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VALS (Vals-les-Bains)

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Originally appearing in Volume V27, Page 866 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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VALS (Vals-
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les-Bains)  , a
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village of
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south-western
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France, in the
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department of
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Ardeche, 3 M . N.N.W. of
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Aubenas, with which it communicates by
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tramway . Pop . (1906)
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town, 2694;
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commune, 4352 .
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Vals is situated on the Volane amongst volcanic mountains . It is celebrated for its numerous
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cold
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mineral springs impregnated in most cases with bicarbonate of soda . They are used chiefly for drinking but also as
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baths, and are efficacious in maladies of the digestion,
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liver and kidneys, and for
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gravel and
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gout . Seven or eight million bottles annually are exported .
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Wood-turning and
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silk-milling are carried on .

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