The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-07-25
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, Z .r,,pnay JULY %, 1874
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Edi.ors Dsspatca.--I care say ,nas H. n.y.
rersous have heard OF the ssnua'o Sp.sas %
Tor 20 long atinae that tneg tesi Gu sI ~ s,arS
lenrn something Of ihen,. tney nau .ss,,a HE
fo understand bow there can pe 49, s"rua IN
- Va I atsrscf,ye watering place way down 10
* az a., and hot country Of MecS'eenDuisI
s sDS Here they miss il, just as ,uu
Mo co,,nfry Is not dat, but bIoxe t.l 49,
1iI,v lie EsirfaX, or tower fMqu'e', ~
1 ~, counties. Nor is the .cNDate pal
..s..,",,. warm. have been mere taseeg
sasah,s and cscb night was deiigdtiui! svos
miso.s, , a"a ~ mo, oppressive. am wrtios
Ihe oay A. In as pleasant temper-
NOV, ~ 80 co,Ild wish for. There IS no ely
.s IS ,bis from Petersburg 10 bossVu,
IT, ;nhab,iauts would not nnd Pheasant
rniIef from heat by g southern "Trip ~ a'u'-
sa 'The ,caters. should cay, after "a brief
.r;ai have unusual power'and efficacy iheif
S;r,,,es are attested by-so many persons o,
,,,v ACQUAINTANCE who have tried tssm, ano
the sse,cht OF medical auihoritym'their Ia,
vor Is 20 great, that 'sere Is no 1ooth io..
gskenticisni, even ii my own experience WI
diTsrenr. have ne idea Of, sohs iu.o
:fechnicsl description OF these "secis, out :
may say that fewifsany people ec4ae mere .oi
their health who are not greao!, ana gene
rally very speedily, benefited.
These springs have this adSantase otsi
many mountain resorts there as DO huplo.
Styand no violent changes OF Temperature
during the tHepty.four hours"n'cn ~ .n ),
AIieusanjes SO frequently occasion colds, and
thereby do away with tile gooa enec's Oh 'ne
waters. , od
The place bas a cosy, comfortable, and Old
fashioned Virginia look. The table is good,
sho servants attentive aud respectful, ana Inc
looms much better furnished than the ma
FORTY OF The Virginia watering places. Coio,
ne, Thomas II, sGoode is thepropretor, ana
he las spsred no pains to make the place at
fractiye. He has not been able yet TO get
mail. prou ply delivered, but if there Is an
efficient mail service anywhere In virginia
or til South would like to know it.
The company he,e numbers about one
bundled persons, and there are frequent ar
rivals. 1he plumber las, year was three or
four hundred at the height OF the season.
we have the usual amuSementS OF watering.
mace life-.eu-pins, .cfoquet, danclpg, ana
music by band. chat by the gentlemen,
novel and newspaper reading, flirting, and
n very fair amount of attention by oil 10 the
kitchen comforts OF the springs. Putting
all together the people of North Carolina
and Southside Virginia are lucky in having
so close ut hand refuge from malaria and
the means of regaining health. i predict Tor
these waters an increasing popularity as
these springs become more widely known.
The journey here is q very simple one from
Richmond. You take either the morning or
afternoon tram to Danville and get OF ut
Glover or Scottsburg DEPOT. The latter Is
the more certain, as there is regular line
OF stages 10 this point. The distance Is
acme ten or twelve miles, and the ride 8
pleasant relief from the cinders and dust OIL
the train. Once here, there is prompt wei
come and good, sure rest. There Is,
should add, no fashion, no extravagan
dressing or eaudy display, no shoddyites
but pleasant, informal gathering of people
who are taking il easy, sleeping well, eatinl
still better, and having good time in quie
way. W.