The report made to the National Institute of France, in the month of December, 1799, by citizens Portal, Pelletan, Fourcroy, Chaptal, and Vauquelin, respecting the artificial mineral waters prepared at Paris by Nicholas Paul, & Co. : with extracts from the reports of the Society of Physicians of Paris, and the Faculty of Geneva; and other testimonies in favour of the same waters : to which are added, some notes and observations, by N. Paul.

  • Portal, Antoine, 1742-1832.
Date:
1802
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Credit: The report made to the National Institute of France, in the month of December, 1799, by citizens Portal, Pelletan, Fourcroy, Chaptal, and Vauquelin, respecting the artificial mineral waters prepared at Paris by Nicholas Paul, & Co. : with extracts from the reports of the Society of Physicians of Paris, and the Faculty of Geneva; and other testimonies in favour of the same waters : to which are added, some notes and observations, by N. Paul. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    furprifing, if, under fuch circumftances, I felt a ftrong delire to become acquainted with the ele- ments of Chemiftry and Natural Philofophy, and endeavoured to apply to fome ufeful pra&icai pur- pofe, the gradual progrefs which I made in the ftudy of thofe fciences. Amongll my firft at- tempts of this kind, the imitation of mineral wa- ters occupied the greateft portion of my time and attention. In cdnjunftion with two other gen- tlemen of Geneva, and with the afliftance and enlightened fupport of the Phylicians of that Town, I foon met with very encouraging fuccefsi and although my attention has at no time been exciuliveiy confined to this particular purfuit, yet I have ever fince been endeavouring to bring thefe firft attempts to a greater degree of utility and perfe&ion. My intention, at prefent, is to confine myfelf to the preparation of all fuch kinds of mineral waters as are either taken medicinally, or drank as a luxury, and as a falubrious article of diet, lay- ing afide the bathing eftablifhment, and all that relates to the external ufe of mineral waters. But the apparatus and laboratory are equally cal- culated to prepare any kind, or any quantities of