Hot Springs of Virginia. 29 



These springs are all within 150 yards of each 

 other. Beside these, there is one which they call 

 the Sweet-Spring, from a fancied or real resemblance 

 of the water to that which is usually known by this 

 term. The temperature of this is 96| degrees of 

 Fahrenheit. And in addition to all, there is a good 

 spring of common water, of the temperature of 52 

 degrees. All these are within a few hundred yards 

 of each other, and one of the hot springs is so near 

 to the cold spring, that you may hold one hand in one, 

 and the other in the other. 



The hot springs are used in the same cases as the 

 warm, especially where gout and rheumatism require 

 a powerful sudorific to break their hold on the system. 

 It is not easy to remain more than fifteen minutes, at 

 a time, in the hottest spring of all ; and even with 

 this a degree of faintness is often felt. The patient, 

 on coming out, is immediately wrapped in a blanket, 

 and lies down in the bath-house, and sweats most 

 profusely. After this, he frequently goes in again, 

 and the same process is used. The other springs are 

 used as circumstances or inclination dictate. 



A cure is said to have been made by these waters, 

 in some cases in which the Warm- Springs have 

 failed. Yet there is, certainly, a body and richness 

 in the Warm-Spring waters, which is not perceived 

 in these. These are more like common water warmed 

 cr heated ; though the bubbles of air, or gas, ascend 

 in them, in considerable numbers. 



