Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-09-12
THE MODERN
CURATIVE PRODIGY.
THE MEDICAL TESTIMONY
Testimony of the National
Representatives.
Great Run 10 the Gettysburg
springs,
WATER CURE MIRACLES.


HIrTNAnuR0, August =, ISIS
leatn hld met ~ cnhhlct on lhle slOt OF eAtlh'
ana lha' nIe, haNlnE Itlumphtd W tle enoOuh.
let hau Ie'l hete OF w proves IloIg
expressive anu enduring IMAM any ever ueNlseu
~ me WI or teaIeI W ne hands OF man, w,
lhat OF aWohuoLlul heallhg spring lne Gel.
tysnurR hathiyshe Spring lS l1unI nn the very
spnt hrOuhu Nhleh .ohheneol tue oatlio ni YET
tyahurg proper. A tradition Of tho battle as.
crlbes tne ulscNNeTy OF US hehlng virtues 10
some Oi the COmpaAnls. Use lhht as u may u Is
seaotaIy hImlttou tnat put Ior the battIo those
virtues would never nave been generally known.
US waters are tasleless nhI OI9rless, IN no way
kulshhDlV rom those Iuuhu IN nut uOlhesllc
,pIlnks anu Nel's, except ny lhelr effects on 'he
ulsehsei human system
Yet thls simple agent mas euectei ana y effect
ing cures on 1lschse as MOnIttIul as ne mltacies
u We oNeiuie from consideration the period o.
t n WI s,'vaI LEON Du n.y.,
we net.y suuIE MaIoI Cutes ere IeaIhel "
tio"et process IMAM many OF the curative mira
Giles o. which We near or read, they arc not sus'
copuOit Of ehplhnauon, IKE many OF the later,
upon the hSpOlhesls Ol the lmhEihRtGn' me
maHlnalloh cannot HeneiatS llthlo Acld 70 me
human sgstsln' huI lutih vaIvulue or stOhe when
cOhstItnte WY IVunuat'oh ~ Suon = h3st o. uls-
eases o. civilized man. Nor can u dissolve or
vlihInate ,Ios .ne ~ S'cth lIvso IHrolEh auu IN.
Wy unlstio suostauces. hCCoIuihE'y, "e are not
tulut m I tnht hne vuIhilNo nlIhulvs VI any hBe
hN,o ,.io =, Nv W W
this il one OF the common effects of tho Iiettya.
pu,s hathiy sine MateI. ~ anStmSr rVslect lho
Gus curative phenomena Of past times however
produced Ii T. in their authenticatiun There
Is nothing mythical OF doubtful about these
u t III y. 'o fsi9 Natvi'
Amvnb ,ns'F a.o 'nTsuJSu GJ'etnUi'
IorIty Of the members OF the two Houses Of Con.
ELvss, iaS,uI,hE .n1 w. " Wy hVuse y.
United States, who have united In a written and
published testimonial and appealed to capital.
Isis to provide entertainment for the treatment
Of the sick, the lame, tho halt and the blind at
thE Modern Pool OF SLOAN.
Nearly all the leading medical Journals and
medical writer's have reported tho Gettysburg
water cures and have been moro enthusiastic In
their expressions Of admiration Of the strange
and startling curative phenomena which they
present than even the newspaper press. Tho
thirteenth revised edition VI tho United States
dlspensatOry, the ghcst authority among physl.
clans and druggists, assigns the battle heli Spa
the lOrmOst rank among the carbOnatel medical
sources OF the world, chasing It with the Euro
pean Nichy and PyTmOnt.
Surely the lite principle has trlumphed at
Gettysburg most wonderfully In the long run OF
events. Tho battle and Its incident, the dis
cUyery OF this spring, have resulted In an addi.
ton to, rather than u subtraction irum, the sum
Of human life. But the great healing spring Is
not only saving, aud Is Ia save more lives than
were destroyed by the sword 10 tho battle at
Gettysburg, but Il Is repairing the rAVages Of
war and transforming the physical aspects Of
the surrounding theatres VI strife. In the perl
UdICal inhuX OF health pilgrims tn thls fountain
OF Hygeia, and In tho expenditure Oi foreign
capital In their midst, the people vi Gettysburg
are being measufnbly compensated Tor the losses
they sustained during the battle There Is
something impressive and awe inspiring 10 the
rapid transformation Of this great battle field,
with It's teeming cemeteries ami immortal mem.
cries into n gigantic park or pleasure ground
Tor tho visitors to th's healing spring. The
number OF healthPcekers who have annually
Tesnrted to Gettysburg since tho discovery Of
this spring has moro than doubled every year.
this season II has more than quadTuplci, Oct
tysburg aud Its inyiruns are again In possession
OF an army OF Invasion, but this time the In.
vlders arc seeking the preservation Ut their own
lives aud not tue destruction ul those OF others.
Livery available resource Of entertainment and
lodging Is exhausted, and still they come. The
employees Of the principal hotels have boon kept
tOlerahly busy during the months Of July and
August tolegraphlng or writing applicants iOr
accom- modHliuns not u come, us tnoTO was no
more room. IL really appears as II all the world
would cUmD to NtpttYEnuTx this # they