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WITH

ANALYSES OF THE WATERS, AND CERTIFICATES

OF THEIR EFFICACY.

MONTREAL :

PRINTED BY JAMES STARKE AND CO.

1844.

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PREFACE.

The Caledonia Springs have attained a celebrity
which will make some account of their discovery,
rise and progress a subject of interest to the public.
The proprietor has, therefore, judged it expedient to
issue this brief and unpretending sketch, with a view
of conveying correct information on the subject, and
of still further disseminating a knowledge of the ex-
traordinary efficacy of the waters.

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CALEDONIA SPRINGS.

INTRODUCTION.

The records of the earliest ages, and the experience of
later tiroes, have borne ample testimony to the great bene--
fits that mankind has derived from those founts of health,
which leaping into sparkling life from the great laboratory
of nature, charged with a happier combination of gentle
yet searching medicinal powers than the knowledge of the
chemist can produce, have swept away before their healing
tide, diseases which had baffled the skill of the physician.
Among the most barbarous nations as well as in the most
civilized societies. Mineral Springs have been received as
direct oenefactions from the Creator ; and all men, from
the Red Indian of the forest, to the pale exquisite lounging
about the Spas of Europe, have subscribed to their effica-
cy as medical agents, aud turned with renewed health and
vigor from their streams. Holy Writ bears testimony to
their curative powers ; and the great cities which have
sprung up beside these fountains, founded as it were in
their floods, are so many endnnnrr m««„«,„„*. _* .1 ,
virtues, and of the favor in which they have been held by tho
pilgrims, who flocked to the pool that they might be whole.

In England — Bath, E*ighton, Cheltenham, Tunbridge,
and many other towns have thus arisen from wretched villa-
ges to queenly magnificence, and that too, in localities
which presented no natural advantages to w^arrant the pre-
sumpticn of their splendid fate, beyond the Hygseian wand
of Mineral Waters. In France, Germany, Prussia, and
other countries, similar and even greater effects have been
produced by the like cause ; and these favored spots have
become the centres of health and fashion, where the votar-
ies of the seductive goddess Pleasure, crowd with faded
brows and enfeebled frames, that they may return again to
the world with firm and elastic tread, and renewed beauty,

looking like

'* envoys sent by health,

With rosy gifts upon their cheeks."

The continent of America, too, has added her share of
testimonv to the evidence of other climates ; and while the
United States points to Saratoga and the waters of Virginia
Canada turns toward the Caledonia Springs, where, con-
centrated in one small spot, the bountiful hand of nature
pours forth four several streams, differing in their properties
and action, each exercising a separate and specific jurisdic*
tion over certain diseases.

A combination of healing influences so singularly blend-
ed, an union which gathers the afflicted to one spot, where
they have the advantages of four remedial agents, marks
out the site of the Caledonia Springs, as the destined Spa
of Canada, around which it is highly probable, we shall
see at no very distant day, the wild grandeur of the
rugged forest giving place to the mansion and (he cottage,
and a great city gradually ariding to compete with those,

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its brethren, in the Eastern Hemisphere. Already have
the Caledonia Springs become the fashionable resort of
Canada ; it is there alone that her people congregate in
search of health and amusement. Already has the celebrity
of their waters spread over the whole continent, and the
North and the South, the East and the West have sent
forth their sick, to seek their aid and spread their fame yet
wider through the world. A solid and sure foundation has
been laid, and every coming year will add something to a
superstructure, which it needs no very sanguine tempera-
ment to imagine may become, both as the tomb of disease,
and a source of profit, of no inconsiderable importance to
the Province.

To the Indian and the hunter we are indebted for our
first knowledge of the Caledonia Springs. Before tcie
obstrusive foot of the white man penetrated the native t H Is
of the savage, and the silence of the primeval forest was
disturbed by the ring of the settler's axe ; before the crash
of the filling timber told the startled Indian that civiliza-
tion was approaching, that its beginning was destruction,
such its course, such would be its end, — before the Euro-
pean, undf:r the garb of charity, brought the rifle, the knife
and the tomahawk into the land, and steeped the hearts of
the Red Men in degradation, ruin, and misery, by the in-
troduction of ardent spirits ; — while yet their rule extended
from the rising to the setting sun, and nor wall nor fence
placed a limit to their hunting grounds, from the Atlantic
to the Pacific, from the Cape to the Pole ; — befo j know-
ledge had brought crime, and crime -destruction, these
waters were the " Great Medicine' n- the Aborigines.
Jt was hither that they brought from great distances, their

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sick and wounded, that they might drink and be whole, —
It was b'-re that the childless bride of the great chief,
whose lodge was dark with the thought that his name
must die with him, and no son should sit in his place by
the great council fire, and lift the persuasive voice, when
he was gathered to the happy hunting grounds of his peo-
ple — came like Hannah of old, full of faith ; and went
back on her way rejoicing, in that the Great Spirit had
answered her out of the waters, and sent her home in
honor to her lord. It was here tfiat the young sought
beauty, and the aged health, and many and strange were
the traditions which th ? sachems ef their tribes preserved
of the miraculous effects of these time honored fountains.
And though the Red xMen are fast passing away, and they
have long since deserted their once favorite haunts, and
tradition only preserves the lecord of their locality, yet
here and there a solitary mdividual may be found, whoL^
memory can restore the picture of his people's former great-
ness, and illustrate it by the tales their wise men have
handed down ; but these are broken and imperfect, like
melodies which heard in youth, we strive in after years to
recall, and the sweetness of the notes we can remember,
makes us mourn the more ftr those we have lost for ever.
The first European who noticed the peculiar qualities of
the Caledonia Springs was the Hon. Mr. Grant, while
beaver hunting about the year 1806. They issued at that
time, from the centre of a dark and turbid stream, in a
ravine, the natural drain of a surrounding swamp. The
parched and weary hunters drank eagerly of the waters,
and tlie effects produced on each were such as at first to

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induce *ht ! ?lief that they were poisonous. But Mr.
Grar supposing thein to be highly impregnated witli
mi <eral matter, at a subsequent period, obtained a quantity
of the water from a squaw, which having evaporated to
dryness he found to contain a variety of salts.

At this time tht e yet remained some vestiges of the
Springs having been known, and resorted to at an oarUer
period, a beaten track led to their source, and the trees
around bore vestiges of having been inscribed with rude
figures and hieroglyphical emblenrs, a circumstance not
peculiar to them alone, but which has been observed to
mark several other Mineral Springs in the Province.

Years rolled on and no further notice was bestowed upon
these springs ; their existence was known but to a few, and
that few not a class of persons who liad either the energy
or means to introduce them to the world, nor did they even
set sufficient -^alue upon them, to view them u\ any other
light than as curiosities.

At length a settler in that part of the country, named
Kellogg, while engaged in deer hunting, came accidentally
upon them, the singular smell and taste of the v/aters first
attracted his attention, and their use convinced him of their
medical qualities ; but it was left to time and experience
to spread their renown.

He communicated to the inhabitants of the neighbour-
hood, the fact of the existence of springs possessing un-
usual peculiarities; curiosity and that credulily wliich in-
duces ail persons iO catch eagerly at new nostrums, led to
their being shortly in very general use.

Their purgative effect was their first recommemintion

and while being used solely on this account, unlooked for
powers gradually developed themselves, and diseases over
which they were never expected to exert a salutary influ-
ence, were found to succomb and fly before their use.

In that distressing form of Rheumatism, the effect of
constant exposure to wet and cold, by which the early set-
tlers and otherwise hardy hunters, are so much afflicted,
they were found to produce almost miraculous benefit. No
matter how long or how severely the sufferer had been sub-
jected to its tortures, a complete and permanent cure was
soon effected. The cramped and stiffened limb recovered
Hs elasticity and strength, the bent and pain-racked body
became lithe and easy ; the waters seemed to instil new
vigor into the emaciated frame, to redeem from time the
years and feelings of youth, and to disarm the power of age,
by removing its infirmities.

These facts were not lost upon Kellogg, who, while he
possessed no clue to effects so wonderful, had sufficient
shrewdness to see that these Springs might be made a
source of profit to himself. He consequently erected a
shanUj upon the spot, and charged a small fee for the
liberty of using the waters. Under these humble auspices,
with no adventifious circumstances to attract public atten-
tion, possessing nothing to reconanend ihem but their in-
trinsic merits, the Springs became a general resort upon
the Sunday; and thus they assumed for the fir.st time the
character of a Spa. Tlio foundation was complctcv and the

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first stone of the superstructure of their fame was laid.

From this time, their advancement was comparativelv
rapid: the fame of tlie cures effected, without doubt in

some instances much exaggerated, began to draw theatten •
tion of the inhabitants of more distant parts towards them,
and the afflicted catching with renewed hope at the golden
fruits of health which they held forth, sought the Springs to
test their virtues.

For the accommodation of these visitors a house was
erected ; but so poor and wretched was the provision for
their reception, that when, after traversing roads almost im-
passable, and being compelled in many cases to be con-
veyed through the woods on rude litters, they did arrive,
the place seemed to threaten an aggravation rather than an
amelioration of their maladies. But in spite of all these
4 obstructions and disadvantages, numbers flocked to them,
and became living proofs of their wonderful efficacy, stam-
ping the rumour of their virtues with the seal of truth.

In 1835, the Caledonia Springs were purchased by Mr.
Lemuel Gushing, (on account of himself and others) ; and
their good properties had become at this time so exten-
sively known, that nothing but their almost original deso-
lateness of appearance, and difficulty of access, prevented
their being frequented by a better class of visitors. Regu-
lar roads had not been formed, the usual approaches being
mere tracks through a swampy forest, and their passage
was a matter of considerable inconvenience and fatigue.

On arriving at the Springs, a more dismal looking spot
in which to immure an invalid, can scarcely be conceived.
A it-w halt-Cieared acres Oi swamp, iiivefsined bv a plontiuil
sprinkling of blackened stumps, and heaps of charred and
mouldeiing logs, amid a tangled thicket of brushwood,
with here and there a solitary piie stick, rearing its dead

and seared body, a monument of desolation, in the sur-
rounding waste, threatening whenever the wind whistled
round its branchless trunk, to fall and take vengeance
on the passer-by for the wrongs done to it by his fellows—
these were the natural beauties of the spot. Nature had
done but little for the locality, and that little had been so
distorted by the hand of man as to be perfectly hideous.
Nor, where his inventive faculties had fuller play, had he
been much more successful ; two wretched log huts were
the sole habitations, with the exception of a tall gaunt two
storied dwelling, which rejoicing in the name of Hotel,
reared its shabby-genteel figure, emblazoned with nume-
rous half glazed, uncurtained windows, above its plebeian
brethren, and with a very ludicrous, self-sufficient swagger,
made a melancholy attempt to look aristocratic and com-
fortable.

Indeed, beyond felling a few trees, and erecting these
houses, nothing had been done to redeem the place from
its primitive wildness and discomfort.

The springs themselves were surrounded with bog and
mire, and even at times entirely overflowed by, and lost in,
a small creek passing through the ravine in which they

are situated.

Such was the condition of the Caledonia Springs in
1836, when they came into the possession of Mr. William
Parker, the present proprietor. In the summer of that

year ivir. r, cunHiumucii upcianvus i^-r ,.iv_v.»g,

the reception of himself and family, and opened out his
field of action by removing the timber, stamps, and other
obstructions.

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It was a task of no ordinary labour and risk he had un-
dertaken ; it called for not only a great outlay of capital,
but a corresponding degree of energy and tact^ to make the
place either attractive to the public, or remunerative to
himself. But being fully convinced of the ultimate value
of the property he had acquired, he pushed forward ener-
getically, and the locality soon began to exhibit a very
favorable alteration.

The Springs were secured from the drainings of the
Torest, cleared out, and encased to preserve them from ex-
traneous matter : the creek turned aside, and by a dam
and canal made to form a tributary to the Attican river,
the waters of which turn a mill in the vicinity ; and the
ravine through which it had flowed, was filled up and ren-
dered dry. Preparations were also made this season for
buildings on an extensive scale, to provide for the rapid in-
crease of visitors.

In the spring of 1837, the improvements were recom-
menced with increased vigour. The land immediately
around the Springs was surveyed and laid out in village
lots, having a large public square in the centre. A store
was erected and stocked, a Post-Office established, a large
hotel commenced, and a carriage road opened through the
woods to the Caledonia settlement. These improvements
had the effect of advancing the value of land in the vicinity
full fifty per cent.

A nill ivna tnia iroav* rvranfa/4 l-tvr ^\\a T .A/vtelatuvA nt T Trv .

per Canada, for the formation of a Company, having for
its object the proprietorsh'.p of the Springs, under the
napue of the Caledonia Springs Comptfiiy, with a capital

of £50,000, in two thousand shares of £25 each. This
intention has not yet been carried into effect, but of this
we shall speak further in another place.

About the sanie time the Caledonia Waters were analv-
sed by an eminent Physician and Chemist, Dr. J. R.
Chilton, of New- York, and the result was more satisfactory
than the proprietor's most sanguine hopes had led him to
expect.

This analysis accompanied by a certificate of the effica-
cy of the waters in vai'lous complaints was published, and
attracted general notice. The attention of some of the
most eminent medical men in Canada was drawn towards
the Springs, and their experience of their valuable proper-
ties tended not a little to establish them immediately in
public estimation.

The ensuing winter was not passed idly, but all practi-
cable progress was made in the necessary improvements,
and in preparing for the business of the coming season.
In addition to the great mental and physical labour which
had already been expended upon the place, a large amount
of money had been invested, and as yet no return had been
obtained.

However, the summer of 1838 commenced under very
favorable circumstances, proving to the proprietor that his
exertions had not been thrown away, and that now, the
Springs only required to be known to ensure that patron-
age, of which, by every means in his powerj^'lie had en-
deavoured to make them worthy. An hotel for extent,
comfort, and convenience, hardly excelled in the Province,
was opened in June, and immediately received a great
influx of visitors.

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A bath house had been erected, and an octagon temple
over the Gas Spring ; and several shops had sprung into
existence in the neighbourhood. The approaches to the
Springs were much facilitated by the establishment of a
regular line of Stages from Point Fortune and L'Original,
and the consequence was that the visitors were numerous,
the waters in great demand, and the prospects of the un-
dertaking altogether encouraging.

But this sudden and rapid success was fated to be coun*
terbalanced by an accident, the most untoward that could
befall an early settlement ; a little more than a month after
it was opened, the new hotel was totally destroyed by fire,
and thus the great outlay incurred in its erection, the
labour of many months, and the whole prospects of the
season, were swept away in a singlo-hGur. The sun which
gilt the roof of the new building, and lit up its thousand
window panes ere it set that night, held not forth a brighter
promise of the morrow, than did the hopes of all connec*
ted with it, of the sure prosperity of the Springs ; it rose
upon a heap of mouldering ashes, and all anticipated that
the enterprise had received a mortal wound, and they had
seen its end.

But with trouble, comes the power to bear it ; and there
are some men whose minds seem to enlarge as their cares
increase ; their resources become the greater, the greater
their necessity ; and disheartening as this event was, it ser-
ved to call forth a still greater degree of energy to meet
the many difficulties by which it was attended. A circum-
stance tending to create unfavorable impressions in the
outset of his career, (o destroy the seed at the very point

of germination, called for the whole powers of the proprie-
tor to disarm it of its evil. When an enterprise has been
proved for a time without any draw-back to its prosperity,
it attains an eminence in public opinion, which enables it
to successfully combat future adverse circumstances ; but it
seldom happens when such beset it its beginning, that it
can make head against the current of distrust engendered,
and when this does occur, it must be owing to extraordin-
ary innate virtues. Happily, the short trial which had been
made of the Caledonia Springs had established them a repr-
tation no casualty could overthrow. So convinced of this
were the visitors there, at the time of the fire, that they
chose rather to remain, and put up with such lodgings as
could be hastily prepared, than forego the benefit of the
waters, by returning to their homes.

The old hotel was therefore put in order as quickly as
possible, and its accommodations increased as much as
practicable for their reception ; but its capabilities were
inadequate to the necessities of a very large number of
visitors, and many persons were compelled by this know-
ledge to defer visiting the Springs this season.

Preparations for the construction of a new hotel, upon
the site of the one destroyed, were commenced without
delay, and scarcely were the ashes of the first cold, before
the second began to rise above them ; and when winter
set in, the whole frame was completed.

But the large suras already expended, and the partial
failure of ihe season, had exhausted the resources of the
proprietor ; and in order to acquire the means to finish this
building, and continue the necessary improvements, he de-

lermined to have l-ecourse to the sale of one hundred build-
ing lots, already laid out around the Springs. These lots
were valued at £25 each ; the purchasers taking their
chances of location in a tirage au sort. Through the
liberal patronage of many of the most influential inhabitants
of both Provinces, who had either experienced benefit
from the use of the waters themselves, or were convinced
by the testimony of others, of their efficacy, the undertaking
proved highly successful. The drawing took place in
Montreal, during March 1839 ; and the distribution of this
property through uifferent parts of the country, had the
effect of creating a greater amount of interest in the ulti-
mate success of the Springs, and also of directing public
attention more immediately towards them, which could not
fail to increase in a great degree their patronage, and to
enhance the celebrity of the waters.

The means which this lottery placed at the disposal of
the proprietor, enabled him to proceed vigorously with his
.mprovements, and in the July following, the new hotel was
finished, furnished, and thrown open to receive company.

VVith the commencement of the season came numerous
visitors; and while the new hotel was filled to overflowing,
the old was taken up with lodgings, and every other house
.n the settlement was crowded. The proprietor at length
began to see some accomplishment of his hopes, and to
derive some reward from his great exertions and outlay.

ff wa^ers accomplished wonders for the sick ; and the
hale who came merely to rusticate, and drank them out of
curiosity, found an increased vigor imparted by their use.

I'rirr T-'^-^^^' -' ^^ ^-' -demand was ere-

t the country.

13ut even under these prosperous circumstances, the
means of the proprietor were not great enough to keep
pace with the continually required outlay, to provide new
sources of amusement, comfort and convenience for visitors.
It was absolutely necessary that while the Springs were
rising so rapidly in public estimation, there should be no
relaxation in the endeavours to make them still njore at-
tractive, and deserving of encouragement ; they had not
yet acquired sufficiert impetus to move alone, and they de-
manded the shoulder to be constantly at thq wheel, that
there should be no back-sliding, no cause oi| complaint.
The proprietor therefore determined to offer for sale, an
undivided half of the property, comprising the Springs, the
two Hotels, Saw Mill, Bath House, &c., in fact all the
improvements besides the original purchase.

The property was divided into 1000 lots, or prizes, for
which an equal number of tickets was issued, entitling the
owner of each to an undivided half of such lot as should be
drawn against its number, in the tirage au sort; each
purchaser taking his chance of prizes as in the former draw-
ing. These tickets were sold in all parts of the Province,
and through the United States, and tended greatly to in-
crease the celebrity of the Springs. As an additional in-
ducement to purchasers of tickets, the proprietor pledged
himself to redeem some of the most valuable lots at stated
prices. The undertaking proved eminently successful, the
reputation of the Springs had become so firmly established
in the mind of the public that but little difficulty was ex-
perienced in the sale of the whole ; indeed as the day of
drawing drew near, ' sre was no little anxiety displayed by

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those who had not hitherto done so, to obtain tickets, and
they consequently commanded a premium. The drawing
took place at Montreal, in June, 1840 ; and those to whom
the more valuable prizes fell, accepted the sums at which
they were valued, and they thus again became the property
of the pr esent proprietor.

The proceeds of this sale enabled Mr. Parker to carry
on the improvements with an energy which advanced the
Springs in general estimation in a few months, more than
under ordinary circumstances, could have been accomplish-
ed in as many years. The whole sum was faithfully f x-
pended in various alterations and additions to the c-ttrac-
tions of the place. The new hotel was considerably en-
larged to keep pace with the rapid influx of visitors, the
baths much improved, a billiard room and ball alley built
and furnished, a weekly newspaper established for the
amusement of visitors and information of persons at a dis-
tance, and a church and school house erected.

Since that time the improvements have continued, and
ingenuity has been tasked to the utmost to furnish sources
of enjoyment and exercise to the visitors.

Among the novelties is a circular railroad, bearing two
cars, traversing in opposite directions, each car carrying two
persons, and being impelled by the riders, they afford at
once, amusement and most healthful exercise. The cars
were severally named The Rose and The Lily, the first
ir. honor or' Old England, by I.ady Routh, and the second
by Miss de Montenach, in honor of the Canadian Fair.
A great speed may be attained with them, as much as
twenty miles per hour, having been frequently the rate
of travelling.

A well beaten race-course encircles the whole property,
and is commanded through its whole extent by the spa-
cious galleries around the hotel, the one affords an excel-
lent arena for matcb'-s among the visitors, or a riding
ground for exercise, and the other a stand, from which a
capital view of the races can be obtained.

To those who seek no more than a pleasant residence,
in which for a short time to escape from the heat, and
bustle of the city, and to lay aside the cares and anxieties of
business, there is not another spot in Canada which con-
centrates so many attractions. Every taste and every
humour may find at the Springs, food to its liking. To
the studious there is ample field for contemplation ; and
the riotously gay will find no lack of mirth ; every bent
*' from grave to gay, from lively to severe," can be indul-
ged at will. Nor must the many sources of pleasure de-
veloped there, be lost sight of as important objects to the
invalid. I'here are other remedial agents as powerful as
medicine, and when combined with it, forming the quick-
est and surest restoratives of health, and these are of them.
That which tends to enliven the feelings, to dissipate the
corroding anxieties of the mind, and to rekindle the expi-
ring flame of hope, by dispelling those hypochondriacal
fancies to which the sick are so peculiarly subject, disarms
disease of half its venom, by striking at that which is fre-
quently its root ; and thus the mind renovated by change
of scene and diversity of amusement, becomes the wise
and successful physician of the body.

Who has not felt, when after turning his back upon the
busy haunts of men, and forgetting for a while that he
must toil to live, he went forth into the green woods and

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along the flowery fields, as it wero a new existence, a
purer and a better life arising in him. The sky is clearer
than its wont, there are strange odours on the breeze, and
whispering spirits singing in its sighs ; the waters look
more bright and cool, and every ripple is full of music ;
there are gentle voic es among the mighty branches of the
old trees, which wave their green leaves lo and fro, and *
cast their shadows over the forest flowers that spring about
their hoary trunks, turning their meek eyes to heaven
like cherubim who pray for wi' gs, that they may
mount upon the motes of the sun, and mingle with his
glory. Lo ! it is nature's sabbath, and every created thing
seems gifted with a living soul, and turns \^ith praise and
joy to worship Heaven, shaming the lords of the cre-
ation, in that they, with all their pride and knowledge, must
look to these contemned things for wisdom. Both soul
and body are regenerated when we fly from the city to the
country, and look " through nature up to nature's God."
To those who are fond of society, the Caledonia Springs
present peculiar attractions. Not only are they the centre
towards which the fashionables of Canada radiate, but they
enjoy a peculiarly happy exemption from those cold con-
ventionalities and stiff formalities which clog the sociality
of the outer world. The state of feeling at the Springs
is very similar to that observed on board ship among fellow
passengers, all restraints except t^ose of politeness and
good breeding are removed at once, and they determine to
make the voyage nass as merrily as possible. The visitors
mingle together as members of one family bent upon the
sole purpose of seeking h3alth and pleasure, and making
all other feelings subservient to these purposes. This

cannot fail to ensure most effectually the enjoyment of
all, and to exert a very salutary effect upon the most morose
temperament. As in a little colony far removed from the
rest of the world, each person seems to feel that indi-
viduals exert an influence over the happiness of the whole,
and all therefore strive to contribute something towards
the general conviviality.

Here may be seen, one, who, among his fellows, bear?
the reputation of a cold ascetic, supporting to the fountains
the footsteps of some fair invalid, while gentle words such
as his tongue is all unused to, and tender offices springing
strangely from so rude a soil, cheer her sad heart, strive to
light up her languid eye with hope, and minister to her
every want. Here the most untutored churl learns cour-
tesy by a kind of magic intuition which he can neither
understand, nor resist.

Here indeed the hours are " rosy bosomed" end « swift
footed," and the only complaint is, that the day is gone
before half the amusements set apart for it have been run
through ; and the evening closes with plans for the mor-
row, and among so many, the only difficulty is to choose.
To those who are fond of a pic-nic^ here are all " the ap-
pliances and means to boot," beautiful scenery within a short
distance, and carriages to convey the party. Those gen-
tlemen who prefer fishing or shooting, can find good eni-
loyment both for rod and gun. There is the lawn for
cricket, quoits, and la grace, and fair partners for the latter,

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age, and the railroad and swing must not be forgotten.
For those who would stroll through the woods, there is a
►boarded walk to the new spring, a distance of more than

two miles, and there is the race-course for those who wouU
ride on horseback.

In the evening, there are numerous pastimes, in some
of which every visitor can enjoy his own peculiar pleasure
—in the ladies' drawing-room there *. a good piano, and
fair dames to make it " discourse most eloquent music,"
and accompany it with their sweet voices. There is too,
the social quadrille in which

" At eventide we go

Where bright eyes glance
Through the mazy dance,

On the light fantastic tee."

The more sedate will find a seat at the whist table, or
a partner at chess, draughts, or backgammon ; or among
the books and new^upers find ample amusement. Or if
a quiet walk is preferred, there are the spacious covered
galleries around the house where it may be enjoyed even
should the weather be wet. For those that are artistically
or poetically inclined, there Is an albuniy to which their
contributions are solicited, and they will be greeted by
enough of bright eyes to satisfy ambition. There is also,
the newspaper, in which their productions can be published,
and contribute not only to the amusement of their fellow
visitors, but be sent abroad to the world.

Inc' ^ed, if ever place were fashioned by nature and art
to banish ennui and all its attendant train of ills, it is the
Calc Ionia Spring', The heart that does not swell with
glad emotions there, the mind which cannot find amuse-
ment, must be indeed inpenetrable, and sunk in sullennesa
beyond all hope.

THE WATERS.

After having said so much of the general attractions of
the establishment, it next becomes our duty to treat of the
substantive advantages, the virtues of the mineral waters,
to which it owes its rise.

The number of Medicinal Springs is four, of these,
three are within a few yards of each other — the Sulphur,
Saline, and Gas ; the fourth is a very powerful Saline
cathartic, lately discovered, and which not having been yet
brought into general use, we design to speak of in another
place.

The Saline and Gas approach nearly to one another in
saline constitution, but the Gas is much the milder.

The Sulphur is distinguished by the odour peculiar to
hepatic waters.

The gas arising from the Gas Spring is highly inflam-
able, and being collected in a vessel, burns with all the
characteristics of hydrogenous gases.

While extolling the Caledonia Springs as being without
exception the most sanatory known on the continent of
America, it is not intended to represent the waters as a
general panacea, an universal medicine, curative of all " the
ills which tlesh is heir to ;" on the contrary, we readily
admit that there are some diseases, over which they exert
no control. To show under what circumstances they may

be exhibited with beneficial effects is the object of this
section of our labour.

Having prefaced thus much, it will not be considered
out of place, by way of illustration, to adduce cases of
various diseases in which cures have been effected, in some'
of these for obvious reasons the names of the parties are
suppressed.

Rheumatism. — Both in the inflammatory aud chronic
stage of this distressing malady, no remedy with which
science has made us acquainted has performed such appa-
rent miracles. The speedy and wonderful effects produ-
ced upon the patient, have been such, as not only to as-
tonish others, but to appear marvellous to himself.

In the early part of the season of 1840, a gentleman
who had been confined to his room the greater part of the
winter, with inflammatory rheumatism, came to the springs
for relief : upon being asked, a few days after his arrival,
if the waters agreed with him ? "Agree 1" he replied, " 1
have heard of magic influence before, but never knew what
it meant until now ; five days ago I could move neither
hand nor foot without excessive pain, and now I can dance
a jig"— suiting the action to the word.

A gentleman arrived from Montreal, suffering intense
agony — sleep was denied him at night, and his days were
passed in charging from a sofa (o a chair, and thence to
bed : an incessant shifting was reported to in the vain liope
of obtaining rest, or an intermission from acute pain. He
had been for a long time under the treatment of the first
physicians, and surgeons of the Province, without deriving
any benefit. In a short time he left the Springs in better

health than he had ever enjoyed, entirely free from pain,
stout and strong, and able to walk as well as he had
ever done.

Mrs. M.Donald, formerly of Glengarry, after having
been a „,artyr to Rheumatism for eigktee. years, the
.seventy of which had baflled all me.lical skill, was perma-
nently cured by a visit of four weeks to the Springs.

Madame Desohamps, of L'Assomption, C. B. had
been for four years afflicted with what was called by her
phys.ctans, nervous liheumatism : for twelve months
se had been unable to walk, and during the greater part
that tn«e, ent.rely confined to the house. The disease
a tacked h.r first with acute pain in the neck, and back
of he head,_ and afterwards in the body and extremities,
particularly .n one arm and leg. The pain became so
severe that for months she employed women to apply
flannels to the affected parts, as hot as she could bear to
numb the pain. In order to obtain the least cessation of
pain, and needful rest, si>e had resorted to the use of
opiates, and was in the habit of taking t^o drachr,^^ of
laudanum, rvery night. Every remedy which skill could
devise or quackery invent, had been trie.l without access ;
.ndeed the details .f some of the latter are too disgusting
for pubhcation, and show to what a pitiable state she
was reduced when hope could catch at such devices. At
length ,n a condition considered hopeless she visited the
i'pnngs, and in thirty-one days was able to walk witl, .„=e
and was altogether free fro.n pain ; and in a short time morj
bad given up the use of laudanum and was in perfect

A similar instance will be found in the following letter :

" September 24th, 1842.
" To Wm. Parker, Esq.,

" Dear Sir,-It is with unfeigned pleasure, I inform
you that I have experienced great relief from tho waters
of the Caledonia Springs. I reside at Batiscon, Canada
East, and have suffered for a length of time from Rheu-
matic Gout, and for the last two years I have not been
able to turn in bed. I heard of the Caledonia waters, and
and although reduced in circumstances, and scarcely able
to move, I resolved to make a trial of them. I have only
been here a week, but although I constantly used the
waters and my health got better, yet the pains continued,
and I felt unable to straighten myself up or turn in bed.
I however tried the warm baths, and this day I have reason
to thank God that I am able to stand upright, and last night
I turned twice in bed.

In handing you this certificate I am only influenced by a
desire, that persons -vho may be afflicted as I have been,
may know that the urinking of, and bathing in the Cale'
donia waters will certainly restore them to health.

" So remain,

^' Batiscon, C. E." " ^^rgaret Somm.rville.

Nor is the testimony of tins extract from a letter of
Mr. Menelly, of Niagara, to the propripfor, less strong-

"■ The Springs have performed a n ..acle in my case.
Since the year 1816 I have been afflicted with Rheuma-
tism. Previous to that peri )d, I had been eleven years in
the West Indies ; on returning to a colder climate I was

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seized with the disease, and have been a martyr to it ever
since. For twenty-five years I had never been one day
free from pain. I lost the use of both my legs, and I came
here on crutches. Now, I have no pain, and you see I
can move about pretty nimbly with the help of a walking
stick. I am only sorry I cannot remain here long enough
to effect a perfect cure, but I shall return next season and
stay three months."
Extract of a letter from A. Simpson, Esq. of Quebec.

" I have derived the greatest benefit from the use of the
waters myself, besides having witnessed the most extraor-
dinary cures by the use of them for only a few days, by
persons suffering under confirmed Rheumatism, and ether
diseases."

Case of A. Chewett, Esq., of Sandwich.

" Sandwich, 26th January, 1842.

*' Sir, — I was almost hopeless and helpless with Rheu-
matism, which drew up my legs in such a manner as to
prevent my using crutches ; and I had been confined to bed
nearly ten months by it. This disease I had contracted
through exposure during the troubles, on the frontier.

In October, as a forlorn hope, I contrived to get to the
Caledonia Springs, and had not been there more than
fourteen days before 1 felt relief from the excruciating
pains in my limbs ; and at the end of three months I re-
commenced trying crutches, being nearly free from all pain,

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— , ,^,^ iiixijjo iisuuii auubcu, au inac i

was able to undertake and complete a journey home of

six hundred miles in winter without much suffering, and

to resume my business— the law. Since then 1 have suf-

fered but little, can walk about with considerable ease
with a walking cane, and though still infirm enjoy general
good health and cheerfulness, and attribute my recovery
and present ease and comfort to the use of the' waters at
the Caledonia Springs, and to the kindness and attention
of every individual connected with the establishment, which
those who have been worn down with pain and disease for
any length of time can ap^.eciate.

" I am. Sir,

" Yours, &c.,

A. Chewett."

Extract of u letter from J. G. Bigelow, Esq., Bur-

ling ton,
" I have been afflicted with Rheumatism many years of
my life, and have received decided benefit from the Cal
edonia waters, when used freely. It is now three year,
since my last attack, and I attribute my present exemption
to the use of those waters. I have also experienced relief
from them in other diseases, and find their free and timely
use a great preventive of disease."

Extract of a letter from P. J. Lacroix, Esq , of Hon-

treal,

" I beg to state that in July, 1840, 1 went to the Springs

for the purpose of testing their eflicacy in a case of the

most violent Rheuma ,m, under which I had been suffer-

mg for several years previous. After remaining at the

■" '^ ^""'''- ""■"■ «-■«««*. i"il making free use of the

waters, my limbs were entirely relieved from all pain, and
my health perfectly restored. Several of my friends to
whom I have recommended the Springs, assure me ihat

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they have experienced immediate relief from their me.
I consider the waters of the Caledonia Springs to be most
efficacious in cases of Rheumatism."

One of the most extraordinary cures effected by the
Caledonia waters is narrated in the following letter extrac-
ted trom the Brooklyn Evening Star.
To William Parker, Proprietor of the " Caledonia
Springs,'* Canada West,

" Dear Sir, — The kindness you have manifested to-
wards my daughter, induces me to place before the public
a brief statement of her case, that the good effects produ-
ced by the use of the Caledonia waters and Baths, may be
more extensively known, and their value duly appreciated.

"In the year 1834, Mrs. L R was attacked

with an affection of the spine, which caused a prostration
of the whole system, so that her lower extremities were
almost powerless ; for three years she could not walk, and
it was with some difficulty she could help herself in any
way. Some of the most eminent and skilful physicians
attended her for a long time ; but although they modera-
ted the disease in some degree, they could not effect a
cure. The Caledonia Springs were now proposed and re-
sorted to ; it was with much difficulty she was conveyed
there In 1837. Immediately on arrival, she commenced
drinking the waters, and soon began to improve in strength
and health, and in the course of a few months could walk
with ease} and was quite restored to health. She then
left the Springs, went to Brooklyn, New-York, apparently
in good health ; but after enjoying this blessing a few

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months, the pleasure of her restoration to health was mani-
fested by too much exercisp, which, together with a fall on
the pavement, brought on a rt apse, and a second time she
was prostrated much lower than the first, with a ten-fold ag-
gravation of her disease, accompanied by a violent attack
of liver complaint, which confined her to her room for
nearly two years. Some of the most skilful physicians in
such cases, in New -York and Brooklyn, tried their skill
to effect a cure, but to no purpose. As a last resource we
again repaired to the Caledonia Springs with her. She was
carried in a chair out of the house to the steamboat, and
with much fatigue we conveyed her to the Springs in May
last, 1B42 ; at that time she could not walk ; but by drink-
ing the waters, and using the baths, she is at the present
time, (June 24, 1843,) able to walk actively about the
house, and some distance in the open air ; her health is in
a measure restored, and from a recent visit to the Springs,
I believe that by her continuing to drink the waters, and
use the baths throu";h the Season, with the blessing: of
our Heavenly Father, she will be almost, if not perfectly,
made whole.

** If any person is afflicted with a similar complaint, he
would do well to repair to these Springs, as the above case
has been considered by her medical advisers most extra-
ordinary. ** J, P, Robinson,

"73, Cranberry Street.
" Brooklyn, N. Y», June 24th, 1843.'*
*' Mr, Wm. ParkeVy

*' Sir, — Having come a distance of nearly one thousand
miles, to try the efficacy of the Caledonia waters, in a

most afflicting and stubborn case of Rheumatism, which I
have suffered for several year,; and being on the eve of
taking my departure for England, after a residence here
of four weeks, under the constant influence of the water
--by dnnkmg and bathing.-I deem it my duty, thus to
declare publicly, and to you personally, my entire convic
t.on of the virtue and power of the water over the disease
called Rheumatism. And my firm belief in the excellence
of these waters, relieving many distressing complaints, that
have come under my notice, since my sojourn at the

hpnngs I wnte the above for the benefit of invalids, and
I strongly recommend to them the healing qualities of the
Caledonia Springs, that have proved themselves of so much
service to

" Your obedient servant

"D. KiNNEAR.

" Lieut, on IT. P. of Royal Artillery late
" resident of Goderich U. C'
"To the Proprietor of the Caledonia Springs.

■1 ~^ """"'" '" J"'"'^ *° ""« ®P""g« 'eave the place
without acknowledging publicly, the great benefit I have
derived from the use of these truly efficacious waters.

My case has been a most painful and continued attack
of Rheumatism in my knees, ancles, and all through my
body. I was here last summer and experienced a perfect
cure, but subsequently a violent cold brought on my old
complamt, from which I have suffered greatly for six years.

have again resorted to these healing waters, and am
again restored to healthand free from pain. Thanks be to
God for these earthly medicines ; I wLh all that have

such afflictions as I have suffered, knew of the waters of
Caledonia, that they might come and be healed.
** I am, dear sir,

" Your gratp'^ul and obedient servant,

"Martin O'Hara.
" Caledonia Springs, Sept. 10, 1841."

♦' To Mr. Wm. Parker^ Proprietor of the Caledonia

Springs*
a Sir, — It gives mc pleasure to make known the benefit
I have received during my sojourn here, from the use of
the waters of your Springs, to which I owe the restoration
of my health, and which I cannot too strongly recommend
to the use of others.

" I had been during the past winter and spring ex-
tremely indisposed, suffering from Rheumatism, a derange-
ment of the digestive organs, feebleness, and a continual
dizziness, my nerves being also 'mes much affected.
My health being altogether in so precv i-ious a state, I was
advised to visit the Caledonia Springs. I arrived about
the first of the present month, and immediately com-
menced drinking the waters, and taking the baths. In
eight days I "ound myself considerably better, the different
symptoms of my complaint having disappeared. I have
now recovered my strength and appetite, and, at the time
of writing this, am in as good health as I could desire.

" I am, Sir,

" Your obedient servant,

*♦ Wm. H. Lemoine.
.« Caledonia Springs, 18th July, 1843."

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'' To the Editor of the Springs Mercury,
" SiR,~I cannot leave the Caledonia Springs without
contributing my mite to the support of tho character this
Spa has already so justly attained. We have now been
here a fortnight ; on our arrival Mrs. McKenzie was in
most wretched health, from long cont-nued attacks of
Rheumatism. She could scarcely walk. The alteration
that has taken place, must be seen to be believed ; it has
been to me most astonishing to witness her daily improve-
ment and rapid steps tov^^ards health, and my only regret
is, that the lateness of the season should prevent us re-
maining any longer.

"Alex. McKenzie,

" Capt. 67th Regiment.
«' Caledonia Springs, Oct, 2, 1840."

'' Montreal, January 29th, 1844.
" William Parker', Esq.

" Dear Sir,— I have great pleasure in accordance with
your letter of the 25th instant, in sending you an account
of the benefit I received from my visit to the Caledonia
Springs, which 1 more readily do, in the hope that it may
meet the eye of some sufferer, who, by these means, may
be informed of the move than probability, of a speedy
relief of his illness.

" My first attack of Rheumatism was on the 10th of
May, 1842, and continued until the mouth of Novem-
ber, but never durinsr that time nrovpnfprl mxr „ff^„^:

to business ; but in the latter month, the cold and rain
setting in, the pains in my limbs and joints were severe to

an extreme, that I was obliged to confine myself to my
bed for six weeks, during which period, I tried all the
quack liniments I saw advertised in the public prints, to
the amount of, from twenty-five lo thirty dollars, and de-
rived no benefit : I consequently called in Dr. Crawford
—whose kind attention I shall never forget,— he gave me
relief in a very few days, but unfortunately it was for a
few days only, for the pains in my legs returned, and re-
mamed more or less violent during the whole winter. In
the beginning of April I was so bad, that all the remedies
usually applied, failed, and the Doctor, after six weeks
trial, informed me that he w.s afraid my complaint was
chronic, and I began to despair of ever being able to rise
from my bed. At this time I was actually reduced to a
mere skeleton, and nearly exhausted for want of rest •
sometime about the middle of May, the Doctor advised
me to go through a course of mercury, that he thought it
would relieve me, and that, as 1 was determined to go to
the Caledonia Springs, my constitution would be better
prepared to take the waters, the effects of which, by these
means, would be more rapid in relieving me from pain •
the fifteenth day from the time I commenced this course
of mercury, I was quite free from pain and able to walk
about the room. On the 6th June, I was allowed to go
out, to see how it would affect me ; I was very weak,
but I continued gaining strength until about the 18th!
when in the evening of that day, I felt some slight nains
about the ancles, and the next morning my joints Vere
very painful and stiff; I mentioned these symptoms to the
Doctor, who advised me to go to th^Springs as soon as

possible, that he was certain I would feel better very soon,
and gave me directions how to use the waters, and highly
recommended the vapour baths. Accordingly I prepared
myself, and on the 24th June I left Montreal and reached
the Springs the next morning about nine o'clock, so lame
that I could not get from the stage without assistance. I
immediately sent for some of the Sulphur water, so as to
commence without loss of time the course recommended
to me by Dr, Crawford. The first draught I took was
very disagreeable both to the scent and taste ; but after
taking the second draught the taste was lost, and only the
Sulphureous smell remained. I took about twenty tumblers
of this water before I retired to rest, and did not feel any
way incommoded further than from its effects upon the 7t:id-
neys and the urinary organs ; and in the morning I found a
quantity of gravel had been discharged with the urine,
which proved to me that these waters must be beneficial
to persons afflicted with that dreadful complaint — the rfed
gravel — which is a complaint I have been a martyr to for
a number of years ; and I must say, that since the use of
the Caledonia waters, I have perceived no symptoms of
this disease. The third evening after my arrival I took a
vapour bath, and immediately went to bed, and perspired
the whole night so profusely, that it was impossible to take
any rest, until day light, when I fell asleep and did not
awake until nine o'clock, when to my great astonishment
and delight, I found my joints quite supple and no pains in
any part of me. 1 got up and walked about all day
until evening, when I felt slight pains in the knees
and ancles, but not^ufficient to disturb my rest. On the

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third of July I was perfectly free from pain, and that
evening I took another vapour batb, which was not so
warm as the previous. I now could get up at five o'clock,
and go down to the spring, which I did every morning, after
I established a regular course of treatment, namely, to
clnnk e.ght tumblers of Saline before breakfast, and of
Sulphur water, from ten to fifteen during the renmining
part of the day. *

« Unfortunately for the invalids, bad weatb-n- set in
for ten or twelve days, which threw us all back ; I felt my
old pams flying about me, and I commenced forming no
favorable opinion of the waters ; but as the leather cleared
*=P and became fine, these left me ; and as soon as we
could take the baths every person's countenance began to
bnghten, and every day gave proofs of the wonderful cures
the waters were making. When I had been here thirty-
five days I felt perfectly well, only that my legs were very
much swollen from the efi-ects of the waters, all of which
disappeared very shortly after my return, and I have contin-
ued ,n good health ever since. I have such confidence in
these waters, that I am certain, that persons afflicted with
the Rheumatism as I was, by proper attention to drinking
the Sahne in the morning, and Sulphur through t!,e day,
and taking two vapour baths per week, maybe guaranteed
a perfect cure ; and at the same time, I would rec^-nmend
them to continue the bath and drinking the waters at laast
one month after all svinntom- ^ — j,----, j

" During my short stay at your springs, I must acknow-
ledge your great attention and politeness, and must tender
my humble admiration of the manner in which your large
establishment was conducted.

" I now conclude in wishing you that success which the
virtues of the Spa deserve, i^nd thanking you for the
benefit, which through you I have been fortunate enough
to receive.

'* I remain, dear Sir,

*' Your obedient servant,

" VViLLiAM Henry.
" William Parked', lUsq "

Nor is it alone in Rheumatic affections that the cura-
tive powers of the Caledonia waters rule, as will be seen
by the following opinion of Dr. Stirling, a physician of
great talent; whose long residence at the Springs, and the
opportunities he has enjoyed of watching the effects of the
waters upon all constitutions, in every form of disease, en-
title him to more than ordinary weight as an authority.

" These celebrated waters belong to that class of mine-
ral springs termed Sulphureous, and possess as thea.ialysis
shows, a happy combination of gaseous and saline ingre-
dients.

*' They are particularly indicated in those chronic affec-
tions which pass under the names of nervous, bilious, dys-
peptic, &c., and which generally depend upon congestion,
or chronic inflammation of some internal organ.

" In diseases in which the physician is least successful,
in diseases which batfle all the ordinary therapeutic agents,
and in aii those obscure and obstinate maladies, which
have l>een quaintly styled oj^prohria mcdicorttmi there
the Sulphureous mineral waters are most beneficial in their
effects.

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*' The waters of chalybeate springs are useful only In
cases of direct debih'ty, but Sulphureous waters by pro-
ducing a change in the secretions, act powerfully as an
alterative and tonic.

" That disease is cured by restoring and improving the
secretions, is an axiom in medical science. These waters
effect this in an eminent degree. They act upon the
bowels, the kidneys, the skin and the capillary exhalants
generally, and have this advantage over all the medicines
in the pharmacopoeia, when judiciously used, they never
produce debility. The physician in attempting the cure
of chronic disease, whatever mode of evacuation he may
adopt, will frequently find his patient sink from exhaustion,
before the disease can be arrested ; but in the waters we
possess an agent, which acts as powerfully on the secretory
organs as mercury, without the risk of injuring the gene-
ral health, or breaking up the constitution. The dose
may be repeated day after day and week after week, and
large evacuations produced, and yet the invalid gains flesh
and strength and health, and ceases to be an invalid.

" It is a prevalent opinion that these v iters are hurtful
in pulmonary complaints, but this requires further explan-
ation. That no benefit can be derived from their use in
the last stages of plithisis, 1 allow ; and indeed what can
then «tay the progress of this fatal malady ? But I affirm
after having observed their operation for the last ten years,
t.iut brneiicial effects frequently result from their use in
incipient phthisis, and I have never seen one case of the
kind in which they did harm. In support of this opinion
I may quote the words of the celebrated Dr. Armstrong

when speaking of the Sulphureous waters of Dinsdale
and Harrowgate. " They seemed," he says, " exceedingly
useful in several instances where phthisis was distinctly
threatened. But this has been more especially observ-
able, when the pectoral symptoms were complicated with
hepatic disorder, as frequently occurs ; and indeed in the
commencement of most fevers of the hectic type, the Sul-
phureous waters have afforded more relief than any thing
else."

" Cases of chronic inflammation sometimes occur, in
which mercury will not affect the system till venesection
has been premised. I have observed that these waters
operate as an alterative in such states of the system, if
iirst taken in purgative doses, and that without the aid of
the lancet.

** I have found these waters a safe and cooliug aperient
in febrile and inflammatory affections, and I consider them
a specific in most diseases of functional disorder; and
even in some cases where I had occasion to suspect the
existence of organic lesion, their action has proved highly
sanative.

" It is the opinion of Dr. Armstrong, that the Sulphur-
etted hydrogen gas is the most active curative principle
contained in such waters ; it follows that Saline Springs,
not impregnated with this gas, and which are numcrouj
in many parts of this continent, cannot have the same
eflicacy in the cure of disease, and probablv possess little
advantage over the waters of the ocean.

" I may remark in conclusion, that chronic maladies
cannot be cured by iny means whatever, in the space of a

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few days. When diseased action has existed for a long
time, it is idle to expect a cure by merely tasting the waters.
A perseverance in their use for weeks, nay sometinaes for
months, is necessary for the complete removal of chronic
maladies.

" In regard to diet, some circumspection is necessary, as
I have frequently seen the good effects cf the waters
greatly counteracted by too free indulgence at table. An
unnatural appetite is sometimes created by the waters
themselves, which the invalid ought not to gratify to its
full extent.

** The waters of the Gas and Saline Springs, I have
found most suitable to gastric, hepatic and nervous disea-
ses ; that of the Sulphur Spring, to rheumatic and cutane-
ous affections, and the incipient stages of pulmonary con*
sumption

** The Saline water has been particularly useful in Scro-
fulous affections, probably from the quantity of iodine con-
tained in it.

*' None of these waters are Indicated in diarrhaea and
dysentery."

In ChlorosiSf that unhappily too general and fatal
disease to which young females just budding into woman-
hood are subject, the use of the Caledonia waters has been
invariably attendeil with such success as to warrant their
being considered as a specific. This alone, did they pos-
sess no other healing virtue is sufficient to establish them
a high reputation, and to recommentl them to every family.
How many of the fairest of Earth's daughters, year after
droop beneath this insidious malady and become at

lei.gth the victims of consumption, who by a course of the
waters might have been spared to bless their families and
the world? There is scarcely an individual in whose
knowledge such cases have not occurred— who has not
seen one, in whom all the hopes and affections of a house-
hold were centred, just at that age when life puts on its
brightest garments, and love looks forward to the consum-
mation of its hopes and the reward of all its cares,— just
when the blossom was opening to a flower,

•' Like a rose at fairest
Neither bud nor blown"

nipped to the very heart, and in spite of the skill of the
physician, and the anxious care of parents and friends,
hopelessly sinking day after day to a premature grave.

To those who have daughters and who feel that such
may be their fate, shall we speak in vain ? Providence
has placed a cure within their reach — will they refuse to
stretch forth their hands to it that they may live, and bless
them with children's children ?

In all stoppages ot the secretions, no matter from what
cause arising, the waters of the Caledonia Springs have
been found to infuse a new life into the pale and emaciated
patient, the /% has been dethroned from the cheek, and
the rose of health has resumed its proper empire, the eye
has gathered brilliancy, and the lip its former hue, and the
wasted form has been restored to more than former full-

And here we would introduce a subject, to some full of
vital interest, but one which from its delicacy, and the diffi-
culty of narrating evidences in language sufficiently explicit.

and yet not such as to offend the most sensitive mind,
compels us to limit ourselves to a single certificate from'
a physician of eminence.

" Dear Sir,— Having observed in your paper some ac-
count of " remarkable cures" by the Caledonia waters,
I have thought the following case, which occurred in my
own practice, well deserving of notice.

" Mrs. M'M had been a patient of mine for two or

three years, complaining of Dyspepsia, Nervous Headache,
and much irregularity of the bowels, as well as in other
respects ; though still in the prime of life, there had been
no increase in the number of her family for the space of
five years ; she had taken a great deal of medicine, and I
frequently prescribed for her myself, without any perma-
nent relief. About that time I heard of a lady similarly
circumstanced having been cured by the Caledonia waters,
and r advised my patient to try the prings. She accord-
ingly went there, but owing to my absence from the coun-
try, I did not hear any thing of the result for about a year.
On my return I called at her residence, and found her as
usual in bed ; she looked pale, and believing that she was
still suffering from her old complaints, I said 1 was sorry
to find her in bed. "Well," exclaimed she, "7 am not
sorry, and when you know the cause, you will not, I am
sure, be sorry either." Saying this, she withdrew the
coverlet, triumphantly displaying the smiling face of a
young representative of the clan M<=

" —glowing from hia rosy sleep,
Her cherub boy she kissed."

" She then told me of her having been restored to health

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by the Caledonia waters, and thanked me heartily for send-
ing her to try their efficacy.

** Since that time 1 have recommended others to try
these waters for like complaints, and generally with very
beneficial effects. Some such cases have also been men-
tioned to me by neighbouring practitioners, and were you
but to give su^cient notoriety to thi? and similar reports
of cases, vi^hich must have come under your own notice,
there is no doubt but the waters of Caledonia would soon
become as celebrated in this country, for the restoration
of maternity, as the waters of Plombieres are in France.

** I am. Sir,

*' Your obedient servant,

J. S."
The dearest, the most enduring ties which bind the af-
fections of husband and wife with an indissoluble bond, are
those sweet representatives of love, — children.

How many wives have mourned and prayed like Han.
nah, and longed to sing her song of rejoicing ?

In ancient times it was the keenest reproach that could
be levelled at a wife, that she was childless ; and not one
that loves her husband can do other thai, mourn over
her barren state. How many instances are there around
us, in which this, and this alone is the bitter drop in the
cup of married life, the ^.j joy wanting to crown its
otherwise perfect happiness. But here, it has been shown

iU^-'^ I" ""* Vir»r»o . ani\ wlioro no i« mnsf frflnuentlv the
bucic; »3 jvi ii^jj^>- I «"-t „.....-. — . — J ^

case, the bar is merely constitutional, the Caledonia
waters by invigorating the whole system, will assuredly
remove it.

Although only in the incipient stage of pulmonary con-
sumption, benefit has been derived from the waters, yet in
confirmed cases of Asthma their use has been highly be-
neficial, as will be seen by the following : —
Extract of a letter from W. Ross, Esq., of Montreal*
^' I received much benefit from drinking the waters, and
shall return to the Springs if ever agi. .1 afflicted with
Asthma, I believe this to be the most satisfactory way
of expressing my favorable opinion of the waters."

In dyspepsia and all diseases arising from the digestive
organs, the waters have never been known to fail to pro-
duce a speedy cure ; and though these disorganizations,
weighed according to their immediate efibcts, are regarded
as small evils in comparison with other diseases, yet as
being frequently the seeds of more serious maladies, their
early removal cannot be too eagerly sought.

" Quebec, 31st October, 1843.

" Sir, — My object in visiting your establishment is
fully obtained. I have been since several years subject to
dyspepsia, which has often put me to some trouble ; but I
am now fully convinced that my digestive organs have re-
sumed their proper tone ; and I do not hesitate to say,
that the cure is owing to the waters I drank at the Cal-
edonia Springs.

" 1 have also been subject to head-aches, and frequent
bleeding of the nose, but I am glad to state, that since I
have taken the baths, I have not been troubled with any
thing of the kind, and I now enjoy tolerably good health.

" I could not expect to see the ulcer that had broken
out on my leg, healed by a course of the waters, being

aware that it originated from varicose veins. However, I
have reaped great benefit by bathing the leg with the
Sulphur water, and it is at present as strong and healthy
as if nothing had happened it.

*' Wishing you every success in your very praiseworthy
enterprise, and feeling persuaded that your difficulties will
vanish in proportion as the waters become known, and
justly appreciated*

" I remain. Sir,
•' Your humble and obdt. servant,

"Joseph Painchaud.
William Pa'^ker^ Esq'^

" Hawkesbury, 9th January, 1843.
" Dear Sir, — In answer to your's of the 9th instant,
requesting my opinion of the waters of the Caledonia
Springs, I take pie ure in stating that 1 have been ac-
quainted with their medicinal qualities from their first
having been discovered, both upon myself and others, and
have no hesitation in saying, that I consider them a most
sovereign remedy in all cases of dyspepsia, and many other
diseases, in fact, in all chronic complaints, with the ex-
ception of pulmonary consumption.

" I am. Sir,
" Your obedient and humble servant,

*' David Pattee.
" William Parker^ Esq,, Caledonia Springs'*

In the summer of 1838, Mr, Abel, Post-master, Chi-
cago, Illinois, came to the Caledonia Springs, by the advice
of a person acquainted with the virtues of the waters.

Mr. A. was suffering from disease of the liver, which
had afflicted him for many years. His appetite was gone,
the digestive functions being altogether very much deranged
— his nights were sleepless — his eyes and face deeply
tinged with bile, and his whole complexion sallow and
cadaverous.

He drank the waters for fourteen days, and was rapidly
improving in every respect, when business obliged him to
return home. After arriving there he addressed a note to
Mr. Parker, from which the following is an extract : —

" Dear Sir, — I should have written you before, but
on my arrival, I was called away to a remote part of the
State. It is with great pleasure I now acknowledge the
kindness I received while at your place in Canada ; and it
is with a grateful heart I declare the great benefit I have
derived from my visit to your Springs. I have not enjoyed
such health for six years> and I attribute it altogether to
the Caledonia waters,"

Miss M. a young lady, about eighteen years of age, had
been suffering for nearly a year with severe inflammation
of the eyes. At the time she came to the Springs there
were ulcers on both eyes, which appeared to have penetra-
ted so deeply as to endanger the collapse of these organs
and total loss of vision. Her general health was much
impaired, she was in short chlorotic. It was not supposed
that the Springs could be of any use to her, and a phy-
sician, who saw her here, said she ought to so immediately
to New- York, for the purpose of getting the best advice
that could be procured. She hnwever used the waters,
and after having me so for two weeks, a change peculiar

to females took place in her system, brought on by the use
of the waters, and was followed by a marked improvement
in the appearance of her eyes. From this period she con-
tinued gradually to recover, the inflammation disappeared
from her eyes, her general health became confirmed, and
her eye-sight perfect.

Indeed were our only object to multiply eviden ces of
this nature, a volume might be filled from the grateful
certificates presented to Mr. Parker, by those restored to
new life and hope, by the agency of the Caledonia waters ;
but we think enough has been said to convince the most
sceptical.

Henceforth, with such a cloud of witnesses, what sufferer
will be foolish enough to despise or leglect this simple
means of restoration to health and the enjoyment of life ?
Who, when a remedy so easily attainable, so speedy in its
effect, and so permanent in its power, is offered to him,
will imitate the conduct of the Assyrian of old, when
commanded to wash in Jordan and be whole, and turn with
distrust from what may appear from its simplicity, a means
of cure too contemptible ?

The following is a list of the diseases in which the
waters have been most successful • —

Chronic and Inflammatory Rheumatism ;

Affections of the Liver and Spleen ;

Bile, and disorganization of the Gall Bladder ;

Habitual Head-ache and Costiveness ;

Scrofulous AiTections, Eruptions on the Skin, and Ery-
sipelas ;

Dyspepsia, and Indigesdon ;

Inflammation of the Eyes ;

Asthma, Incipient Consumption ;

Female Diseases, and Diseases of the Urinary Organs ;

Gravel and Stone ;

Dropsy, Gout, and Swellings of the joints ;

Diseases of the Spine, Partial Paralysis ;

Effects of Mercury, and other imprudences, &c. &c.

OPINIONS OF PHYSICIA.NS

ANT> OTHEIliS.

Nothing has tended to establish the high reputation
which the Caledonia waters have obtained, so much as
the opinion expressed of their virtues by the Medical
Faculty of this Colony, and the recommendation its mem-
bers have given to their use. Testimony from so high a
source, and drawn forth by such evidently disinterested and
liberal motives, must carry with it a double weight, and
were evidences of the great utility of the waters wanting,
would convince the most unbelieving.

From among the numerous certificates in the possession
of the proprietor of the Caledonia Springs, we have
selected a few ; and those gentlemen whose letters we omit,
must attribute it to the true motive, a circumscription of
spac^, rather than, a disparagement of the ability which
dictated, or a want of appreciation of the generous motives
which influenced them. A volume double the size of this

would not be large enough to contain these records, were
we to publish all that have been received.

The following letter from the late William Robert-
son, Esq, M. D. of Montreal, a physician of the highest
standing and whose frequent opportunities of judging of
the effects of the waters upon his own patients, render
his opinion deserving of the highest consideration :—

"Montreal, 21st April, 1839.
Dear SjR,~-In reply to that part of your letter inqui-
ring whether the opinion I formerl entertained of the
Caledonia Springs has changed, frc .. what has come to
my knowledge of their effects in certain diseases, I have
only to add what I stated last summer .^hen leaving the
Springs, after having derived so much beneat from drink-
ing the waters, that the favorable opinion I then enter-
tained of their efficacy in relieving and curing certam
diseases, is more and more confirmed by the favorable
reports made by persons who have experienced relief from
the use of the waters of the different springs. The com-
plaints, as far as my experience extends, in which they
prove most beneficial, are, derangements of the digestive
organs, dyspepsia, affections of the l^'-r and urinary organs,
and some diseases of ihe skin ; but the disease, above all
others, in which their good effects are most decided, is
Rheumatism. Some cases of this complaint came under
my observation within the last few years, in which the
benefit derived from the use of the Caledonia Springs
Tvater was extraordinary. I have known a few individuals
who had suffered much from the improper use of mercury,
and the effects of disease, for the cure of which that

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medicine is generally administered, who were restored to
health by the use of the waters.

" I have heard of manv cases of recovery from v?»rious
other diseases b;, *he the use of these waters, particularly
diopsy, and those affections of the system formerly dcsig-
nared chlorosis ; I cannot, ^owever, speak so confidently
from personal knowledge of the efficacy of the Caledonia
Sprin' -, water in these and some other complaints, as in
the dii ' ases I have just mentioned. *****

" I remain, dear Sir,

" Your most obedient,

,^ _ , " Wm, Robertson, M. D.

''Mr, Parker:'

" Montreal, December 2nd, 1842.

" My Dear Sir,— It is with great pleasure that I sit
down to answer yours of the I7th ultimo, requesting my
testimony as to the efficacy and repute of the Caledonia
Springs. I may truly say that I never met with any per^
son that had once resorted to them, who has not ;nly een
satisfied with their efficacy in various chronic compk )ts,
but has made it a point to go there as often as theii ^voi
tions would permit, and give them every possible praisy.

'* I cannot take upon myself to enumerate all the com-
p'^^ints for which their aid is invoked ; but I believe in
Rheumatism they are preeminent, especially in conjunction
with the baths. In dyspepsia they are also very efficacious,
.tx xivpiiicii-^ t«uu i;uiuuii^ cuiijpiainis iney are inghiy suc-
cessful, Cuticular and erysipelatous affections, readily
yield to a course of the Sulphur spring and Sulphur bath.
Many more analagous diseases have been benefited by their

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use; but doubtless there are some complaints in which
they may not be advisable. But to derive the utmost
benefit from the waters, no course should be adopted,
without consulting the intelligent physician of the estab-
lishment. Dr. Stirling, who has made them his particular
study. The analysis of the different springs, I am not
competent to state, but the Saline has a strong taste of
muriate of soda, and must also contain a sufficient impreg-
nation of sulphate of soda, from its laxative quality ; — but
the carbonic acid renders it quite an agreeable drink,
and what may appear surprising, though no less true, a
person may drink five or six tumblers before breakfast,
and make a hearty meal nevertheless, and a breakfast at
the springs is no trifling affair. The Sulphur spring must
contain a strong impregnation of sulphuretted hydrogen,
as I saw at least a pail-full of sulphur laded out of the
cauldfpn, in which the water was heated for the bath.

" Mrs. A , and her daughter, Mrs. F -, spent a

couple of weeks thera three years ago, the former for an
erysipelatous affection with constitutional symptoms, — the
latter for an alarming debility. They both derived the
most marked benefit from the waters, and have continiied
vory well ever since.

The few days that I passed at the Springs, in 1841, I
witnessed several most astonishing cures, especially M'C — .
The baths have been improved since my day ; and I have
seen several persons, who siute tlmt ttiey have derived the
utmost benefit from thyir judicious use.

In my practice, I have frequently prescribed the Cale-
donia waters, and I have witnessed the most salutary effects

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■n a variety of dyspeptic complaints, as well as chronic
affections of the liver, and skin. As a place of resort and
recreation, there cannot be two opinions, every convenience
and comfort is cheerfully supplied by the attentive host,
whose greatest anxiety seems to be, to render his guests
happy, providing every rational amusement, and innocent
diversion that can be asked for-which in itself is a power,
ful assistant to the waters, in cases where sedentar- habits
have led to a tendency to hypochondria. In .v.ontreal
the Caledonia Springs are most decidedly in favor : and
few people, who, at the busy season, if they could spare
the time, but what would willingly enjoy a fortnight of such
peasant relaxation. The scenery is also romantic, especi-
aHy to foreigners ; and many are the pleasant walks about
the spot. It cannot fail to become a place of resort to
gentle and simple : esUWishments for the accommodation
footil ''''■ "'""^ ''''" "P°" "^^ "'°'' ^«'P«table

" Although I was called to the Springs professionally,
1 nevertheless found that the use of the waters powerfully
.ncreased my appetite and spirits; and had it not been for
the melancholy occasion of my visit, I should have enjoyed
myself very much. As it was, I shall never forget Mr.
Parkers kind gentlemanly attention; and in common
gratitude, I cann.t help wishing him the success he so
nchly deserves, a more persevering individual under most
trying circumstances scarcely exists. Thi. Province is
beholden to him alone, for haring brought this^most in"
est mable blessing into notice ; and creating a little Para-
dise in a spot, that was but a few years ago an absolute
Wilderness.

** I hope he may meet with the support he so justly
merits ; and that he may live to see his place, the most
favored watering place in America,

" I remain, dear Sir,
** Your's, &c.

" Danl. Arnoldi."
" Montreal, December 7th, 1843.
" Dear Sir,— In reply to ^ ar request to know my
opinion of the efficacy of the Caledonia Springs, I beg
to state, that for the last few years, I have known several
instances of their beneficial eflfects in rheumatism, scrofula,
and in chronic affections of the urinary organs.

" In dyspepsia, I can speak highly of them. Many
cases of this disease came under my observation, that were
most remarkably relieved by them: some permanently
cured by the continued use of the waters,

*' I have also had occasion to know, that individuals
labouring under various other chronic diseases, ajid per-
sons, whose constitutions have been weakened and worn
out by different causes, have derived much benefit from
their prolonged use.

" I am, your very obdt. servt.,

" W. Fraser, M. D.
** To William Parker^ Esq*'

<* Montreal, 13th December, 1842.
'* Dear Sir,— I have to state, that I consider the use of
the Caledonia waters a very valuable curative aLrent, in the
treatment of many forms of disease. Circumstances en-
able me to grant you a favorable certificate with more than
usual propriety, many of my own patients having tested

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the efficacy, and derived great benefit from the use of the
waters. Of all diseases that have come under my notice,
in which a persevering use of the baths and waters prom-
ises the most beneficial results, chronic rheumatism tanks
the first. Many of the cures in this disease have been
truly astonishing. I met with a case last summer, where
the individual, a delicate female, had been suffering severely
for more than nine months ; she had completely lost the
use of her hands, and could only walk a few steps with
great pain and difficulty. After a residence of six weeks
at the Springs, she returned free from pain, and strong
enough to walk a considerable distance without fatigue.
I have also found the waters useful in dyspeptic and uri-
nary complaints, in chlorosis, secondary syphilis, and some
of the forms of cutaneous disease.

" In conclusion, allow me to add, from a personal visit
to your establishment, that independently of the acknow-
ledged virtues of the waters, the great outlay jou have
been put to in the improvement of the place, and the
unwearied care and attention which you bestow to the
comfort and convenience of your boarders, justly entitle
you to a large share of public patronage and support.
" I remain, dear Sir, your's very truly,
«* Geo. W, Campbell, A. M, M. D.
" Lecturer on Surgery, M'Gill College.

** To Mr. fFm. Parker, Proprietor \
of the Caledonia Springs*'* J

" Montreal, December 8th, 1842.

*♦ Sir, — I beg to state, that I consider the Caledonia

waters efficacious in cases of dyspepsia, chronic rheuma»

tism, or where the constitution has been impaired by the
injudicious use of mercury, and illtreated syphilis ; I would
also add in certain cutaneous diseases. I have frequently
recommended their use in the above complaints, and wit-
nessed their good effects. I hope that the benefits that
are derivable from them, may not be lost to society, by the
indiscriminate and almost universal use they have been
lately put to, and like the fate of many of our other ex-
cellent remedies, fall into unmerited disrepute.

" I have never visited the establishment, but I have
often heard it most favorably spoken of.

" I am, Sir, your obedient servant,

" James Crawford, M. D.
" Wm. Parker, Esq,^'

" Quebec, November 26th, 1842.

•* Sir, — I feel pleasure in giving you my opinion, based
as it is upon the observations of several years.

" In rheumatic affections I consider them invaluable.
Few persons, excepting those who have suffered from these
diseases, and those who have made them their study, can
appreciate their wonderful medicinal properties. I have
repeatedly seen individuals who have left their homes for
the Springs, worn out by protracted sufferings, and with
their general health shattered by confinement and want of
exercise, return to theii families free from pain, and with
health, strength and activity perfectly restored.

** I have also known remarkable instances of benefit
derived from the use of the waters, in persons afflicted
with scrofulous complaints, and with diseases of the diges-
tive organs, and kidneys ; and I am convinced that many

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of these cases that have left the Springs greatly benefited,
but not cured, would have been restored to perfect health
by a more extended use of the waters.

*' It is absurd to suppose that functions or organs which
have been diseased probably for years, can be restored
during two or three weeks by any course of medicine, no
matter how potent or how efficacious.

'* I remain, yours, &c ,

"J. Douglas.
" Member of Royal College of Surgeons.
''Wm. Parker, Esq.y Caledonia Springs,''

" Quebec, February 10th, 1843.

" My Dear Sir,— In answer to your letter, requesting
iny opinion of the efficacy of the waters of the Caledonia
Springs in disease, permit me to say, that for several years
I have been in the habit of recommending patients to
resort to them ; and I believe I am strictly within the
bounds of truth, when I say, that in every instance, they
have been either cured, or very much benefited.

'* It is seldom, however, that the invalid either does
himself or the waters justice, his stay being always too
short to eradicate chronic disease, for which they are more
particularly and justly celebrated. Rheumatism, chronic
liver complaints, dyspepsia, and a variety of diseases of
the skin, kidneys, and bladder, and I may add eyes, are
those which have come more immediately under my per-
sonat observauoii, unu lu wuiv^n m^ a^^-rx, .. v^..-^,- - -,.rt_i.
Report of their efficacy, however, goes much further.
** With every good wish, I am faithfully yours,

"Joseph Morrin, M. D.
M Wm Parker, Esq.''

*' L'Acadie, June 7fh, 1842,
" Sir, — I certify that in the month of May last, by the
advice of my friends, I visited the Caledonia Springs,
where I spent several days ; I was at that time, and had
been for upwards of twelve years previous, lingering under
an affection of the kidneys and bladder, which caused me
such severe pains, that I was very often totally unable to
attend to my professional, or even private business, I had
no sooner made use of the waters, than I found great relief.
My urine, habitually scarce and high colored, became abun-
dant and clear, and my stomach sympathetically affected,
became in better order. The daily use of a few tumblers
of the Saline spring every morning, fasting, with gentle
exercise afterwards, had the good effect of keeping my
bowels gently open, and free from the usual pains which 1
was in the habit of experiencing, my appetite became good
and my sleep f )und.

"I therefore think it my duty for humanitifs sake,
highly to recommend to invalids in general, the use of the
Caledonia Springs. But more especially to people affect-
ed with rheumatism, liver complaints, and diseases of the
kidneys, and urinary organs. To dyspeptics, they will also
prove beneficial. The very powerful diuretic effect of the
Caledonia waters induces me firmly to believe that mild
venereal and incipient dropsical diseases, would be relieved,
if not radically cured by the use of the Caledonia Springs
water only.

« T. OUESNEL, M. D.

" Member of the Montreal Medical Board.

*• To Wm. Parker Esq , Proprietor)
of the Caledonia Springs. ' J

tP,

" Montreal, 8th September, 1841.
"Sir,— I beg leave to recommend to your favorable
attention and advice, Mr. Hood, a well-known resident of
this town, who is subject to severe attacks of rheumatism
which, until last year, were quite intractable. He has
lately undergone a course of medicine, and I have advised
him to try your valuable Springs, in hopes of ensuring a
perfect cure. I have found them of the greatest benefit
in several cases I have sent this season of a most hopeless
nature.

" I remain your obedient servant,

" S C. Sevtell, M. D.
" Wm. Parker, Esq.y Proprietor \
of the Caledonia Springs'* J

# * *

" Frost Village, Shefford, Jany. 8th 1844.
" As relates to the medicinal properties of your
Springs, I can only speak of them by relating the effects
of the water on the diseases in the treatment of which I
have used it. I have used it in acute rheumatism in the
following manner. The evening previous to commencing
the use of the water, I gave the patient a full dose of blue
pill. The following morning, fifteen hours from the time
1 gave the pill, I gave him a bottle of Saline water which
cleansed well the " prima via."— I then divided a bottle
of the Sulphurous Spring into three portions, one of which
I gave every eight hours duriug the next forty-eight hours.
After the patient had taken two bottles of the sulohurous
water in this manner, I gave another blue pill, and followed
it precisely as before for the next forty-eight hours.
I then divided a bottle of the Saline water into three

portions, one of which I gave every eight hours for three
days. I then altered the diet of my patient, which, up to
this time, had been very abstemious, to one more nourish-
ing, and in a very few days he was perfectly free from
rheumatism. From the many experiments which I have
made in this manner, on the disease in question, I am fully
convinced that if the Caledonia Spring Water is not a
specific for acute Rheumatism, it is a most powerful agent
in freeing the system from that disease. I kept my pati-
ent clothed in flannel.

I am myself subject to acute Rheumatism, and cure my-
self exactly by the means above mentioned. I would here
remark that in thirteen cases this mode of treatment has
succeeded to the perfect satisfaction of both patient and

physician.

« Dyspepsia.— In five cases of Dyspepsia, what I con-
ceived to be the occasional cause being first removed, I
gave a blue pill at night. Fifteen hours after, I gave a
bottle of the Saline Water, which cleared the " prima via."
During the day, the patient took light diet only. At night
I gave°another blue pill, and followed it in the morning
with another bottle of the Saline Water ; after which, I
gave a dose of sulphate de quinine, once in eight hours,
with half a tumbler of the Gas Spring Water between each
of the doses of quinine. Under this mode of treatment,
I had the pleasure of seeing my patients all recover rapidly.
As soon as they could ride in a carriage, I encouraged
them to do so almost constantly.

** I am now trying the water on seven different diseases,
and I think with great advantage, the success of which

experiment, I will communicate to you as soon as circum-
stances will permit.

" In conclusion, I would remark, that the moro I see of
the use of the water, the more I am convinced that the
Caledonia Springs, when properly analyzed and applied,
will prove by far the best antidote that can be found in
the mineral waters of North America for a numerous class
of diseases.

" I remain,
" Your obedient humble servant,

" Stephen Sev^tell Fosteb, M. D.

" William Parker, Esq"

At the moment of putting this work to press, we have
received from the talented medical attendant at the Springs
the following letter, with which we close the testimony of
the Profession : —

** Hawkesbury, 8th February, 1844.

" Dear Sir, — In compliance with your request, I shall
endeavour briefly to state the result of my experience, as
to the effects {)roduced by the use of the waters of the
Caledonia Springs.

" I first visited these Springs in the autumn of 1830 ;
and at that time made sufficient examination of the waters
to convince me that they contained valuable medicinal
properties. Since that period, I have had ample oppor-
tunities of witnessing their effects ; and for the last four
years, have been in regular attendance at the Springs,
during the watering season.

*' The disease in which I have seen the most remarkable
cures, is Rheumatism ; and both in the acute and chronic,
forms of this disease, the waters seemed to be equally
beneficial.

*' Every person who visits the Springs fails not to ob-
serve the rapid improvement of this class of sufferers^
On his first arrival, the limbs of the rheumatic patient are
swollen and rigid ; his step, aided by a crtuch or staff, is
painful and constrained ; and the expression of his coun-
tenance, anxious and sorrowful. He uses the waters ;
and every day brings some amelioration of symptoms.
His limbs assume their wonted form and elasticity ; his
step becomes easy and unrestrained, and the expression of
his countenance placid and cheerful. He throws aside his
crutch or staff, and walks, and leaps, and praises God who
mingles the waters.

" That these waters are a specific in this painful malady,
seems now to be generally admitted ; and so much respecTt-
able testimony to this effect has already been laid before
the public, that to say more, would be only a work of
supererogation. In Gout, Sciatica, and Lumbago, (kindred
diseases,) the curative action of the waters has been nearly
as efficient.

'* Striking as such results are, still there are numerous
diseases in which the benign influence of the waters,
though less remarked, is assuredly not less certain. For
exaiiipie, m i^eurci, uommuUiy caiicv* Kji.vib jt !,/£&«««.•, wis
affection of the skin, prevalent in this country. Many
persons who had suffered for years with this complaint
have visited the Springs, and I do not remember a single

instance where the waters, when properly used, both in-
ternally and externally, failed in effecting a cure.

In Delirium Tremens (a disease brought on by the
use of intoxicating drinks,) the waters have acted like a
charm. In every case of this kind which has come under
my observation, (and they have not been few,) a perfect
cure was speedily effected ; nor have I found it necessary
to prescribe any other remedy. The stimulus given to the
stomach, and the mental exhilaration produced by the
waters, at first allayed, and finally subdued, all desire even
for ardent spirits. And here I may remark, for the infor-
mation of those who wish to abstain from " strong pota-
tions," and find it difficult, that there can be no better
substitute nor more efficient auxiliary to their efforts at re-
formation, than these waters

A considerable number of cases of Tic Doloureux,
(a painful affection of the nerves of the face,) have been
seen at the Springs, during my residence there ; and all
have been cured, or at least the patient's sufferings greatly
alleviated. Several persons afflicted with other forms of
Neuralgia have also received much benefit.

Hundreds of persons, worn down by that *' Protean
malady," Dyspepsia, have been signally benefitted by the
judicious use of these waters. Sometimes, however, it has
been found necessary, in this complaint, to call in the aid
of other remedies, such as blue pill at night, followed by

wntpr in ino mnrmnnr Tho c£»nr>c» pniivcjp 11100 /-jprv»-./^»r.ll..

pursued, and with nearly equal success, in affections of the
liver, blood-letting being premised, if the state of the pulse
indicated the necessity of it. This treatment, — as the

waters, when properly used, never bring on debility, — I
have found more successful than that advised by Mr,
Abernethy, of blue pill at night, and salts and senna in
the morning.

** Many females affected with Chlorosis, have been
restored to health by the use of the waters ; and, as might
have been expected from the powerfully diuretic properties
of these waters, few patients seemed to derive more benefit
than persons suffering under diseases of the urinary organs.
— (See the case of Dr. Quesnel, as reported by him-
self.)

<' Time will not permit me to enumerate all the diseases
in which the waters appeared to do good ; but those in
which their curative effects were more remarkable, besides
the above mentioned, are — Inflammation of the Eyes, (in
particular that very intractable species. Strumous Opthal-
mia,) Ague, Hypochondria, Melancholy, St. Vitus's Dance,
Hysteria, Spinal Irritation, Barrenness, Scrofula, Jaundice,
Gonorrhea, Secondary Syphilis, and the effects produced
by the improper use of mercury.

" Hoping you will excuse this hurried production, and
wishing you every success your laudaole endeavours to
bring these waters more fully into notice deserve,
" I am, Sir,

*' Your obedient servant,

"James Stirling, A.M. &M.D."

In addition to these, we may here adduce a few letters
from gentlemen of the highest standing in the Province,
commencing with one written at the direction of His

Excellency the Governor Gei.eral, after his visit to the
Springs in August, 1843.

" Government House, Sept, 6th, 1843.

** Sir, — I am directed to convey to you the expression
of His Excellency's sincere thanks, ior the cordial wel-
come and kind sentiments contained in your Address.

" The Governor General desires me to assure you of
the great gratification afforded him, by his visit to the
Caledonia Springs, and to acquaint you, that he highly
appreciates your zeal and assiduity in the furtherance of
an object likely to be prod ctive of the most beneficial
results to the people of the Province — that he observed
with irmch satisfaction, your unremitting exertions to ren-
der 3' Mir visitors comfortable and happy, and that he wishes
^ou tliat success, which, in his ostimution, your unwearied
perseverance deserves.

" In reply to the Memorial annexed to your Address,
His Excelkncy commands me to inform you, that he
sanctions with pleasure your proposal of giving the name
of " Government Cottage" to the building which you arts
about to erect.

" I have the honor to be. Sir,

" Your obedient servant,

"J. M- aIigginson.
" jrm. Parkevy Esq,''

*' Caledonia Springs, 27th July, 184S,

" Sir,' — I cannot take mv denartnre withmjf evnTPooJ

a deep sense, not only of the attention I have personally

received, but of the remarkable manner in which it is

evinced to all residents in your hotel ; leaving nothing

untried to ensure health, comfort, amusement, and hap-
piness.

*' This solicitude on your part, combined with an ex-
cellent and abundant table, cannot fail to secure the good
feeling and regard of all who visit the Springs, whether in
search of health or pleasure.

" As regards the waters themselves, I am most certain
that a course of them cannot be otherwise than beneficial
in eruptions of the skin, obstructions of le liver, rheuma-
tism, indigestion, and generally in restoring the system to
healthy action. It seems to me that persons suffering in
health, usually do not give fair play to the Springs, by not
continuing their use long enough to entirely remove^ but
merely remaining sufficient time to alleviate their com-
plaint.

" I will not fail to recommend to favorable notice these
Springs, as also the incessant kind attentions your visitors
are certain to receive from yourself.

" Heartily thanking you for those shewn to myself and
party during our sojourn, I remain, wiui every good wish
for your success and prosperity,

" Sir, your most obedient servant,

" R. Armstrong, Major-General.
<' Wm* Parker y Esq''

" Montreal, 20th August, 1843.
c( SiRj — Having received your flattering letter on the
moment of my departure, I could not then reply to it in
the manner it deserves. I assure you I feel grateful for
the very kind attentions you shewed mc at your hotel, and
ghall ever remember with unfeigned pleasure the agreeable
Bocietv 1 met there.

" I have of late years visited the Schooley Mountains,
Saratoga, and the Virginia Springs, but at neither of them
did I derive the decided benefit which a faithful and
moderate use of the Caledonia waters has afforded me*
My friend and medical adviser, Dr. Crawford, of this place,
w*ll fully corroborate the surprising improvement my
health has so ha^^pily experienced ; and 1 shall not fail to
recommend those valuable waters, together with your well
regulated establishment, to any person who may unfor-
tunatelv be afflicted as I have been, vi^ith dyspepsia, nerv-
ous debility, and paralysis.

" Wishing you that patronage and success, which I, for

my part, feel you deserve.

** I remain, Sir, your obedient servant,

" W. C> H. BuRNABY, Baronet.
*' Wm, Parker i Esq,'*

" Quebec, I4th January, 1843.
" Dear Sir, — I have much pleasure in complying with
your request, to slate my opinion of the waters of your
Springs, and of the establishment generally. I have, as
you know, visited the Caledonia Springs for my health,
and resided there with a part of my family for several
weeks. The good impression which I originally entertained
of those Springs, was mere than confirmed by my actual
observation. The reputation of the admirable curative
properties of the waters, is so well established in Canada,
and in the neighbouring States, that any testimony from
me, as regard'* these countries, must be superfluous ; but if
my name can be of use at a greater distance, I can freely
attach it to an assurance, that I believe the virtues of your

Springs not to be inferior to those of the most celebrated
Spas of the same class upon this continent ; and my further
conviction is, that as a property, your undertaking cannot
fail to increase with the growth and prosperity of this
rapidly advancing Province, and that, consequently, the
speculation must be a safe and advantageous investment
for an infinitely larger stake than you have had it in your
power to embark in it. I am so convinced of this, that,
had I available funds, I would not hesitate to employ them
by taking an interest in the concern.
" I remain, dear Sir,

" Your verv obedient servanf,

" T. A. Stayner, D. p. M.
*' Wm. ParheVt Esq."

The Hon. Mr. Justice Pyke, of Montreal, writes as

follows ; —

•* Montreal, 28th December, 1842.
*' Dear Sir, — As well from my own personal experience,
in the use of the waters, while at the Caledonia Springs,
as from what I tl n witnessed of their beneficial effects
on others, I am thoroughly convinced of their efficacy and
value in the many complaints which have already been
enumerated, and made known by the professional men who
have analysed these valuable waters ; and so far from my
faith in, and good opinion of them, being subsequently les-
sened, I have from time to time, procured them in bot-
tles from your agents at Montreal, and have uniformly
found relief on using them : and am at this very moment
taking them with good effect. It is now four or five years
iince I vioited the Caledonia Springs, but I have heard

with much pleasure, of the gradual increase of visitors to
that place, and of the extensive improvements you have
since made for their accommodation, comfort, and amuse-
ment ; aiid I sincerely hope, that after so much unceasing
exertion cod expenditure on your part, you will at length
obtain that general support and success, to which I consider
you have so just a claim,

" I am, dear Sir,

" Your obedient servant,

"George Pyke
" Wm» Parker, Esq''

THE TJSE OF THE WATERS.

Although to receive the full benefit of the Caledonia
Springs, the patient should reside upon the spot, and be a
partaker in the many adjective goods which it presents, yet
so far as the absolute virtue of the water itself is concerned,
when obtained fresh in bottles, as it can be now, from the
depots in Montreal, Kingston, Toronto, Quebec, Boston,
and other places, it is doubtful if its removal occasions any
deterioration. The waters bottled under any circumstan-
ces, will in a few days deposit silky filaments consisting of
Carbonate of Magnesia, which has become disengaged by
the passage of a smill quantity of the solvent gas into the
space between the water and the cork. This may slightly
impair the brilliancy of the water, but does not affect its
virtue, indeed an examination of the Springs themselves

( !

will show that this deposit is momentarily occurring within

them.

There cannot be a question that the adventitious advan-
tages which the Caledonia Springs offer, must, when
viewed independently, be considered as powerful restora-
tives to the invalid. Change of air, and scene, many and
innoxious amusements, quiet and agreeable society, absence
from business, and a casting off for the time, of the cares
and anxieties of life—these are the additional advantages
to which we refer.

In organic diseases of long standing, it is best that the
patient should prelude a course of the waters by a moder-
ate dose of calomel or blue pill, overnight, cleaning it off
the following morning with sufficient of the water to affect
the bowels freely. By this means the stomach is cleansed
and prepared, and becomes more susceptible to its medicinal
powers. Some persons when resident at the Springs,
seem to think that their recovery depends entirely upon
the quantity they can drink, — now this is a great error,
and one which affects not only the health of the patient, but
the reputation of the waters. Intemperance of any kind
if it be only in water, is detrimental: there is a certain
limit to which we may venture with benefit in medicinal
as well as more domestic matters, beyond that, excess
commences and we must retrograde ; as we should consider
it madness to overload the stomach of a convalescent per-

T»u e^^A «rt la It nnt looa al^unrrl in rlrpnrh thfi invalid

sou Willi iUUU, 3\i i^ '^ ""-- '- •

with medicine. Although there is no medicinal agent
from the use of which, less bad consequences are to be
feared, yet thero will be an entire suspension of the good

effects of the waters if taken in immoderate quantities. It
is better to drink a little often, than to distress the stomach
by a large dose at any one time.

As a general rule, from three to six half pints should
be the maximum taken to commence the day, and the
earlier in the morning the better. It should be immedi-
ately followed by gentle exercise, previous to breakfast ;
an excellent appetite, improved digestion, increased gaiety,
and general constitutional amendment will be immediately
apparent.

The most beneficial effect is found from taking a tum-
bler or two of the water, previous to retiring to rest, it
induces the most delightful and refreshing sleep, prepares
the stomach for the morning draught, cleanses the mouth
and removes that dryness, and disagreeable taste to which
nearly every one is subject, and indeed has in every way
so salutary an effect, that it needs to be tried to be believed.
Were those who are in the habit of taking spirits as a
*< night-cap" at bed-time, once to take a glass of Caledo-
nia water instead, its superior advantages would lead them
to a general abandonment of this pernicious habit.

After indulging too freely in the pleasures of the table,
two or three tumblers of the Saline or Gas water taken in
the morning, will remove all disagreeable consequences,
and restore the tone of the stomach.

As a general drink they cannot be too much recom-
mended, being preferable to Soda or Seidlitz water, or
others of the same class, unlike which they leave no pre-
judicial effects ; but on the contrary, the most healthy may
receive some benefit from their use. As a summer drink,

^■IKX.

the Gas water is the best, as it possesses but little aperient
properties, it cools and cleanses the blood, removes all
febrile symptoms, and dissipates the lassitude generally
felt in times of exr-essi e heat. Nor are the waters less
wholesome in the coldest weather, giving a tone and
strength to the stomach which can be attained by no other

means.

In the spring and fall, when every person requires the
aid of medicine to j/repare the body to meet the change
of season, tlie Caledonia waters are the simplest, the safest,
and the nost efficacious remedy to be obtained : — to say
nothing of thei'* economy.

When the stomach is very foul, it often happens that a
slight headache, and a considerable degree of drowsiness
is induced 1 y the first doses of the waters, but as soon as
they begin to operate this passes off, and in a short time
it ceases entirely, leaving behind an invigoration of both
body and mind. Persons suffering from great acidity of
the stomach, under similar circumstances experience a
sensation of fulness and oppression, which, however is but
. temporary, and seldom recurs.

Invalids cannot be too careful in observing simplicity of
diet while under a course of the water ; plain nourishing
food, in moderate quantity, should be rigidly adhered to.
Wines, spirits, and beer should never be taken. It is im-
possible that the patient can receive the full benefit of the

indigestible or highly seasoned dishes, washed down with
heating liquids.

Gentle exercise before and after meals should be per-

severed i. as one of the most powerful auxiliaries of medi-
cine. Early hours are indispensible to secure the proper
action of the water.

ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.

The analysis of the Saline, Sulphur and Gas Spring*
was first made by Dr. J. R. Chilton of New-York, in 1836,
and the conclusions formed by that eminent chemist of
heir constituents have since been confirmed by the experi-
ments of the first chemists of this Province.

The following is the result of Dr. Chilton's examina-
tion : —

GAS SPRING.
One guart of water.

Chloride of Sodium, 89,75

do. Magnesium, 1,63

do. Potassium, ,55

Sulphate of Lime, 1,47

Carbonate of Lime, 2,40

do. Magnesia, 2,50

do. Soda, 1,00

do. Iron, ,03

Iodide of Sodium, ,35

Resin, a vegetable extract, ,52

Grains,,

Gases,

i Carbonic Acid,

} Sulphuretted Hydrogen,

( Nitrogen.

WHITE SULPHUR SPRING

One quart of water, ^

Chloride of Sodium 60,48

do. Magnesium, ,66

Sulphate of Lime, ,82

Carbonate of Lime, ,42

do. Magnesia,

Iodide, do 3,60

'Vegetable Extract, &c ,30

Grains, 66,46

P r Carbonic Acid, 3,20

Uases, -j Sulphuretted Hydrogen, 6,14

9,34 cubic inches.

.'*

SALINE SPRING.

One quart of water*

Chloride of Sodium, 108,22

do. Magnesium, 2,01

Sulphate of Lime, 1,28

Carbonate of Lime, 2,00

do. Magnesia,... 5,12

do. Soda, •• ,82

iodide of Sodium, }38

Vegetable Extract, j61

Grains, 120,44

50,48
,66
,82
,42

3,60
,30

,'*

7<i

One hundred cubic inches of the gas from the Gas
Springy analyzed^ contains as follows : —

Light Carburetted Hydrogen, 82,9.0

Nitrogen, 6,00

Oxygen, 1,56

Sulphuretted Hydrogen, 4,00

Carbonic Acid, 5,51

Cubic inches, 100,90

James R. Chilton.
New- York, Oct. 26th, 1836.

108,22

2,01

1,28

2,00

5,12

,82

,38

,61

We have spoken in a preceding section of this work of
a fourth Spring, removed from the former about two
miles.. This has been called the Intermittent Spring, on
account of the water rising and falling every four minutes.

In saline constitution it is much stronger than either of
the others ; indeed there is no known medicinal spring in
the world, which contains so large a quantity of salts in
solution. As an aperient it is much more active than the
Saline, but not so pleasant to the taste ; in its general
action it combines the virtues of the Saline and Sulphur,
For bathing, the water of this Spring is unequalled, pos-
sessing as it does, both the iodine and bromine, which con-
tribute so much to the efficacy oi sea water baths. It is
the intention of the proprietor, during the present year,
to lay down a railroad from the Canada House to the
Intermittent Spring, so that parties may travel from one
to the other in a few minutes, and commodious baths will
be erected around the latter, where invalids may enjoy all

the benefit and luxury of marine bathing, without going
beyond this mediterranean watering place.

The following is the Analysis of the Intermittent Spring,
for which we are indebted to the courtesy and distinguished
ability of James Williamson, Esq., Professor of Chemistry,
Queen's College, Kingston : —

" Kingston, 27th December, 1843.

" My Dear Sir, — I duly received your letters and

the bottles, with the Gases, from the Intermittent and

other Springs ; and 1 am now enabled to send the analysis

of the former viompleted : —

INTERMITTENT SPRING.~-Sp. Or. 1,0092

In Imperial Pint, 123,04 grains

Carbonate of Magnesia, 7,437

Carbonate of Lime, 2,975

Sulphate of Lime, 1,788

Chloride of Sodium, 98,925

Chloridie of Magnesium, 11,916

Iodide Sodium, 3 in a gallon.

Bromide Sodium, 1,7 in a gallon.

Grains, 123,04

( Light Carburetted Hydrogen,
Gases, < Carbonic Acid Gas,

( Sulphuretted Hydrogen.

*' From the evanescent nature of the Sulphuretted Hy-
drogen, and the difficulty, even after the greatest pre-
caution, by ordinary means of transmitting the gaseous
products in a perfect state. I can only indicate the com-

/ A

parative proportions of these by the , order in which they
are mentioned.

" The Intermittent Caledonia Spring, is, itwill^be seen,
stronirer than the three other valuable Springs already so
highly appreciated ; and to these, I have no doubt, it will
form a most valuable addition. Hoping that your energy
and anxiety for the comfort of your visitors, will be
crowned with that success which they so well deserve :
and with best wishes for your happiness and prosperity.

" I remain, your's truly,

«' James Williamson."

Hitherto the difficulty of access to this Spring, has
prevented the waters being brought into general use ; but
as soon as the communication is completed it will be sup-
plied to the different Depots and Agencies throughout
Canada and the United States, at the same rate as the
other waters.

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ECv lES TO THE SPRINGS.

The Caledonia Springs are situated on the Ottawa,
eighty miles above Montreal, and about fifty- five below
Bytown, in the Township of Caledonia, whence they de-
rive their name. The district immediately around the
Springs is by no means remarkable for a preponderance
of the^'picturesque, being excessively level, and but partially
cleared of the original forest. The Springs are distant
from the Ottawa about five miles, but the nearest point of
approach from above, is L'Original about four miles lower ;
and from below. Point Fortune, distant twenty-seven miles.
From the St. Lawrexice they may be approached by the
military road from Lancaster, which, when continued in a
direct line, bisects the Caledonia Springs. This road al-
though not yet completed, will shortly become the southern
channel of communication with this fashionable watering
place. From all parts of Canada above Brockville, and
from the Western States, the Springs are best approached
by the Rideau Canal, from Kingston to Bytown, thence by
the Ottawa to L'Original by steamers. Although the
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of this great work of art, designed as a military communis
caiion between Lake Ontario, the St. Lawrence, and the
Ottawa, in case of a war with the United States, well repays

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the traveller. The scenery through which the Rideau
passes is highly romantic ; and at Bytown, where the canal
terminates in a succession of the finest locks in the world,
singularly bold and beautiful. From Bytown to L'Orig-
nal, the descent is quick, and enlivened by the splendid
view obtained of the Chaudiere Falls, the town of Bytown
on its commanding eminence, and the delightfully var^d
scenery of the Ottawa, with its mountainous banks covered
with timber.

From the Southern, Middle and Northern States, and
the lower ports, the Springs must be approached by way
of Montreal by Lake Champlain and St, Johns, or by the
St. Lawrence from Quebec to Montreal.

There is a line of stages in connexion with steamers,
which leavjs the Upper Canada Stage Office, M'Giil
Street, every morning at seven o'clock, to Lachine ; here
the passengers are embarked for Point Fortuno, proceed-
ing up the St. Lawrence on the north shore, through the
St. Anns lock, to avoid the rapid r tiebrated in the Cana-
dian Boat Song, the Lake of Two Mountains, and up
the Ottawa. It virould be difficult to conceive a route
offering so many beauties to the admiration of the tourist ;
the satiated sense absolutely wearies of sweets, and the
eye would fain rest upon some deformity for relief and
contrast. From Point Fortune there are excellent four-
horse stages, over the best roads in Canada, and through
a very pleasing country. On board the steam-boat an
excellent breakfast and dinner are provided, and the
Springs will be reached just in time for tea.

ADVERTISEMENT.

A general D^p6t for the sale of the Caledonia waters, was
opened at No. 4. Place d'Armes, in October last, since wh.ch.
the sales have increased more than three hundred per cent -Not
only Montreal, hut Quebec and every part of Canada East will be
furnished with supplies fresh from the Springs, and put up w.th the

areatest care.

Mr. Brent, of Kingston. Druggist, will furnish Canada West
in the :ame manner as above ;-and there is to be forthwith, an
Agency establishment in Boston, from whence, these inestimable
V^aters will find their way across the Atlantic ; and in the course
of time, to everv accessable part of the Globe' They are a most
delightful article at sea , and whenever their virtues are known on
board of ship, scarcely a vessel will leave the p.'ts of Canada
without them.