Virginia White Sulphur Springs : with the analysis of its waters, the diseases to which they are applicable, and some account of society and its amusements at the springs / by J.J. Moorman.

  • Moorman, J. J. (John Jennings), 1802-1885.
Date:
1874
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Virginia White Sulphur Springs : with the analysis of its waters, the diseases to which they are applicable, and some account of society and its amusements at the springs / by J.J. Moorman. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

    34/36 (page 26)
    Wuri'E SUJ.PilUIi SPIilNGS. ‘2g ntervalc scenery, attract some, while the quiet game, the allur book, or the pleasant companion solace many others. Thus t take no note of lime, save from its loss, until the warning soun< the dinner-bell rings forth the noontide hour, calling to prepare the mid-day meal. Again the fountain is thronged, and then to sound of rich-toned music, discoursed by a well-trained band, crowd, after the hour of preparation has elapsed, assemble in immense and well-furnished drawing-room for a brief social reuui* before partaking of the great meal of the day. Dinner over, drawing-room again becomes the centre of attraction. In this roc during the crowded season, are each day brought pleasantly toget . a gay and richly-dressed assembly, excelled in beauty, manliness i dignity by no other crowd ever assembled within the broad lini of our common country. Here congregate the fairest of the j from every State, and one can gaze, and gaze on beauty until i. heart reels in its very fullness. The company, wearied with converse or the promenade, retire ;j their cottage homes, or to the inviting shade of the wide-spread oaj underneath which, in by-gone years, the savage danced or t antlered monarch of the forest tossed his crest, now given up to ' happy crowd, who in genial converse while the hours away until ^ lengthened shadows and the fragrant air again invite to the walk, J ride, the drive, or other active exercise. Then is heard the su| mons to a social re-union at tea-table, after which the ppirit-stirrcB, music calls the young and the gay to the giddy whirl of the b|l room. Here pleasure reigns supreme, the heart-toned laugh, iffi witty word, the amiable repartee, all tell that those assembled h)| are just sipping the bubbles from the overflowing cup of joy. I Nowhere else can such a scene be witnessed; nowhere else | ' such a scene be more innocent than here. Thus flit away the gj hours until the waning night bids to calm repose. [ Such is, as it were, a shadowy outline of a day at the WH Sulphur. But I cannot close this sketch without mentioning another pl« . of society at the Springs, and one that must commend itself to ev| well-ordered mind, 1 allude to the respectful observance, by company generally, of the Sabbath day. Throughout this entire (I a_pmfeund quiet pervades the grounds; and the places of wors H are thronged by full and attentive congregations. Nothing co B better evidence the conservative influence of society here than j|| respectful and reverential attention with which the vast concoM