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or taught that this or any other sulphur water should be regarded 

 as curing that, as we believe, incurable affection. We are satisfied 

 that the error on the part of th^ author of The Mountain was 

 entirely unintentional." It appears that Dr. Moorman "believes con- 

 sumption an incurable affection," and yet will not affirm or CONTRO- 

 VERT the high claims of one of his waters as a remedy in that disease. 

 The above note is a most emphatic CONTROVERSION of the "high 

 claim for the water;" but it must be apparent to the "careful reader," 

 from an inspection of the quotation, that the "mistake," or "error," 

 of the author of The Mountain, although "entirely unintentional," is 

 not so obvious after all. Entertaining the highest respect for Dr. 

 Moorman, and faith in his orthodoxy, also having much admiration 

 for the zeal he has shown in laboring for the springs of Virginia for 

 twenty-three years, nothing at all derogatory was intended in the 

 Mountain's reference to his work. Might not the "controverting" 

 have been in the text as well as in a note, and his "belief that the 

 affection was incurable"" been "affirmed" there also, as well as in a 

 mere marginal reference? The unwillingness to "affirm or contro- 

 vert" the claims of a certain water as a "remedy for confirmed" 

 consumption is followed by the direct " affirmation" of his belief that 

 it is an "incurable affection" So now, in justice, we will only say 

 on the subject of this water "curing confirmed consumption," do not 

 see Moorman. 



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