A practical dissertation on Bath-Waters. : I. of the antiquity of Bath, and its waters. II. The Origin of Springs. III. Of the Ingredients in the Waters. IV. The Cause of their Heat. V. Of Drinking the Waters, and Bathing, and Directions in Both. VI. Of the Virtues of Bath-Waters in particular. Vii. That they are of great Use in the Gout. Viii. That they are extraordinary good in Womens and Childrens Cases. IX. That the City of Bath is very healthy. X. Of cold bathing. To which is added, a relation of a very extraordinary sleeper near Bath. By William Oliver, M. D. Fellow of the Royal Society, of the College of Physicians, London; and Physician to the Royal Hospital at Greenwich.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oliver, William, 1659-1716.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Balneology--Early works to 1800.

Balneology.

Physical Description:

xvi,199 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 12⁰

Edition:

The fifth edition.

Place of Publication:

London : printed for Samuel Leake, Bookseller in Bath: and sold by Hawes and Co. in Paternoster-Row, London, M,DCC,LXIV. [1764]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

With a half-title.

Braces in imprint.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T135618.

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