The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-07-28
.r.LE or ~ARAroc4 SPRINGS.
Hr eraReE p. xoax,s.

/ Early rising. active exercise, country Ar,
and the congrsss SPRING, have done, are
doing, and viii continue TO do, wonders Tor
i insa;ids. They are III excellent in their
vay: bot 70 produce absnekcial eject upos
weak nerves ari debiIasaiei constitutions,
they must be sn;oyed IN moderation. Moth
I ing is more srEe than thas al excess 70
hartful !: and nothing, one would suppose,
/ 10 more sssf-svidens. Yet many people.
10 delrcass health, 20 to Saratoga under the
I irapression. il would seem. that The more
water shey drink, tie faster they vii get
veil. some Of the visitors are IN toe hasst
81 swallowing fifteen, ,ssn:y. thirty, and
even forfz glasses every morning before
/ brsasfast. Tie result Of such imprudenee
can. Of course, Be easily forsseen. Instead
Of 1essiny she better Of their several COM
plants, tLey daiIS grow worse, and are not
uufrrqacutly compelled to abandon the use
Of the waters altogether, for the want Of
prorer caution ia the FIRST instance. The
/ resilient physician at the Springs, as every
f bglY knows. il m able practitioner, nan
{ Of sesaEee, and wellbEed gentleman.
/ We were seated one raotniag IN bis study,
when an individual knocked az The door,
al Immediately game! ainliianes. lie
was large, Isl. gnwieldy piece Of humanity
from the wssI. with face Ike the fall
neon lash rising. and BAD .heappearance "
one 60 could kill an OK wish bIs Gst, and
v5ck bis targh with bis horns But alas
( apUearaaee. are dGeeitfui this rnaE-moun-
tain Vas sadly cut Of repair, aud could do
/ no saeh thing. i chronie affection Of his
.tor1aeh, mbittered aIl bis days, and bic
doctor had sen. him TO the Springs for
relief.
Every other remedy had been tried, bat
70 Iilt.e or 10 purpose. Tbs waters, then,
( were BIS only reliance, his last resort; II
tbsv failed him, his case gas considered
homeless his disease iucugable. Accord
/ iugfv. 90 his arriy al, he had taken 10 hard
/ dfjnk, ike Il brave fellow but finding, to
/ his uautterable assonisbment and confusion,
after whole weeks melancholy experience,
that the mineral Guilds had done BIN an in-
finite deal Of mischief, and not the least
d.scerulble good, be bad now repaired to the
APARTMENT Of the resident physician. en-
tiraIy Out Of humor with the waters, hTm-
self. and nj! the world, and in utter despair.
No wonder, then, that be was angry, or
ths. he should frown Indignantly on coming
into the presence of the learned professor
Of the healing art. Placing bis cane against
the wall. in q firm and decided manner, and
tossing his bat upon the table with pecu-
liar emphasis, ne threw himself into Il chair
with humping whaek then taking blue
and white handk erchisf from his pocket, he
wlpwd the psrspiration from his face, cross
ed his legs, folded his arms, compressed his
lips. and eyed tie doctor from head to foot
with mingled feelings Of scorn and iudgna
ton
$50" said be, at length, "you're n
doctor, aro you :"
"At your service, sir. May ask who you
are I"
son, certainly nm man that has
como eight hundred miles, Ike blockhead,
in comrlanca with the advice Of homn-
pathic doctor, to drink your internal waters,
ana THEY'VE made me worse that's who !
am Now what DO y0u say to that, eh -
"Why," replied the doctor. with HIS
usual good nature, and without allowing
himself to be disturbed IN the least by the
ahrupl department Of his new acquaintance,
"why, my friend, that ana very sorry
Bat whats the matter with you !'
ooh, sir, I'm in pain all over
''Inieed what are your symptoms
1--WE every symptom you ever heard of"
That's bad"
"Bad :" said the man with the stomach,
~ rather think it is."
sin pain all over, you say 7"
ayes all over, tell you.'
"Auy PAIN in your foot!'
"Wcll, dont know exactly a, to that"
said the gentleman from the west, evidently
drawing IN his horns.
..if YOU had any there would YOU not be
likely to know 1t ?' pursued the doctor,
mildly.
"Well, suppose should"
Then you have no pain in your foot ?"
swell, no.
Then what do you mean by pain all
over -
The patient would have explained, but
tho doctor wet on with his professional
I cross examination.
/ "sAnd how many tumblers of water do
YOU drink day ?"
"whv, began moderately. When | first
came, Ionlv took eight, but have increased
the quantity every day. and this morning |
got down thirty
"T6,,tv-two 20 repeated the doctor,
eoolly, but with evident surprise. "OAiy
thirty-two Then PERM ne, my fI,eha'
to remark that you have no: taNen-
! The gentleman from the west iGteifap'ee
/ him he wouid hear no more he though.
the doctor was going to tell him that be had
not taken half enough, and the idea made
/ him Shuadar,
/ "Naw stop, doctor. stop, beseech you.
/ That's all very true that you are going to
say. II must die, | must, bat | can't
drink more than thirty-two tumblers, any
hanv | n
happen what may !"
Il - unnecessary to give the remainder of
this dialogue. The reader has sufficient to
show hrm with what view some people visi,
the Springs, sad how little they know Of the
properties and effects of the waters. This,
however, is only onr Of thousand similar
Instances. The invalid in qusstion-for
spch he really was, Notwithstanding his
enormous bulk and jolly round physiogno
my--was soon convinced Of the absolute alb
surlitv Of the course be had been pursuing,
aud after listening TO a little saiatary ad-
vice. which we make ne doubt, will he Of
service 20 him during the remainder OF his
sEe, took his leave. with resolution TO
become more temperate water. driuker IN
future. We saw hlm again, about = month
after the conversation here recorded, and
MS A<AhtHF3 10 t5aFH ilat. ~ IUHDNiH- y
Ggw sImY.e directions, bis pain all ever
bad entirely disappeared. and that he was a
pew creature, or, 10 use his eva expressIaa,
las good As naw p H. looked the picture
Of health, sni said he felt as we'll as be
looked.
"Tben ysu have changed yeur opinion Of
The Congress IFafsTs ?"
"EstireIy. They have acted ppan me
ike charm. But no ore shoala touch
thsm anEs5 he has ir.t received the advice
and dEec:I2Rs oF soma competent paysi-
ejan-"
! "Tras. ae1i this simple fast ii would 10
60 harm fss Al! to hear ia mind who visit
Saratoga SpriaSs.'
rLoHt TEMPLES CAREER.
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