The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-08-22
IN TIE SHADE OF THE MOUNTAIN.
A Place Where Health and Pleasure Meet,
to Chase Disease With Waters Sweet.

A11-HEA1Na, N. c., August IT,
What an undertaking, thought on,
fathers and mothers less than a quarter
of d century back, was a trip from the
fair City by the Sea to the lovely noun.
tains in the Land of the Sky. Now,
starting at q. NJ, we spin along over
two hundred and fifty miles of smooth
railroad tracks, with little interruption,
till ak in the evening finds us at Gas
tonia. Thence by carriage, with Cleve-
land and Thurman as mountain trotters,
We are whirled along to Mountain View
Hotel in time for most enjoyable sup
per served in excellent style.
a cool night in very comfortable
rooms refreshes US so that by morning
We are quite ready to explore the couu.
try, visit the springs and climb Crow
der's Mountain rising two thousand feet
in front of our hotel. Tempting US with
its cool shade and waters is the pavilion
sheltering the springs for which the
place is noted. OF these springs-twelve
in number-the All-Healing is of course
the most popular-fathers, mothers,
babies, sisters, cousins and aunts al
drinking freely and with constant bene-
fit.
Arsenic, Iron and Sulphur are found
in greater or less quantity in all the
waters, two of the Springs being largely
Sulphur-Red and White-and one be-
ing very strong with iron. While ALL
Healing carries Arsenic to greater de-
gree than any Of the others, it carries
minerals in combination not to be found
in any other spring, its principal ingre-
dients being Arsenic, Sulphur, Iron,
Lithia, Potash and Magnesia. It's tenn
perature is Sc degrees-a sweet, pleas.
ant water to drink-and it can be taken
in large quantities without any bad
effect, while for bathing purposes it
stands without an equal, leaving the skin
soft and of velyety feeling produced
by no other water known.
These waters stand in high repute
among the residents OF this region, who
give particulars of some remarkable
cures effected by them. Only day or
two since gentleman came distance
of forty miles with his wagon and car
ried away barrel of these waters for
use in his family, some of whom were
then sick with fever. Tradition says
that long before the Springs were ana
lived families used to come and camp
around them to benefit by their curative
powers. 1t is further related that still
earlier these waters were called Indian
medicine, and there was belief that
they were unit for use, except by the
aborigines. This belief soon gave place
to the knowledge that the waters were
as good for the white man as for the red.
4 spacious ball room hanked by All
amusement hall, comprising bowling
alley, billiard and pool room, bycicle
track and skating rink, furnishes sport
for all tastes.
To drink the waters, enjoy the noun
tain scenery, feast on the fine fare and
combine health and strength with a
jolly good time, come many guests from
many parts of our own and the adjoin-
ing States. Once anxious mothers re-
ioice to meet the genial doctors as ready
with powders and pellets tor the babies
as with jokes and compliments for the
belles-most learned judges and smiling
maidens- widows and widowers-lads
and lsssies-make up ''merrie com.
panic" South Carolina has been well
represented by prominent people from
several counties-Marion, York, Mari,
boro, Lancaster, Chester, Laurens,
Barnwell, Lexington, Fairfield, Ander-
son, Abbeville, Riohland, Chesterfield,
Colleton, Beaufort, Edgefeld, Green
vile and Orangeburg-with some from
other counties expected.
North Carolina and Georgia are also
well represented.
The season promises we'll.
PALMETTO.