( 3§4 ) 
Ulcers, ulcerated Wounds, moift cuticular 
Eruptions, &c . Tin and Lead Waters, 
which are faid to be colder, therefore caufe 
a ftronger Contraction - y Marie Waters, 
which are reported to encreafe the Con- 
tractility of the Fibres. As to mineral 
Waters, properly fo called ; Sulphur Wa- 
ters which are foft, cleanfing, healing and 
balfamic ; vitriolic Waters, which of all 
others are moft aftringent and ftrengthen- 
ing ; nitrous Waters, which are cooling, 
cleanfing, and refill: Putrefaction ; Waters 
with common Sea Salt only, which are moft 
heating, drying, and ftimulating y or mine- 
ral Limeftone Waters, which are cleanfing, 
drying, and healing. Mineral Water Baths 
are either hot, as th tBath- y tepid, as Bux- 
ton , and the reft of the Derbyfhire warm 
Waters ; or cold, as all the Chalybeate and 
common Sulphur Baths, whether more or 
lefs faline. Bathing in the warm Waters 
may be ufed at any time of the Year, tho* 
they are warmeft in the coldeft Weather in 
Winter, from the Coldnefs of the Atmo- 
fphere, and the Repletion of the Pores of 
the Earth with Water, or their Conftipa- 
tion by Froft, which prevent the Difiipa- 
tion 
