Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-06-18

OH Ohp piOJ hiNhei AN'Sh AS"'ihS) "oo
irksome to me. My digestion was
so bad that | scarce knew what to
live on; every thing, however
plain, appeared to disagree with
me, and | was at times truly weari.
ed of life, for | looked forward only
to a life of pain and suffering
Such was my situation, when in
1884, ] left my home for the Springs.
On my journey, did not improve
in health, but on the contrary, had
a slight attack of diarrhGa. The
irritation around the bladder con-
tinued, or rather increased, so that
/ was obliged to make use of Opiates
daily, and sometimes, two or three
times in the course of the day. The
first spring | arrived at, was the
Grey Sulphur. This | consider
fortunate, as ] found, on tlial, that
all Of the others were too stimulat-
ing for me, with the exception Of
the Red Sulphur, and from that, |
am not aware Of experiencing any
material benefit. BE this as it
may, it enabled me satisfactorily
to ascertain that the waters of the
Grey Sulphur Spring, were decided.
ly beneficial in my case. | can
scarcely describe my situation
when arrived at your Spring. !
was weak, feverish, and labOring
under a kind Of nervous excitement,
whilst the inflammation had evi.
dently increased, and / suffered
much from it, especially towards
evening. | have been thus particu-
lar, that the action of the water
may be more distinctly understood.
The first day of my arrival, drank
freely of the Anti-Dyspeptic spring.
took no note of the quantity, but
drank whenever l felt thirsty, or
had an inclination, and | must
confess, with but little expectation
of finding relief, or at least, not
immediate, for your spring had not
then obtained that celebrity, which
| am glad to find it has since ac-
quired. Judge, then, of my very
agreeable surprise, at finding in the
evening, (the time when the parox-
ism of pain were usually the most
violent) that they were so slight
that | had no need of medicine. |
retired to rest and slept sOundly.-
The next day was not at all an
noyed, and at the usual time, |
scarcely perceived that there was
any irritation at all. The third day
l was entirely relieved, and had no
return during my stay at the
spring, nor had / occasion once to
use any medicine.
Other changes not less important,
also took place. The diarrhGa
ceased on the second day, and in
the course of the week the evacn-
atiOns, from being thin and of a
whitish clay color, became OF an
orange color, and acquired con.
siderable firmness, and in a short
time afterwards, acquired all the
characteristics Of healthy passages.
1t is needless TO say that my diges-
ton had improved. One thing is
worthy of remark, and that is, that
| found myself able to digest, not
only plain food, but also the richer
kinds, and even desserts; aud this
without suffering, and even without
experiencing any unpleasant feel
ing after meals. should here
state, however, that | invariably
took from one to two tumblers of
| the water after edch meal, ard !
found this peculiarly seryiceable
after breakfast, when the tea for
cOfee) became almost invariably
at frst) acid. During my sOjouln
with you, | improved in every re-
spect, and even the discharge from
the 6stulas ceased nearly altOgeth-
er, and | returned home in (com-
paratively) excellent health, which
enjoyed, until unfortunately |
was attacked with the influenza
during the last winter. From that
time | began to retrograde, and
when summer arrived, was in al
most as bad condition as the year
previous. The inflammation and
irritation were quite as violent, and
my digestion had again become
disordered. | had experienced toe
much relief at the Grey Sulphur,
to hesitate long as to the course
proper to be pursued, and | agaiT
had the pleasure of visiting then
the last season. | have only Il
say, that the same happy effects
were produced, the only difference
| observed was, that these wer'
not so immediate as the year pre-
vl0us, but amply compensated
for this by their permanency. And
| have now the pleasure of statinl
to you, that | have enjoyed, anC
am now enjoying February 18th
better health than | have known TO
the last ten or twelve years, anC
most happy am | to state to you
that | have not had the slightes
indication of inflammation in thos'
regions where | had suffered 81
much.
| remain, Dear Sir, yours, &c
No. 10.
Mr.. B. has had bronchial aifec