y'iu ^ ^ % IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET {MT-3) 1.0 I.I 1.25 tim 128 u 1.8 U IIIIII.6 i^ '/# /i 7 0: c-; ^jr.'^^^^V /A Photographic Sdences Corporation 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTEk,N.Y. 14580 (716) 873-4503 ^ \ \\ ^9) .V 6^ ^ ^° ^ fA CIHM/ICMH Microfiche CIHM/ICIVIH Collection de microfiches. Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions / Institut canadien de microreproductions historiques \ \ .^:-- vV«»'>ii-<*'>"'<»''«-**'''''-*"***' -' ■■* ■^'^'■*" ^, „,,,jw ..*^, sc :pa r PI \ y. iaiTii:^^OHM JA'iHlti^^ r ;>> vrtV»V*VkV»*- t!ir.r:«jitea«. .!nus'<«:iM^i3'' * * v'-i '- ''J" i ; \ ■"^. .^ -fc** ■ ^rf" y- \ . I ^ \ < ■■'/ MINERAL WATERS OIF ST. CATHARINES, €ANABA WEST. IJfUE renufdial value of Mineral waters in the treatment of many types of '^ ch ionic disease, is at the present day fully recognized in this quarter |: of ihe globe, and the history of ages the most remote evinces that it has always been highly appreciated in the old world. The practice of resorting to baths, and potations of natural springs for curative purposes, is both sanctioned and recommended by the Medical Profession at large! Artificial imitations of Waters beyond our reach have also been enrolled among the medicinal agents of our time. Since the number of visitors to the St. Catharines well has increased steadily every year, and the reputation of the Spa is well established, it is thought that a brief account of the nature and properties of the' waters may prove acceptable to Medical Practitioners and invalids. Saint Catharinbs, upon the line of the Great Western Railway of CanadH, eleven miles West of Suspension Bridge, Niagara Falls, is a beautiful and flourishing town, situated about three miles from Lake Ontario, ujjon that portion of land which separates the two Lakes, Erio and Ontario. It is easily accessible from all directions, by Railway or Steamboat; distant from Buffalo, N. Y., forty-two miles, by Buffalo and Lake Huron and Welland Railroads; thirtj'-six miles from Hamilton, via Great Western, and forty miles from Toronto by Port Dalhousie or Niaoara Steamer. St. Catharines numbers above 7,000 inhabitants. With an unrivalled water-power at command, and facilities for shipping productions, both by water and rail, of the highest order, it promises to become at some future day the Manchester of its region. A combination of favorable circumstances, in climate and locality, together with the indisputable efficacy of the waters, have enabled this place, in an unprecedented short space of time, to attain a high rank among the watering-places of America. THE SEAS ON Extends from the first of May to the last days of November. The pro- prietor of the " Stephenson House" has completed arrangements to en; ble invalids to use the waters within the building throuo-hout the winter months. A comfortable bathing apartment has been fitted up in the first story of the hotel, and the services of efficient bath attend- ants and rubbers have been secured. An extensive verandah and long well-lighted halls will permit a sufficient amount of exercise in cold or stormy weather. [2] > THE HOT EL. „„„parison The "Stephen.on House" n.»y "''" 'll™;„e, t In construction, r^S^KtSioltion ot^aU da.,» ot v,s,to,.. The thecal estabUs Jn": orig>^a.>y »ust^^^^^^^^^ 200 persons daily, has recently been .i.ore m ^^^^^ „,^,. a variety of douoV and vapor bate^ t - U^, ^^^^ „od.ls.Ve been mtroduc d A * ^_^1^ ^^^^^^^ ,, i,y,,„p»th.c for the employment ot waiei m lusttotions. are also provded^^ ^^^^ ,o„, and then d..nMj^d by^P^P ^^^^^^^ ThesiUmanrocksofCanadaa^rda^^^^^^^^^ l^neSy in solution AlUahne Chlondes Cl^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^.^^ ,,.,^3. Ses of Calcium, and Magn^^^^^ University, >.a. The following analysis, by^rojes^ effected in the summer oil 85d. ^gy.. Sulphate of Lime ;;;• 14.b541 Shloride of Oalc.mn 3.3977 Chloride of Magiiesmm ----•; 0^0044 lodideof do. - Air^^^- Bromide of do. ooSm Chloride of Potassium 29.8034 Chloride of Sodium ...-- A trace. Chloride of Ammomum. I .^^ «i^i«^i<^ ^'^''^' ^ ^?o Losis - 51.6745 This analysis estaW^b-J—J^^^^^^^ engon and the "at-^'^.^f t;°tL cat" of ^e complete aud thorough S waters we may discover the cm*- oj to produce a perfect Son and blending ° .^"i^^Xed'tbrougb nJiles of solid rock ,nd homogeneous whole, *ey a^ "'' and stored up for ages m 'ubl cted to additional ^^'^^f^ZJ^oA^^^^Y^'^^'^'^^^'^'' "^^'f ?", S:Lsms and caves jnw^ch they ort^naj^ generalW adrjitted>at r^^SlSiailylre^red^^^ V 1/ [3] THERAPEUTIC ACTION OF MINEHAL WATERS. nated a tbermni fever ia sS u^rrked b leX"„ ' """^ ^' ''"'S" Mineral Waters has been comnir,.,i;v^l,^ " ''?" °' ""''""» of silver You lomhfJTf'T "'""' ™'°"' '" "'"' »f "ifate stick: The eye Leo™™^!"?! '" °"^K>"'" '""J"""''™ '''■"' "'" In the sa,nc^way wTh he Mi3water -l', 17 TT'"' '^"' '' '"'"''• stitutive re-aetion. Bm in„lZTf ' ■ , ^^ determunng a sub- mucous membrane, you have a^Lli T''H ""S^'gement of the zation can only bas\r"he 74 ^ff t'rase " Thet;","'"'" f;;:^r:crxr':i";r:"'"''''rf violent hiemorrbages. """g^^tion of the bram, or subject to the^^Mt'ot Mmbrarrr '"''''r'l-'" ""' '^^■•"™™' "^ '^«'"»- "t the Viscera, and varins Cbl^nio'irrt'io^i'TrbeteeT;^/ SPECIAL APPLICATIONS. into eveiv oro-an anH fi«cn^. „ j v"^ aie conveyed by the circulation .■emove Ig f Tons of aZ; \1,IL'T'"^''"« }'"' '«^"'"-- "■^J' influence in a great variet; o disorde,^ f h s in'fll "'"■"' ' ^1".""-^ =a;^::ofli^r,:~^^^ .0 prompt a en^ScZTX 'SZ::TS^^:^'-^- ... »n;Tertri:7d;ret;:E^ rairv'T^^ The Bath, we natura fv ,,Tf uiu"'!'.."'".* ^«°f ■)» "i"-"-?""*- . "^ -'i--- """"'" aci, prmeipaily by cutaneous 'h' ■'■i abiorption; yet the question of absorption of the inineml constituents of any bath 'is by no means settled, experiments so far hnring proved unsatisfactory and contradictory. Experience having demonstrated their value, their mode of action cannot be discussed here. It is only in Rlieumatism or obstinate skin diseases that baths of very long dura- tion or hi.rh temperature are employed, and these are never followed by anv permanent want of reaction ; on the contrary, the St. Catharinog Baths are refreshing and invigorating, leaving after tj^em a delight! u, soft and moist condition of the skin. The effects produced by the St. Catharines water, hereafter mentioned, follow the alternate use of baths and d'inking, or either alone, occasionally of both comhined. Bv removintr impurities quicklv from the principal passages, the St. Catharines water is remedial in local fulness 6f blood m the hvor, spleen and mesenteric glands, and other contents of the abdomen. On this account, in the various diseases consemient upon the fevers of marshy districts, or in malarious poisoning, the eliminative properties ot the waters have proved eminently beneficial. In obstruction of that par- ticular function, the origin of 80 much suflfering to females, they are most useful, as long as the reproductive forces aie not too much sunk. In the treatment of Gout and Rheumatism in all its forms, the St. Catharines water has acquired a well-merited celebrity. Neuralgia, arising from the presence of the morbitic matter in the circulation, whiclfgives rise to those diseases, or from exposure to miasma, has been very generally promptly cured. THE CONCENTRATED WATER. This mother water resembles much the mutter lauge supplied by the salt-works as Kreuznach. It is one of the most certain diuretics dis- covered; externally, it is also a mild and efficacious counter-irritant. The bath, and cautious internal use of this prepared water, is used m all diseases springing from a scrofulous origin. In many cases of glan- dular and cutaneous affections, scrofulous joints, and maladies of the eyes, nose or ears, a course of this water has produced a total change in the appearance, and restoration to health. , In conclusion, invalids must not be discouraged if these happy results do not follow as promptly as they may have been led to expect. Ucca- sionally these waters, as well as all the remedies it has been permit ed to man to adapt to the relief of his physical sufferings will tail ; often their influence is only felt after ceasing from their e«iployment; ana sometimes in obstinate cases, the full benefit can only be derived by their iudicions continuance for a number of years, /he free use of the water, either internally or as a bath, immediately after the fatigues of a lono- ourney, is positively unsafe. Drinking should always be com- TeScid with in small quantities, and, when possible, under the direction ^f a Physician. Believing that Mineral Waters offer useful resources to medicine, this effort has been conscientiously made to submit biietty "" , . '- ,TT , • . _i i_^-.^.. «r.v..ilor in fVie nntiftft of those the claims of a waiering-pjii^c anv^^y y.^-^u,., .-— _ _- — engaged in the search for relief qf their own infirmities or those of others. '» ; » ^^gL '^J. '% "* ,,'-.*fi,; *t' ■A