Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-06-04
Wonderful Lakes.

own backs.
| Wonderful Lakes.
Waters Which WIN Cure all Manner Of
| Diseases.
A correspondent Of ono of the
Portland papers gives the following
description of wonderful product
of nature in Eastern part of our Ter
ritory:
In township "a north, ranges 40
and Al east, about two miles west of
Silver lake and sixteen miles south
west of Spokan Falls a,e two
Lakes. the healing powers Of whose
waters will he hailed with Joy by GER
tain classes of invalids. aud which
vii! materially cut down the fees of
physicians in that neighborhood
They are known as the medical
lakes. They are surrounded by de-
composed granite, the fieldspar and
mica remaining intact. and the horn
blende and silax heing dissolved.
The waters are sure cure for rheu-
matism and kindred disease. This
statement sounds very much like the
opening sentence Of a patent medi-
cine advertisement, but facts Justify
the statement, and experience, SO
far. has proved that it is true. The
cure 0! Mr.. Andrew Lefevre, who, I
believe, was tn. first to discover the
waters merits, is almost miraculous.
He had had infamatory rheumatism
in his right arm for years. 1t was
bent at right angles and had become
stiff. The elbow joint was swollen
to three times its natural size. Con-
sequent imperfect circulation had
caused partial paralysis, the fingers
had become stiff, the arm had wasted
away and was worse than useless.
He had not heard of toe COW famous
qualities of the water. He owned a
ranch near the lake, and passing by
the shores one evening, bathed the
arm TO moisten the skin, which was
dry and shliveled. The next morn
ing he WAS able 10 move his finger
joints slightly. He commenced
bathing twice day, each time OBJ
serving m improvement, aud at the
end of three weeks was entirely
cured. That was about two years
ago. Circulation was restored, the
ar'nrecovered it's strength and size,
and MI. Lefevre now does.a days
choppine or blowing without the
least pain or Inconvenience.
This story was told me by Mr..
Lefevre, aud isstrue in every partic-
ular. HAif 3nhndred other cures
within two years. one, owevtr, -
remarkable as the one Just men
toned, only because the cases were
not SO bad, confirm the claim that
the waters are sure remedy for
rheumatism.
One lake is II mile and three-quar-
tiers long and three-quartcrs of n
mile wide, the other n tritle smaller.
They are situate about q mile apart.
For ordinary bathing they are de-
lightful The water inviyorutes aud
refreshes the whole system aud
leaves the skin as soft and oily as
the finest kid. Chappcd skin and
sight abrasions are cured with one
nblution. For shampooing, tho
water makes the finest lather, and
clcanses the scnIp so ar,istically that
a BARRIERS bottled preparation would
be put 20 shame to behold the oper-
alton. And it leaves tho hair i'll
stead of :" like tie quilts Of the fret
fui," etc, as though the least bit of
finest nut oil had been thoroughly
applied. The lakes will ruin the
sale of soap III the entire nclshbor-
hood. Clothes. grease stained and
tar soaked, can be cleaned with
slight rubbing in this water.
An analysis of the water of these
lakes shows that some Of its constit-
uent parts are carbonate OF soda and
potassa, chic. ide of sodium and po-
tassium, silica, alkalies, sulphatesand
organic and solid matter. Medical
Lake. a town laid off near the lakes
will in time become noted resort
for invalds, if one half that is told
of their hea'th-re storing properties
is true.
A HALF. DOLLAR coined in 1852 lie.