The waters of Llandrindod Wells : their action and uses : a medical guide to the springs / by Arthur J.M. Bentley.

  • Bentley, Arthur James Macdonald.
Date:
[1910]
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Credit: The waters of Llandrindod Wells : their action and uses : a medical guide to the springs / by Arthur J.M. Bentley. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    Some forms of chronic tuberculosis occurring in gouty subjects when not active may be improved by the waters, but in all the febrile or advanced cases they are contraindicated. Several deaths have occurred in people suffering from the above diseases and taking these waters. Natural and other Attractions of Llan- drindod Wells :— The climate of Llandrindod is favourable for invalids. It is bracing and dry—the town is on a plateau nearly 800 ft. above sea level, the rainfall is only 32 inches. The surface of the ground and the footpaths dry very quickly after rain, little trace of a heavy shower being visible after an hour’s interval. fF-The surrounding country is pretty, though the town itself is the reverse. The country walks over hill and dale are endless in their variety, and exceedingly beautiful. A quotation from an article which appeared in The Church Times in 1907 em- phasises this :— “ We have spent a week in this charming Welsh spa, Llandrindod, which means ‘ Church of the Trinity,’ and we have come to the conclusion that it is a most attractive place, though circumstances have prevented me from making the excursions which I yet hope to make. The enrapturing wealth of wild flowers in the hedgerows, honeysuckle, wild loses, meadowsweet, grasses of hundred species, small flowers of all kinds— well, perhaps country readers may not enter into my enthusiasm, but I am a Londoner, and though T once was familiar with these beautiful things, I doubt whether