Water from the White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier County, Va : with practical remarks on its medical properties and applicability to particular diseases / by J.J. Moorman.

  • Moorman, J. J. (John Jennings), 1802-1885.
Date:
[1840?]
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Credit: Water from the White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier County, Va : with practical remarks on its medical properties and applicability to particular diseases / by J.J. Moorman. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the National Library of Medicine (U.S.), through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the National Library of Medicine (U.S.)

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    Perspiration, do not often take place, until it has been freely used for several weeks : nor until the secretory system, generally, has been brought under its influence. The most distinguished, and certainly the most important char- acteristic of the water, in its operations upon the system, is its Alterative action. It is mainly owing to its powerful alterative character, that it differs so essentially from most other mineral waters, and possesses a power greatly superior to any other in curing diseases originating in, or dependant upon obstructions. By alterative action is meant a power that is gradually exerted, in changing a morbid into a healthy condition, without any imme- diate sensible effects. We think it may be safely asserted, that no other mineral water has been discovered, that so clearly, and so quickly displays a general alterative effect upon the human system, as the White Sulphur. It is mainly by virtue of this valuable action, that it so certainly, and so speedily emulges the Liver and cures Bilious diseases, or prevents their occurrence. It is in virtue of the same valuable action, that it changes and corrects the vitiated secretions of the stomach, in cases of Dyspepsia, and cures that formidable disease. It is chiefly by its alterative action that the sallow, or orange colour of the skin, is speedily removed, and the patient acquires freshness of colour, with general renovation of body and spirits. It is by virtue of the same power that this water has proved so eminently serviceable to persons threatened with fevers, from miasmatic or other causes, almost invariably securing against such attacks, when timely used. It is in consequence of the same alterative action, that it has acquired the character of a specific in Mercureal Diseases; and in the secondary symptoms of the Venereal Disease. In fine, it is this alterative power of the water, silently, but surely, changing the diseased into healthy or- gans, that gives it its peculiar and distinguishing features; and which has established for it a general medicinal reputation, cer- tainly surpassing that to which any other similar agent has attained. We will now briefly notice some of the Diseases for the cure of which the White Sulphur Water has been long and justly celebrated. LIVER COMPLAINTS. Among the great variety of visitors who annually resort to this invaluable fountain, none perhaps receive more unequivocal and essential benefit from the use of its waters, than those affected with that class of disease, denominated Bilious. In all affections of this class, if the attack be recent and unat- tended with organic lesions, a few days, or at farthest, a few weeks use of the waters, produces the most salutary and pleasing results.