Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-07-20

His practice is reported quite as large a
any other physicians in the valley of Ho
Springs. The gentleman deserves sue
cess, and has succeeded. Col. Mumfort
has been bathing in these waters fo
some time, aud looks in his usual health
Capt. John Flippin and Mr.. Cochran ar
rived by last stage, and can be seer
going through the regular routine o
bathing, which has it's sting and its bitter
ness for the newcomer. Capt George
Miller, who composed one of our party il
coming over, is patient Of his old fam
lily physician, DR.. Creighton, who says
he will send him home we'll in two weeks
Mr.. Radgesky has this moment arrived
with his wife to spend few weeks. G.
81. Bracket and L. R. Patton are also
here, with others whose names cannot
now recall. Now, word as to these
marvellous waters, which are truly won
derful. am well aware this is an ener.
getic word, and may be accepted as an
other instance ofthat habit of Exaggerated
expression so common as to have be-
come an American characteristic--yet it
but indicates the truth. Look, for in
stance, at Magnet Cove, within two or
three hours ride, or, to be accurate, ten
miles, of this place. Prot. Owen says of
it in his geologic report: 1.-THE mag
netic iron ore occurs in large bodies,
occupying a surface area little
to the center of the Cove of four
to five acres, over which the whole
ground is strewed exclusively with the
finest specimens of this ore, much of
which has polarity. In some parts OF
Magnetic Cove the magnetic needle is
strongly affected, not only in its vertical
din, but in its horizontal reflection. Here,
in circumscribed area of less than two
miles, we found black garnets crystalized,
green, yellow and black mica crystalized,
quartz crystalized, zoisite stone, agate,
pyroxine crystalized, homblend crys.
talized, iron pyrites crystalizsd and
amorphous strontianite crystalized, arc
tizite crystalized, eleoolite crystalized,
achnolite crystalzed, epidote crystalized,
arragonite and magnetic iron ore,
and no doubt many other minerals exist
not yet enumerated" Look again at the
Crystal mountains, about twenty miles
of. We quote once more from Ovens
report: "There is at present no region
known on this continent which presents
such extensive mines of rock crystal as
the gorges of these mountains. Almost
every fssure of this vast sandstone
formation, for o distance of one to two
miles in length, and from three quarters
to one mile in width, is lined with these
brilliauts, which, exposed in bursting
open the crevices of the rock, glitter and
fash in the suns rays like diadem. In
their interstices the most brilliant, trans
parent and limpid quartz has crystalizsd
in all the variety, regularity and beauty
of its own peculiar geometrical forms,
rejecting from their CLASSY facets Q dag
cling degree OF light second 10 brilliancy
only to that Of the diamond. With proper
tools glass might be rent off from the
face Of the sandstone rock far more than
a man could lift, in fact, even q cart
load, studded ell oyer With limpid erys-
tails Of all sizes, from the fraction of an
inch to FIVE or six inches in length" 1t
is also vell,known faet that from quar-
ries in this immediate vicinity are
furnished the best homes and wheistones
in the world. These facts are enough to
establish the propriety of using that word
wonderful in speaking Of this region.
But the wonder of wonders is right
here in these hot springs. They number
ffty-three, and flow from the bose and
west slope of hot Springs Mountain, the
hottest ranging az high as 1889 Fahren-
heit. | shall not attempt chemical ex-
position of what is held in solution by
these waters, for the simple reason that
so far no satisfactory analysis has
been made. 1t 10 Impossible IN the ma
ture of things that few bottles, or gal
Ions even, of water taken from a spring
at high temperature, filed with sss. li.iie
and rarisscc11 gases, transported to a dis
lance and suffered to become cold, can
enable chemiat to tell Us just what these
waters are ss they come boiling out of
the bowels of the earth; and this is ell
which, as yet, has been done. All we
know is that deep down in His terrestrial
laboratory, the Almighty chemist has FL.
led these waters with life-renewing prin-
ciples, and sent them forth full freighted
with blessings for suffering mortals.
Many of the cures performed here are al
most marvellous Rheumatics are
brought on beds, and in few weeks, or
months OF most, return to their friends
with the elastic step of youth. Efete
carcssses, liberated and worn with spyhi-
little or scrofHlous faint, are washed
clean, inside and out, and sent home
sound. However, / will not eDumerste
the diseases which here find relief-but
to the man of business wasted by hard
work, and to the overweight student, to
the pale, thin mother, the almost ex-
hausted but ever faithful aud tireless
watcher over her young hopes, l would
say, Come and partake of these waters
of life" As thorough aud complete
Alternative and builder up of wasted ener-
gies. have never known anything COM
parable to these Springs Indeed, the
opinion now largely prevails with the
more Intelligent, that month of each
year spent here will add greatly to the
longevity of most persons. l do not
doubt it The reason is obvious. These
waters stimulate as nothing else does all
the emunctories, and thus the insidious
elements of disease are eliminated from
the system. They do more. They in
vigorate the vital energies, and longer
and happier life must follow.
The improvements here are mostly
temporary structures, and fall far short Of
what should be and in coming time will
be. This is attributable to the fact that
the legal title has never been settled in