Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-09-19

iarchu. so liltle known"?-i rank him a cold
critic, a photographer, an. elaborate essaylst,
who, with but a portion Of the genius OF me
,a,c amisble, bu, unfortunate DENNY. shews a
pIimmrrine Of the same rnidnigM lamp, in an
Effected auain,ness of style. l have not che
PhepiE with me, or the contrast between TACT
and fiction would be more distinctly drawn.
Itis very Far from nv intention TO contest
the salubri,y Of these Springs --but, without
pun, il is purgaiory 10 reside at some OF them
MIR. Jefferson saws, in his Notes: Some oil
" them arc individually efhcacious, while others
" seem to owe their reputation as much 10
" fancy and change Of air and regimen, as 10
" their real virtues"
Those called the augusta are so weakly I'm :
pregnated. tina, few, # any, visitors remain
there: the stages from Stanton and tr"m me
westward stop there for III" night, and 'ra'e,'
lers take few glasses, en- pasSdnf' The TASTE Is
ligh, and pleasant; and il Is only owing 10 .ns
much stronger impregnati"n OF suiph"ra'ec
hydrogen gas" WATCH The Wlie Sulphur Spr'Hss
possess, that the former are ned'lr deserted
Mex night brings you 10 the Harm Springs
in Bah county; which furnish on oil the most
plea ant and agreeable batns have ever t1e-
rienceG: il is indeed luxury. l am 'o'd t'a'
Baron Hun5uld' pronounced his quail to any
on the Con iusn, Of Europe. have never met
any superior; Of course put aide ell the com
forts AID con,eni,nces Of those, aud sDrak SIM
ply Of Dame Natures production. The avern
is -omror,abe-- iin. venison-for you are now
IN the lanL Of &C buck and the roe"--ra Der
Of he doe. did not s,op al the Hot Springs,
Fl, miles further OH; hey are, was i"fo' med,
sell kept. IN fact, Eel, no desire 10 b. par
bo!,d a. The fever hea Of lie degrees Fahrm.;
In. y N in tl,p &c al
Nevis, W l. On the subsequent evening 'he
s,sve reached he White Sulphur Springs.
Remark How easily conduct you along. No
cat,rac'; no dreadful p'ecipice; no ho!d'S'and,
Alnire views, which this days ] urney fur
nishe,i-none. | remain mute when / am
struck 81 h toe grand. ur OF NATURE, or i'm
dressed with The noblcnsss and p'rfe' ton Of
ART. therefore refer you 10 the Mysteries
cf Udol2ho" for description, or to the National
Gazette mentioned
we found The place crowded with company,
SON VIVA mixed. il is well iha' these waters
possess celebrity, for the accommoda ions are
rnissrabl--- ofien crowded into a small, dry
cabin, with three OF four beds, or pallets. 1t
is il vain 10 complain, for the owner, | was told,
had replied onc-, l. i, not so much the board
f" or lodging, bu, the ,Daier charge for-and
ever, good-,he mutton and beef pa, ,icularly
thu first. exc e,lcnt--lhe cooking Indifferent An
accidents, view OF the interior OF the kitchen
proved domper; but there is no conlending
with the appetite these waters give. | "as
sorry to remark that, 4 ON he bad attendance,
except those who have their own domesics;
tie system OF grab is in force there, al the ia
hle \ bath house, containing four for each
sex, i, nearly completed: il will be great &C
conmodation 10 The VISITORS, next season; and
il is most surpszing Thai none should ha'"
been nuil, ere this; for as to The single trough
now used il does not deserve the nainr: bvt
the owner is devoid of all energy, iabcrs under
the inc ubus Of MOI tgagts and Of sx'raNagan'
e. a'lenen- sons who, instead Of aiding he
establishment, seem 10 be the Nimrods a'd dan
dies Of the mountains. The ervirons are sus-
crpibe o: high impro,rment-mish' be made
,eyy handsome, by enclosing park for deer,
and so on; but these mus await toe death Tor
forrcloruie) Of the present owner. fort
nighi is considered soffi"ient 10 satuIa,e the
System with the sulphura,ed hydrogen gas
which this wafer holds IN suspension. There
after, the general routine is IN, visit the Sail Sui
phur Springs, which ere more active more
salts-!ess sulphur, and Older: but one prInci-
PAL inducerent is the excellent fare and good
attendance you meet lhtrc: every visi'oi leaves
his place satisfied. principally those
'ha, have, or apprehend pulm nary complaints
proceed on to the Red Sulphur Springs. Not
oeing under that unhappy nfIc ion, any curl
o,ry was laid al res, b, information Of he mi-
SCRABBLE accommodation therc--he landlord late
rude WAGNER. ! therefore crossed me noun
ain To this place. The Sweet Springs ha,s
been long known for theii tonic quaii'ies, pos
sessing considerable portion of carbonc acid
gas, o. a slight acidulared tosie. with kind Of
paling sweetness, to which, however, one be
comes $ o. accuslom d * likes. I hey resemble
some hat he waters Of Bah, III I, z and. The
bath is not tepid MIR is il cold. II is custom
ary Tor visitors ot the other Springs 10 lone up
here, after he aperient effects Of The former,
by taking he waters and using The bath: both
are. however, unfavorsble 10 full aud inhamma-
tory temppramentS The accommodation, are