BATHS AND WATERING PLACES ON THE CONTINENT.

Aix-la-Chapelle, Prussia.—Hot sulphur springs and saline and chalybeate waters, for curing diseases of the skin, rheumatism, gout and digestive disorders.

Aix-les-Bains, Savoy.—Mineral springs, warm and sulphurous, good for the digestive organs.

Aussee, near Ischl.—Strong brine springs, saline vapor baths.

Baden-Baden, Duchy of Baden.—Hot saline chalybeate waters, for digestive disorders. Most fashionable and delightful of German watering-places.

Baden, near Vienna.—Warm sulphur springs, impregnated with carbonic acid gas; good for skin diseases, gout, or rheumatism.

Baden, Switzerland.—Warm sulphur waters, which cure rheumatism, gout, etc.

Badenweiler, Duchy of Baden.—Warm alkaline springs and baths.

Bagnères-de-Bigorre, Pyrenees.—Warm springs, saline, sulphurous and chalybeate, aperient and tonic. The salt is very efficacious in rheumatism, gout, etc.

Bagnères-de-Luchon, Pyrenees.—Sulphurous, saline and ferruginous, good for rheumatic complaints, paralysis and cutaneous diseases.

Bellthal, near Coblentz, Prussia.—Mineral springs, acidulated alkaline, rich in contents of bicarbonate of soda and magnesia; good against general debility and lassitude, digestive disorders, etc., in a valley close to the village of Cobern, minutes by rail from Coblentz.

Biarritz, near Bayonne.—Sea-bathing. A very fashionable place, and one of the best beaches in France.

Bourdoule (La), near Clermont-Ferrand.—Arsenical. Radical cures of scrofula, lymphatism, skin diseases, intermittent fevers, diseases of the joints, diabetes, etc.

Cannstadt, Wurtemberg.—Mineral springs, containing carbonic acid, sulphur, salts and iron, for curing digestive disorders.

Carlsbad, Bohemia.—Springs containing sulphate of soda and carbonate of soda, etc.; for complaints of the liver and the kidneys. Aristocratic watering-place.

Cauterets, Pyrenees.—Sulphur springs, useful in the early stages of consumption, rheumatism, asthma, indigestion, diseases of the skin, etc.

Contrexeville.—Of great repute for the cure of gravel.

Dax, near Bordeaux, France.—Hot springs and mud baths, good for rheumatism, diseased joints, etc.

Devonne Les-Bains, near Geneva.—Hydropathic establishment, with abundant springs, constant temperature 5 Réaumur. Open all the year.

Eaux-Bonnes, Pyrenees.—Hot sulphur springs beneficial in intermittent fevers, skin diseases, early consumption.

Eaux-Chaudes, Pyrenees.—Sulphur and other hot springs, good for rheumatism, paralysis and derangement of the viscera.

Elster Bad, near Eger.—Mineral springs, containing iron, soda and carbonic acid.

Ems, near Coblentz.—Warm springs, containing carbonic acid, carbonate of lime, etc.: beneficial in afflictions of the chest, and particularly efficacious in female complaints.

Franzensbad, Bohemia.—Iron springs, mostly visited by ladies; baths reputed highly beneficial in quite a number of female complaints.

Gastein, also called Wilbad-Gastein (in Austrian-Tyrol).—Saline and alkaline springs, good for chronic nervous afflictions, skin diseases, gout and rheumatasm. Railway as far as Lend (via Munich and Salzburg or Linz and Ischl), thence by coach in four hours.

Gmunden, on the Tranesee, near Ischl.—Saline vapor baths and brine springs.

Griesbach, Black Forest, Baden.—Mineral springs, containing iron and carbonate acid, very good against chlorosis and anæmia, and particularly efficacious in female complaints.

Hombourg, near Frankfort.—Mineral springs, saline and ferruginous, and highly beneficial in restoring the digestive organs.

Ischl, near Salzburg.—Saline vapor baths, sulphur springs, beneficial in diseases of the chest. Delightful and fashionable watering-place.

Kissingen, Bavaria.—Saline and chalybeate, tonic and aperient, acidulous and alkaline, cooling and diuretic.

Krenth, Bavaria.—Sulphurous and mineral waters; vapor and douche baths, goat whey and medicinal herbs.

Kreuznach, Rhenish Prussia.—A favorite watering-place; saline springs, highly beneficial in scrofulous diseases.

Leuk or Leukerbad, Switzerland.—Sulphur and saline springs. Excellent for weak nerves, palsy, diseases of the skin, and many chronic complaints.

Lippspringe, Lippe, near Paderborn.—Warm springs.

Marienbad, Bohemia.—Saline purgative springs; excellent in bilious complaints. Gaseous baths for diseases of the joints.

Mentone, on the Corniche road from Nice.—Well sheltered; one of the best winter residences on the Mediterranean.

Nuaheim, Germany.—Warm saline.

Neuenahr, in the valley of the Ahr, near Remagen on the Rhine.— Water similar to Vichy and Carlsbad; warm alkaline springs, good for the lungs, liver, gout, etc.

Nice.—On the shore of the Mediterranean, protected by the Maritime Alps.—Mild, beautiful climate; fine sea-bathing.

Pau, South of France.—Soft and beautiful climate for winter; in view of the Pyrenees; best headquarters for exploring them.

Petersthal, Black Forest, Baden.—Mineral springs and steel and Lithian baths (via Strasburg and Appenweier, thence by coach.)

Pfæffers, Switzerland.—Hot saline and sulphurous springs. Beneficial in stomachic debility and for rheumatism, chronic diseases, etc.

Pierrefonds, near Compeigne.—Sulphur waters, beneficial in diseases of the lungs.

Plombières, near Luneville, France.—Warm saline.

Pougues, France.—Alkaline and ferruginous, efficacious in scrofulous diseases.

Pyrmont, Westphalia.—Chalybeate springs impregnated with carbonic acid gas; saline and acidulous, tonic and aperient. Good for digestive disorders.

Ragatz, Switzerland.—Supplied from Pfæffers Baths.

Reichenhall, near Salzburg.—Saline springs; inhalations of atomized salt water; good for chronic catarrh of the bronchial tubes, etc.

Rheinfelden, Switzerland.—On the Rhine, near Bale. Saline baths; highly beneficial in scrofulous disease.

Rippoldsau, Black Forest, Baden.—Sulphurous aperient and diuretic; reputed very good against stomach disease, dyspepsia and hemorrholds, hypochondria, hysterics and nervous complaints.

Rohitsch-Sauerbrunn, Styria, Austria.—Acidulous saline springs, gaseous baths, hydropathic treatment. Excellent for dyspepsia and nervous complaints. Climate mild and invigorating. Mountainous country.

Royat, near Clermeat-Ferrand.—Beneficial in anemia, chlorosis, general debility, dyspepsia, bronchitis, laryngitis, gravel, rheumatism, gout and cutaneous diseases.

Schiniznach, Switzerland.—Contain sulphurated hydrogen, etc. Beneficial in chronic scrofula, various female disorders, diseases of the joints, etc.

Schlangenbad, Nassau.—Possess cosmetic properties, in high repute.

Schwalbach, Nassau.—Contain iron and carbonic acid, and are highly bracing.

Spa, Belgium.—Chalybeate waters. Beneficial in digestive disorders; in nervous and uterine affections and in liver complaints they are invaluable.

St. Moritz, Switzerland, in the Upper Engadine.—Powerful chalybeate waters, gaseous and sparkling, promoting digestion and imparting vigor.

Stachellberg, Switzerland.—Sulphurous and alkaline waters. Beneficial for skin diseases, scrofula, and many chronic complaints.

Tarasp-Schuls, Switzerland.—A beautiful spot, in the lower Engadine, 4,000 feet above the sea. Powerful alkaline saline spring, and fine gaseous chalybeate watens. Invigorating climate, bracing and not raw.

Tœlitz, Bohemia.—Hot springs of alkali-saline waters, chiefly used for baths, taken exceedingly hot. Good for stiff joints and crippled limbs, caused by gout or rheumatism.

Vichy, France.—The most-frequented watering-place in France. Mineral springs, acidulous and alkaline, for chronic complaints of the liver and digestive organs, kidneys, gout, etc.

Weissbad, Switzerland.—Mineral springs; goat's whey cure.

Wiesbaden, Germany.—Hot waters, aperient and diuretic, for skin diseases, stiffness of the joints, etc.

Wildbad, near Stuttgart.—Hot springs for rheumatism, gout, diseases of the joints and skin.

Wildungen, Germany. Mineral springs; like Vichy, good for diseases of the kidneys, etc.

1. 5° Réaumur: 43.25° F. or 6.25° C.

2. Aperient: laxative.

3. Chalybeate: impregnated or flavored with iron.

4. Ferruginous: containing iron oxide (rust).

5. Goat's whey: the nonfat portion of goat's milk, which is rich in minerals and sodium, and considered a remedy for arthritis and rheumatism. (Goat herds were often to be found in the same regions where spas were found, hence the rather indirect association of the two.)

6. Gout: a metabolic disease marked by painful uric acid deposits in the joints.

7. Gravel: a disease involving visible masses of urinary crystals; also popularly used to indicate pain in passing urine with or without visible deposits.

8. Scrofula: a chronic disease, now known to be caused by mycobacteria, involving enlarged and sometimes ulcerated lymph glands.