National Republican., 1881-08-09
VIRGINIA WATERS.
AZ THE SPRINGS AND ELSEWHERE.
The Mecca or Rheumatics-The Hot Waters Of bath
CountJ-Among the Loudounitcs al the
Base or the Blue Ridge
Mountains.
Special Correspondence Of THE RrrrpL,cAS.

Special Correspondence OF THE RErrpttcAS.
llor SPRINGS, BATH Co., VA, Aug. T.
Tell yOIr readers to come down to the Hot
Springs aud cool oil. You can assure them that
ihc temperature of the springs has no effect upon
the surrounding atmosphere which Is cool, dry,
and bracing. The evenings are perfect. the nights
cool enough for n pair of blankets, and sleep
we,l, If thu Hot Springer can't take the cake when
1t comes 70 sleeping why, there Is man in the
room adjoining mine who snUres so loudly you
could easily hear him from the Capitol to the
CCrsis once This gentleman was never known
~ snorc until he struck the Hot Springs This is
simply an average case. There are plenty cf worse
ones. only mention II to illustrate the sopOrinc
and somnihc influences otthe place.
ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE
from every part Of the country are here, Of course
The man who has spent every season here since
as is on hand and son can Just magtUc that
he has got the waters Of the different springs down
IN the finest possible point The fOrty-cighter"
grabs his gourd and skipS down to tho InugucSia
spring nt Just twenty iaiuutcs after ninn o'clock
every night and drinks about quart This, he
says. Is the " fucst cathaitc III the known world
In the morning, as soon MS lie opens his
eyes he sings fol Jug Of" alum water" This, he
soys is to regulate" tl,e action Of the magncsla
water. Tho man with the sciaticn Is here. lie
takes q bath in the tollcr" every morning. aud
lUEI hllh gu Tue NCThINlh lOI NuIcc
| IN n winter ulster. the pcrspiration meanwhile
forming little pools around him The mar from
the " Eastern Sho is around. tie cones over he
| says, TO have the malaria boiled nut OF him.
RuEuMATIcs SWARM
and patronize everything, from the "spout" to the
| mud BATH The Young lady who monopoli2cs
| the piano is here, aud the lady who wears about
| eve different dresses between breakfast and bed
| time can be seen Mt alhours, A Connecticut man
spent two weeks trying to bribe oil the darkics on
the place. to tell him where the furnace was located
| that heated the water OF the springs. The ride
from Milboro' across the mountains 10 the spring'
is glorious and would be exceedingly enjoyable
II it were not that the cost IS constantly upper.
most III ones mimi The stage fare from Milboro
| to the Hot Springs Is $3.50 The distance
Is under twenty miles. The stage line is con
| trollcd by MeSsrs. Warren & Eubank, proprietor
of the hotels at Milboro and the Warm Springs
| In this connection let me advise everybody bound
to the Hot Springs from Washington to take the
seven o'clock Il. IN. train nnd come straight
| through the same day The stages do not connect
quence, passengers on that train are
| CAUGHT FoR THE NIGHT
| at Mboro. An important item Is to contract spe
clally that ones baggage be brought right alonl
| on the stage, or accompanying 1t; otherwise th'
chances are that It will not reach the Hot" unit
the next day. Among the notables registered a
the Hot" during the past few weeks, and most o
whom are still here, are the following
| VISITORS:
Judge W d. shipman, s. L. NJ. Barlow, Ncy
| York. W. II. Hurburt, New York World. Judg
| Baxter, Nashville, Tenn; Isaac Davenport ant
family, Richmond, Va; DIR. j. C. Littlcpagc. Kin
| William; Major T. +. Morgan and family, Wash
ington d. C., Bishop McMurray, New York DIR. s
II. Moilett, Virginia; Or. George W. Marsh, Penn
sylvania; Judge Chiffon, Washington, d, G.;
Delago and wife, New orleans, La; Mrs. Graham
Bacon, Miss Jennie Gurlct, New York; Ben Hol
liday and family for the summer G. s. Leland, @
the Sturdevant House, New York; Dr. Kukler
Cincinnati, Ohio Mrs. J. G. Lyons aud niece
| Philadelphia, Pa: Martin Nixon, esq, German
town, Pa. +. C. Lorke, Boston, Mass; Colonel Il.
Morgan, Washington, d. c.. Judge Faircoth AM
wife, North Carolina: Judge Hillinrd and wife
Norfolk; DR.. W. II. Stokes, Baltimore. Mr.. Holli
day occupies one Of the largest cottages, and In
his own servants, horses carriages, &C., and hi
excellent family appear to be enjoying life t
| In full 1nut