The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-01-04
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y. ::.NOL.: XII--;;NO. 25,1
THE EL1xIR OF LIFE.
CoNsumrr1oN ASDascRonULA CURED
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From Lbs ARdntc Constitution.


coSsumrr1os ASD5scaonuLA CURED.
'.*o''"i From n me 4aellas eansaaae. -, -,
The resources Of Georgia are ALMOST il
linitabfe, Her people are .Ee.i scarcely cog.
infant other grandeur, her undeYeloped
wealth and natural advantages, Hun
dreds, yearly flock to Northern watering,
places wien weShave as good in our
midst; Scores visit Hot Springs, Arkan.
sas; when, as the subjoined letter will
show, we have, more wonderful spring
in our State. Quite, number of the
citizens of Atlanta have tried the virtues
of it's. waters for scrofulous complaints,
and, were speedily cured: :; :. -.
WAsHINGToN, D: c.. Dec. 4th,; 1885,
I At Banks mills, near Milltown, Ber-.
rien county, Georgia, is a spring, the
water of which possesses very decided
medical properties.J The value of the
water for the relief and cure of disease is,
II belieye, of. quite recent discovery. l
/ first heard Of. the spring, in 1874, from
friends. living in the State of Georgia,
andrsueh were the reports Ireceived that
became interested and, was anxious to:
have a. test of it's virtues under my. own
observation; but had no opportunity of
doing SO until January OF the present
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/ In. 1875 the health of my brother, j. B.
Heron, of the Smithsonian, Institute,
began to, fail and he passed into u rapid
decline. His disease was phthisis (pul.
monary consumption, the exciting-cause'
ofiwhich was doubtless a, wound through
| the ,lupgs, received q few years, since. !
ncednot give a minute description of his
! SYMPTOMS or a'liistory Of the case. There
/ was a. general Impairment of'life; and the
I functions of nutrition were so prostrated
that the tissues wasted by disease could
t not be repaired. He. expectorated a
great DEAL. His breathing became very
| Iabored, and hescould not speak above a
whisper without bringing on a paroxysln
Of coughing. .::;:oq:l. :. a.. =. ,.....,
I had the:counsel of: the best medical
talent in this City in his ease, but the
treatment proved only palliative. His
casesswasl considered. hopeless, and / was
told he could meyer RECOVER, .9;.lY
Asa last resort 7 was anxious that he
should 20 10 Millt6wn and test the value
Of the Spring in his case, and after a
great deal Of persnas ion 4 induced him to
20. and T.. accompanied him.-r When we
| left this. city it was not expected that he
would rrettff1 alive, and on The, way per-
sons who saw him predicted thht he was
beyond all earthly remedies.s - -
I'VE arrived at the. spring on the 10th
day,, ,of January, and he Immediately
commenced n Fl ced is: use the water .For a few
! days-I Could discover no change in. his
| eonditioni butt liu'r 'rahout "a week the
change ifoE, the better was very marked.
His Circulation improved rapidly, night
sw;eeas we're we're arrested. His cough gradu-
any subsidized, and there .was:a betterper-
!, forrnmceiof the: incipaifunctions of'the
body generally .He.regained bis appe-
tite, and strength, His vitality was
| raised, and there was rapid renewal Of
life He returned home in March,, and
hasnot been absent from the institution
| op,account of sickness day since his re-
tyen. .a,. ,,.i;;...:,sg &c
effects were soon very perceptible. = I be-
came rapidly invigorated. There was q
renewal Of mental and physical activity,
and l could perform more labor with less
fatigue than. l had been able to do for
years.
I.have no personal knowledge Of aother
cures affected by the, waters, but / have
been informed OF quite number. OF we'll
authenticated cases, principally of pull
morlary and scroful6us cases Of deranged
menstrual z function in females and dis
eases resulting theretrom, 4, and in every
case of this nature, in, which the water
! has been tested, it has proved specific.
4 Some Of these cases were very remarka-
Bile. and were it not that: "a detailed ac-
count. of. them would make this article
too long, would relate them. ,.....-
For healthfulness, the locality of the
spring is unsurpassed by; any section of
the United, States, and is less. subject to
sudden; changes -of, temperature than
many places | haye visited further, South.
Invalids and Others who have taste
| for hunting and fishing will. find there
unlimited opportunities for its gratifca-
ton, as game is abundant and the fish-
| ing is unsurpassed anywhere. ] have yisl-:
ted North or South. -.
So confident AM / as to the great value
of this springs :in connection with, the
genial: climate doother pleasant sur,
roupdings that, when consulted, shall
| invariably recommend invalids who con:
! template going South to visit it. -
,'Thesspring is the property. OF: Henry
| Banks, ssr. of Atlanta: Ga.: :, The ACCOM-
! n,odation, for cure can be had in the
neighborhood at, very reasonable rates.
/ Vaidosta; On the Atlantic and Gulf Rail-
road, lis the nearest station from WHICH
coiSeyances can be readily obtained. d
| What have written is. entirely in the
! interest of invalids, as i have no pecu-
mary interest whatever in the spring.
But I4lfa~e an interest I'm it far above
! any. pecuuiary consideration, for under
my own eyes I witnessed its curative
4 effects in case Of one who is very dear to
me- who, from a condition" considered
hopeless one year ago, has been restored,
and is now, enjoying a reasonable degree
of health and strength. :a,vr:.!,-udt