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A CLIMATE FOR lNVALIDS.
A physician in kentucky. recommen

A physician in Kentucky. recommends
for the cure Of consumption, and other
Chronic Diseases residence in the Mammoth
cave. The following is an extract from his
recommendations, founded on his own per-
sonal experience, and addressed to the edit
ors of the Louisville Journal. Mr.. Mitchell
is said to be gentleman Of great respec-
liability.
About the LIST OF December last was taken
with slight cough; paid but little attention
to it for some weeks, and it at length became
quite troublesome. ! expec,orated great
quantity Of pus, and suffered considerably with
pain in my left side and breast, had grea,
difficulty in breathing, and was very weak and
feeble. After trying number Of the popular
remedies for my disease without receiving any
benefit, conc luded to try the effects of resi-
dence in the Mammoth Cave. went into the
cave on the Goth of May, and took up my resi-.
dence about three-lourths of mile from the
entrance For some days felt worse in every
particular, though in the course Of week
became much better, could breathe with the
greatest ease, my cough subsded in great de
gree, and have suffered but little with pain
since the first week after went in the cave
| remained in the cave only few weeks, anc
I have no doubt if had remained in it unit
now my health would have been restored NJ,
! opinion is that the Mammoth Cave will cure an,
chronic disease in the first stage: but wher
the disease has become settled and the patient
too weak to take good deal Of exercise in the
vast and magnificent avenues of the cave,
cannot recommend trial of its atmospheric
virtues. think it a matter of the greatest i'm
pOrtance for individuals to take as much exer
else as possible in the cave, and unless thel
are able to walk at least three or four mile,
during the day, my impression is they will de
rive no permanent benefit from their subter
ranean abode. say three or four miles, dis
lance for an invalid to walk which may b.
startling to those not aware Of the fact that
owing to the purity, uniformity, and other char
acterstcs of the cave atmosphere, five time
as mnch exercise can be taken in this under
ground territory as in the regions above.
lwoud especially advise all persons who arr
susceptible 10 changes of weather to spend thu
winter in the Mammoth Cave. the Temperature
being the same at all seasons: IS or 60 q
Fahrenheit. The most proper season for visi
ting the Mammoth Cave is, think, the mont
of November, or whenever the ihermonete
ranges below GO. In proportion to the erteraa
GOODNESS is the apparent warmth of the cave
and the converse Of this is true. Many inva
lids would be deferred from residing in TN
cave should they visit it on a warm sumne
day, owing to unpleasant GOODNESS and seemin!
humidity which they would experience upo
their first entrance in the cave, but The sensa
ton is widely different when the thermornste
is below GO; it is truly delicious feeling
} which all must enjoy who exchange the coll
! and boisterous cline Of winter for the temper
ate. uniform and exhlarating air Of the Nam
moth Cave.
II w. J. MITCHELL.
a Glasgow, {Ky) Oct a. ls%2