The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-18
THE SUMNER RETREATS.


White Sulphur Springs
From the ashrpone Eaquirerl
The lovely valley IN which this celebrated spring
euzhes from the earth il situated in GreenDrier
comfy, few III les west Of the gre At Allegany and
ID watertd by Howords creek, tributary OF tIreen-
brler river. The valley may be said extend seye-
raj miles III direction from N y. TO S. W., aud in
or Lear It's centre IL an extensive lawn, or, as tue
Greeks would cal it, Paradise, which is the inter
estipg object we have to describe.
Advancing from the junction of the Warm Springs
ana sweet Springs roads, you enter through q mar
row neck, aud the beautiful vista breaks upon your
view. Here Oh your right IL lovely grove and
walks leading TO the Colonnade-an imposing
edihce, erected on hill commanding view
distant mountains. AS you proceed along tue
public read you have, Immediately on your
light, an open and pretty lawn, thanked by a
beautiful row OF cottages called Virginia row Across
The centre lawn from this, and parallel with it,
pretty steep slope OF the western hill Baltimore row,
Consisting ol some seven or eight highly 0rnaulented
cottages. Forming an angle with the lower end OF
VTgLln row and parallel With the road is Broadway,
aud ACROSS the road directly opposite is Georgia
row. Proceeding little further, you pass the mo-
des but picturesque cottage OF Mr. Calwell, (ne
eiable plopretor) aud through gate on your right
enter the main lawn, studded in every part by most
magnificent oaks, around the trunks vi which are
permanent seats, usually occupied by groups Of
yisers.
At this entrance is the dining house, one story,
uLaiGLty frame building which, with the bail roUn
little above most materially mars the beauty OF the
landscape Opposite, along the brow of the mil, are
Paradise row, Louisiana row aud Alabama row, ex-
teEdlng III an irregular line from Baltimore row
alieuoy mentioned At the upper extremity of Vir-
gina row Is Bachelor row, and RAINING ACROSS the
lawn, and spelling it, is Carolina row. Besides these
there are oil row aud Spring row,
. AID deep ara ioH
l. Gaming lOw.o
About 100 yards west from he dining house is the
spiing just around it there is slight depression
u tie surface at the depth of about six eet the
water issues from stratum OF limestone rock. 1t is
eopious stream, discharging probably twenty gal
Ions i'll minute. The pool is octlgoa, about
four let and a half i'll diameter and perhaps four
feet deep, enclosed with slabs OF treestone. The fol
loving description OF this fountain was given some
years since by Mr.. Otis:-
Ire sprng DaoDle. up from the earth In the 10 vest
part vi The valley ard L. covered by tas<fuy covered
pavilion, leipg dome supported BY tselye Ivlic
umhs and surmoun.td BY graceful sssus OF a,geia,
cup, filed with water and in her left vegetable
herb Ib,s statue Was presented 10 the establishment
by MIR. heICerson, wealthy planter OF Louisiana, Who
lbe.i.ye. went from Ne- knel.no.
In tie height Of The season, from the 18th Of July
to the 10Th OF August it is gay, lively and exhai
rating sceEe. The arrivals and departures, the
meeting with old acquaintance, and the forming of
new ones, the congratuaton OF friends on improved
health, the brilliant array Of ladies on the walks and
in the ball room, the cheering sounds OF fine band
OF music the various groups and their varied discus
sions on love, politics and gastronomy, and in the
dining room, the Cursing OF bread, abominating the
butter, deesting the coffee, disking the tea, scod
ing the servants then the gallopng consumption OF
mutton, the clashng of knives aud forks the trotng
Of negroes the torOrn looks Of those neglected and
the self satisfied air of those who provided with
private dshes-all these might afford subjects OF
temptation to the philosopher, and employ the pencil
oil HI garth.
In truth, there is no place where one may see more
of human character in u short time. Litteness and
seltisLness betray themselves at every turn; while
true pottnehs, founded on its only bGsis, good
heart, will be visible in all the acts Of high minded
man or benevolent woman | have often amused
myself by watching this extraordinary fifteen min
utes scene of the dining room. Only imagine six
hundred people in one rOOmAa having been helped
eaten Their Til, and wiped their mouths in twenty
minutes. All the improvements OF the day fall
short Of this wonderful rapdiy Of mastication and
deglutiton.
but ior feeble invalid OF delicate lady, it is vastly
uncomfortable There is however, cure for it
under the present system; therefore those concerned
should try To make the best OF it. The vsiters them
selves are mostly to blame II all were willing to
fare alike, and not have private dishes, the table
would Le much better served but this never will
larIen HE selilshLess forms SO large an llgredl-
cit III the human character.
The lodging rooms are generally comfortable and
vtll supple with the requisite furniture. The bath
iua 1saS.:: III ell is fitted up with neatness and ob
yiates every objection hitherto made III respectt
that inconvenience. At the eastern entrance ther
il large hotel-caled Mastin's-which also is now
under the control of the Messrs. Calwell. The en-
the means Of accommodation enables them to TAX
III about ECO peroEs.
But it is now time to leave these matters and turn
TO those OF greater mportancethe properties Of the
water and adaptation 10 the various diseases that
present themselves in search OF relief. 1t Is sub
Jet OF great interest and bespeak the attention aud
patience Of the reader III travelling over the details
Necessary to illustrate the virtues OF TINS medicinal
agent. ,
Mineral waters may be conveniently classed under
tie three following heads-Stmuants, sedauves, 70.
bo,ants Under the tirst will be found tue white sal
eelf ,,ltlin and q
10 the second may be referred the red Sulphur. In
the third properly placed the sweet springs and
the red sweet springs.
AS the first step, then, in the guidance of the
reader take the anal ysis of Aug. A. Hayes, Esq,
CT Roxbury Massachusetts,, upon which, nave no
doubt eLiire reliance may be placed. In the next
place, viii give comparative sketch OF the Whlte
and Red sulphur Springs, the latter having been
also analysed by the same gentleman. 1t VIII then
be seen how those two remarkable waters dlier, and
how entirely opposite they are in many respects.
ANALYSIS OF WHITE SULPHUR.
Ais water is ooloiees and tTaDspsreotwhea Agiated
it ,taIks from the OF air BUBBLES Taste
hepac empng that OF solution OF hydro-sul 1hars
ACID in wafer Exposed to the atmosphere the hepasa
oder is Succeeded BY slight earthly odor. 1t slaokens
Metals salts Of lead Compared with pure water free
trsp al, its specific gravity is csS4.
tain in solution 6S3 grain measures OF gaseous
matter, or about liza Of its volume, consistngof
Nitrogen ...i,uS
Oxygen gas. 80
Saibohic .cd
Ii. dro sulphuric acid %
1858
One GALLON or 2s1 cubic iEches Of the watsr ain
1s 7a 1000 cubic inches Ut gAs having proportion OF
N,rscsn .........................4 $3.50
nv, osr vss ...,...........,,...... 498
C.;honic .cid .......,.............n II, 800
u, a,n-,ni. hn,ie said Observation-Disclosures. 27l
1879
$1,000 grains Of this water contain lis .7s6-lO0O
ss,I,hste ~ lin :. ELECTROMAGNETIC
ssisbsts OF usrpesia Observation-Disclosures 36&
C,irr,,a. ~ NJ, 70 IN m 500
c.,na, 40 nj lne ...........,..........6 O60
Ersa,,. u,a1,er n RED ~ 2l2 deg f. \ .,.... TAO
Csrn,uic sod ~ ............ 1874
silicstes (shos, 134, potash 49, soda G6, mag.
1ssa, and " oxyds iron )............... 2e6o
1l5 1855
Tr,,Lo Saline aulnhurpttpJ winters generally, this