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contains nearly twenty-four grains of solid matter, comprising; six- 

 teen grains of common salt, six grains and a half of the sulphate, 

 muriate, and carbonate of lime, and a small portion of magnesia, 

 with traces of iron and about half a cubic inch of carbonic acid eas 

 in addition. Its particular smcil is due to the presence of extractive 

 matter and of bath slime, a peculiar vegeto-animal substance, which 

 hot-springs deposit at the bottom of reservoirs. When employed 

 injudiciously, this excellent water sometimes occasions some injuri- 

 ous eiFects ; when rightly used it, in some cases, produces beneficial 

 results. A gay life may be led at Baden on very reasonable terms. 



Travellers to the Wurtemberg Spas will be greatly exhilarated 

 and edified as they go by the discursive and sensible observations re- 

 corded by Dr. Granville on his journey to the same destination ; 

 they are full of interest, novelty, and importance. He promises not 

 soon to forget the delicious sensations for which he is indebted to 

 that charming excursion. In his opinion the inhabitants of the 

 Schwarzwald, or black forest, are ugly, and many of them are af- 

 flicted with goitre, or neck-wens ; but the natural scenery of that 

 upland region abounds with variety and loveliness. Nothing, he 

 thinks, can equal the succession of beautiful changes which, at each 

 turn of the road, present themselves to those who ascend the river 

 Mourg and its enchanting valley. Like all mountain streams, this 

 is insignificant at its source, which is double, near the highest sum- 

 mits of the forest ; but it soon gains strength, and rolls onwards 

 through its tortuous windings, more capricious than the coils of a 

 great snake, or becomes precipitous, rapid, and boisterous. The 

 Doctor could not help admiring the valley of Baiersbroun, surround- 

 ed by broken masses of rocks and lofty mountains — the wild cradle 

 in which the romantic Mourg starts into existence. 



Mineral springs abound in these regions. The Griesbach is a 

 medicated water, charged with a predominant proportion of glauber 

 salt ; the Rippoldsau is a pleasant beverage, resembling Seltzer water 

 in a great degree, as to taste. Both these springs are used as baths, 

 which are accompanied with good accommodation for visitors, in- 

 cluding two capital hotels and gambling-rooms. Large quantities 

 of the Rippoldsau water are exported in earthern bottles, but little 

 of it goes beyond the German frontier. Though highly sapid and 

 even piquante, particularly when mixed with the vin du pays, there 

 is in this water an after-taste of astringency, which is by no means 

 agreeable. 



Wildbad lies amidst the wilds of the Schwarzwald, whose mighty 

 and columnar Firs give a sombre yet grand character to the coun- 

 try. On taking a hot bath at the Filrsteii, or prince's bath. Dr. 

 Granville found the water wonderfully affective, and tliis circum- 

 stance led him to institute a process of inquiry and reflection con- 

 cerning the causes of its effects. It was a very nice bath indeed, and 

 having enjoyed the luxury of an immersion in its waters, he thus 

 describes the event in terms of grateful eloquence : — 



