Excerpt from Lists and Analyses of the Mineral Springs of the United States: A Preliminary Study The tables of analyses appended to the lists under the different States will give an idea as to the chemical composition of the various waters. At present the facts as to the therapeutic action of our mineral waters are so meager and our knowledge of their effects is SO inexact that it would be useless to attempt their classification from a therapeutic standpoint. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

A review of available literature has revealed information on the location of springs, the temperature of the water, the rate of flow, the chemical character of the water and evolved gases, and the uses made of the water. For each country or geographic area there is a brief description of the geology and map showing the location of the springs.