Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-08-15
WESLEYAN FEMALE INSTITUTE.

superior excel ence, determined to
summon science to an investigation of
its merits and invited the most distin-
guished chemist in Virginia, in fact,
one whose reputation in his special de-
partment, is national, to visit the
spring, examine its surroundings,
watch its flow, and analyze its water.
Prof. Mallett, of the University OF
Virginia, accordingly took the matter
in hand few months ago and paid the
Spring professional visit; and those
who had become interested in the wa
ter awaited his scientific judgmen mt
with no little anxiety, for had Frof.
Mallett pronounced the thing hum
bug. SO great is the general confidence
felt in his opinion in such matters that
they would have concluded against
their own judgment that they had
been humbugged.
MIR. Kayser, of course, shared in this
suspense to greater degree than 9TH
ers, as not only the fate of his favorite
water hung in the balance, but the
opinion of the learned scientist would
decide whether he possessed at Coax
Hip a piece of property of
great value or just a common spring
of clear water, appreciated only by
his cows and horses.
After several weeks of costly and
careful chemical research, the verdict
came. Had it been against the bub-
bling fountain on the Dairy farm, Mr..
Kayser would have kept it to himself
and the world would have been no
wiser, but his hopes were more than
realized and the spring won the case
and now ranks among the valuable
Magnesia Lithia waters of the coun-
thy.
The analysis finds in one gallon Of
the water nearly 5 grains of mine
raj, consisting of magnesia, lith-
um, potassium, iron, manganese,
sodium, strontium, alumina, nitrotes,
carbon dioxide, calcium acid car
Donate, nitrogen and oxygen
of course, sulphur acid, chlorine and
other less important ingredients, but
only trace of organic matter, so
small quantity that the Professor did
not attempt to measure it; and thus is
established the remarkable pnrity of
the water which unscientifc observers
had so often noticed
DR.. Mallett pays the water the high
est tribute when he says in concluding
his analysis and description of it, that
''the general character of the water is
like that of some of the springs origi-
mating like this in magnesia limestone,
well known waters in other parts of
the country, that of the Bethesda
Spring, Waukesha, Wisconsin, per-
haps most nearly resembling this one. -
The proprietor has therefore well
named his spring the "Virginia Wau-
kesha," that in Wisconsin having per-
haps the widest reputation of any
magnetism water in America and re-
curing several immense and elegant
hotels to accommodate its thousands of
visitors. And this brings US to the OBJ
servation that there is no fairer situa-
ton for handsome hotel than in the
oak grove on the hill above the
spring where stands the fine old brick
mansion.
This is one Of the coming watering
places of the South as it will not fail
to attract the attention of capitalists,
and the day is not far distant when the
grove will furnish refreshing shade to
crowds Of visitors who will flock to
this fountain of health from all over
the land. The proprietor may further
improve the place himself and open it
to the public, and engage in the ship
ment and sale of the water, the sup
ply of which is very abundant, yield
ing not less than 80 to 40 gallons per
minute.
dry season.
Such a supply will be mine of
wealth when the water is widely
known. When it is remembered that
the Buffalo Lithia with its limited sup
ply OF water, every drop being saved,
ships 200 cases day with net profit