The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1869-10-14

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question of physical endurance
One Of the party bad long suffered
from rheumatism, and had been
unable to open his hand for many
years. This hand was placed in
the water, and when compelled, af
ter some moments, TO withdraw it,
he was able TO straigbten his fin.
gers. 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 iDhab-
itunts, and further experiments
proved that it was filled with elcc-
tricity or galvanism. Knife
blades held in the current flowing
from the pipe became sufficiently
magnetizcd in five minutes to lit
a tenpenny nail, and retain the
power as if impaired from u load
stone. ...
The news of its medical proper
ties spread far and wide, and those
suffering from chronic rheumatism
or neuralgia diseases came to drink
and found restored health from the
waters. The analysis Of Professor
Dufield, Of Detroit, proved the
truth of the assertion that the was
tiers were charged with electricity.
Provision has been made for the
accommodation Of patients, and
the furnishing of baths, and ST.
Louis is reaping golden har-
vest. The village is constantly
filled 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 in point:
A few days since, Messrs. Chris
tian 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 tor more
than three years, hobbling about
as best he could with crutches, his
feet especially being in terrible
codition. On Sunday he took two
baths, and drank freely of the wa.
ter, repeating the same on Mon.
day. On Tuesday morning be
walked ten rods and back without
crutchcs, almost entirely healed in
TWO days time.
But while there, Messrs. Peter
son and Christian have been the
means of making another discov.
cry in relation to these waters,
which will excite a profound SEN
sation throughout the State and
country. The water had been
conducted through a 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 tho flowing water
Upon the surface of this tin had
accumulated u 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 Il
curiosity; and couple Of pieces,
each about three inches square,
were brought to this city, ono of
which is in our possession. An
examination sG-1Ss that the coat
ing is as finely placed upon the
tin as if done by the best galvanic
process, and q test OF acids, made
by Professor Crane, Of Lansing
Museum, proves the metal to be
chloride Of gold. Tho water holds
this metal in solution, and it may
turn out that the spring is not less
valuable as q source Of wealth to
its owners than it is conducive to
the health of those afflicted with
rheumatism. paralysis, sciataca,
gout dyspepsia and neuralgia
The test of the strongest acids do
not destroy the metal, it remaining
as bright as before the application
The Cincinnati Commercial says
that Mr.. G. A. Anderson, OF that
city, had a gallon of this strange
water sent to him by a trust,
worthy party for the purpose OF
having it analysed. He found
that the jar in which the water was
ira nsported had undergone chang
es similar to those reported above
as to the gliding.
SHOE TIps.---The American Shoe
Tip Company have introduced thi'
season q new white metal tip
which by wear has the appearanc'
of silver, and is decidedly orna
mental. A metal tip adapted L
first clss shoes hos long been need
ed. This new tip meets this de
maDd. and must come into as gen
eral use on the finer grades Of chill
drens' shoes, as the copper tip
bave on the common grados.-
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