Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-06-30
MISCELLANEOUS.
HOT SPRINGS,
VIRGINIA,
Tho Great Thermal Watering Place
OF THE
AMERICAN CONTINENT.

Natures Remedy for Chronic Diseases.
THlHE HOTEL AT THIS PLACE WILL RE OPEN
for the reception Of visitors ON the h1St dsy Of June
next In the number of its MINERAL SPRlNGS the va
riety their temperatures and their extraordinary RENE
dial powers in many of the most serious painful and dan
gerous CHRONIC DISEASES that af1ic the human race,
this watering place offers INVALIDS suffering from the
ualades in which THERMAL WATERS are indicated
for the recovery of health which can be found al no
other in the United States.
Number OF the Baths-.-Diseases in which they
are indicated.-.Efe of the Waters taken
internally, or used as a General Bath.
The supply of Mineral Water is most abundant, and
there are TEN BATHS constantly supplied with fresh
ter from separate springs of various temperatures from
7S deg to LOG deg Fahrenheit In all cases OF acute ds
the hot baths cntrandicaed but in the chronic
forms of
RHEUMATISM, DISEASES OF THE LIVER,
GOUT CHRONIC DIARRHGA,
NEURALGIA, OLD INJURIES to the Mus
PARALYSIS, free from ces, Joints and Tendons,
infammaiory action, ENLARGED GLANDS, &C.,
SPINAL IRRITATION, and SOME DISEASES PECU
LIAR TO FEMALES.
the remedial proper ties of the waters Of the VIRGINIA
HOT SPRINGS unrvalled Their Alternative and cura;
tive unsurpassed BY those of other Mineral
Water the face of the globe.
Many persons afflicted with the diseases enumerated
above in forms which had resisted the most skul medi
cal treatment and had rendered the lives of the sufferers
alike wretched and useless through long of pain,
have been restored to perfect health by their And in
many of these not only medical science but other
Mineral Springs of the highest reputation had failed to af
ford relief
OF the vast number now suffering with such malades,
there few indeed, who would not be either cured or
greatly relieved by these waters When drank they
anacid mildly aperient and freely duretic and dapho
retic Used as general bath they eouaze an unbalan.
ced circulation; and restore to the different important
gans of the SYSTEM when torpid that natural and he thy
sensibty without which they cannot perform their
spective functions and the beneficial action of all remedies
will be diminished destroyed. They act powerfully up
the Liver Kidneys and Skin; relax contracted tedOns
and rigid muscles up suppressed secreons; excite
the action of the absorbent vessels exert sautary ntu
the uterine system and often relieve in short
time excruca'ng PAIN caused by serious and long stand
ing disease.
Diseases of the South.
In class of human maades have these waters been
eminently successful than those which prevail in
the Southern and Southwestern States.
ain that state of the body termed CACHETIC. the
among the residents of marshy countries and distinguish
ed by Il pale sallow complexion puffy skin, sweed
tremtes, &c, the baths here often act like charm.
In obstinate TOrpOr of the Liver and in the enlarged
ditinn Of the Liver and Spleen which frequently follows
the bilious evers of the South their great value unques
tiopable.
In many cases. where the Secretion of Healthy Bile had
been almost totally suppressed for years. of these
has fully restored it. And in many other cases.
where tine Liver not only torpid and engorged but
arged its normal condition has been brought back, the
engagement ahd enlargement have disappeared and the
sufferers have been restored TO perfect health here.
In Chronic Diarrbea depending that disease general
does upon deranged and imperfect action of the Liver
and Skn the powerful influence which these waters exert
both these important organs makes them IemIdal
| agent OF uuequaled power.
Enlargement Of the Prostate Gland.
Gases of this disease have been thoroughly cured at the
np"u mo, be sbsorbent vessels enabling them sometimes to
engagements of this gland, well those of the
| Liver and Spleen.
Diseases Peculiar to Females.
The suppression or painful performance of Periodical
Functions peculiar Females frequently relieved by the
use of the waters here.
Pleasure Baths.
Besides the Hot Baths for Iuvads there two exhia-
rating and delightful Pleasure Baths for persons in good
| health.
| Location, Climate &C., of the Springs.