Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-14

rubbed into bis system, until he was satu-
rated with mercury. He was i'm
prudent, took long waiKs on the
nils WITH Gen. Ryder, and went TO ti,ss
Sulphur Springs, wherS ~ ttok chill,
and came back with typhoid fever and -
dammation of the bowels, and is now threat
ened with mercurial paralysis. Britton A.
Hill, ESQ, stops at the same hotel, the
Grand Central, and Of course aseertained
the condition of young Washburne, as he
did Of every man, woman and child in the
hotel. Mr. Hill, being particular friend
Of Minister WashburIle, interested himself
especially in behalf Of his son, and raised
a row with the doctor. He wished to call
in other physicians for consultation. but
DR.. Brooks objected, and several OF the
other physicians refused to 60 into consul
tation with Brooks. Mr.. Hill was not TO
be biuned or but came over TO
the Hot Springs Hotel and appealed 10 the
guests to aid him in saving the yoting
mans life. Judge Underwood, Of Belle
vile, a friend of the Minister, and your
correspondent were appointed a commit
tee of inquiry, and visited the Grand Cen
trail. They found that Washburne was de-
from his room. They interviewed DIR.
Brooks, who stated that II other physicians
were called in he would abandon the case;
that the patient was in very critical con-
ditiOn. but receiving "the bert attendance
that could be had in the valley meaning
himself and DIR. Million Of Springfield,
ILL.,, formerly of ST. Louis He had treated
similar cases successfully, and hsd hopes OF
the patients recovery. Finding how mat
tiers stood the committee retired, and the
Young man is in about the same condition,
but said 10 be sliglstly improving.
HEAVY D0sks,
Some Of the doctors here pbysie their
patients with elephantine doses. Mr.. Hill
informs me that he found poor fellow
whose system they had caused to absorb
through the skin seventy-two pounds OF
mercury. He was a walking quicksilver
mine. and had lost the roof Of his mouth,
his nose; one Of his ears, and some other
portion of his corpus. His gold watch had
been turned into silver, aud wher he
breathed into a tumbler it was converted
into looking glass! Some wonderful
cures, haweveT, are performed by these
doctors. Ifsn ar brought here on stretch
ers. unable 10 MOVE reg and Few
weeks of this heroic treatment ssts them
up on their pins, and sends them home as
cbamDiDa pedestrians. Others again re-
ceiye 10 benefit. A woman came here
several weeks ago, all the way from WyO-
ming. Nhere she was unable even to hob
bic 10 the polls aid vote She was entire
Nv destitute Of money and subscription
was taken up for her. aud she is now hop
ping about IS lively as a sparrow. ''i'ret-
" Harry,n the fascinating clerk Of Hot
springs Hotel, is my authority for this
statement: I 40 n1t doubt its truth, as
have heard Of many Other equally miraeu-
lOus cures.
WONDERFUL CUBES.
But the most wonderful cures are per
formed by the waters without the aid Of
physicians Upon the side of the hill
frOm which Issue nearly all the hot spings
-fiftv-seven in numbers q pool about
ten feet square, supplied by two streams,
one Of a Temperature Of I'D deg. tn other
about 20 deg. This is the celebrated 'Ial
hole" set apart for the use Of the poor.
The impecuniOlIs patients baths ia this
hole daily, waliOwing in tie mud, and
using no blankets for sweating. and they
ret sell much quicker and surer than the
rich, WHO enjoy the luxury Of a hotel and
bath tub. Senator Morton when here,
world u-e no other bath but took his
ablutiOns In the real raj hole. They
say if he had eschewed juleps and
tobacco, he would have been re-
stored to health. Most Of the springs issue
from the west side Of a hill about
500 feet high. and are from 30 TO 100 feet
above the little creek into which they fall.
The elevation Of the country is about ! ,3OC
! feet above the sea. The discharge Of water
is said to be nearly 5000 gallons day
Some Of the springs rise in the bed OF The
| creek. and some near the bank. They AT
of different chemical properties, Is The
Arsenic. the Iron, the Magnetism, etc On'
is i sure cure for COTnS, another for bunlOns
and others for different ailments. lhe,
| contain lime, silic2teS, sulphuric acid
magnesia. potash, chloride Of sodium, anC
other ingredients, in varying proportions
and have been used for many years fol-
| chronic rheumatism, kidney and liver dis
eases. govt. catarrh, scrOfula, paralysis, sics
headache, etc. and several diseases peeu-
| liar to women.
TIE TOWN
Is a Struggling village of about 5000 inhab
|
centre Of the narrow valley lying betweei
two chains Of lofty wooded hills or noun
tains. as they are called here. The creeE
| cuts the town into two narrow slips o
about a mile in length, and emits con
staut vapOr. which, in winter, looks Ike
fog. The houses are all Of wood, and nine
| teIths Of them are hotels or bOardin:
houses and bath houses; the others ar
| doctors shops. saloons and stores. Th'
houses are mostly small, and there are NJ
substantial buildings, for the reason tina
| there are three claimants Of the ground, be
| sides the government. These claimants an
II. NJ. Rector, J. C. Hale and w. III. Gaines
who have made temporary division Of tn
land Goo arpens) among themselves, e
| abide the settlement Of the title. Al
the other househOlders have either pur
| chased or leased from these parties IT.
| citizens are all anxious that the Govern
ment shall take charge Of the properly, 81
| that permanent and substantial improve
ments NAV be made. The claimants leas'
| their lands at from $40 to SIS per foot pc
annum, and are not anxious for the litiga
ton to terminate.
The only official Of the place is deput.
| sheriff-there being no town organization
of any kind. Occasionally there IS LITTLE
| pistol practice on the streets.
No matter what disease visitor 70 IN
| Springs is afflicted with-dyspepsia govt
| lumbaeo. or what nOt-he is put down a
having s'the raj" which is an abbrevlatioI