20 On the Mineral Waters near Landour. 



auxiliaries to the usual remedies, which previous experience 

 had taught me to be beneficial, when these proved insuffi- 

 cient to remove the disease or to restore health. I have 

 attempted to ascertain their real action and value by deduc- 

 tions^ from cases carefully recorded in a Military Hospital, 

 where the sick are under strict dietetic control, and where 

 their speedy recovery is the sole object of the physician. 



A search for mineral waters was one of the objects to 

 which my attention was directed, on receiving medical charge 

 of Landour in 1842. From the men who went out shooting, 

 I heard of a bad smelling spring at Sansattarah ; and of vari- 

 ous red springs in the neighbouring ravines. These were 

 used at the hospital, till the cold season, when I examined 

 the surrounding country, and found the springs now in use. 



Chalybeate springs are to be met with, in all directions ; 

 but generally at low elevations. The strongest, that I found, 

 is situated on the right bank of the Agglewass River, about 

 seven miles north-east of cantonments. The water drops 

 from the roof of a cave, the end of which is covered with 

 stalactites. An ounce of the water contains a grain and a 

 half of the salts of iron, alumina, magnesia and lime. The 

 proportion of iron is greatest, with a large proportion of 

 alumina ; a small quantity of magnesia, and a trace of lime. 

 During the winter months the snow occasionally renders the 

 path to this spring impracticable, and occasionally during the 

 rainy season the river rises above the entrance of the cave. 



About three miles south from the Hospital, on the road 

 to the sulphur springs, there is a strong chalybeate spring, 

 containing a smaller proportion of similar active ingredients, 

 which, from its being more accessible, has lately been more 

 generally used. When discovered, there was a small ledge 

 near the source, which had evidently been much frequented 

 by deer. 



There is a strong aluminous spring about 500 yards below 

 the first mentioned chalybeate spring ; with a copious efflo- 



