The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-20
THE WATERING PLACES.
EDjoymeDts at Seven Fountains and White
Sulphur Springs, Va.-Lakc George
The White 0ouutains-SaratO-
ga and Rockaway.
Bulletins from Long Branch, Islip and
Fire Island.
ACALIF ORNIA WATERING PLACE
&C., &C., GC
THE SEVEN FOUNTAINS.

SHENANDOAH COUNTY, Va August 10, 1882
Country Life in Vnyinia-Stramoe Effect Of the White Sal
phur Water upon Silner and Galuanised Trintets-A
Mountain Fire-Bsars and Hybrid Wolpss in tas
kountains-lrm Ore, dc DC
Those engaged in the perpetual buatle and turmoil Of
city life can form true estimate OF the happiness
oyed in the wild mountain regions Of Virginia Improbs.
bic would seem, the diversities of social enjoyment
these regions embrace with the exception Of Opera
and the theatre every ch racter Of peculiar
city society. True, they wanting in the gaudy char
acteratics which constitute peculiar feature of The latter
but In their essential social qualities sources enjoy
ment they far preferable to any 10 the category
city amusements. The plain and sm features OF social
country life, which urged by che ponts
Ct unfavorable contrast with the social system Cities
constitute in my opinion their chief merit Social enjoy
ment ID more or less marred by hooR formulas et
quette They operate restraints upon the soul and
check the natural flow Of those buoy spirits which it Is
the aim OF all tystes OF enjoyment TO generate Nor
thoee points OF ,ca; distinction which detsrmns pecu
liar grades and classes observed country life. Color
may be said TO constitute the main standard OF dsncuou
but within aat there exists Of course OF
NOR al character esseuua wei being OF society
as the alienation Of the white from the co!oreo Worldly
not recognized constituting any claim
periory Toe poor en " the same social privileges With
the rich, all things else being equal. Dancing in
joyment. There is scarcely . planter who has
more Of his slaves trained TO music OF
kind, and thus afforded the advantages OF
for bis family at expense The ddd,o and tue banjo
the Instruments best suited to the Of the negro
and In mapy suces there to be found m)ng the
rough farm hands OF tho country performers equal to
many Of the superior having far better advantages
The negro has natural pssso for music, which, under
the Influence OF proper raiaog, developss itself to
variable degree of percd,n SO strong is this passion
that the negro believes the born OF wealth to
dapcing. He would give the last dollar matsr no
labcriously Garnet, for Old fiddle banjo; and if
be failed to procure by wru meaus, he would steal 1t
at risk OF beng severely punsnsd and esteem the
least enjoyment to be derived from It's appca.on in this
form as more than c0npeusat,ng for the punish neut
which he may have 10 see aater's fa lly
dancing to the music OF his ddie or his b.oo is 70 him
the very acme Of happiness II tue nsghborng farmers
heve not the good fortune of having musician among
heir slaves the master who has will loan him out on
feetve OCCASIONS, and Of Ssmbo receives pay,
which he approprates as he think proper Scarcely
hight passes during the leisure season OF the year that
BAL party is not given ny the farmors in the
oeighborhood and then, In the not season, they
usually seek some watering place In an adjoining
carrying with them the Same happy social system
add observsnces which characterize their home in
tercourse and enjoy Such, TO considerable
extent find to be the here and 1t 10 well for those
visiting from distance so for they readily be-
incorporated with the happy group, aud enjoy with
them the passing amusements, un'rammeled by ell
quet.e and free from nervous apprehensons OF criticism
or ri5cue The In iucpce OF this happy freedom aud u
restrained intercourse upon the gentlemen OF the
pany 1nd 70 be very marked. Il all single aud
IN lees then one weeT there seemed TO gentlemen
here With sisters than could be fodpd assembly ye
umes M large married man 10 rara aus here at pre-
SENT but have wdowers by tue among the sages
whose appearance would be apt - belle any assurances
toat they may oer OF more favorable slate things
would sey TO any wanting good wife, try the Wiz.
gnia springs II he should fail to satisfy himself here be
he'd better resign himself state of single
On arriving here Informed by a gentieman who
has been constant vster 10 this place for some years
past that piece Of silver put iuo the paassoons pocket
and even en- ,ased in thick leather purse would become
perfectly black within by drinking white sui
pour water regularly tested the matter by putting
tho in my pantaloons pocket left IL there aoout
week meantime drinking freely OF the water and on exa