White Sulphur papers; or, Life at the springs of Western Virginia

32 WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS.
are
undeniably good for persons in all conditions of
health.
A Spanish gentleman who was here
during the
past summer, and who had travelled a great deal,
and visited all the springs on the continent and in
Germany, gave these waters the preference over
all
others.
The notice of persons was first attracted to this
spring by the quantities of deer wliich came to
drink at the licks round about,
formed by the overflowing
of the waters from the spring, which have
since been drained off.
The discovery of the celebrated Springs of Bareges,
among the Pyrenees, is attributed to a sheep,
which was observed to stray from its flock, and direct
its course towards them; when the people of
the country soon became acquainted wath their efiicacy.
An English writer thus speaks of these
springs, whose waters are said in many respects to
be analagous to those of the White Sulphur:
"Bareges was not much frequented until Madame
de Maintenon being at Bagneres, on account
of the health of the young Duke de Maine, and
hearing of Bareges, took the Duke tliither.
Since
that, they have been greatly resorted to by invalids
from all parts, especially by w^ounded military
men.