LUXEUIL.
The great esteem in which these waters were anciently held is attested by the vast ruins and immense number of antiquities which have been found here; at present Luxeuil is a small but agreeable town in the department of the Haute-Saône, twelve leagues from Besançon, situated in a plain, and intersected by a street called the rue des Romains. The bathing establishment, which is much admired, was built about the middle of the last century, is adorned with a beautiful garden.
There are five Baths namely the Bain des Femmes; the Bain des Hommes; the Bain Neuf; the Grand-Bain; the Petit-Bain.
The analysis of these waters is very incomplete; they are stated to contain muriate of Soda, Lime, sulphate of Potash and a small portion of Iron.
They have proved very beneficial in chronic rheumatism, paralysis, chronic catarrh, alterations in the abdominal viscera, and in some nervous affections. As these waters are less exciting than those of Plombières, they are more suitable to persons of a feeble and delicate constitution.
The Baths are under the superintendance of a medical practitioner. A Hotel, called the Lion d'Or, affords ample accommodation for persons who come for the benefit of the waters. This place has been much frequented of late.
BOURBON-LANCY.
The mineral waters of this place, containing a population of 2700, are in the department of Saône-et-Loire, twelve leagues from Autun and eighty from Paris.
Dr de Verchère, a talented and philanthropic man, who long had the establishment under his management, reports numerous cures having been effected by the waters.
Their celebrity is of ancient date, and they have at various times been visited by several kings of France.