The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-09-06
The DAILY DISPATCH.
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RED SULPHUR SPRINGS Auv n
IN letter dated st this place a few days since
stated tnst an unusually large number NJ ;ny.i;d,
ssn, o.ou oeSehued by the Red Sulphur, the pre-.
sen' year. Sach Ia the fact have dozen names
oetorem me OF persons who have been astoni.hinylv
Improveu mere. have made the acauaint ance of
several Among them are persons who yyerc 40
m .ecoie wnen they arrived that they were unable
" ~ move ABOUT without help. Now they walk up
tue steep hills and roll ten. pins and annear 10 hn
ainougst the most cheerful of the visitors / shah
os haruiy credited when | saw that ace persor.
nere VINO seem to be perfectly we'll who are in
sood hesh, active and hearty who a few months
since, were pale and emaciated inyslids. who had
70 oe assisted about and who were hardly expected
10 survive the present summer when thew came
mere Ihe waters act like charm upon the con.
sunptive, and in spite of the imprudsuce In eating
and exposure, which tho most of them commit
every case, believe, here this summer has beer
materially alleviated.
There is some reuarkab able hidden charm in the
ehafn which physicians and chemists do
NOT understand; but which acts upon the sick in
manner no other water yet discovered has been
known to act BY one accomplished chemist il
Is attributed mainly to the subtle form in which
suIpu"i is cohDineu with other Ingredients OF the
water; n form, IN which he considers that IL NAV
oe entirely taken up by the absorbents of the avs
teIa' speaking OF the water, this chemist saws =
ioeneVe no trace of uncombined Sulphur can be
ounu II H. IN lts iresh state and when termented
H. nydroSull huric acid was the form il appesred
H. L deem this very important distinction in n
neoicai point OF view, and incline to the opinion
that all The sulphur 10 this compound ia in state
nt,ed TO be absorbed into the animal system as no
otner known solution powder of SULPHUR ia ok.
cepting perhaps Hydro-Suphuric IL acid DR. Burke
comments upon the influence of this remark.
aoie mud constituent in manner that might be
considered enthusiastic by those who had not
known The remarkable cures that have been effec.
ted here He says:
The Introduction of this bland substance in a
hud condition into the system, exert a great
influence on the circulation, and consequently on
the mucous surfaces that are in morbid condition.
and when we consider that the greater portion OF
the fluid taken into the stomach is directly con.
yeyed into the circulation by the absorbents we
can at once perceive that the great hygeinic pow
Is dependent on the characteristics enumerated
all OF which combined, act a singular Alternative
in equalising an excited circulation, in correcting
the highly acrid and vtated secretions of an irri
tated mucous membrane, by modifying the fluid
that supplies the matter for that secretion and
then by sending to the heart and lungs also di-
luted instead of a highly concentrated supply of
blood it calms those organs by producing in the
latter condition favorable to the proper perform
ance Of their functions of oxygenation, and by
soothing the irritation Of the former causing it TO
send forth its stream with milder impetus and
moreover, dtfusing more equally the capillary cir
culstion, and il return, obtaining not only more
moderate but a more healthy supply"
/ regard this opinion of DR.. Burke as in 10
wise an exaggerated view of the powers of the
Red Sulphur water. In chronic affections of the
organs OF respiration and of the abdominal visce
ra, the Red Sulphur water comes nearer to a spe.
citc remedy than anything yet discovered. DR.
PECK, the very talented and skful resident ply.
sician here, considers it indeed specific where
the diseases to which it is applicable have not
been of too long standing progressed to a hope.
less stage He has written a pamphlet on the yir-
of the Red Sulphur water, which is now in
course of publication, and will soon be issued. 1t
will afford some valuable information en- the sub.
ject.
Here then is fountain where that class of af-
h!cted persons whose fate seems unavoidable, and
whose peculiar sufferings excite so deeply our
pity and sympathy, may drink with a certainty
of reef-at least the mitigation of their suferngs
if not their complete restoration TO health With
the results Of which have been a witness there
are few that need despond If nothing more than
the tranquiliZing of the system, the reduction of
the over excited pulse from l00 or us to 75-nsy,
65 in day or two-the sealing of eyes in sound
sleep which had not known such rest for months
if nothing bat these temporary benefits were de-
rived from the spring. which we see instances of
constantly here then these enough to establish
the claims of the Red Sulphur to the reputation
of one of the most valuable of mineral waters -
But can benefits such these be impaired with
outexerting most sautary and happy influence
upon the whole physical organization?
The Red Sulphur has wrought very wonderful
cures in the various forms of disease of the respi
ratory organs-in dropsy-chronic diarrh9a-dis
ease of the heart, &c.
The present proprietors are gentlemen of en-
terprize, who seem to understand what is wanting,
and who intend to improve the present buildings
aud add new one of brick, of large dimensions
before the next season. They have very much
improved the table and general comforts of the
place this year. and the Red Sulphur, under their
mana cement, will rise in public estimation Those
who need the benefit of its waters, ought to come
early in the season and give them fair and full
trial They should not only persevere in the use
OF the water, but persevere in controlling their
appetites
regard the mineral springs of the State as con.
sttutipg most important source of public wealth
they draw 10 our mountains annually thousands of
citizens from other States and different sections of
our own to seek health or pleasure. They are
generally people of means and refinement They
dlsourse great deal of money in their Journey
thiouSh the mountains. The inhabitants about
the springs hnd, in furnishing supplies for them,
market at their very doors. The assembling of
SO large number of intelligent persons from dis
| tant regions in our mountains has a moral and
physical influence of the most valuable character
and the development OF our natural resources will
owe much to this cause. l take pleasure, there.
FORE in saying what can in behalf of the mineral
springs of our own Virginia mountains which are
not equaled in the whole world. The crowds
that resort to them are annually increasing and
trust their owners will keep pace with the demands
upon them, and with the spirit of the age. G.
A BURGLAR SHoT.--LasI Thursday night some
Sharpsburg Ohio, and, after ransacking the house
came to the door of Mr.. Durrelrs bed room who
seized a double barrelled shot gun and shot one
ofthe fellows, who rolled down the stairs to the
ground floor. His companions carried off the
body but left it q short distance from the house,
where it w as identified the corpse of John Cur
It's by his sister. Her testimony led to the arrest
of four or five young men, supposed to have been
accomplces of the deceased.
DEATH By HYDRoPHoBIA.-Emms Jane daugh-
& E..~sk GaII nd nm
Sunday last, of hydrophobia. Her age was three
years She was badly bitten in the arm by mad
dog some five weeke since, but the wound: appa'
ren,ly healed, until Friday last when alarming
symptoms appeared, and she died in great agony
A son of Mr. Elliott was also bitten, but not dan
gerously Two other persons in PaWtuckeI were
also bitten by the same dog
VALUEoF REPUTATIoN.-Daniel webster, wnen
Young lawyer, was employed in a case for which
he received fee of eighteen dollars. Later IN Ire
he was employed in a similar case, and received
fee of five thousand dollars, though he used the
same brief which he had prepared for the hrst