A brief notice of a portion of a work by William Burke, entitled "The mineral springs of western Virginia" : with preliminary remarks on the relative virtues of the saline and gaseous contents of the white sulphur water / by John J. Moorman.

  • Moorman, J. J. (John Jennings), 1802-1885.
Date:
1843
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    or actually rendered worse by its stimulating influence. This class of persons can now use the water when deprived of its gas, not only with impunity, but often with the happiest results. Numerous cures, eifected by the use of the water for the last three or four years, have been in that class of patients by whom the water, fresh at the spring, could not have been used without injury. The cases of Mr. Morton, of Mississippi, and of J. L. Jcrnagan, Esq., reported at large in a pamphlet published in 1841, are pertinent examples of such cases. In the case of many nervous persons, and especial- ly those whose brain is prone to undue excitement, we have often found it necessary, either by freezing or heating the water, to throw off its gas completely, before it could be tolerated by the system; and some of the happiest results that we have ever witnessed from the use of the water, have been achieved by it after being thus prepared. The cases of Mrs. II., of Georgia, and of Mr. B., of Massachusetts, the one afflicted with disease of the stomach and chest; the other with chronic inflammation of the brain, are instances, among scores of others, that might be re- ferred to. But this is not all. With the view of guarding effectually against any errors that might arise from a defect in our own observations, we pro- cured the assistance of several physicians, and other intelligent gentlemen, all of whom were familiar with the operations and effects of the water when drank