New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-07-30
Letter from n Rambler IN The Mountains OF
virginia.

Virginia.
Correspondence q The Tribune
wARREv sFErcs Bath Co lly Il l-i1.
Rememberiog ms promise b write you more
particularly Ia rsspee, Of the Warm Springs Bath take
ny zen 70 redeem IT, You need not be tod that this "a
Only one however distinguished out Of q grea. variety
Of medicine springs tbs, fad their wsy 20 the surface q
the earth among these mountains Of Western Virgnis
passing their way. must suppose close b. asry
furnaces and through filters Of salt for here are beside
within day ortwos ride Of each other the Hot the Srea
the Red Se the Ela, Sulphur and the Red sulphur and
the Sal sulphur and the Blue phur Springs claiming
be specifics for phtniss lsryngs bronehiusior dys-
peps and dsrrhesor diseases Of the liver the heart
tbs bladder and the kdneys and for AT the other ds-
and lie that flesh is heir %. Neihng up 70 me
light half way between the great mars ara tnolousn.
lar Of life snd business 10 the last and the west y
would seem as n they intended % draw together,
In the season Of most leisure, from 81 ne eziremes
brethren Of a common country Tor socia and P9Aucel
communion and doubtless their political uses IN tnls
way would be equal 10 their sanitary effects were u
possible 20 reach them ~ easily as Railroads and - am
boats take Us IN vast % other pisces Of summer
resort In the piece Of hundreds there would De thou
ssnds At these mountain springs, and yet t may b.
Que STONED whether 90 the valeudlnsran OF tne cites.
the l0g ride and j0tng over The mountains 10 not more
than half the battle WhCn the late celebrated DR..
Brown Of Baltimore consulted as - the particular
waters best suited bis patients be usually inquired
the dsGHoes respectively and always recommended tho
distant place For those who would have some
thing b. h mere nasty Newspaper nOuce would
recommend Mr. Burke's Mineral springs OF Virginia.
From recent personal experience can speak yet only Of
the WARN SPRINGS now. and fer few years past, un
the immediate control OF me proprietor Doctor
John Brockenburgh. former President Of the Bank Of
Virginia.
The Bath Is Of a circular form 40 feet In diameter and
between i've and Elk feet deep, and 90 perfectly trans
parent that of Christian temper with hall an ESQ
aht read the words HONoR THE PLOW n PREFER
lNcE TO THE SWORD Ia small caps 81 the bottom OF H.
Tho depth, however, msy be regulated a. pleasure
and very quickly for the water comes bubbing up
from the bottom and breaking In gobules resembling
quicksilver its surface the whole volume Of II passes
on and Is every moment renewed at the rate OF some
thousand gallons minute.
Truly has it been said by Col Perkins that all who
have described this noble fountain, write with enhusi
ssu nor IL 10 lid cd % DO wondered At Tor the world as
be SAYS may well be challenged Tor It's equal 10
temperature buoysncy rersctige power trans Parency
all invest It with indescribsble luxury 70 the feelings
and the sght-alt less truly has Il been added by
Mr Burke tina, the effect the human frame is dsz
zliug-could Damon have caught glance AZ his Mnn-
dora in sqA bath II indeed trial OF loves re-
spectiul modesiy 10 withdraw bis gaze
Then 10 the food she rushed the parted food
Us lovely guest with closing waves received.
And every beauty soitening every grace
Flushing snew, mellow lus,re shed;
IA shines the lily, through the crystal mild
or az the amid the morning dew
Fresh from hurora's hand more sWeeuy eloWs.'
The water of this celebrated spring Is Of the average
temperature Of 92the same IN Winter as in Summer.
IL and the gas which Is constantly escaping from H. have
been carefully analysed by Prof Rogers snd from this
account says Mr. Burke they appear 70 contain neutral
sslts and various gases which act as gentle aperent
diuretc and daphoretic The large proportion o. ep-
som sas he says dsubess eiyes the water s sperent
qualify while the carbonic acid il is found 20 contain
aud sulphuretsd hydrogen igetone aui energy 10 tue
stomach
The bath tself is 50 captivating ard yoluptuous that
IL becomes necessary 20 warn those vino eny Tor inc
frat time against too long indulgence. Mr. Jefferson is
said 10 have done himself serious injury 10 inst way,
bat he would plunge end remain In Z nearly az hour AZ
"a time three times day An account ui this Dath sp
paared some tme since in the Southern Literary Mes
ssnger with the simple avorment o. 10 the sccommo-
datons and comforts that they were fully equal 70
those Of any watering place IN virginia Inc VII
.er might have fsarsssy saii II they were a. good
and rs SIMPLE then 81 now that they were equal to any
ia the United States How. indeed could u be other
wise owned aud managed, 40 this establishment now
IT, under the personal super visOn Of OF the very
best bred and most travelled gentlemen OF the Od Do
miuion in her pslmiest dsys-w1th his own cooks ana
servants brought up from Richmond where his mouse
ever the OF the refined aud liberal Hospitality
will long be remembered by those whose learning re
uemen and patriotism gave them claims 10 lie enjoy
The roads through all these mountains have been
well graded and made as good ana ssie As ilun,
roads can be. The Warm Springs Mountain through
gap of which you come In sight OF this estatsnnent AZ
the distance of mile. you approach % breakfast Is
Of the most lofty IN the range TO which II belongs
being uea Is 3OGO feafabove tie-wster All along the
ridge of IT, immense rocks break through tne green
covering ia naked and irregular projections, IKE 80
enormous NrrteNTF iimUlUA 10 tNo ti ga tu1
middle and highest one of these you get prosper OF
vast cyt.r, on an sides reaching Eastward even 20 the
Blue Ridge" And here the face OF this eternal rock
Drawing lightning and rain tempest and sunshine instead
of host OF obscure names, inscribed usually In sucn
places AS So many vsin memorials OF egOnsm aud van
ity you find only the letters II. CLAY deeply engraved
by one OF his many yotsries. Appropriate mhlel ior
such n uame-Ai Onca elevated and enduringi After
all he but shares the common lot OF men possessed Of
great intellectual power animated by fervid uncoln.
promising temperament II they raise up many impla-
cable enemies they surround Themselves also with
host Of ardent friends bound 70 them by their hfh quail
tiles with hooks of steel"
And what is there At last in the mere nsmo OF the
Presidency reached IS It Is liable TO be BY intrigue or
accident and used merely eu office tor the dttrbu-
ton of the sposi Such incumbents coming In as an
experiment and going on, as failure are destined 10
be remembered only NJ the ny In amber Win wonder
how they got there You cant say was not King Is
All they viii have 70 boast oi-while the names OF such
Senators ~ Clay and Webster and Calhoun and iives
and Clayton. and Crltteuden. aud others will 90 down
with veneral0n to poerty as long a. there Is truth IN
History and the love OF Liberty shall endure Ia ne hearts
o.
Bat must no, forget 70 tell you how and how soon
YOU can be- put down Ia the midst OF these mountain
springs should you be disposed 20 come-you lesye Bal
umore any day, we will say Thursday morning ~ -
/ dine az Hsrpers Ferry and reach Winchester ~ the
railroad in time 20 depart that afternoon In the stage
YOU breakfast on Friday morning A. Harrisburg, and
reach stsnton by an excellent McAdamzed turnpike on
Friday 70 dinner-sup and lodge quietly that night ai
Clover Dale. and Saturday morning breakfast hers
az the warm springs aud prufe hsht htls' AT the oe
brsted old White Su'phur-where a. learn my old
friend Caldwell sill dourishes IS II were In perpetual
youth" MAY be still 50 live another three score and
ten with Hyeeia for his hsndmsid 20 receive the Pill
gms ths, gather from All quarters around MS
health restoring iountaln-hmsef living and cheerful
witness of It's virtues Ills reported there are ~ there
now but double that number would notincomnode him
Fs.s Fickn old contractors At Charlottesville have
sgan covered these and other principal mail routes IN
their excellent stages sud teams and drivers and tneI
names a sufficient guaranty that al IN that Depart
mentis o. X hAMbLLh-
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