New-York tribune., 1869-05-20

that he should only drink gill at time, and not more
than three gs per day OF this seemingly pure spring
water, which was thep trial. and Its claims as med
disputed by majority Of those who were Tun-
ming after It, But the smazement Of the practical jester
in this instance may be more easily imagined than de-
scrbed the temperance OF his patient few weeks
aferwad with the information that his prescription had
proved ecacous and that the dread malady whlch hao
held him in its embrace during the better part OF MS INC
reaIingits hold under the influence OF the potent
liquid that the distortions limbs and enlargement Oh
joints had disappeared and the hitherto Indispensable
crutoh had thrown aside The fame Of this cure ex
tended TO the neghborng States and gave great
TO the drinking Of the Gettysburg Kataiysine water
It was reported for the medical journals and pro-
nounced by medical men unparalleled In therapeutic IN
terest and Importance by any cure Effected during tne
present century.
NewYork company was organized to place tho water
I'm the market and tho whole American people com
menced repeating the experiment OF tho Getysburgers
with the strange fluid .
1t boon carried every part Of the country and OF
the world, during the past year. and used with results
which will allow medical writer's aud the medical jour
mails to state and characterize.
MEDICAL OPINIONS
professional contributor The Philadelphia Medical
aud Surgical Reporter, in o communication published In
its issue OF May 1863 says: One OF the maryes OF
the history Of the brought about by the use OF the
Gettysburg is the removal Of nodosties or hard
Jumps ana cOncreLOnb eVlueully VI BOutJ
Whether we regard these Jumps deposits made up OF
chalk or OF urate OF soda tissue compelled to say
with Dr. Bell that the entire removal OF the inorganic
body without surgical Intervention, has not we DeeVe
brought about by either internal remedies or eter
nal application, by both united. Whence comes tns
solvent property Of the Gettysburg Water In TINS case
We arc at loss for any plausible explanation deryaDe
either from chemistry or therapeutics were wo to
suppose the presence OF tha in the water" The same
writer says Need repeat what has been said OF
the benign effects OF tho water In that most annoying
and changeable disease dyspepsiaP
Intimately connected with chronic indigestion are
diseases OF the kdneys-exhbited in case by da-
boes IN another by calculus grayelof the cures OF
| which by the use Of the Gettysburg Water, We have
well.attested cases
To these must be added Brghts disease OF the kidneys,
or abumnurla OF which patient tells the Gettysburg
Spring Company he has been victim, and for which he
Is taking tho water with marked benefit, and the pros
pect OF cure Irritable bladders, inhrm-
y in old age are learn, alleylaed and even cured
by this remedy From article entitled "The Gettys-
burg Mineral Spring" communicated to The American
Journal Of PhdrmaeV November, 1868, take the follow
| ing:
"The proportion Of hia is not given and we are left
10 conjecture far this antpOdagrlo substance goes
explain the removal by the uscof this water OK Jumps
or nOdOstes. improperly called 'chakstones rol the
Joints Of persons who had previously suffered from rheu
matte gont" The Druggists Circular and Chemical oar
ene In its issue Of May 1868, says:
"Thls water has attracted incOnsiderabe attention
within the last twelve months, and from present lndea
tOns II is destined 20 take permanent rank among tho
eeieJraled medicinal springs OF America"
The Hee York Medical Record says IN article entitled
"our recently discovered mineral waters" which APP
peared in It's issue OF the 18th Of August, 1853:
Our experience I'm tho OF this valuable water con-
firms the conclusions stated by DR. John Bell OF Phade
p that tits very useful remedy ~ chronic dsoIdeI'Oi
gou rheumatism, hepac and renal affections SKIN aus
eases &c consequent thereon We nave s1pG JSsG
that WILL by long use, remove nodosiues OF he FONTS
ia much relieved by IT, az wo the irritable bladder
Of old uCe aud calculus disorders OF the hic acid aud
| diathosIs."
In another e1,itled "The Gettysburg Katalysno
Water" which appeared the lst Of September the
! samo year, ho further says:
"such effects often experienced for week or
ougcr when they gradually disappear They prove not
only that the water has power but at Us properties are
some what peculiar To produce tho eject ABOVE men
toucd, have found IL necessary 10 take about three
g1I- per diy. between meals and gradually Increased
Where gouty rheumatic persons are taking the water
acd ,ccrced or deposited urine; tho sweat no
longer contains TINS principle IN excess as gcneraly
men aud diet, the health rapidly Improves distorted
nbs become stralghened and enlarged joints gradually
reduced 10 their natural sizc'
The Hedical aud Surgical Reporter Of Philadelphia
Sept 20. ls5s says cdliorally on the same subject:
at found TO bo adapted TO dyspepsia, with its nu
OF the liver and kidneys. aud tho remote effects Of tho
imperfect assimilation, exhibited IN gout chronic
rheumatism neuralgia ana ah lmoyer.Aed stAle OF tle
blood or auoulia. Our readers VIII doubtless remember
those extraordinary cases OF gogy eoHCrelohs On We
able Testimony have disappeared after the somewhat
protractod use Of the Getty sburg Water"
Tho interesting and important fact established by this
testimony Is that this tho solvent Of the stones
OF gravel gout and rhoumat sm long sought In the
mineral springs Of the Old World and the supposed dis
coycry Of which, by several European physicians in the
carbonate OF lItha, few years since, so greatly
excited the whole medical profession. Tho tcstl-
mony on this point appears 10 DO quito conclusive
q. O. Yoar
palm Of discovery IN medical IN other branches OF
science and In the fields oi invention But this discovery
Is pregnant with something moro than barren honor
Tho ancens regarded this OF stone impor
tant medical acquisition that their fabulss located
In tho fountains OF e. Modern physicians comprehend
that must prove by far more extensive and potent
therapeutic agent than any known 70 ourmatora modca
The following extract from the correspondence OF Dr.
Robert X. Stone, learned and popular physician Of
Washington, d. c., in regard 70 the therapeutic applca
ton OF this water indicated by the analysis, viii prove
interesting IN this connection with the explanation that
tho uric acid whose in the production Of
disease referred by him produces by It's combinations
with the alkaes, the stones OF gravel socalicd chalk
Of rheumatism aud gout the brick dust deposits
in urine &c. &c:
The following Is Dr. stones specification OF tho dis
for which tho Gettysburg water Is likely to prove
remedy
They may 10 used generally all those cases IN which
Ot Gcid proves hurtl aud unhealthy Thus In
those cases ACu Dyhltpai, OF MACu our country OF
hot bread and e0gcesciAig prOpcHsltcS furnishes
many striking examples Thus they could be used IN
many cases OF disease in tho stomach ana GineutlTU
canal Of chronic teasing nature. We might mention tho
attendants upon Dysp'psa as chronic blue dcBHs and
HyOchOHdtd In bOme cases Of Choros's IN young girls
dependent Dyspepsia and peculiar obstruction: chrOuic
affections O the bronchial tubes, chronic Ca1h or me
hedd and throat. With Dyspepsia of certain class
might also ouumerae torpid olgorged state OF tho
lrer, differing from HBpOchgHditH But most especially
will they give aid aud comfort 90 large class urinary Dis
IN which kidney and badderare affected aud which
dependent upon cIccss Of uric lic acid Then,
too, the grO formations caused By the presence and crss
Of these acids. In this class especially, tho urinary