Miss E. Guy, Bartlett's-place, Holborn, || enwell, for a bas-relief from the life-large for a landscape in pencil-silver Isis medal. silver medal. Mr. G. Brown, Regent-street, for an historical subject in Indian ink-silver Isis medal. Miss Leonora Burbank, Camberwell, for a head in chalk-silver Isis medal. Drawings from Statues and Busts. Miss S. Cox, Nottingham-street, for a drawing in chalk from a bust-large silver medal. Miss Augusta Hamlyn, Plymouth, for a drawing in chalk from a bust-silver palette. Miss Di. Laurance, Oxford-street, for a drawing in chalk from a bust-silver Isis medal. (ARTISTS' CLASS.) Mr. H. T. Wright, Great Titchfield-street, for a drawing in outline from the antiquesilver palette. Mr. Jos. Deane, Great St. Helen's, Bishopsgate, for a model of a group from the antique-silver Isis medal. Mr. J. Sargeant, Burlington-place, Kentroad, for a model of a bust-large silver Architecture. medal. Mr. R. G. Wetten, Bryanstone-street, for a design for London-bridge-gold medallion. Mr. Henry Roberts, Camberwell-terrace, for a design for London-bridge-large silver medal. Mr. J. D. Paine, High-street, Bloomsbury, for a design for London-bridge-large silver medal. Mr G. Parminter, jun. Iligh-street, Blackfriars, for a perspective view of St. Paul's, Shadwell-large silver medal. Mr. J. B Watson, Surbiton-hill, Kingston, for an original design for houses in Greek architecture-gold Isis medal. Mr. G. T. Andrews, Lower Brook-street, for an original design for houses in Greek architecture-silver Isis medal. Mr. T. Plowman, Oxford, for an original Mr. S. M. Smith, Great Marlborough-street, for a finished drawing from the antique-sil-design for houses in Greek architecturever Isis medal. Mr. Edwin Dalton, Aldgate, for a finished drawing from the antique-silver palette. Mr. J. W. Solomon, Piccadilly, for a finished drawing from the antique-large silver medal. Mr. J. F. Denman, Cannon-street road, for a drawing in chalk from a bust-silver Isis medal. large silver medal. Mr. J. G. Welford, jun. South-street, Grosvenor-square, for a perspective view of a Corinthian capital-silver palette. Mr. W. Morris, St. Paul's church-yard, for a perspective view of a Corinthian co Mr. B. R. Green, Argyll-street, for a draw-lumn-silver Isis medal. ing in chalk from a bust-silver palette. Mr. W. Gill, Wilmot-street, Brunswicksquare, for a drawing in chalk from the antique-silver palette. Mr. Henry Roberts, Camberwell-terrace, for a perspective drawing of a Corinthian capital-large silver medal. Drawings of Machines. Mr. J. B. Watson, Surbiton-hill, Kingston, for a perspective drawing of a crane-silver Isis medal. Mr. P. W. Barlow, Woolwich, for a perspective view of a transit theodolite-large silver medal. Mr. G. Gladwell, Vauxhall, for an improved plane for carpenters-five guineas, Mr. G. Welsh, Walworth-common, for an original screw-silver Vulcan medal and ten guineas Mr. J. Duce, Wolverhampton, for a quadruple lock for safe-chests, &c.-silver Vulcan medal and ten guineas. Ed. Speer, Esq. New Inu, for concentric chucks for turners-large silver medal. Captain Bagnold, Knightsbridge, for an improved culinary steam-boiler-silver Vulcan medal. Mr J. Aitkin, St. John-street, Clerkenwell, for a remontoire escapement-twenty guineas. Mr. J. Bothway, Devonport, Plymouth, gunner in the Royal Navy, for an apparatus for raising invalids in bed-silver Vulcan medal. working drawings of a steam-engine-large Mr. J Stirling, Glasgow, for a set of silver medal or twenty guineas. Mr. R. W. Franklin, Tottenham-Courtroad, for an improved mode of feeding the boilers of high pressure steam-engines-large silver medal and fifteen guineas. T Bewley, Esq. Montrath, Ireland, for an improved mode of heating manufactorieslarge silver medal. Mr. F. Richman, Great Pultney-street, for a method of raising a sunken floor-large silver medal. Mr. A Ainger, Everett-street, for his mode of supporting beams or other timbers, the ends of which have become decayed-large The Children of the School at Bandon- gold medal. five guineas. Mr. R. Soper, Royal Dock-yard, Devon Messrs. Jas. and A. Muir, Greenock-sil- port, for a pitch-kettle and ladle for paying ver Ceres medal. Mrs. Mears, Durley, Hants-silver Ceres medal. Mrs. Venn, Hadleigh, Suffolk-silver Ceres medal. the seams of ships-ten guineas. Mr. W. P. Green, lieutenant R. N. for improvements in working ships' guns-large silver medal. Mr. R. C. Cliut, for his balanced masts Mrs. S. Pyman, Coombs, Stowmarket-large silver medal or twenty guineas. silver Ceres medal. G. B Burton, Esq. captain R. N. for his Messrs. Cobbing and Co. Bury St. Ed- improved mode of catting an anchor-large mund's-silver Ceres medal. Mrs. E. Bloomfield, Bury St. Edmund's— five gaineas. 1 `Mrs. M'Michael, Penrith-five guineas, Jane Hurst, Leckhampstead-two guineas. 1 The Children of the National School at Nunney, near Frome-two guineas. silver medal.. ON DR. STRUVE'S ARTIFICIAL MINERAL WATERS AMONG the modern triumphs of chemistry, one which may possibly be new to the majority of our readers, is the discovery of a method of imitating natural mineral waters in such perfection, that all their minutest chemical properties are retained in the artificial production. The importance of this discovery may be appreciated, when it is considered that every attempt to transport such waters from their natural sources has proved abortive, owing to the derangement of that intimate union of their constituent parts in which their valuable properties consist, by exposure to the atmospheric air in the process of bottling. The author of this discovery is Dr. Struve of Dresden, who has so completely demonstrated the utility of his imitations of the most celebrated mineral waters of Germany, by the establishment of institutions for patients at Dresden, Leipzig, and Berlin, that his colleagues of the faculty now prefer using his artificial waters to sending invalids, as formerly, to the natural springs. We learn that England is about to participate in the benefits of Dr. Struve's discovery by the establishment of a laboratory of his mineral waters at Brighton, in conjunction with an English gentleman, who was personally witness to the progressive increase of success which has attended the parent institution. Patients will thus be enabled to make trial of such waters, either native or foreign, as their physicians may deem suitable to their respective cases, without the expense of a journey to and residence at the place where alone they are to be procured in their natural state. joes noowled. Dr. Kreysig of Dresden, whose attention has been particularly devoted in a long and extensive practice to this particular branch of the medical science, and who has expressed his decided approbation of Dr. Struve's plan, has recently published a small treatise on the Use of Mineral Waters in general, which has been presented to the English reader in a translation by Dr. Gordon Thomson. It contains in particular a chapter on the precautions necessary to be observed while drinking them; from which our visitors to Bath, Cheltenham, Leamington, Buxton, Harrowgate, and other native spas, may derive some serviceable hints. The following, says Dr. K. is perhaps the best method of administering mineral waters: The most proper time is early in the morning, before the heat of the day approaches, the patient having retired early to rest on the preceding evening, without taking any; or only little, refreshment. The quantity of water to be taken may be gradually drunk at different times during the space of one or two hours. This, with some very few exceptions, ought to be performed in the open air, accompanied with continued and gentle exercise. The quantum to be daily drunk, as well as the proportion of the single draughts, will depend partly on the stomach, and partly on the evacuations we wish to effect thereby. At the commencement, small doses of two or three ounces may be ordered, and these augmented to six; the usual capacity of the cups or beakers employed in Eger, Pyrmont, and Carlsbad. The water is to be drunk slowly, the individual walking about in the open air between each glass; and a succeeding one to be taken when the stomach no longer feels any repugnance. In general, it may be well to allow fifteen minutes to elapse between each beaker or tumbler full. From four to six or eight tumblers of the tonic springs, and often less, will generally be found sufficient: this will be the case also with the deobstruent ones, as, for instance, with Ems. Six or eight glasses of the Marienbad waters, and about the same quantity of the Carlsbad, will commonly suffice. In this respect, however, we find considerable diversity, arising as well from individual constitution, as the nature and degree of malady but notwithstanding this, most patients are able to take an astonishing quantity of the Carlsbad waters, without the stomach suffering any inconvenience therefrom, and much more than of other cold springs. Formerly it was even customary to drink to the extent of twenty glasses daily; many patients can bear fifteen with ease, nay often find it necessary to take this quantity: the medium quantity, however, for an adult is about ten. During the whole time of drinking, and for about an hour after the last potion has been taken, gentle and continued Vol. IV. No. XIX. exercise in the open air is requisite, in order to promote the entire digestion of the water, after which alone the patient will feel an appetite for breakfast: this may consist of coffee, with cream and white bread, a cup of chocolate, or of broth. In order to ensure a successful issue, the patient must devote himself entirely to the recovery of his health, by a correspondent regulation of his diet and mode of life, sacrificing such habits of pleasure as might prove injurious. Here it is of the highest importance that the patient do not fatigue himself by mental or corporeal exertions; that he avoid remaining in a sitting posture for several hours together; and that he do not occupy himself with writing, especially in the fore part of the day. He ought to seek out agreeable amusements, particularly such as consist in the enjoyment of nature, and at the same time afford suitable bodily exercise, as walking, and riding on horseback or in an open carriage, so as to enjoy as much as possible the good effects of the air. Το Great as are the benefits of society, still they are often completely lost, when the chief object sought is a well-served table, balls protracted to a late hour, or, in a word, any party which is kept up to an advanced hour of the night. overheat the body when under a course of mineral water is always dangerous; and dancing in crowded rooms, the air of which is charged with carbonic acid gas, certainly acts very prejudicially, nay is frequently the cause of subsequent irremediable evils, as consumption, or organic affections of the heart. Proper clothing is also another subject of moment; since a cold not only does more harm to the patient under his present circumstances than it otherwise would do, but is also more readily caught, on account of the increased perspiration caused by the warm springs; and, se G condly, the facility with which the cuti- | appropriate. Our means ought to be cular function is deranged by the cold ones, which it is frequently necessary to take in a cool atmosphere: the dress therefore must afford a sufficient protection against cold (and consequently not be too light); a caution especially to be observed on taking evening walks. Further, as diet in every instance is an object of primary consideration, so here a proper choice of the articles of food is of the greatest consequence, and quite indispensable to the success of the treatment. The absolute quantity of food required by the constitution is very moderate; and nearly all men, even the most temperate in this respect, take much more than is essentially requisite for the maintenance of the body in a due state of strength. The history of Cornaro, who, on a very spare regimen, attained a great age, even after great derangement of his health from previous excesses, together with various instances of men who have been found stout and fat, although their meals were exceedingly scanty, are sufficient proofs of this position. We have ourselves, in the clinical institution under our care, often witnessed cachectic and bloated subjects, under the management of a light, nutritious, but very spare diet, at first become thinner, but at the same time put on a more natural appearance, after which the nutritive processes assumed a more healthy state. We have also seen patients, much reduced through acute discase, again recover flesh on taking the Carlsbad waters, and observing a spare regimen. And we cannot therefore but reject the commonly received doctrine, that a considerable quantity of strong food is requisite in order to restore the powers of the animal frame, as being ill founded; and we should rather be tempted to substitute the following maxim in its place: That in chronic complaints, and during a course of mineral waters, a light, spare, wholesome, and nutritious diet is most suitable and such as are calculated to direct or excite the actions of nature to the removal of the internal existing vices; and this effort we must facilitate as much as possi ble, by sparing her powers. Hence we ought to commence by avoiding any unnecessary expenditure of those employed in the digestive process; a principle which must be observed in all diseases, but is of double moment in such as are seated in the organs of digestion. By this means the water taken becomes fully acted upon, and the more perfectly formed chyle thus indirectly contributes in a greater degree to give real tone to the system. The necessity therefore of great tems perance in eating during a course of mineral waters, ought ever to be the first object of our thoughts; and we must further consider the quality also as well as the quantity of the food partaken of: the plainer the better. Hence we are to prefer broths, meat tenderly roasted or boiled, such as beef, veal, mutton, poultry, and venison; but not fat, or served up with rich and highly seasoned gravies or sauces. The vegetables ought to be fresh and of a mild kind, such as carrots, young green peas, artichokes, spinage, asparagus, cauliflower, stewed fruit, as prunes, apples, or fresh cherries*. The bread ought to be light, not quite new, and of fine wheat flour. Every thing fat, on the other hand, is to be avoided: consequently butter; all pastry, whether in the form of cakes or pies; whatever is sad or heavy, as most farinaceous com→ positions are; even puddings, unless of the lighter sort, well boiled, and then only in moderate quantity. Of fish, such only as are easy of digestion, and We may here remark, that what the French call compotes, composed of all kinds of fruits, are usually eaten on the Continent with the meat in the same manner as vege tables. This will tend to explain the text to || the mere English reader. |