The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-07-24
BUFFALO LITHIA SPRINGS.
TIE pRY wEATHER- CORN ASn ToBAcco--Tnl
sPR1Sus--A REMARKABLE CURE.

SEz5 SPRlNGS--A REMARKABLE CUREs
july %, 1870.
Gators Dispatch The protracted
drought is becoming very serious matter
10 the planters In this vicinity. Except
along the bottoms the corn Is literally parch-
ing IN, and unless rain speedily comes the
highland corn will be an entirc failure.
Nor does the tobacco fare much better.
| The scarcity OF seasons for setting out plants
and the dry winds and hot suns which i'm.
mediately followed killedmany OF them, and
prevented the growth Of others, thus making
the crop, rs an old darky said, "mighty
| scat,erin'." The dry spell now prevailing
through all this section has kept buck the
growth of some or forced the growth Of
others into spindling specimens almost en-.
tirely worthless. Some fields, however,
seem to have come out despite the want OF
rain, aud are looking very well, but it is
rare to see such. Ncr do the crops alone
suffer. The pastures are bare, and the
| grass in them so dry that it would burn ii
n lighted match were applied to it; and
| some OF the forest-trees, notably the dog
wood, which has only surface roots, show
| its effects in the dry. curling leaves. What
will be the result no one, OF course, can
tell, but few days more without rain will
cause an amount Of suffering In this COM
muniy that but few can appreciate-so
many there are whose only dependence for
bread and the bare necessaries OF life de-
| mend upon their crops Of corn and tobacco.
But let us turn from the gloomy thoughts
coniur.d up by this recital, and see the
many here at this fountain OF health who
are renewing strength and bodily vigo.
lirom these waters. THERE'S physical sui
3ieripp here, but the patient experiencing
benefit from tue very first draught conn
IDENTIFY looks forward with hope for COM
4 Dlete restoration in the future. There IS
/, scarcely one who drinks OF this panacea,
! brewed deep down in the bowels OF tue
;. earth bv the hand OF Nature herself, Dut
:. finds relief and surcease of@paln with eacn
! drauyht OF water, and there scarcely seems
! any malady to which human nature ls liable
> but what, here fndsia!ieyiatlon or pa!iiatlon
Living u few miles distant is lazy who
!. for sixteen wears. was bedriddep. So long
: had She been thus cut off from communities
: ton witlthe world That except to few
: intimate friends, she bad been "by tbt
world iorgot."E Some friend who hat
!, proved the efficacy OF these waters induced
, a trial OF them In her case, and the result wa
simply miraculous. In few weeks she wa
tout of bed, and after the lapse of severa
months from the first drinking OF the wafer
! she was again strong and hearty, and abb
, to fill the place from which disease had s
, long debarred her. : The facts OF this case ar
known to many and. were obtained by m
FROM reYered genteman-a connection O
, the lady. Is it not due to suffering human
, ity that cases Of this character should b
made known for the benefit Of others SINH
larly afflicted? [Oh, yes but we wouldn'
), advise our other correspondents to ,"try
ONT
There are many such cures constantly OF
: curing 1t the Springs scarcely less remark
able or marvellous.
There are 100 visitors here n0w-mor
than usual at this season Of the year. Au
gust is the month which brings most PEG
pie, but this year they are pouring in seve
raj weeks earlier, and next month wi
probably find the rooms full and The po!it
and accommodating employees all working
to; their utmost to provide for the confer
OF these who come here. There are guest
coming and leaving, but the former out
y number the latter, and the number is steadi
ly increasing. '.-. s-..,....'
The rise in the price Of tobacco interest
every one here, and planters look cagcrl,
. for the papers containing prices, NC. Can
You give full quotations, fluctuations il
prices, stock, &C., and everything relatin:
to it which will contribute to the interest o
those who raise it? W. Fl. P.