The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-09-07
DAILY DISPATCH.
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Fhc Springs OF viginia--The Rock.
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RscKBRIpaE ALUM spprsos

RocKBRrDaE ALUM SpRIsos
IN our communication of 18th August we sssar,-
ed @ ~ as fixed fact, that the suipbur, Alum and
nermai springs would Of necessity heucetorward
oe ,lesauea as ne great Mineral SPRINGS not oniy
OF virginia, but Of the world On this sniisct ~,
gainsay IL. ~ "'sonip's 70
bu' we may be permitted to state a few faets
eoneerhing this noW famous watering place
by slew but steady progress it has atta,ad -,
p.e'eh, high position in public favor and patron
age TOT years 1t was known only to the pt ople
sxar~ sn,ng uge, Few Of whom were found here
I.eiy summer In log cabins, and tents aud wagons
ils Iane extended to Lynchburg and the cou1,ties
around IT next to North Carolina and now its ran
Saauon y widespread throughout almost all the
southern States As vet, there are but f.yy frn,,,
Iennessee and Kentucky and for obyious reasan.
sIes one is seen here from the great regions west
OF OF tne on1o and Mississippi. when our projected
lines OF communication with the immense terrific
ry comprising tho Southwestern and Nortbwsst
eIh otates are completed, tho influx of visitors.
especisiiy lnvalids, will be incacuiabls The peo.
PIE OF the North too, despite their prtjudices will
mock hther. in hundreds. And when it's fame has
reached Europe, as soon it must the noble nd the
rich Will come in multitudes In less than n Va ar
seven years the number will be limited only by
the means OF accommodation, and the amount Of
water supplied by its healing fountains
Although the White Sulphur. with its unriyalIed
attractions OF scenery and delightful water must
ever be the grand centre of gsiety and fashion, the
Thermal and Alum Springs will be the resorts OF
the suffering and the invalid. They are so, even
now. Here, We meet with them at every step, and
zee them on cvory hand. They come here, hsg
gard, distressed and hopless; in few weeks they
so away, active, buoyant and happy. And nos, no
enc asks why. 1t seems to be q matter of course
If they go away otherwise people say they have
consumption, else it is their own fault.
There is nothing that excites more wonder than
the vast concourse Of doctors assembled here
-" here the carcasses are there will the eagles
or the baszdrds be-" Scarce had DR.. Graham (the
anl eft ND nr Da H.,
was slresdy there had succeeded him in that capa-
city. before another made his appearance to fill the
Vacancy occasioned by his promotion. But, In the
last three or four weeks there have not been lass
than ~ or 30 doctors here, hsing from every por
tion Of the South They were however merely
visitors; yet may of them were prescribing to all
around, III regard to the use Of the water, about
which they, OF course, could know nothing, ex
cept the Information derived from the resident
physician, for their own cases, and for which, we
are told, they paid nothing. most beautiful ex-
hibtlon this Of heaven-born charity to their
neishbors and of earthly gratitude to tho man
who had been so generous. and who alone ca
pablo Of giving advice which was to them 50 valua-
bic. Many of this class who were making them.
selves thus generally useful, old, and like the
stage horses to Millsoro', looked broken down and
well nigh ready to die. Poor devils! Hard labor.
starvation, or both, had done their work, and they
were here endeaVoring to recuperste. But 30 far
~ We could learn, they were about the only per.
sons vino failed to do They are now beginning
to feel aud know what other people have sufTered
at their hands.
Though the number of invalids this year have
been 50 great. not death has occurred. save one
and that hopeless case of consumption. The
place has been peRfectly healthy scarce u case OF
acute disease having occurred here this summer.
In our last we promised to show, that the Ther
NAL Springs, with their delightful and magnif.
cent baths, constitute the only and all important
preparation for the inestimsble benefits of the
Alum aud White Sulphur. Easy as is the task,
you see We have not the space at present to do
SO. Another time will do as we'll. The promise
shall DO redeemed when we have more leisure.
VISITOR.
We forgot to say, that we left for home a day or
two after our first communication. On Saturday
| night there were still about GU persons here.