The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-09-24

viding pure. soft, cold water for all.
Tbe discovery Of its healing qualities
was the result Of accident. Three
travelling agents, stopping for day
atSt Louis, went down to the spring,
and finding the water cold, IL was
proposed that each should hold his
hands in the water, to test the ques-
ton Of physical endurance. One of
the party had long suffered form
rheumatism, and had been unable to
open his hand for many years. This
hand was placed in the water, and
when compelled, after some moments,
to Withdraw it, he was able to straight
en- his fingers, and he exclaimed:
My God | can open my hand, and
have not done it before for ten
years"
This marvellous healing caused
great excitement among the inhab-
itants, and further experiments
proved that the water was filed with
electricity or galvanism. Knife
blades held IN the current lowing
from the pipe became sufficiently
magnetized in Eve minutes to lift
tenpenny nail, and retain the power
as ifimparted from loadst0ne.
The news Gifts medical properties
spread far and wide, and those suf-
fering from chronic rheumatism and
neuralgia diseases came to drink aud
found restored health from the
waters. The analysis Of Professor
Dufield, of Detroit, proved the truth
of the assertion that the waters were
charged with electricity. Provision
has been made for the accommodation
of patients and the furnishing Of
baths, and ST. Louis Is Teaping
golden harvest. The village is con-
stautly filed with patients, and the
cures are almost as remarkable as
those performed in days of old at the
Pool Of Bethesda, when the angel
stirred the waters.
We give an illustration ia point :; A
few days since Messrs. Christian and
Patterson, of this city, went TO St.
Louis to try the virtue of the waters,
and were greatly benefited. They
state to us that last Saturday an old
man came to ST. Louis, who had been
unable, from rheumatism, to walk
for more than three years, hObbling
about as best he could with crutches.
his feet especially being in terrible
condition, On Sunday he took two
| baths, and drank freely of the water,
repeating the same on Monday. On
Tuesday morning be walked ten rods
and back without crutches, almost
entirely healed in two days time.
| But while there, messrs. Patterson
and Christian have been the means
of making another discovery In re-
lation to these waters, which viii
excite a profound sensation through
cut the State and country. The water
had been conducted through six
inch tin pipe from the mouth of the
spring. For some purpose. portion
Of The mouth of this pipe had been
cut off and allowed to drop upon the
ground, where it was constantly kept
wet by the flowing water Upon the
surface Of this tin had accumulated a
galvanic coat Of metal resembling
FURNISHED gold.
/ Mr.. Patterson, who discovered it
proposed to bring the entire piece to
! Lansing, but was told that others
might like a piece as a curiosity; and
| a couple of pieces, each about three
| inches square, were brought to this
city, one ofWhich is In our possession.
An examination shows that the coat
ing Is as uECly p4dGC0 upOA AhS tAA a.
if done by the best galyanic process,
and a test of acids made by Professor
Crane, Of the Lansing Museum,
proves the metal to be chloride of
gold The water holds this valuable
metal in solution, and it may ,tuETn, out
that the spring is not less valuable as
a source ofwealth to the owners, than
tits conducive to the health of those
afflicted with rheumatism, paralysis,
| govt, sciatiea, dyspepsia and neural
gia. The test Of the strongest acids
do not destroy the~metal, it remaining
bright, az before the application.
Mr. @. A. Anderson, of Cincin-
malta, had a gallon Of this strange
water sent to him by trustworthy
party for the purpose of having it an
alyzed. He found that the jar in
which the water was transported,
has undergone changes similar to
those reported above as to the
gliding.