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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"mineral springs"”.
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An investigation of the medical use of thermo-mineral springs found in Misasa (Japan) and Jáchymov (Czech Republic)
… a technique that uses waters of natural mineral springs for healing. Balneotherapy as employed in the treatment of mainly chronic, incurable and painful disorders will be used as a tool for revealing the pluralistic medical belief systems in the two cultures chosen for this study, the …
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Highways to health and pleasure: the antebellum turnpikes and trade of the mineral springs of Greenbrier and Monroe Counties, Virginia
… counties coincided with the period of their springs' greatest development and prosperity. The development of both the springs and the turnpikes in this region reflected the cyclical nature of the national economy. The springs of Greenbrier and Monroe counties at the heart of the antebellum …
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Zaniklá lázeňská místa západních Čech
… decline of smaller spa localities and healing springs, which once played a significant role in regional identity and the local economy. The thesis analyses the historical development of these sites, landscape changes, and societal transformations that contributed to their decline or …
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Hygienic Analysis of some of the Potable Waters of Brookings
… with the source of the water. In water, form mineral springs and deep bored wells the impurities are generally entirely mineral in nature. Such water may be said to be per iodide of mercury just commonly to be formed. The solution is then left for about 20 hours and 160 grammes of caustic …
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Resorts in Southern Appalachia: A Microcosm of American Resorts in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth centuries.
<p>Five resorts in East Tennessee--Montvale Springs and the Wonderland Hotel in the Smokies, Tate Spring in the Holston River Valley, Unaka Springs on the Nolichucky River, and the Cloudland Hotel at the summit of Roan Mountain--stand testament to the proposition that their region engaged fully …