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MEDICINAL WATERS IN GREAT BRITAIN.

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more apt to give cold than sea-water. Linen cloths kept constantly wetmust be applied to the diseased parts.

Previously to the external use of these waters, they should be takeninternally for some days, in such quantities as the stomach will bear; asin some cases they excite sickness, and purge, though they more com-monly act as a diuretic.

Matlock, Derbyshire. The waters of the several springs at thisplace are very slightly chalybeate, and occasion petrifaction; in otherrespects they resemble those of Bristol, being, like them, of a moderatewarmth: they are recommended in most cases where the Bristol watersare used.

Nevilholt or Nevil-Holt, Leicestershire. This water is re-commended as a powerful antiseptic in putrescent disorders: it is per-fectly transparent and void of smell when it is fresh from the fountain,but it loses its transparency, and becomes foetid, when it is exposed tothe air for any considerable time. It is somewhat rough and bitter tothe taste. It acts by stool, urine, and perspiration, but requires a prettylarge dose to produce the former effect. It is recommended in all casesof weakness and relaxation ; in discharges of blood and other old fluxes;as a good remedy in old diarrhoeas: against gleets in both sexes; atrophy,dropsy, gravel, arthritic diseases, and other chronic complaints: in acuteand inflammatory diseases it is said to be rather hurtful.

PANCRAS, Middlesex. The water of this well acts as a calhartic anddiuretic; it contains a purging salt, and a small quantity of sea salt, yetit is almost tasteless. It is said to be useful in the gravel and scurvy, tohelp digestion, and restore the appetite.

CARBOROUGH, Yorkshire. Near this town are two springs, dis-tinguished by the several names of the purging and the chalybeate wells;but they seem to differ more in degree of strength than in the propertiesof the waters. They are both brisk, active, and pungent to the taste,throwing up bubbles of air when they are poured out of a bottle into aglass, and both apparently abounding with fixed air. Neither of thesewaters will bear exposure to the air. They have been recommended ingeneral relaxations; as a tonic to restore the system after too copious orexcessive evacuations of any kind; in all disorders of the stomach aris-ing from flatulence, indigestion, or acidity; in hypochondriac and hystericcomplaints ; in asthma, scurvy, obstructions, and rheumatic pains; andthey are said to be excellent in allaying the heat of hectic fevers.

The purging waters may be drank in half-pint glasses at small inter-vals, till stools are procured, for which purpose from one quart to threepints is generally sufficient. The chalybeate-water is less purgative,operating principally as a diuretic: both waters contribute to give thepatient unusual gaiety of spirits, and the patient has here an opportunityof breathing pure air, and of bathing in the sea.

Such of our readers as wish to be informed of the amusements, accom-modation, &c. at this and other watering-places, at Brighton, Margate,Weymouth, &c. werefertothe "Guide totheWatering-Places,"published by R. Phillips, Briclge-street, Blackfriars.

SoMERSHAM in Huntingdonshire. This water rises on the side of asmall hill, about three miles from St. Ives.

It is a chalvbeate strongly impregnated with vitriol of iron and alum;'s mucb stronger in dry than in wet seasons; and may be drank at the

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