: After this he drank the Spaw Water regularly as before, and ufed a more generous Diet and Exercife, and had no more Returns of his Pain or Vomiting. He continued this Courfe till the Beginning of July, and went away from Bath per¬ fectly recovered: I faw him fome Months after, when he was grown fat, jolly, and hearty as ever, and I hear continues fo. HIST. VI. A Lady about 60 Years of Age came to Bathy with a Lofs of Appetite, Indi- geftion, and frequent Vomiting after Eatings She had drank Tunbridge Waters, and taken various Medicines, without Succefs 5 fhe took feverai