Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1826-06-10

The following communication is from a we'll
known and intelligent physician of this town, who
has devoted much of hi. time and attention to the
discovery of the mineral and medicinal resources Of
Rhode-lsland, aud who is advantageously known
as a man Of science, and as the author Of several
metaphysical and political pamphlets. The
Springs Of which he speaks were numerously at
tended the last season, and were highly commended.
The communication would have been inserted in
our last but for the press Of other matter previous
ly prepared.
FOR THE LITERARY CADET.
Mr.. EDIroR:-The pure and salubrlous waters
of the Moschassuck Springs continue to flow on and
10 waste their healing contents upon the surround
iag soil, while thousands are fast wasting their
health and perchance their lives, from not drinking
them. The pleasant and delicate form in which
nature has prepared the mineral with which these
Springs are principally impregnated, is a strong in-
dication Of their fitness to those delicate constitu-
tions on which the coarse aud clumsy preparations
of art have but little or no effect. From Hippo
crates down to the present time, this mineral, the
rust of iron, has retained a more general and a more
uniform reputation in diseases ofgeneral debility
than any one article among all the materials of me-
dicine. Its effect being generally slow and imper-
ceptible, it has received none of those exalted cpl
thcts which, at one time has raised its reputation to
the skies, and, at another, sunk 1t to oblivion,
but like every thing permanently and extensively
useful, it has held the middle course, neither vast
Ing life by its untoward operations, nor restoi ing
health with the efficiency OF miracle. 1t would
neither add TO credit Of the writer, nor to the
Springs, to propose them as a specific for any par
ticular disease. They may, however, 10y this par
ticular form Of the mineraD better suit some con-
s%titutlons, and thereby prove a specific to to many
individuals, No rational doubts of the tonic pow
er of these waters can be entertained by those who
will but observe the large quantities of iron rust
the clay and pebbles over which the water runs
Nor can the mineral in those waters be supposed
less efhcaclous because it is not contained 10 a draw
er Of the Apothecary and labelled with the more
professional natne of "Carbctnas Ferri."
The writer has been crediblv informed that these
Springs were known tn the Physicians utthe French
army during the revolutionary war; that they We're
highly valued rs chalybeate waters; and much fire.
quented both by the officers and soldiers during
their encampment in our vicinity. They arc OF
the same kind with the Hopkintou Springs, which
are now much frequented by the inhabitants OF
Boston and its vicinity, aud though they contain IA
trine less of the same mineral in an equal bulk of
the water, they will be found equally elicacious.
And as this is the season which invites people from
the town 'to converse with nature in her gayest,
richest robe,"l know of no resort which promises
more healt h and innocent pleasure than the Mos
chassu~ Springs.
Mr.. CoMsToQ w, the owner of the SPRINGS. has
erected a tullding over them, designed for a retreat
from the sun and rain; AMI for furnishing visitors
with those Refreshments which a ride into the coun-
try renders very acceptable.
DAVID B. SLACK.