of schooley's mountain. 557 



powers like other chalybeates. The mineral waters of Vichy, in France, 

 are a hot chalybeate, and do excellent service in nephritic complaints. 

 The waters of Cheltenham and Scarborough, in England, in addition to 

 iron, contain a considerable portion of sulphate of soda, which helps to 

 render them diuretic, as well as purgative, and eminently serviceable in 

 dyspepsia. I have also combined occasionally with the artificial chaly- 

 beate prepared for Mr. H. a dose of Glauber. A half tumbler of the 

 solution of this salt, is filled up from the fountain containing the 

 chalybeate : by the use of this he has the advantage of increasing the 

 quantity of urine, correcting the habitual tendency to costiveness, and 

 increasing, upon the whole, the good effects of the water. 



Owing to a variety of provoking accidents, 1 have not been able, as 

 yet, to make any analysis of the matter discharged ; frequently, what 

 had been collected for a few days, at my earnest solicitation, was then 

 thrown away, through the effect of a preposterous cleanliness, or an 

 incurious neglect. 



New-York, July, 1815. 



