This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1875 edition. Excerpt: ...those where mineral springs exist, are thronged with visitors from all parts of the Union. Of course the springs are the principal attraction. They are among the most valuable in the world. The Greenbrier White Sulphur Spring has an excellent reputation for the cure of dyspepsia, constipation, skin diseases, ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1875 edition. Excerpt: ...those where mineral springs exist, are thronged with visitors from all parts of the Union. Of course the springs are the principal attraction. They are among the most valuable in the world. The Greenbrier White Sulphur Spring has an excellent reputation for the cure of dyspepsia, constipation, skin diseases, rheumatism, and Bright's disease. The springs are located in a valley surrounded by the Greenbrier Mountains. Although on apparently low ground, the spot is two thousand feet above the sea-level. The temperature of the mineral waters is about sixty-two degrees Fahr. They contain carbonates of lime and magnesia; chlorides of sodium, magnesium, and calcium; sulphates of soda, magnesia, and alumina; iron, sodium, sulphuretted hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and carbonic acid. Walton says they resemble in composition the sulphur waters of Neuendorf, in Electoral Hesse. These waters are alterative, diuretic, and cathartic. The family physician or the resident physician at the springs should always be consulted with regard to the quantity to be taken internally, and applied in the form of baths. In some forms of consumption and disease of the heart, they often do positive inj ury; therefore the advice of competent physicians is always necessary. In Monroe county, Virginia, there are a large number of valuable springs. The most important are the Red Sulphur Springs, which possess a peculiarity of composition and therapeutical action not found in Walton. RED SULPHUR SPRINGS. 107 other waters. With the ordinary ingredients, such as carbonates and sulphates of soda, lime and magnesia, they contain a peculiar compound of sulphur and organic matter. Prof. Hayes, in his report of the analysis of this substance, says: " The peculiar sulphur compound which forms...
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