The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-25
Hot Springs in Paralysis.
Case of Col. John Ewin, of Greensboro, N. C

Your obedent servant, d. H. LONDON.
Hot Spring. in Paralysis.
Case of Col. John Ewn, of Greensboro, N. c.
Hot SPRINGS, VA, Sept. 2, 1856.
tons of four summers at thus place, and used the
waters freely. 1t affords me great satisfaction to
give you the result OF ny experience OF their ben
in the winter Of 1884. madam attack of pa
trated me to such degree that | was, for some
time, unable to walk; nor could hold q pen IN
my fingers so as to write my name or make let
ter OF the alphabet. By the use Of ordinary RENE
dies and very strlct regimen in my diet, recover
ed SO tar as to De ape to 20 about. though with
obtain, become impressed with the great value Of
thermal waters in the, treatment OF this most
shocking disease and having previously visited
his place and acquired some KNOWLEDGE Of the me-
dicinal character Of it's water, 1 determined to
afflicted condition. So soon as my situation and
the season permitted. accordingly did SO and
bathing regularly ever! day, first in the Temperate
Bath and then IN the Hot Spout On leaving here
Hot Spout Bath. The result was, / felt slgnally
benefited, and returned home greatly improved
much SO, that to Il casual observer nothing ap-
peared to be the matter with me.
l have now this summer { '56l been here altOgeth-
or three weeks and a half. aud have, during that
time, bathed regularly once day IN the Temperate
pa pam anH a 40 20 return nome WITH
permanently relieved, and feel that this happy re
suit has mainly been owing to the use of the Their
NAL waters at this place. So much for my own
personal exper renee.
/ know OF several other cases in which the sub
OF the waters here. and suoh is my confidence in
their virtue, that am thoroughly persuaded they
diet be observed. with moderate but regular exer-
else, either on loot or otherwise, cure any ordina
boy John, who attends the Hot Spout Bath. fur
nishes striking case to show the correctness of
this opinion After being ns badly afflicted he
t,ge of the disease remainlng-the truth Of which
is apparent to every one who sees him-and
he was cured here by the use of the Temperate
Whl.e mere in 1854, made the acquaintance of a
,ormed me that he had been paral. zed so badly as
to be unable to walk or speak. When met with
and h sa that p his
health was ow ng to the use of the Hot Springs
Baths. could mention other cases. where, per
sons had been sig naily benefited by the of the
Baths here but as they must be we'll known to you,
and the subjects OF them are accessible, prefer
| know OF a few cases where the use of these
waters have had very happy effects in Neuralgia
quaintance IN Alabama furnishes an instance and
Richard Norris, jr., Of Baltimore, one of the lat
ter.
| am satisfied, from actual experience, that the
use of the hot water at this place often has ex
eellent effect on the liver. and in chronic diarrhea
have greater confidence IN it's efficacy than any
MI. F. b: Clarke, OF Mobile. Ala. IS mainly in
debted to it for his restoration to health, from the
worst cond tiOn, and alter all other remedies had
failed Hoping my experience and observation
NAV be the means of extending a knowledge of the
waters of the Hot Springs to others who may be
afflicted, and OF giving wider scope to their al
remain, SIT: with high respect.
Your Obedient servant,
JNo. ERWIN, OF Greensboro Ala.
&c Case of Vim. Sanderson, of Amherst county.
sNnu.~,har 1aaI 1 h,a ,,;,,on. n,x.,.;.
whole OF my left side. was confined to my room,
and my left hand was insensjbis even to fire. Ell
was then electrified. aud afterwards improved a
a6s Tone to S hs h
IN, and use of, my left hand and arm. After
bathing for about twenty days. could walk tole-
with hoe. bathed here about forty days. and
four days. l continued to strengthen till June
last when | had violent bilious fever which
the Hot Springs the first of this month, and
have bathed freely for twenty days. | feel as well
now as wnen ielt last year. and shall set out to-
Given under my hand this Goth day of September,
1910. VIM. SANDERsoN.
10 Dr. G0oDE. OF Amherst county, Va.
Hot Springs in Cases of Injury to the Limbs
Muscles. Tendons. &c.
Case Of the Hon. John Y. Mason. of Va.
SOUTHAMPTON, 18th February, 1913.
Dear Sir: Having derived the most important
benefit from the use of the Spout Bath at the Hot
eprings,l 1t gives me much pleasure to comply with
your request and bear testimony to its virtues.
In the month Of August, 1929, = horse ran away
with me IN a gis-i ieaped out, fractured the small
bone in my Leg and injured the patilla knes-pan
most severely. A tedious confinement was the
to leave my bed, found the leg SO contracted that
could not walk without the aid of crutches. In.
deed, when STANDING erect, my foot did noI reach
the ground by tour inches. The limb shrunk from
lnaction. and fearing should be a cripple for fe
visited Philadelphia and consulted DIR. fhyslc.
He told me my case was hopeless. and surgical aid
would be Of no avail. l returned home and went
IN the Hot Springs. / had then been on crutches
more than twelve months; my left leg was not
half the size OF the rlsht, and contracted that
cond NOT get the fcot to the ground. The very
first bath relaxed the contraction; my leg became
straight, and | walked back TO my cabin without
clutches. used the bath once a dav for about
three weeks. The hmb was gradually restored
and have never used crMtches since. | reg ard
myself as indebted to the Hot Springs for my leg
am, most respectfully,
tas Your obt serv't and friend,
J. Y. MASON.
Het Springs In Spinal Diseases.
Case Of q lady suffering with SPINAL lRRITA-