Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-07-18
.7uecdotes from Ms Northern Springs


We are not perfectly certain, that the author of the
si'er, from which we make the following extract will
excuse Us FOR the liberty we take in bringing him
te''e The Public, and will not forever cut our nc
illhiance. Bnt as his good temper is equal to his
A'e talents, and as not little vain of CALI NC
0oa assistance pen, which has carved out the way
70 saeh high literary distinction in his country, we
.'e the responsibility. So here go with The scis
sGs
EXTRACT Of a letter from Nt,o York, 17M inst.
u returned to town few days since, from visit OF
"Ae three weeks at Sharon Springs, where drank
-NAf water, I'LL came very taking fire in light.
gar with Loco foco match. The water is quite
'1s' 10 your White Sulphur Spring, and has already
"oggn many wonderful cures besides suffocating two
10 otopscai patients in the hot bath met three or
'' Gentlemen OF some three and ten, perhaps
'''coFe, who misook old age for rheumatism, the
.'s' complaint, and drank away like fishes But with
81 is virtues the water could not make them young
'sin and they very much a.tronted at lis inc fiji
Nrs They should have gone TO Florida, and sought
"e famous Fountain of Youth, of which the old disco
eie'S make such honorable mention. think of going
here soon
There was another patient, an Italian, a most &C
emphasized fellow, and fine scholar, who singled me
Ca' one day' and told his story. He had had the
Cho'era ihree times, tw.ee at Naples and once al
earis-enough 10 do the business of anv reasonable
man, one would think HIS occasions afterwards call
" nun TO TINS country, where he pusscss,s consider.
aoe property, and finding himself somewhat, he worse
LOT wear, he consulted three famous Doctors in sue
s.sson, paying them their fee before hand Doctor
Mot, directed him to drink plenty of Saratoga water
NE shower bath every day, and keep himself cool
NJ followed this prescription, and grew worse eyery
Gay He next consulted DR.. Mofiit,, who directed him
' Hde on horseback like Calmuc every day, drink
}'H wine and porter like John Bull, and keen
|a'e'i warm with these glorious excitements. He
"a so, and in month found himself considerably worse
''n before He then went to DR.. Smith, who ordered
am 10 90 to bed, lay there two months and live on
.'A o'ei. He rose as fat as pig, and as dizzy
'"''gg; bnt SO weak that his legs trembled under
,n As "a last resort he had come TO Sharon Springs
pos'e ne told me his story. When he had done, ad
s'sa hun as follows "My dear Sir you are the most
"afkaoe man ever met with. You ought to have
~, .A dead long ago Three attacks of cholera, and
l.'e Doctors. Why you must have nine lives a,
lind If you will only follow my advice, I will
,, Your life for fourscore years, at the smalles,
I'ie premium In the first place, whenever you see
/, ''or coming towards you, run like the very ID
s second place, begin BY eating third less than
10 and end with only half In the third place,
d.. your great bottle Of oil TO the landlord to
h,,s salad and in the fourth place, when you 90
lin, " New York, find something to do and some
aa,s 70 think of besides yourself Speculate in Iii.
Won , p%ck and ruin yourself, and, depend upon it,
Will be better after wards" had observed that