The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1869-02-24

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h. ALUM WELLS IN LrNcoLsToN-A writer in
the North Carolina Presbyteriam says: q =.
1t may not be generally known that there are
several alum Wells in Lincolnton, and that sew
eral persons have been very mach benefited by
the water. Last Summer young lady who had
been in bad health fora long time, and whom the
physician at last told he could do nothing more
tor and that she likely would not live but
short time, as last resort caine to Lincolnton
10 try the Alum water The consequence was
that in few days she begaa to improve and in
few weeks returned home snd is now stout and
hearty.
Others for years have been using the water
and have derived great benefit therefrom The
one most noted belongs to Col. WIN. II. Michal,
but there u some half dozen Others containing
more or less alum, We think if the water was
more fully tested it would be found equal to the
celebrated Alum Spgings in Virginia-ohe of
which several years before the war sold for
hundred thousand dekaars. Besides the various
diseases they cure, they are specially noted Tor
curing cases of scroIBla, which no other water or
anything else will;cure, The writer is well ac-
quainted with an Individual who had for Yeas
suffered with chronic sore eyes, and had been
under the ablest physicians in South Carolina
and Virginia, and had also attended Sulphur and
Chalybeatt Springs and was nothing bettered,
but who in few weeks was cured by using the
Rockbridge Alnm Water. Virginia. No applica-
ton to the eyes wQpld ever have cured him, Tor
the disease (serofula1 was in the system and
needed to be worked out. 1t is now IL years
since he was at the Alum Springs, and though
in his profession he has constantly used his eyes,
they continue sound and good. But thtre arc
other far more remarkable cures of scrofula and
other mineral waters, and we think all that is
needed to render the Alum Water in North
Carolina equally noted and effracious is a full
and fair trial. And further we think it would be
wellior the owners of the Alum wells in North
Carolina to have some one to analyze the water
and compare it with the alum water in Virginia.
Lincoln county also abouids in iron works,
gold mines, paper mills, &c, &c and may soon
be agreat grape country, aud has the best water
power South. ..s4a b.. sa!ti-.y5{l 81.
CoUNrn OF SwAIN-Pttitions are in circula-
ton in Orange, Chatham and Alamance, praying
the Legislature to establish a new county out of
said counties to be be known as the county OF
SWIM, in honor of the late Gov. D. T. SWAIN.
1t is proposed to establish the county seat at
Chapel Hill. The following are the proposed
boundaries: sTss $ so, .e tfT
r'The northern boundary to begin on the Or
ange and Alamance line ten miles north OF the
southern boundaries of Orange, running thence
due east to the Wake line, thence South with
said Wake line to the Chatham line !; thence con-
tinuing south with the Wake line to point on
the Wake and Chatham line six miles south of,
the northern boundary OF Chatham. thence due
west to Haw River, thence north with said Haw
River to the Alamance line, thence north with
said Alamanee line to the beginning point."'
=. We learn that the project is meeting with con-
siderable favor from those living nearer Chapel
Hill than the county seats of Orange, Alamance
and Chatham, though there is some opposition
from persons who will be lett in the old couns
lies. ei3s 'i,f-a i''s14 s't