An analysis of the medicinal waters of Tunbridge Wells.

Date:
1792
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: An analysis of the medicinal waters of Tunbridge Wells. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    dance. Upon the original difcovery of the fprings (which is fuppofed to have been about the year 1607) we are told they were numerous. At prefent, how¬ ever, there are only two in ufe, which rife within a few yards of each other in the centre of the valley, and yield each about a gallon of water in a minute. For many years the water was col¬ lected in two open lfone bafons, perfo¬ rated at the bottom, and placed in fuch a manner over the fprings, that, as the water rofe, it flowed into the bafons from below, whilft the wafte water pafled off by means of notches made in the edges of the bafons for that purpofe. But very lately one of tliefe has been changed for a bafon of marble, over which is fitted a marble dome, fo as to indole it completely, except at the mar¬ ginal notch, or opening, which gives exit to the water nearly as ufual. This altera¬ tion, inconfiderable as it may appear,