The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-08-23
LETTER OF DIR. JOHN +. LoCKRIDGE.
MOUNT SCION, VA. July 90. 1872.


S. Goode. Esq, &ribling Springs, "a:
Dear Sir.---It gives me great pleasure not only to
comply with your request to furnish you the result OF
my experience of the medicinal value Of the waters
of Stribling Springs. but In performing part OF my
professional duties In pointing ont fountain of
Hygeia to such of the afflicted us may prefer the
Springs to therapby, or S,'rl as shall have tried
Having practiced In The neigllhorhood OF Strib-
hing and al the Springs for the last fifteen years
consider that | have some authority to speak: 1t
should be well known that the Striblny Springs
comprise the very unusual factors Of Clalybcate,
Sulphur. and Alum Waters. The. ,Chilybeate
Spriuss-two I'm number. and third about TO he de-
vrlopcd-arc noted for their general tonic and re-
stortlvc properties, their waters holding in solution
rs they do the carbonatcs Of iron aud magnesd, anu
the Ui-rarbonateS of soda and potash, aud very
liberal amount of free carbOnlc acid.
The water of the sulphur Spring Is cold, delight
full, and abundant III quantity The walter holds IN
solution liberal amount OF the carbonites OF iron
and ula9nesia. aid the bi-carbonatcs OF soda ana
potash, and free carbonic acid and sulphuretted
laxative, and eutrophic Alternative. 1t is remedy
OF very great value In Cutnnccns dscuscs habitnal
constipation dyspepsia; liver diseases chronic rlle,,
ulatist hemurrhuids. diseases of the kidneys. and
scores of other complaints Its great efficacy In u
number Of these diseases has been bundantly tested:
speak last OF the great spring of Stribling. and
the spring Of Nirgiuia-the Alum. Ii Is well known
To medical chemists and parlaccuiStS that this Is
the strongest natural solution of iron and alum in
Virenia perhaps In tile world. Besides the sui
pilates of iron and alumna and potash. the water
hollis in solution very liberal amounts of the sui
pilates of magnesia potash. and soda. ana free sui
phuric acid. The waters of these Slrings-four In
numbcr--arr therefore cmincuuy tonic. tstIingent,
diurctjc diaphorctic eutrnpIc or Alternative. dcpu-
ratiyc and In large Quantities, laxative and cmetic.
IL will he very apparent 10 the members of our
profession, well Us ~ the Intelligent laym"n. that
The Alum water must he IL very potent remedy In u
very large number of the Ills that lcsl, Is heir 10.
And such his been proven To I've the case The dis
In which it Is most clicacious and In some Of
which II has wrought almost miraculous cures. are
tnciui@, Chlorosis LcucocytEcmia Or there he any
curc) diseases of the Kidneys, AddisOu's dscas e
if there be remedy T.ilhiasis Gravel; diseases
uf the Bladder of almost every nature: diseases OF
every Mucous Membrane In the body such Chronic
Bronchitis, BrOnchorrhGa, Chronic Dlurrlu,u amt
Dysentery. Asthma Diseases of the Urehra,
Vasiua. aud Uterus I.eucorhGa or Whites, Ame-
norrhna. Dysucnurrh0a and Menorrllayia from
aluny subinyoluilon of the uterus, Ozoenu, and
some forms of Obtllanla, Scrofula, Erysipeas,
Dyspepsia, &C. &c.
In short, am clearly of the opinion that these
waters. separately and combined, offer the best hope
of recovery To the Invalid of any of tn. noted
Springs of Virgnia. and that they must, aud un-
will. Ire rc>0rted Ia annually by thou
sands Of the afflicted from every part OF the coun-
try. Yours, most respectfully,
John f.. lOCKHJDCE. NJ n.