PLOMBIÈRES
\plˌɒmbiˈe͡əz], \plˌɒmbiˈeəz], \p_l_ˌɒ_m_b_i__ˈeə_z]\
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France. Feebly mineralized waters, having a faintly alkaline reaction, and containing traces of arsenic. One cold ferruginous spring. Thirty springs, 55° F. to over 165° F. Used by drinking and bathing in chronic rheumatism, sciatica, migraine, gastralgia, chronic nervous dyspepsia, gastroenteric catarrh, disorders of the nervous system, arthritism, mucomembranous enterocolitis, skin affections, and diseases of women. May to October 15.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop