A treatise, on the mineral waters, of Harrogate : containing the history of these waters, their chemical analysis, medicinal properties, and plain directions for their use / by Thomas Garnett.

  • Garnett, Thomas, 1766-1802.
Date:
1799
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Credit: A treatise, on the mineral waters, of Harrogate : containing the history of these waters, their chemical analysis, medicinal properties, and plain directions for their use / by Thomas Garnett. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    I claim no other merit than that of having paid considerable attention to the subject, and having carefully repeated and varied my experiments in almost every possible manner. Though Harrogate be possessed of a greater number and variety of mineral waters than any place in Britain, or perhaps in Europe, yet the disovery of them has been made at many diffe- rent and distant times. The most ancient mineral water, and the only one known for a considerable time, is the Tewhet or Tewit Spaw, so named from the great number of lapwings which for- merly frequented that part of the forest: it was discovered in the year 157 by Mr. William Slingsby, a branch of the ancient and respected family residing at Scriven-park near Knaresbo- rough. This gentleman had formerly visited the waters ot Spa in Germany, and having accidentally seen this spring, perceived a strong resemblance between it and the celebrated German chalybeates. He made several trials of it, and built a wall about it. The quantity of water discharged by it was about the same as the Sauveniere Fountain at Spa, to which Mr. Slingsby thought it preferable, be- ing more brisk and lively, and of more speedy operation;* he experienced much benefit from * See Dean's Spandarine Anglica, chap. vi.