The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-07-27
| Correspondence of the Enchanne

HEALING SPRINGS, Bath Co., Va
July %, 1860. /
MhssRs' EDITORS AS the testimony of disin
terested witness is always desirable some of vour
readers may be gratifed to know the impression,
maze upon person in perfect health, who bss
oeen soJourning while at this celebrated resort Of
lnVaiids. will, therefore, give you brief oo-
count OF the place, and the result OF NV lmitad
observation of the curative properties of ;ts
waters, az exhibited upon a variety of diseased
suoleets tuat l found congregated here. The
springs are located in the valley of the worn
Spring Mountain about eight miles from the W arm
Springs, and three from the Hot and on the direct
Greenbrier White Sulphur. The ionrney oo h
made from Baltimore to the Warm in one dav and
passengers are conveyed over here the NEXT morn
ing, either before or after breakfast lust as wbim
lazlness, or depression may dispose them
To enter into further particulars about the routa
would pc an unnecessary interference with railroad
and stage agents, who always have the apportunitv
OF setting forth inyour valuable advertising columns
the pleasures and advantages of mountain travel
ana whose language would assuredly, be mora
active imam any might employ in that heb aif
me motel Is Kept by Messrs. Porter & Erwin. the
prup,,ea6Is Oh Inc Spring, and is one of the most
virginia mountains. MIR. s. A. Porter - III , tne
the business his constant personal attent;s s es
most obliging host. The buildings were onIu Is
menced about eight years ago, but now in o9l
ion to the main hotel, number of COTTAGES d han
been erected, and much has already been dona W.
wards adorning the grounds. W
Before had it explained, it was a matter of snr
prise to me that spring possessing such wonder-
full virtues as are claimed for the "Healing in
such an accessible situation, should so long have
remained unimproved and almost unknown 10
accounted for, however, very satisfactoilv hv tba
story of its title. The original proprietor III the
tract OF land, halt century ago, or longer ner
haps, bequeathed it to two crochety indyiduaIs to
hold as tenants in common. They soon had a
"falling OUT and set themselves to work each to
give the other as much trouble as possible. Their
joint consent could, consequently, never be OBJ.
tanned for a sale nor for any Improvement. and
thus matters went on until one of them was
happily removed out of the way of the other.
The property was finally purchased by MIR. Por.
ter, whose amiabe manners are doing much tn
remove the stigma which rests upon the Spring
for having SO signally failed to alIay the inaamed
passions of its previous owners But it is in cases
Oh physical and not of moral intirmties that the |
water IS chiefly used, and that we hear of such
coouun,shing cures being effected by it, In the
marve =, one week have, myself seen the most |
the lamo a Improvement in the condition of both
tbe fact tba at IN, 1ae sick and am firmly convinced of
eases which bass spring often affords remedy in
OF the medical profession i sis.eu tne treatment
and all diseases of the skin !; scroiuious diseases
and is said to be equally sucoas. ec.s IKE charm,
fections of the eye. The temnan IN renewing al
is uniformly 500 Fahrenheit. anu OF the water
much warmer than is agreeable t "a baths are |
Burke, however, whose book is usuaii, me. Dr.
authority upon the mineral waters ~ 9Totea as
says in referring TO the Healing Spring: "g'nia'
70 the tsmperaurso Of this water ii stands alo,.