Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-04-01
WARM. SPRINGS. NoRTH.oARoLINA.

These Springs, situated IN Mausoh county, BIN
miles from the Tennessee line Will hereafter be inncn
more reouented than heretofore on account of their
health-restoring qualities We make the following
extract from letter from Dr. Love, one Of the Ed.
itors of the Hendersenville Times:
The locality is well known to most Of our readers
as being in the county Of Madison, n. O., near (Hx
miles FROM "Paint Rock" which is well known
point on the line between this State and Tennessee
More particularly the Springs" are on the west
ern side of French Broad almost in the edge of the
stream, and not exceeding one hundred yards above
the mouth of Spring Creek.
The Warm Springs tract of land, is not seen to
advantage by Travellers who are merely passing the
main road, which lies on the opposite side OF the
river You must come over to know what it really
is The bottoms are wide and productive, lying on
both sides of Spring Creek, and have yielded as
much as six thousand bushels of corn in single
year, besides small grain The water power is in
Spring Greek, and is amply sufficient for any pur-
pose whatever, and at all seasons of the year. A
grist, saw mill and thresher, the two former relics
Of antiquated times are daily pegglng away, while
the water in its escape lashes the rocks as it in tu
ry at having spent its force to so little purpose
The bottom lands are cut off from all other farming
lands or farms, by the precipitous hills, almost
mountain high which enclose them in every diree-
ton, barely giving entrance to Spring Creek and
French Broad, and exit to the latter. By one OF
these three soutes all wheeled vehicles must arrive
and depart. Indeed even horsemen have no other
ingress or egress, and the necks OF footmen would
be in danger moving on any other line
The main building is q superb structure, tbf1ck2
about 2O0x40 feet 81 stories high with spazza and
fine colorado, full height of the building reaching
its entire length The cottages which used to stand
at the western end Of the main bu:,aing, and on
line Herewith have had the intervening spaces fill.
ed up by walls, forming other rooms presenting
now solid 'front.' more than equal to the said main
H.. II. I<s- ohn,t
feet The rooms in the cottage part are admirably
arranged. The building will ACCOMMODATE about
three hundred visitors.
The front yard is rather narrow, well set with
grass and locust trees, and has nicely arranged
carriage way. The ten pin alley" is near the riv-
err and partially concealed by bluff from the main
building. But "the Spring" is the principal fea.
ture. The bath house has rather neat appearance
externally, and is good enough within, but the
"baths " seem TO have been constructed by main
strength without any regard artistic skill or taste
in their arrangement. The building, so to speak,
is double building, with similar apartments on each
side ola PARTITION cunning through the whole length,
one side for gentlemen the other for ladies' The
outer door gives you admission to what may De call
ed the entrance or reception room, next the dress
ing room. with an IN to it irsD and after this the
bath room, where you descend fight Of steps,
about ten feet to the surface of the water. Here
yon pause for moment and look around. Fifteen
feet above your head is the ceiling, on level with
that, covering the entrance room. On level with
the floor of the same, is gang way, say three feet
wide extending around tbrne sides of the bath, jut
ting over the same and bordeTed with transferring
Above this gangway fl, Or in the outer wall, are
three windows which light up the bath ROOM
Around you rises solid brick wall to the floor
above, giving the room more Of the appearance Of
dungeon than resort for health and pleasure; and
you look around the bare dismal WALL if search
ing for the doors which lead to the prisoners cells
while the remembrance of monastic stories come
pouring in upon the mind.
Below you is the bath-the water. The pool is
about COX 10 feet-four feet deep, and has bottom
of beautiful gray sand and small boulder rock l
OF finger ring can be seen as plainly lying upon the
BOTTOM it seems to me- as they could be merely
through the atmosphere st the same distance
There does not appear to be any spring Head but
the heated water seems to soze up-not boil-thr0'
the gray sandy bottom, at many points. This is
evidenced not by the moving of the Aand, Aat ht
the little bubbles. of gas escaping from below. The
bubbles are generally small, say the size of com
mon bullet. but occasionally IS large Us q walnut
These bubbles perceptbie from the instant they
leave the sand until they reach the surface. Some
times they escape singy but otener in clusters, and
rapid succession, forming column Of two or three
inches in diameter, reaching from the bottom to the
surface This is beautiful sight Each of the lit
tie bubbles of which sometimes hundreds are in
single column, looks like globule of silver as it is
struggling upward through the water. Reaching
the surface the bubbles hiss around in every dircc
ton, showing that confined gas is striving to lift its
little prison thc bubble) into the air, or burst
through its tiny walls, and escape still upward,
through the atmosphere, so much more dense than
itself The struggle lasts but moment. The bnb.
bio bursts its bcautys lost the gas gone. "Such
is life The beautiful casket is broken, the spirits
gone, but we see it not.
The stairway is continuous to the bottom Of the
bath. When YOU first step into the water. you will
have an incuation to withdraw the foot as it will
appear rather warm for comfort, having uniform
temperature through all seasons Of 90 deg, or one
degree above "blood heat" In few moments,
however, it becomes bearable and you descend into
the troubled waters" with very pleasurabla emo
TONS Here, with plank and chair, you can lie
at full length, with every part Of the body miners
ed except the face and forehead. Or If you prefer,
you sit in your chair lean back against the wall,
cross legged if you WISH which will bring the water
to your chin. and there chew your tobacco, or fyou
have fire and pipe, whif of the time Or, you
pay place yourself not quite so deep, have book.
and thus while away the tedium. l remain in
usually about one hour-sometmes two-come out,
60 Immediately to my room, lie down on my bed,
wrap up with my shawl, and let morpheus do the
rest
This is very unfavorable season (win.er) fer ba-
thing. Yet have found it very beneficial. When
came here, could neither walk, STAND or sit, ex
cept in torture, and lying gave me but little relief
At the enc Of fifteen days, Twas nearly we'll, almost
free from pain, at times entirely so, and began to
forget my walking stick when would start to the
dining room"
PURLIc PER1L.-The existence Of the army de-
ponds upon its being supplied with food. Wehave
an abundance, and yet the army is sufferingl The
Memphis appeal is assured the Chief of Subsistence
has been able to fill all acquisitions, with bread
meat, rice, sugar and molasses," and yet the army
at FicksbHrg is not fed
We have belabored this subject until we are heart.
sick, and the work is not done, and the t,eril still
threatens us. We are assured that supplies Of
whiskey are still kept ON hard for officials out that
will not sustain the troops! Is there no help? God