Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-07-07
Daggcr,s sulphur springs.


YuNHE propetors of Daggers Springs have, since the
IL last season, made important additions to the
buildings OF their establishment, and such other improve
ments for the comfort OF those who may visit them,
will enable them to accommodate about hundred
guests, with their servants and horses
These Springs situated in the county of Botetourt
about and half miles from the James River sixteen
miles from Pattonsbug eighteen from fncaslle twenty
two from Lexington, and thirteen miles from the turn
pike leading from the latter place to the White Sulphur
Springs, which distant about day and halls ride.
Pattonsburg being situated the Great Valley Road
leading to aud from the West, and the stages arriving
there three times week. handsome carriage with strong
gentle horses has been provided and will be that place
on each stage day. to convey passengers to and from the
Springs
The medicinal properties of these waters have been
satisfactorily tested and certificates csying their elf
cacy have been rendered the Propetors by individuals
who have experienced their healing influences; but they
are not disposed to extend the testimony that head
beyond simple statement offcts and these are sui.
icieny developed in letter from eminent physician
who visited and analysed them during the last season.
they make the following extracts from It:
"a Dear SIR
visited Daggcrs Springs the oath of last July
and on the next day, proceeded to subject the water to
number of chemical tests The experiments performed
though not full and satisfactory could have wish
ed, were sufficient to demonstrate, that TIE pos
sesses highly valuable properties, and sufficient also
make somewhat acquainted with the nature OF those
properties. The active mineral ingredients in the
water. caibonated alkacs. In this il differs
ally from the White and Salt Sulphur, and nearly
phur. Ii is however, decidedly alkaline than eli
Their of those Springs This peculiarly will ever re-
commend II to persons subject TO acides Of the stomach,
and to the other concomants fdyspepsa while the large
quantity of sulphurctcd hydrogen that contains will
render it useful in all Of those complaints for which sui
phur water is usually prescribed.
The following experiment was performed, with the
view of asceraining the quantity of gas contained in the
water Three measures of the were placed in a re-
TORT and the bulb of the plunged in water heat
ed to the temperature of los deg Fahrenheit The gas
as It was cxricatcd, was received mercury,
graduated measure The result was that the three
surcs OF water yielded one measure of gas This gas
subsequently tested, and found consist of sui
phuretted hydrogcn azote, and atmospheric airprinc
pally OF the former.
"1he presence of iron is not detected nv the usual
tests; but the water, when treated with prussate of not
ASH and subsequently with suphuric acid, yields blue
precpitate, which is evidently prussiac OF iron The
suiphurc acid, having stronger affinity for potash than
the prussic acid disengages the latter The acid thus
dsengaged nnites with the iron in the water and forms
prussiatc OF iron, prussian blue.
Although the water contains but about thirty 81
grains OF mineral substances to The gallon acts un
der certain with great prompncss the
bowels This we might infer from the nature of the in
gradients with which it is impregnated but as X ne
Renee sometimes fasi6cs the elaborate deductions of Tho
theors deem 1T necessary TO establish the truth of my
assertion by reporting the result of experiment
formed with the water, my person On the day
of my arrival at the Spring, was sensible in some de-
gree, of acdity i'll my stomach As passed the Sprinp
on my way 10 the Hotel establishment | took a very
moderate draught of the water which, in less than an
hour, produced copious nlvine evacuation and kept
""Sio upon next Twelve hours.
After my system thus cleared out il produced very
little impression upon the bowels.
at may be laid down general principle that tohcn
there IS Gcdity i the stomach Hc icater aoW act ,riL
great Propudo upon The JOccLS bit in The absence OF
such 1cdiy Tie dctOn If tie aedttr is eapended uyinc;
Patty upon The urinary organs and Me cadnc0us system
Its effect upon the system is nvgoratngit promotes
digestion, and improves the secretioss pcncrally-it
strengthens without producing undue excitement
and may, therefore, be used benccialy in some cases
in which the waters OF the White Sulphur, from its sti-
muiating properties, would prove destructive.
81 would only say in conclusion that was pleased
with the manner in which the establishment appeared 10
be conducted, and with the spirit OF enterprise manifest
ed and the taste displayed in the plan OF
which was kindly exhibited to me. | met with no situa
ton among the mountains susceptible of as great i'm.
provement as that selected for the buildings 1t may
be made second Eden.
:. am engaged in preparing work for the press in
which this Spring will be particularly notice. and
attention directed TO objects of interest the
ing country. IL ~ld hrvo TINS