New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-07
NEW SPAS.
MICHIGAN MINERAL WATERS.

a. 0 feet stream Of wator rushed up Is feet above the
surface. L, was not sal and The borors were disap-
Y1n'cl 10 -an for months uuhcedcd-a clear cold
stream One Gay paralyjic man living in the town
hold h, hand in the stream, playful wager. Hebrew
j. ont sud-,hGt IT, MY GOjl l could never do that
before" The news of the discovery spread. The
country ve~ secured FOR invald> Wen men were a
drug Pallytit. s,iltc, rheumatic and, rs Rip wouiu
say, wl1tuo;-ti," patients came and were cured Ana
in tls way the 81. Louis Spring made useful soon
some ono noticed That the pipe would attract sn'I
Y3rces Of iron and steel and pieces laid in the FonSh
through which The water flowed were magnctzcd. The
Indians called :, Wah-Wah sum. or n-lning water ana
The name IA, cuu- 20 It, st. Louis itself is not IN any
sense metropolis. The most ambitious sWelhhs OF It's
census cannot make It more oElke proportions
than population OF 1900 gives. drive OF 30 mics
through understanding woods, over planhTo'u
straight as the bird flies, brings You to IT. Inc only MN
ou The way rises inst in front Of the village You look
down on i and Che most fertile fancy cannot make II
p...urrs1uc. Is lines are hard and gaunt' anu
they have no. laca IN pleasant places Inc s'u"fs'
those stubborn opponents OF clNIziuoh' SUN"
Jealous guard ip its streets, pcscts Of the great
-rIrDludug forests. One church. q hoWng-liie!' duo
Che aathousa arc its only public buildings Inc pop"a
ton o. composed largely of bOardcrs Most OF those VINO
r-r not b.9y,rs keep them. TIE remainder present eN-
d.l.c OF q peculiarly attributed to the people OF N'i'
-au-.ll' AL lcir thoughts Of lumber, ara niue else
isia their heads No reelection int ended. Oninviing
ysalsa-o e. contained 800 people While in such town,
many gg pleasures, many, also, Of the discomforts
ct ue-r pY,sGu life DO not approach. Board Is low,
from S. TO SIS week, and that as good as can
lc expected. II is not what New-lorker pampered IN
"a, llp nj luNury would delight IN. beeisteak Is
found n be Of the most substantial Of LIES dcluSions
ana chicken is indeed Qgis. But sick men WHO
?c % bc well viii endure any thing to gain the prize
tl,~ W.. cease so appreciate soon rs they nave oO
Z med IT, The bath charges reasonable. The
Unke'o alone has the face to present an eNorbant b
lave only tlo washerwOman, who Ia always every
wa..r. and everywhere the That the st. Louis
iavls are spared the infection OF her eraceless twin
brother the hlckmau is doubtless great influence
conducting their recovery. such place must be quiet
Tie event o. each morning the departure of the stage
The arrival Of the evening mail the elimination of the
days excitement Ever and anon, Indian train-a
man on foot leading with dog and gun, followed by
the women and children on horSeback-plsSes up the
stcc' and after sending little ripple of excitement
through it, leaves behind it quiet village in the midst
Of the --LATEST most unattraetiyc country mortal eyes
ever behcll.
The central object Of interest is, Of course, the well
Here the water pours up through pipe three and half
inches diameter at the rate Of $500 gallons an hour
AID at q temperature Of so Fahrenheit.
The controversy 10 the magnetism contained in the
water Is yet unsettled Prof. Winchel gave it his
opu0n before the American Scientific Association at
their meeting in Troy last year that the water was not
4g,
Gyo.og.t far modified his views to be in doubt
on the subject Prof r. c. Kedsie of the State Agrcu
tura College at Lansing asserted that the magnetism
was only the tubing, ana instanced, proof Of
this pipe which he had inserted in the ground to the
depth OF 80 feet and which had become magnetic. This,
however. is principle. Every school
boy knows that any bar Of iron placed up
night viii, after time, become magnetic. That
the water is strongly magnetic shown whore a
wooden pipe ten feet long, was placed between two
lengths OF iron pipe The iron tubing which the water
reached passing through the wood strongly
charged The first piece. curious theory has been
advanced that the great peninsuas Of Michigan are
ues made by the great currents OF the lakes,
and that these springs merely local evidences of a
general action While doctors dsa gree, the facts remain
tie -IIn Whether the magnetism is derived from the
Pipe OIL i.s rocky bed. is a matter of dispute. Expert
mgnt proves that is in the water Knives held in the
stream or rubbed upon the pipe become magnets. The
time required 90 magnetic them varies greatly knives
have been charged in two minutes, in four; the
or Eary time being from Is to 20 minutes. Sometimes
Of i've knives suspended in bat-tub night, four
viii become strongly magnetic, while the fifth will be
unaffected Pieces Of iron steel charged in this way
WI raise pins needles, watch-keys &c, influence the
needle Che compass magnetized knife is of course
valuable souvenir, and many are charged every day
Sometimes bercss youths may be seen holding rjzors
u tlr stream, doubtless with the idea of drawing out
what viii not yield 10 a less urgent solicitation. If a
COMPASS De held near the running water, the
pine e ncol. is dlnCctcd in the latter than in
e., :g.iu.r case.
Another curious property Of the water is its coorng
uowe: superintendent Crow will show the visitor into
room which stand goblcts glasses bottles, tincups
si', cellars, and the ike all under shower OF magnetic
water. Five days suffice TO color these to beautiful
amber. seemingly 10 ,atWate the glasses with pale
gold TIL, is caused by the deposit of irOn and gives
tableware handsome appearance. Some cheap jewehy
company ii alcLenicdlly inclined, might rdnsmute the
hiser metals into gorgeous jewey, and reap unbOunded
hlrye,- on the principle of the lone almighty dollar"
YIi,coor seems bc impcri,hablc and is beautiful
asitisII-tiUg. The batI-hOuse, the principal building
Of the town, stands o the bank OF the Pine River,
pretty little stream, crowded with stumps The house ls
10 ert ouc furnished with every modern convenience,
AMI IS id bv those vino have visited many similar es
f-ueat 10 DE of the finest IN the United States
tn, re-, %. ,JJrn is the rendezvous for all visitors
H.-. l,alytc women swiuz dumb-bells, and rheumatic
men lump for watrs Those whose pains need diversion
u',v cards with f.veri-h eagerness While on the pal
,ofy some more meditatvc invalid drops line 10 the
fslr. beneath For the convenience Of those who find
id.ait 70 reach the bathhouse from their boarding
horsr, Magnetic Spring Company intend to erect be-
fore The opening OF next season. large hotel capable OF
accommodating 80 persons. IL viii be the spring
nai ue 1a gnctc baths VIII he brought directly into the
house.
Thorough experiments with the water arc only to be
conducted m the simplest OF all laboratories the bath
tub The water runs in clear lmpd, cool 1t is so soft
a. o. be Injurious and feels like liquid velvet 1t is
nr,ytnt and almost bears up. stay OF from
4, l5uu,te. is The limit The bath plrakes in one way Of
the nature ol M Squeerss drylpoish' No soap be
used as the water instantly dissOlves and curdes II, aud
leaves 30 trace behind. The cold shower is found by
some a great shock andtthe whole building sometimes
rc,0uuds with the OF some invalid "showered'
by the !ucNoiabe Leland. a hard thorough rubbing
with coarse towels and afteTward with the hands Of the
bather ana one steps out glowing and rosy Patients
generally battle day. some bd,he twice day and
others but four on five times week Gen. Hooker opens
tie ball In the morning at AZ, followed Immediately by
CMefJusticc Chase. There are $50 visitors, and