Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-07-12

The great principle uun which lie Rcd Sulphur is
ne daiise principle From whatever r!tmens his pm
'plr fGs been impaired il, it is Manifest lha! il is The
great lever by which il operates
The !c;IGr which sut0in written by Dr. Scott 0
Lexington Kentucky The reader Will perceive That II bears
Inc Impress OF tuln, and was written cr u" other "5ect
uian 10 do Justice u the water, aud 10 benefit thu COM
munity.
"REp SrlpHuR SrRlS0s, VA, Sept, lSl
Dear Sir: arrived the Rel Sulphur IN the 23t or Ilih
o il* MONTH win but r fIit the efficacy n the
teFa YET was determined give them alr trial, dSrsng
!se as much aS possible Of preconcered opinions and
impressions derived from many reports for and against their
cuehi qualities Frs, day drank nine hapln umhlclr
VI water IN The Of the day different periods and
Is usually directed br drunk Second DAY twelve and
'hih iay sixteen nmbiers fell which number continued 10
tikc tive more successive days F,rs and second days they
tnc watts) operated posry llue,!c; hIrd day, very
"shlluy also on my skin diaphorctc, preserving my
n'"cs IN healthy state; The filth day had cuplnUs bill
ois evacnllions a mach as ever experienced from
tirc portion Of cI!Omld.
al The commencement and for three months Previous
nay Elsr had bean not legs Than 100 and i0 distinct pusi
lions in every minute is 100 beats the morning sn
III ~ the afternoon and u.enngattendsd with ocCas"nai
cough and eInofthnge ro The lungs. Using the Red Sui
iN waters above slated pulse gradually rssen
e N strength ans cknrss the third iay 70 beuIs
the !oning and 50 - in the evening al which (tle
pu-c) continued regularly, without variation 6i n single
nGsl!:nn during the i've more days remliued with yOu
! used III" watts cish' successive days only and 10
you, sir, that my hcali the
last iw" years 80 perfectly good and free from all uncorO!
table feelings.
My statements cannot be 81 any advantage amongs,
"angcr 10 me, but hunby hope they viii be relied On By
my iirnLs and arguiiy..nces in he West and Northwest
ineicn' 10! near iOE,y years
Il am, dea. sir very respectfully ynul.,
JOSEPH SCOTT
The following is the Of nr Henry Hanr, who wrote
pamphlet hn Red Sulphur waters, entitled "a Ss TO
tina Red Sulphur Springs 81 Virginia. during tho Summer OF
1897, With Observations OF the Waters"
In March 1897, attacked with slight hfm1rhage
rom the unos attended with other symptoms indicating
'seas" state Of 'hnsc important organs For line neg
uctcd resort TO medical treatment and continued 10
sue my professional ahors until warned by M failing
strength al lhr disease was gaining ground BY appca
ri hr usual remedies the violence OF the symptoms
snbdued and in short Time felt myself snit
lrnIly resume my usual sbo.s; but with the
rrcsc my wunted strength did not return The cough con
tnGed with occasional pain in the chest and uneasy
sensation o ulnesa about The liver stomach and Spleen
Tines" symptoms after time, were attended with increased
cough copuus morbid rXpcctoraton hectic c!s fever, and
night s"cats; my weigh, was reduced from l35 TO llo
pounds.
Such my situation when about the middle ol July
i cms FOR Red Sui phnr Springs in Virginia On the
third evening arrived the Warm Spring ds Of
230 mites from Washington, AMI Immediately after getting
Of the stage, plunged into the delightful bath o that
place imprldencc against which would earnestly eau
ton al invats who arrive after long tourney with tlle
system exhausted by fatigue The consequences in my own
in rrorouncing il TO be raught with
ang"r While in The bath, lis elects were = grateful
and pleasant; but shortly after leaving IT, became chilly,
and ths feeling followed by hot Skin intense head
ache, ard pain in the chest.
After breakfast The next morning, though still very unwe,
continued my Journey and arrived before night al The
White Sulphur Spring where remained Two days drinking
freely OF the water which seemed only 10 Increase the cough
aud pnn in The chest and produce an aggasaton all the
other symptoms Leaving this place on the Third morning
passed Union nOOn iinc a the Salt Sulphur. and before
!Gnsc, arrived this celebrated fountain ior the benefit o
whose waters had Ieft home.
On Ie evening ui my arrival al the Spring c0lrnccc
he pi Tie The next day, during Violent pa .
Uxysm OF coughing coaguum of blood was discharged
rom the lungs which followed by considerable hrnlOr
hagY After this the cough becnme less troublesome, but
he evening cxacrrtaiions II fever and M night s@cs con
nurd my pulse beating l5 strokes 10 the minute. con.
fined my self 10 ow diet snd drank six glasses OF The wa
IT, ''i%% one al" At : St S'ss.N.s c"S
I'd freely ~: tie bowels and particularly The secreons o
hc liver In ten days the abdominal ylscera were entirely
relieved the pulse reduced 49, and the fever and night
eats had ceased The quantity OF water was no" ncf'as
"a 10 Twelve glasses during The day taken III ia hours
m in double doses. acicd very g"ny ON the bowels ahd
skin bu, powerfully aG di"etie Ihus II appear
hat in small Quantities acted freely on the latter
and scarcely Affected the former In fact could direct KS
action 10 the one the other at pleasure BY increasing or
diminishing the quantity My cough became osl!er, on
nv strength st continued icebie, owing 20 my extremity
low diet and the oporo action o the water Unfortunately
TOOK bul little e.e!ciSe which deem at-!mpodh' "he
nsn. lie waters. i,
A(rr residence Of three weeks at the Spring and The
constant use Of The during that ne 10 the manifest
.levation VI the pressing symptoms ot my cohpa'n
was Unexpectedly called home, IN consequence ol ie m
ness Of member Gi my family In the commencement o
nv noawad Journey my weak state compelled me 10 maze
rey short stages bu, as had crossed the aoun,
aims, and resumed my usual m1ac OF nt. ny "pioe anI
30e miles in five days without i"caa Inc slightest nconTe
nicncr The secms produce its good eecta IN the
Improvement o az heath Tor lnon'hs ai'ct ht" e' c
Spring :, s; ,
il n0t uncommon for persons to arrive al Inc spring WHO
moi been able To serp during the night even win the AID
II nDru who after drinking the water cr &c" Gays fhu
,hr nrrou, irritation SO snood end aiy ed tnat no other
nDdvnc is required procure ihcm ul eposc Tor 'c ngh
This fact is striking that young lady o ths pace ~
writing Ia heIia'h"r from INC i'eu 'u'P""' '''e' ~
L Sleep Hollow ,,,
The snnori;c effect OF the mos! :nclby eArn'.
,;G,,i il The case oi SIr G.. Smith OF Georgetown ~ E
nn,nn oC the highest eapeciabt2, who had been Tor
,imr I,bonp ine. c.roaie yngitis, and had not en-
vsd sIeo 70, otns with the aid Of large doses OF
nn,nl, Tic arrived al the Red Sulphur few days AFTER
myself sad Immediately cOmmcncel tree use OF Tie water.
Th :l,J 1ay alter his arrival he slept uHnndy all night,
al was compelled from The dfowsy eeling "hlc IL
10 lnur.e himself more than zoe nap during the day
In letter daic years ago nj this spring rom We
late + W. ilme ESQ., professor Of law in The uni'efsy
II viry,,a he saws Ihese e:c Il! superior To all
Diners In tcw hours they aEYau "y cough ls ~ us 10
snrsr Of GOODNESS f:oshnc; am! nrwer ne over ,e w.
system IHcf aGao the pulse most rapidly, tchot, 'sel
inbrcat aui whatever is hard ana a'; 'hke '"I
.ru 4. though he had taken an ah.nlJ as "'' '' ~ "
~ ,.,,r,. and iGi=ci, have nu Ill 4uaEl
Tn. l,r, venerable nr II. H. Bradford ot vagina Wh"
practisc,. medicine Tor many years AT u" hch '"p" ~
On The subject Of the wate remarks h
% I his a;cr in rctacng the frequency III 'he pnlse,
,s one o. tie nanGfons singular and noIetiu Pf"pSs Ut
longing to il It lessons arefia acuS - 'oG oG hr lin
iI; il s.llom fails rrma"e fever, !!hc"y OF ore ,ns
ami main in The c!,a5i Whrn the patient 's rrs''u 10
tcr rroeti his may be taken san s;ra;cr "d'
y,ntarc in pulmonary than any other 'e'ny nave
sen rnaoyed for thai purpose IL also an inlpofah'
r:tiy in enlarged liver spleen! dd I'D oise''e u '' "
rnus membrane generally w .,., ,..;.
The Rgg " Il Green of tiillsh"ron"h, 'nth a'"na
make. rho following communication. dated October ia'i
Ia .lavno hrari much of aa efficacy o nc l'ri VI
h,- vo-sr determined 10 try H. Accordingly. ieaVih"
n,c cs,iy in July reached that place about the Vh coz
sim ,c;t closely the o tRe "aler aaa oi 'ic
mr. shower bath ior nine weeks had hol hcen a. me
Snrinu more tan days before began 10 Experience
voranIe lriHcnce ~ eyscm generally as wen ~ al
.Iru,on oi saia nl the principal symptoms oi my E
I,nr II; ppsr fell lh- wonder wnrkinG power "'
mysterious tempest stiing sgent which resides IN uo-'
vnIsr= Arterial action greatly teduech he nervous
sv.r,n compose cd the cnGs. brought down % ' ..e'
+oronal part of ta former proportions digestion ihPf'Ve
I.en resiDcd urine rendered c"or!e5s. Inc ''' u'
tho brer. :. asa oppressive night s~eas esseheui W
,-, nad! and feature OF ine disease was H'
,ra;cd and time allow ed shake oil the enemy
The vo most striking effects produced p HE .ss VI '.S
.atrr w.r. tho evident reduction ol aficii ac'" a. "
same t;i- that the genera! was rec2'"tin2 ~
and he total E:ing Jsnmeni oi maj cornin: !f "''
10, ;or:,,.n,iry Tor moro ;han i"s!'e ""'!9'
sI,a:@ not TO s2ie here what NAV appear hctolo'S -
rany ,i!; Tor nearly months AFTER returned "'"e;
,,u no synpnta Of thirst whereas before my gihG :" .ne
n,nc s,,rcriy fifteen inlcs would eapSc dI'!he me '
VEN ny c.ls Tor THIS latter ci!ec was H ''f
.rkiunv e,;,rricnCed in t+ case o: the Kew if n :"
Halifax county Va Gho assured me- alter 'isi!ihs sss
Soriun single! seaaon hr remained stranger 10 !nfs'