The Hillsborough recorder., 1854-08-16
CLSUTER SPRINGS,
COUNTY. VIRGINIA

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1NHE following is copy Of lslier fiom DR..
G.. N. Jordan. Of Person county, N. C., 10
The Proprietor of these celebIaied Sprinss, which
nature IN lis beauty has clustered together in one
locality:
Person County, n. g.. Aug. is. ls5c.
DR. EAsLEr-DKaM sra: Being requested 10
give you concise statement OF my views Of The
medical properties OF your Springs. { avail myself
OF the earliest opportunity in my power 10 DO so
As you are we'll aws5e. my acguainiance with,
those Springs eo-exisieni with ms earliest reco
lerlior, having been born and raised In their inn
mediate neiehlorhood Il isnot my intention in
This Place TO say any thing about ihrir chen,irsl
combinations; that has been confded 10 other
aud ahler hands, aud, no doubt, from the scknow.
lodged scientific character Of the gentirnen who
made the analysis, but that il has been correctly
reported. Nor is il deemed essential that should
do 50. Those who seek health In mineral waters,
would greatly prefer hearing of cures effected. 10
hearing Of quaniiiive proportions, though they
might be accurately ascertaincd by chemical an
aiysis. The adaptation 10 particular frrms Of ds.
ease, which careful and enlightened experience
has confirmed, Is the most natural inquiry Of tho
affected. This, as Ear as my own observation and
experience extend, il Is my purpose 70 answer in
ss csncirc manner as possible.
For six and twenty years. as a medical ohscr-
yer, have known something Of the effects Of
these waters on diseases Of different character;
and risk nothing In saying that for the number
Of those who have gone there for health, The ,c-
suits have been as satisfactory as al any other
watering place in Virginia. Many years pgo,
swhcr was a boy,) and long befure any ono
ever thought Of improving The place, il was The
resort Of The vaetudnarian from every section of
Halifax and son,c Of the adjoining Counties and
| can safely say l never knew a case Of broken
down constitution that "ienicdv q summer there.
that was not greatly benefited il net entirely cur.
ed. have known number Of persons who were
carried there in wagons, unable to walk, or even
sit up ON their arrival speedily restored 10 health
able in month or two TO walk up and down those
hills with as much alacity as you oi could DO
it. These things have seen and known, for my
fathers house was sometimes boarding house
for those who preferred house in the neigLhor-
hood to tenting on the ground. From some pro-
fessional experience can safely recommend it
in dyspepsia. II is the best antacid ever knew.
Food cannot, by possibility, sour on stomach
habitually supplied with the Sulphur Water. II
is invaluable in those chronic arrangements of
the liver depending on gastric irritation. Torpor
and inactivity Of this important organ are SPEED
lily relieved by it. Chronic affections Of the kid
neys and bladder are often eilectuay cured hy Il.
One Of the worst cases Of chronic inflammation Of
The internal coat Of the bladder ever saw, which
| sent there, was promptly cured by few weeks
use of the wafer Chronic Rheumatism is as often
cured by il as by any other known agent. Affec-
tions Of the uterine system are often cuIcd by il.
One case might mention Of peculiar inieres,,
with which you ale acquainted. II hasa wide
and long appreciated reputation in cutaneous dis
eases.
The Chalybeaie Springs, though recently
brought into notice, was known in my school,
boy days, and well remember the superstitious
horror we had on approaching il. Il is an aglee-
able chalybeatc, none can be found more pleasant
or agreeable TO the taste, or more desirable in
those diseases which demand the use Of iron.
There is a singular arrangement Of natures
laws in the phenomenon of your location. Sui
phur, Chalybeatc, and Lime Water oil gushing
out Of the same hill in few hundred feet Of each
other, while on other side of the rill, and in i'm
mediate proximity to each. is as pure fiee-stone
spring as any one may ever desire 10 drink. -
Having said this much, must now conclude.
least ! might be accused (should you ever con.
cude TO bring this hasiy letter to light) Of dis.
position to puff your Springs. This accusation,
however, would be discredIied by those hest ac-
quainted with me; for they know me to be man
Of quite different character. In justice 10 you
as an enterprising. accommodating proprietor,
could not have said less. will, in conclusion,
append the following synopsis of such diseases as
experience and observation have proved the wa
tiers to be adapted to: liver, stomach, bladder,
kidney, bronchial, and uterine affections; dropsy,
rheumatism, and cutaneous affections; proetrated
or lily cured cases Of remittent and intermittent
feyers; chronic affections of the bowels have ye-
nerally heen relieved by their use.
Should you, my dear sir, ever use this in sny
public way, and should il prove 10 have mit;gat-
'el one single pang Of human suffering, shall be
abundantly paid for the little labor it has cost me.
Yours, sincerely, G. H. JORDAN.
. Halifax County, Va, Aug. 81, 1861.
We the undersigned physicians, having read
Dr:lordans letter ON the use Of DR.. Easley Min
eral Water, cheerfully add our testimony 10 what
he has said Of their medical uses.
eWM. w. .CARRINGTON. NJ. ID.
Wst B.eJENNIN6e, N. e.
/, July isa.e .. ls-- 3w