Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-07-13
INSTR UCTIoN IN MUST

~ ~ - Jdoors below The Bell
| niaREIis SPRINGS. IA thc county OF IoietouTf
- virginia, again ready for the rocepion of coz,
gauy' me medicinal properties of these waters have
ocgn sa'isaenIly esed and certificates tesifyng cir
Ndnals who have experienced their healing influence
but e is disolcd To extend the testimony on fI,
head beyond simple statement Of ca and az these arc
sniheienty developed in letter from eminent phys
clan who visited aud aualyzc them several years aeo lie
makes The following extracts fIomh:
~ visited Dagger's (now called Dibrols Springs on
ect the water to number 81 chemical tests The eTpe
rinenta performed though ill and satisfactory
mat the water possesses highly valuable properties Tile
s' seuSr mineral ingredients IN tie water carbona
leu akahcH; Inthis' Hers materially from the White
anu Sai Snphf and Is more nearly assmilatei the
hcd And grey Sulphur. u ", however decided
alkaline han either Of those Springs. This pecuiarii Nv
VIII tNcrrccommcnd Il to pcfeOns subject ariifcs II
Willie The large quantity Of sulphureiied hydrogen si ~
contains, will render useful IN all Of those COMPLAINS Ion
""''h sulphur water u usually prescribed
although The water contains but about &C grains of mi
neral substances 10 The gallon, acts under certain
cumstanccs, with great promptncss on the bowels This
we might infer ifon the nature Of the insrc cns with
Wch ~ ~ imnTcgnaicd but experience sometimes fall
SITES the elaborate deductions Of the thcoiis deem nc
g NC result OF an experiment performed with the water
on ny own person. ON The day Of my arrival ~ tie
spIng; was fcnsblc in some degree OF acidiy IN my
stomach. As passed the Spring ON my wy 10 hc Hotel
ooEaVc moderate dfaufht 81 the water witch In Ices
tan an hour; produced eopious ayinc cvacuaion ana
spy bowels moderately open for tho twelve hours
Auei my system was thus cleared out, produced vcfy
h' !,, Impression upon the bowels.
" may DC llid down az general principle, that when
mere ~ ecidty In the stomach, ihc water will act with
Rc pronpudc upon The bowels; but in the absence Of
Fuch acdyi tho action Of the water expended prnri-
py mpon The urinary and tho cufincous system
vs. euccia upon The system are iryi-outngH promotes
hgcsugn' and Improves the sccrctions gercrally-I
sIctEihens, without producing undue excitement, ami
may therefore he used hcncfcay in some cases In vr
ihe water ~ The White sulphur rom s eliminating pro
pctiies, would prove dcsfTuctivc.n
Tho orniona oppressed n The above extracts have been
lnly c0uoboracd 10y the experience 81 hundreds of ind
vuss who have since used these waters and fcit their
aalutary effects. " 'N''
These Springs situated on the fnc Turnpike
lynchhufg ~ hc Blue Ridge Canal and directly over
INC Natural Bridge 10 tho White sulphur and ofhef viz
fnia Springs Thcyarc 100 miles om CharIoftcevi,Ic
ho ION taunion % from Lynchburr y from H. sinafon
and W from Tho Natural Bridge. From either or those
points, visitors 10 The Virginia Waornr places will Gn
cycN facility which good roads and good coac bca afford ~
ihcpcopo ol eastern virginia, aul an from the North AMI
elsewhere who rlsftir0uri Stauufon their way soub
VIII always Md NJ that place first rate coaches ami tea-
fcay ~ lake Them up ilc Valley road by Lexington NAM
rm utdre hnd Dbrcs Springs aud r0m tho latter pitrc
uevclcfs can proceed on ict way the White snphur
and 9ihcf Sprtg over good road ard good on
any lay ihcy may desire.
Terms moderate. CIAs l. DfBRELL
u =. icw hundred var T. from tho Springs ia most
ehce.ent soda Bath Of the temperature of72s Fahrenheit
I5-The charletosync Advocate will copy twice, AMI
Ih, smaller ofo two Springs al the Red Sulphur con.
ahs about ~ grams IN the gsouthc iaraor whch s most
used dccs not contain but about n grains pcr gallon