Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-06-17

TEE WATERING PlACEs-The springs Of mineral
water which abound upon and near all the railway
routes in Tennessee, North Alabama and Virginia,
afford numerous places Of resort for the Invalids
of cities and all the Southern country. Most of
them if not all afford also the not less important
remedial agent in their free mountain air But the
Memphis Argus has heard it stated by physicians,
as a great drawback upon them in recommending
the use of mineral waters for their patients, that
very few Of the proprietors Of these many springs
have presented the public with exact and reliable
analyses Of the waters Without this it is quite I'M
possible to Judge Of their effects and sutabeness to
particular cases, except by actual experiment in
their daily use. The risk in many cases Of chronic
diseases and debiated condition is very considera-
BILE and no doubt many lives are sacrificed by try
ing what is believed to be natures remedy, and
therefore good for all diseases This is one diff
Guilty and another is to be found the fact, that
even though the water may be suited to the case,
Che patient is injured by making too free use of it.
Of course common sense teaches all men that persons
in health are not to be benefited by mineral waters
at all It is folly for well people to take physic Of
any kind For these the freer the water they drink
is from mpregnarion Of foreign substances the bet
ter. They that are whole need not physician,
but they that are sick.
THE TORNADO IN UPPER East TENNEssEE-The
Bristol E9os of the 18th contains the following in
regard to the tornado which passed over portions
of Scott and Washington counties, Virginia, and of
Washington. Hawking and Sullivan counties, Ten.
nessee on the 9th inst, which was one of the most
violent aud destructive that has ever been known
in that region:
It seems to have been about mile IN width, and
swept houses trees, fences and every other object
from its course, and in many places literally blew
of the crust of the earth. In Scott county many
residences, barns &c. were Frustrated stock killed
and crops ruined. In one place we learn that han
fell of enormous SIZE covering the ground to the
depth of several inches. In Washington county,
Tenn, the dwelling house OF Mr.. Samuel Da'ault
together with his barn and out buildings, were
demolished and himself injured In the same
county, the houses and harms of Daniel Snder,
Greenberry Boren, Roland Hodge ard others were
blown down.
The house Of Mr.. Thomas Hail. in Sullivan county
was blown % pieces, his wife instantly killed, anc
two of his daughters and his mother-in law 50 scrl
ouslv injured that their recovery d0ubttu seyera
other inmates of the house were more or less IN
iured A. an evidence Of the strength of the hur
icane at this place IL Is SAID that bar of ure-irol
which was In the house, was whirleG away many
Yards striking white oak tree with such force a'
:, bend or lap completely around the trunk, wher
il still remains fixed
In Washington county, Virginia, the tornado passe
,brouy1 the plantations of Mrs Handy. Nessrs A I
Era8lev. Baltzgll. Goodman, Preston, Green, and .
n Uanb, frustrating dwellings and and out-house'
destroviig orchards and fences, and moving dow
f,,est t1ses like grass before scythe. Al severa
~ tbasa nlaces the inhabitants narrowly escapei
with their lives. 81.
There are various rumOrs Of lives IN other locah
+s s,nnosed to have been lost; but with the exceI
ron of the disaster at Mr.. Halls we have not hear
Dositiyelv Of any The accounts OF incidents Illus
trative Of the terrible and almost Incredible poWe
Of the storm, are endless.
citizen of our town. who had just returue
from trip to Scott, has handed US memoranaui
of wonderful incidents Of the storm related to M
by credible witnesses, which we give
Several hogs were blown out OF a pen ana ca
ried a great distance-When found were dea'
Chickens were carried great distance ~ inc VIM
some found dead others were alive, walking aoo'
the woods, entirely stripped Of their ieathers' =
bedstead was found lodged in the top Of a lree IA
from the house from which il was blown A bar
iron, IA feet long, after being carried by the van
the distance Of a mile. entered the woods, cuttln
everything before it for some two hundred YARD
then wrapped itself twice around tree, the enc
rroiecting back in thejcourse from whence il cam
raj was hurled with such velocity, end f0remos
that it perforated or split the body Of a sugar trC
affaen inches in diameter the e1d Of the rail pr
acting through AZ several inches