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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    fresh as it flows from the spring, and abounding in all its stimulating gas; or whether he should use it after it has partially or entirely parted with this gas. To this subject we have, for the last several years, devoted the most laborious and particular at- tention, having instituted, with great care, various and diversified experiments, in order to establish something like definite and positive conclusions. Although the value of this water in what is usually- termed its non-stimulating form, or, in other words, when deprived of its gas, has long been known to many who are familiar with its use, it was not until the last few years that it was commonly used from choice, after it had been long removed from the spring, or from any cause had parted with its gase- ous contents ; an opinion, the correctness of which had never been examined, prevailed in t! e mind; of many, that in losing its gas, it lost its strength and efficacy. Having settled at the White, as the resident physician of the place, it became alike our duty and our interest to investigate the character and opera- tions of its waters under every possible form and modification in which they could be presented. Jn the pursuit of this duty, we resolved to lake no opinion upon trust, but carefully to examine and investigate for ourselves. A prominent question im- mediately presented itself for inquiry, involving the