Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-31

afiiiction.
| A NEW prrinTuRE.
Since acquiring the property Colonel
| Goode has done everything in his power
to obtain definite and conscientious re-
/ ports as 10 the action of the waters. A
thoroughly conscientious gentleman him.
self, nothing short OF proved satisfies
him. lie can and does dlssociate self-in-
terest from any claim no makes for the
waters. Among his many testimonials are
n number received from physicians
at tho Hot Springs, Ark, and other
hot springs, bearing witness TO the
value of The use of the Buffalo Lithia
waters in connection With the baths in
cases OF govt. rheumatic govt, rheuma-
tism, lumbago. sciatica. and maiadies
generally of tho uric acid diathesis.
A careful consideration OF these testi-
monials led TO the recent establish
mont 1T Buffalo of bath-house, in
which baths of lithia water at any de-
sired temperature could be given. This
was an experiment. but il proved most
successful ono, as many sufferers from the
above diseases can testify. Most remarka-
bic results have followed treatment,
combining the use Of these baths and the
taking of the waters internally. StrikIngly
beneficial results have been experienced
in cases OF paralysis. The record OF thu,
| combined treatment promises TO develop
bathing TO that Importance IL has attained
at tho various hot springs and at St.
GATHERINGS.
THE PARTY OF THE THIRD PART.
Save 70 those who have visited this resort,
spring No. is very little known. On &C
count of its heavy precipitate tho water IS
not offered for shipment. Yet, it lisa most
important factor in considering tho BUT
falo as q health resort and constitutes
strong argument in favor of visiting the
springs when possible. The No. water Is
a chalybeSto purgatiye water. Its use IN
combination with the other waters ba'
made splendid general record. Colonel
Goode, with his usual candor, states that
No. 8 has no independent record, but the
analyses of the water shows by comparison
with other recognized ferrugineous waters
that if the Lithia Springs did not exist
No. would in itself justify the establish
ment of a resort for those suffering from
general debility, poverty of the blood, and
other ailments indicating water containing
carbonate Of iron and carbonic acid.
Colonel Goode does not claim for the
water of the Buffalo invaluable magic
effects. In some instances they act very
quickly; in others 1t takes CONTINUOUS usa
of them for several months before any APP
preciable effect on the svstem Is noticed.
ENCOURAGEMENT TO PERsEyRrE.
Tho trouble the Buffalo has to contend
with is that too often these waters are re-
sorted TO after the sufferer has been
thoroughly, not to say perniciously, medi-
Gated. and he expects to DO cured IN day.
Yet if be will stick TO them faithfully, IN
ninety-niRe cases out of hundred IN
which they are regarded as speclhc, the
waters will win and he will win health.
There are cases on record where perse-
yerence in their use seemed, owing 70 the
condition Of the patient, On absolutely
! homeless course, vet many cures little short
OF the marvellous have been accomplished.
Men who came here on crutches have left
them here; others who were walking
skeletons have gone home restored to their
normal health and strength. In one espe-
cisl case the sufferer reached the springs
after having run down from normal
weight of 22O to 106 pounds. and was suffer
ing from complication of diseases, any
one of which in his state of emeclatlon
was calculated to prove fatal. lie discard
ed all remedies except No. water; In three
months gained seventy-two pounds, and
III SIX months fortY-two pounds additional,
AGREEABLE TO TIE TAsTE.
The Buffalo lithia waters have no taste
suggestive of medicine and can be drank
| almost ad iJih,m. Indeed, 10. / is the
table water of the springs and neither that
nor No. would be distinguished from ordi-
| nary spring water save for their llghtness,
| As has been abundantly demonstrated the
| waters keep perfectly when bottled and
| do not lose their medicinal virtues in the
most trying climates. Yet would advise
| all who need the waters to make 1t point
| to visit the place if possible. While
| they can get the water at home
thew cannot get this fresh air, these
! restful surroundings this charming and
| peaceful scenery, and, in case these trou-
| bles REQUIRE it. these baths. They can
| not get the combination which is condu-
| Give as well TO mental as bodily recupera-
| ton: they cannot have that entire mental
| diversion which is an admitted great essen
tial to the Invalid no matter how efiica-
cious may be the course of medical treat
ment he is undergoing.
IMPROVEMENTS AND ACCOMMODATIONS.
| At the time Colonel Goode purchased the
| Buffalo Lithia the accommodations were
| somewhat primitive and limited. How.
| ever, his proprietOrshlp has been one OF
constant Improvement, and now the resort
can take care of about three hundred peo-
pie. Paterson Heights, to which | have
| previously alluded, and which commands
| a view of all the other cottages, the beauCi-
| full lawn as il sweeps down to the Old
| spring, the Office, and the bowling alley,
| is, as before stated, the creation of
last year. From this elevation one
also has q view of the surrounding hills.
| Across the road from tho lawn and oppo-
| site the main gate q new slxteen-room,
| two-story cottage hos just received the
| finishing touches. and the dining-room,
office-bulding, and other buildings have
received new dress of paint. Tho season.
| which formally opens on the lat OF June,
promises to be a good one, and the indlca-
| tons are that there will bevisltors from all
parts of the country. Certain 1t IS that
| MIR. NJ. l.. Oglesby, the efficient manager,
| and his assistants are making every prepa-
ration to entertain tho guests of the Buffalo
on a moro elaborate scale than eyor before.
| The completion of railroad connections
| with the outer world puts MIR. Oglesby in
position to command the best the markets
| afford, particularly the Norfolk markots,
| and while the Buffalo does not claim to be
a fashionable resort all those interested IN
its management have the highest ambition
TO mako it a waterlng-place of case and
| comfort. Here the invalid will be given
the best Of attention, while the waters
and the climate are imparting to him
health and strength, here the over
| worked Professionalism can forget the
Yorriment Of the Office, and tho bust.
ness-man can put aside the countlng-room
from his thoughts. Here the old will feel
that their DAYS are TO be heightened and
msnt and eayety without dissipation. As
for the little ones, the lawn is a paradise
for them. Recurring to Improvements, il
should be said that, although there are all
the conditions for natural drainage these
have recently been supplemented by arti-
fetal measures.
HOW TO REACH THE SPRINGS.
The Buffalo Lithia can be readily reach
ed from all parts of the country since the
| Atlantic and Danville railroad has been
completed. This road is crossed by the
Atlantic-C Coast Line at Bellfeld, by the Dan
Vile system at Je1rey's Junction, and its
western terminus Is Danville, Va. From the
South the visitor can come ria Danyille, Iia-
leigh, or Bellfeid, and from the North ria
the bay to Norfolk, ria the York-River line
through Richmond, and down by Keysvllle,
and ria the Coast Line through Richmond
and Bellheld. At Atkins junction, on the
] Atlantic and Danville. o short line olsthree