The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-07-21

Hegion or Lakes-Nature's Great specific
How mnititudes are Healed
The Medical Lakes Of the
spOkan.

ZION OF washington Territory, north
OF the Northern Pacific Railroad, ten
miles from Cheney and fifteen miles
from Spokan Falls, Is the village o
Medical Lake, situated on the lake
50. o.calied, which Is mile and a-half
long and half-a.mIle wide. This lake
has become 50 famous In tho presents
and has 80 much promise for the
future, that We can afford 10 give
description OF the lake region In
which II Is located.
This region was called "Four
Lakes" bat really the country Is a
succession Of lakes and ponds all
about there. There are FIVE consld-
erable lakes, ranging from one to
three miles In length, known as
Medical lake, Clear lake, Silver lake
and Granite lake. West Of Medical
lake is another OF similar size, paral-
lell with Il and not half mile dis
tant, that has no distinct name.
Though 10 near, IL has higher ele-
walton. Besides these chief lakes,
which occupy a region not over five
miles square, there are humorous
small bodies OF water this Is true Of
the scab lands In all that vicinity,
which consist OF lava beds and lakes
bodied In rocky shores. There Is
pine timber through all this rocky
lake region sotne meadow spots
can also be found al through. and
the rocks frequently have soil enough
to yield good grass. Just at the Will
age OF Medical Lake the White Bluff
prairie comes down TO the lake, and
the town site Is really attractive.
All the lake shores afford beautiful
camping places. and when the lake
region develops into Northwestern
Saratoga, these lovely shores will be
built up with charming villas.
But, now, we must tell Of The great
natural advantages that give Medical
lake such repute and make IL the
modern pool of Bethesda, largo slz
ed ono at that, where the waters,
without being especially moved, per-
form healing miracles that rival the
wonders OF Knock Chapel, In Ireland,
and the healing waters at IIourdes, in
France.
Some years ago a Frenchman,
named Lefevre, tended sheep on the
shores OF Medical lake. He suffered
tortures from rheumatism for years
had carried one shrIveled arm In a
sling, or tied TO his breast, and being
unable to do other work, tended his
sheep. In some manner he exposed
his arm TO lake water, either In wash
Ing sheep for scab, which the lake
water will cure, or else he lay down
on hot days where his arm met with
the lake water. His rheumatism
decidedly Improved, for some cause,
and thinking IL was lake water that
did It he applied 1t regularly, and
loon had the shriveLed arm restored
TO plumpness, aud was cured Of all
pain. He lives there still, and can
attest the healing virtues OF the wat
er.
, Hundreds OF instances can be giver
where people have gone there suffer
Ing from skin diseases, some forms
Of rheumatism or neuralgia, catarrh
piles, etc, and have been thoroughly
and radically cured. OF course chron
. ic cases of sciatica, paralysis ant
deep seated diseases cannot be cured
but 1t seems that bathing in this lak'
water and drinking 1t under certain
conditions Is a remedy for many com
/. plants.
When at the lake few weeks ag
we saw man brought there from tn
front, where he had worked on tn
Northern Pacific Railroad grade
His lower limbs had been attacke'
by rheumatism, and he could no
walk. He had been treated at tn
company's hospital with good medl
cal skill, and after suffering fc
/ months, was sent 10 the lake. The
had to carry him, as he could nc
walk. When we saw him he ha
been there five days, had game
strength, had regained the use of hi
limbs, and was walking about wit
comfort, the pain had almost disaI
appeared. This certainly is remark
able case, but is only commo
one.
The use of Medical lake water |
!. be snuffed up the nostrils, also
. drink of the water, and to snuff u
! the salts left by. eyaporating the wa
or, has proved to be almost a SUI
specific for cases OF catarrh. w
. heard of man, who suffered
from piles that he had three surgic
: operations performed without avail
who was entirely cured by the use
o. Medical lake water. One of the mo
el prominent men of that region, WI
d /, well known through all Orege