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are the thermal or hot springs of this curious region. Mr. 

 Featherstonehaugh, the geologist, reports these waters to 

 emerge from a red sandstone formation, which he designates 

 "OLD RED." The numerous springs flow into one stream, 

 which retains its heat for a great distance from the heads of 

 the springs. 



The waters, through the intelligent notices of Southern 

 physicians and others, have attained great and just celebrity in 

 a large class of diseases, waiving the question of their 

 being "absolute specifics in the whole class of chronic 

 diseases." 



They belong to the celebrated order of thermal waters of 

 Europe; Carlsbad, Baden-Baden, Wisbaden, and Teplitz, 

 in Bohemia. These have long enjoyed great reputation as 

 bathing waters, also for internal use in a variety of diseases, 

 skin and joint affections, chronic rheumatism, and gout, 

 chronic skin diseases, chronic derangements of the glands, 

 and certain nervous affections. The waters of Washitaw 

 Springs contain an azotized or organic substance. This, as 

 has been already noticed, is common with other hot springs 

 in the United States. The vapor bathing of these springs 

 is highly spoken of by Dr. Bell and others. 



FLORIDA SPRINGS. 



THE mineral springs of Florida are spoken of by some 

 writers, but few authentic details given. 



Near Tampa there is a SULPHUR SPRING, said to be 

 "white sulphur." There is also at the MAGNOLIA SPRINGS, 

 which are said to be sulphureous, a winter retreat for the 

 sick. A few more springs of the same class are mentioned 

 in this region. 



