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

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34 WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS.
A young officer of the army, now stationed at
Washington, remained the whole of the last season
among the springs, the most of which time was
spent at the White Sulphur, whither he had gone
in a very feeble state of health, scarcely having the
use of his Hmbs, and no one would now recognize
the pale suffering invalid of that day, in liis
present
flushed appearance and stout manly form.
The temperature of the White Sulphur water is
60 degrees Farenheit, and is the same during winter
and summer. It is composed of the following
inorredients
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Sulphate of Soda.
Sulphate of lime.
Sulphate of magnesia.
Carbonate of lime.
Carbonate of magnesia.
Chloride of Sodium.
Chloride of Calcium.
Pa. Oxyde of Iron.
Sulp. Hydn. of Sodium.
Phosphate of lime.
.Organic matter.
Precipitated sulphur.
Gases.
Sulph. Hydrogen.
Carbonic acid.
Nitrogen.
Oxygen.