Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-11-05
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and inyigorating climate, with her hills
covered with beautiful green, for full
eight months in the year, then dothng
III. for her robes of white, during the re-
maipder: vet carries in her mountain
Businesses, cropping out here and there, in
her verdant hills, rich, healing mineral
waters. The springs Of Clarendon, Shell
don, and Missisquo, are well known, and
in high repute, But recently another or
rather series Of springs, have been as
covered. that seem to surpass all the 9TH
ers in their properties Tor healing the all
ment, "that flesh is heir To-"
These are located in the town Of Mid
dlctown, Rutland county, fifteen miles
from Rutland. Their discovery at this
time, WAS entirely proyidential' They
are found close by the head Of small rivers
and It is now remembered by the older
inhabitants, and among them, one aged
physician, says, that, some fifty or sixty
years ago, there was spring here which
by some was thought 70 be medicinal
But in 1911 there occurred in this valley
a remarkable and destructive freshet,
/ This ircshot, formed new channel for
the river. flIod up its old bed, aud ohlit-
Grated all appearance Of the springs, ana
their very existence was forgotten, till
in June last another frcshct restored the
river To its former bed, and brought these
springs again 10 light, and the peculiar
character Of the waters soon began 70 at
tract attention
The water. as it issues from the ground,
at the present timc is ten degrees warmer
than the river but few feet distant;
emits an odor similar to that Of burnt gun
powder, is perfectly clear and transpar-
ent, but, on exposure to the atmosphere
an oily substance gathers on the surtaoe,
and sediment resembling mother IN ri"1'
gar, but Of deeper reddish hue Is rap
idly deposited,
The water is found to contain in solu-
( ton, Iron, Sulphur. Potash, Iodine and
some other ingredients, the proportions
Z not yet determined.
But, though il is scarcely three months
since it began to attract notice, its effects
[ have been wonderful, almost incredible.
and were they not right before Us, we
should hardly venture to relate them y
few eases ont of the many that might be
related, must suffice for want OF space:
Mrs. Lyman Atwater; of this place, has
been confined five years with iraamatory
rheumatism, unable to walk at all with
out crutches, and scarcely with them
She has used the water two months, and
has laid aside her crutches entirely, and
now performs, without inconvenience, her
ordinary domestic duties.
Mr. Lconidas Gray, Of the firm OF ~
Gray and Sons, in this place, was reduced
very low with scrofulous consumption,
tried Sheldon springs without effect; was
pronounced by his physicians as beyond
the reach OF medical skill. As an ex-
pertinent, he commenced two months since
to use this water, and has gained four
teen pounds in weight, and Is able to at
tend to his business, and says, as he nov
, sits before me He is as good as new,
Another case, still more striking, is Mrs
Reed. Of Whitchall,- n. !. She was :
: loathsome mass Of running sore, 50 ml~
;. reduced that she could not feed herself
and as her only hope, was waiting 10
death to end her sufFerings. In this col
ditioff she commenced drinking freely an
=, APPLYING outwardly the waters OF thes
, springs. and in four weeks was healed.
- Mrs. Wheeler, of Fort Ann, \. Y, We
"A afflicted with erysipelas, sore eyes an
p, general debility, of several years stan'
ing. She began using the water, and
, three weeks one eye was well, the 9th
:, nearly so and her general health great
! improved.
70 A case of rheumatism and dyspepsia
-. three years standing was RELIEVED IN 10
~ days, ana IN TWO HloutHS WAC '"iNNA'
m Mrs. Knapp, of Poultney, has had
~. cancer on her face for year. The III
:. application of the water gave it dark
-, hue. continuing to increase and thick
into scab, for ten days, when it drop
40. off leaving her face smooth, and only
mo- slightly colored spot in its place.
,or II ha, been found equally eficacious
~. neuralgia catqrrh7 dicbctis, gravel, Pill
oo &c.
Va These are sufficient to show the effe'
,so of these springs. They are daily visit
~. by large and increasing numbers, and
III water is carried away in large quantit
D.. every day, and all as free as our mounts
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call attention to the advertisement,
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-, Seminary, offering superior inducemel
NO. T, those desiring educational facilities
snt their sons and daughters The well kno'
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ST. a sufficient commentator of the high
ave der Of the instruction impaired in Il
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