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the name of , whom I saw here, and who is a 



man of science, and apparent candour, assured the 

 company, that he had been for fourteen years inces- 

 santly afflicted with rheumatism and gout, and had 

 but little expectation of ever obtaining relief. That 

 the year before he made this communication, he was 

 induced to try the Warm- Springs. He used them 

 nearly two weeks without getting any sensible bene- 

 fit, and for some time even with an aggravation of 

 the symptoms. At the end of a fortnight, however, 

 he was surprised with a cure almost instantaneous. 

 All his pains left him at once, and they had never 

 returned; nor had he experienced any inconvenience 

 from his complaints, till the time he gave this narra- 

 tive (in 1800). He had then come to the Springs, 

 for a few days, to use them, as a preventative, but 

 did not need them as a remedy for any sensible com- 

 plaint. 



An instance of cure, nearly as wonderful as this, I 



saw myself. A certain Mr. S , a gentleman of 



respectability in Virginia, had long been tormented 

 with the chronic rheumatism, the principal seat of 

 which was in his loins. He used the waters at the 

 same time with myself, and for nearly two weeks, he 

 complained, that he rather grew worse than better. 

 At length, however, his pains left him so suddenly, 

 that he could scarcely believe they were gone ; and, 

 for a day or two, he was constantly putting himself 

 in such attitudes as he thought would make him feel 

 his former complaint, if any of it remained. It did 

 not, however, return, and he went away well. 



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