New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-06-23
Water Cur nj Lebanon springs

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have Jus, H-tend TO the reading OF an article u
YOUR paper from Dry sseihoefi one pon' u ii0H
needs correction revious 10 4 personal scquain''
ance with the DoctoI had formed high estimate Of
bis een;iemanly quaries and scientific kno"'e'-e
which was conhrrnd By short interview on ~
cent visi; al Boston and therefore ies assured ina
ne vii modify eolsn the point IN Ms oo'il''1'''
cation q which cnplain and BY which the pub
ic are uisuforned refer 10 ms statement inai No
pure s0f raf,r is fgnd a, Ls5Gu0H >p1Hgs. Inc
large overiowinE .pii spring At tins place. "iion
has caused i's CT brify has not been cialiHeH a
being perfectly pun and soft although j .erf
nearly So-besiies te wells AMI some OF uie -p,in-
are hard. coming fry,n 4 limestone base. All this
freely admitted 70 )r W. in the interview ! had
with him when be -ated 70 me- the substance OF the
communication referred 70 above. and when -'a
Ted 10 him the facts tat follow. which be must nave
entirely Gi-crefi,ed his communication was not
written previously
The principal mountain stream al this place ,,
somewhat noted for = so.tne-s and Yet II 1e-lel
by the nitrate Of svr a. the Doctor no douoi din.
ties, IL would give ndcaiion OF the impresna'ion
lime but following tbs stream toward me oa'S U.
the mountain Il i composed Of Two branches ono =.
the temperature OF . +. in summer. the other -
server Of proceeding from limestone the colder A.
evidently proceeding rom beds OF slate. white Unit
and quartz Il rises a the very top OF the mountain
by number Of sprnE. the water OF part OF Nhici
runs easierlv TO the valley at the Housatonic and
the Lebanon stream westerly towards the hudson
This frs; falls down deep and steep glen 10
wards the foot OF tho mountain the stream pass
through and requcnt- loses itself IN larger OeiS v
The cleanes, imaginable white flint sand and gravel
81. u a..r firm D
-ble vegetable inquiry. From this point we take
10 By ac1ueduci the distance of threeiourths ~ i
mile 20 a large underground reservoir. situated Al
an elevation OF ~ fee from the ar-e iepid -pril-
thence i Is conveyed q Croton pipe INTO the DINER
eui houses Of the village with the immense pressure
Of 20 TO 100 feet Thi work j. just being complet
ed and already supplies our plunge donche and
shower baths
Had DR.. Wes-eho,f, discovered and tested this
stream with the Nitrate of Silver he would moi
have made the statements he did. This most pictu
rescue and romantic location ia easy OF access benz
only p miles east fromAlbany. 30 miles y. r iron
Hudson. and miles from Piiisiield. Mass less thar
one fourth of mile rom the line between New
England and New York Compared with the na
tural advantages a. summer resort tor purposes
relaxation and pleasure well as Tor Inc attainment
OF health this place l. rot yet sufficiently known o!
the public There are excellent hotels at this place
one of which the Columbia Hall kept by the
Messrs Bentley will accommodate some 300 vi'i
tors Letters should be- addressed Lebanon
Springs Columbia county, y. \. Doctor SncW
who has the credit Of first boldly introducing th'
now system Of Water Cure 10 the American pubic
ny hi, writings as well a. practice spends portion
% the time at this place DAVID CAMPBELL.
LsbanoR Springs Juue 2Ofh lsi5.
The following certificate by DIR. Chiffon OF New
York. of whose well known talents as praciica
chemist nothing need be sad. We here give.
have tested samples OF water from two -prn.' a
Lebanon. furnished me By Dr. Shew, snd IND one o.
them 10 be a. pure and free from saline matter AM
natural spring water can exist .....-,., =,
JAMES r. Chiffon " D.
New York June Il i-iJ