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VICHY , a See also:town of central See also:France in the See also:department of See also:Allier, on the right See also:bank of the Allier, 33 M. S. by E. of See also:Moulins by See also:rail. Pop. (1906) 14,520. Vichy owes its importance to its See also:mineral See also:waters, which were well known in the See also:time of the See also:Romans. They afterwards lost their celebrity and did not regain it till the 17th See also:century, in the latter See also:half of which they were visited and written of by Madame de See also:Sevigne. Within the town or in its immediate vicinity there are between See also:thirty and See also:forty springs, twelve of which are See also:state See also:property, four of these having been tapped by See also:boring. The waters of those which are outside the town are brought in by means of aqueducts. The most celebrated and frequented are the Grande See also:Grille, L'HBpital, the Celestins, and Lardy. The most copious of all, the Puits See also:Caere, is reserved for the See also:baths. All these, whether See also:cold or hot (maximum temperature, 113° F.), are largely charged with bicarbonate of soda; some also are chalybeate and tonic. The waters, which are limpid, have an alkaline See also:taste and emit a slight odour of sulphuretted See also:hydrogen. They are recommended in cases of stomachic and See also:liver complaint, also for See also:diabetes, See also:gravel and See also:gout. Large quantities are bottled and exported. A luxurious bathing See also:establishment, the property of the state, was opened in 1903. In addition to this, Vichy has the hydropathic establishments of Lardy, Larbaud and L'Hopital, and a large military See also:hospital, founded in 1843. A See also:fine See also:casino and two public parks add to its attraction. The See also:promenade commands a splendid view of the mountains of See also:Auvergne. Cusset, about r m. distant, has similar mineral waters and a bathing establishment. Additional information and CommentsThere are no comments yet for this article.
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