The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-06-01

FOR THT vtnGiSiAS.
The public attention 10 til, following emaiks
Is specially solicited.
Beyond all reasonable doubt a great dead of
disease aud i'll health IA Nneinia proceed from
our extensive marshes and mil ponds, which are
suffered 10 continue. The ulasmattc cNhalnIions
which arse from those places, create much Of
the autunaal disease which frequently proves so
fatal. Aparucular part fthe county al Bruins
wick, | ana credibly Informed, IS ST. infested Nv
mill ponds rs 10 render the neghhOlhoud ,cry
| Nickly every fall. The vast accumulation OF y
qutous and vegetable matter winch Is uccasioned
by the ifcAhcts contamladtes the atmosphere
with mlasm TO such a degree rs 10 render it unit
for respiration. But il were futile II attcmpi a
philosophical investigation Of the causc lie
important enquiry which present, ifscli Is. how
are We to remedy these banes TO the health 81
the country
Those large marshes may he reclaimed TO the
| obvious ad' antase OF their owners: as they -.
morally afford considerable quantity of ,llua-
bic land. Their owners. thcn, would be consult.
ing then own interest, AT the same time they
would be improving the health oftheir neiglhor-
! hoods, by the reclamation Of those places
Are those large ponds required for the purpo-
seS OF grlst, Ne answer, they are not ;as IS
! iUly ahested by thc experience OF tho.c who
have abandoned thcm Tor the simple lace sys
TEN. There are many miils at the presrut tine
formerly supported by large ponds. which sfind
more constantly since they have been put on thr
| race system; ndy. mills whIch wula accustomed
| to stop grinding IN dry weather, when they re
crNed their 2lndngw tJom extensive ponds
| run IN all wcathcrsuow ON a simple lace without
| ii reservoir II til, be the ftct land TN writer
Is prepared TO satisfy the scrptlcul aaout It, yer
| lIy) Why should Hose naisanccs hr continued
10 the public dettimeut and the lnialy OF then.
| owners Many Of those ponds cover stout be-
| clcSot valuable land nom forty Ia eii,h;y acres
! worth II tar valuation, from $50 10 $50 per
| acre, lhey me. not~ outstanding, kept up, To
the inan,tcstmInry OF the mills ibe lnd is lost
| 10 all lhtenis and purposes, 10 the o~ucr and
the public is unnecessarily annoyed.
| II IS perfectly consistent with reason and the
| nature Of things that extensive pond i, not rs
| advantageous Tor grinding as a simple race. In
INC hist place, ii large portion OF water is cxpen-
| ded by evaporation aud absorption from surface
OF from 10 to 50 acres, which is not the case in a
mere race. In the second place, a race beng
marrow, comparatively speaking in case OF eX-
| haustlon is more easily and speedily repcnI,hed
than lalgc pond, which IS generally SLOW inre
| Fenlshiog, from Us extent OF surface and quick
| y lowered from ITS rapid evaporation and ab-
| sorplon IN dry aud warm wea her. Thirdly,
water Is rendered lighter lay long detention and
exposure 10 the sun, which ralitGs II, md CUnsc-
! quentiy weakens lis momentum or force
| Twill here present an evident illustration of
the superior advantages Of the race over the pre-.
! sent system. There are two mills ON the same
water course. One Of TEEN, about siA miles IL
! bovr the other, was formerly on large pond,
! occupying about sixty acres bottom is ow-
ncr, concurring with the advice OF his friends
thought proper toahandon the pond and convey
/ hty II, h. - Il, .
Which has accordingly been done. When the
mil had a pond it was frequently unable to grind
/ in dry weather at present CA the SIMPLE race,
without reservoir II is able 10 grind tluoug bout
the dry ,pelIs. The other mill, about SIX Iulles
/ below, IS still on the pond system, In the inter
val, the creek receives the accession OF several
considerable tributaries The pond may be cs
tmated 10 contain45 or 50 acres. Tie mill fail,
! frequently IN the summer season, when the one
above supplies the demand ola considerable ex-
tent Of country, denscypcopied Lam pledged
/ for the truth Of tn foregoing statement.
Ihose therefore, who have luge null ponds
will do themselves and tire public much benefit
/ by canang their mills, aud curiyatpg then va
luable lands, now destroyed, without reason. by
water, especially population IS So dense Is
i to rcnder thc lands, thus unnecessarily destroy
/ ed, commensurate IA value with their mills
PHILO-SALUS
! T. The Editors Of the Richmond Enquirer
aud the wing vii render Il pubic service by re-
/ publishing tlIe above. Thcv are, therefore, re
/ quc-fed 10 favor ht author. rs Wc a. the pub
! he, by inserting It IN then valuable papers.
?. S.
! u We recommend 10 the pcrusdl the read
: cr the interesting article relative to the celebrated
navigator, La Peyrousc