Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-18
UP AIT OLD BUFFALO.
LIFE AT THE RESORT AND ITS
eLes sINGs TO THE OvERWORKeD.
An Interesting Talk with Ono oil the ''s''-
ors--His Almost miraculous Exps-
Hence with tho Water.

BUFFALO IITFiA JfhiNtTs Juno ~.
IA lazy life-this lito up here in Buffalo
Hills.
| say Cup here" in order 10 correct q
! false impression that Ia frequently made
! In speaking OF these springs. Nothing ~
more common than 10 hear even the old
ldbii,e particularly # ne happens to re-
side north of the place, reInard that he -
going Down TO Buffalo or has been down
| % Buffalo.
lie isn't going TO do. or hasn't doue. any,
! thing Of the kind. From whatever point
Of the compass the visitor starts Re has TO
60 up before be reaches this old retreat.
Buffalo Li;hia Springs are situated III the
heart Of a series of hills covering an area
! OF about eight miles square. and the TO-
biography. atmosphere, and general cbarac-
tsrlstIcs Of the area are such that could
one be Transported hlther without
seeing the country outside ~ rs
boundaries he could we'll imagine him.
self IN the centre OF a most charm
! ing BIT Of the Piedmont section. he
soil IS sandy and ~ all directions the
drainage Is perfect. thus rendering tue
! sprnC5 and thu entire country embraced
! in the Buffalo Hills absolutely free from
malaria. ~ il a wel-es,ablishcd fact that
/ TO tho native chilis are unknown. and II
/ the VISITOR has chill he mas reason 10 he
! thankful for II. IT rs "A sure sign that he
| had malaria in his system when he came
| here, and with that shaking up IS the
| breaking ny and dissipation OF the poIson.
! IL Ie the rares; thing that ne ever has IL
second experience The cold fact Is tnat
malaria and Buffalo air aud Buffalo Lithia
| won't compromise. When the two last
nnmod combine the former has TO vacate
WHAT We coMy FOR.
But 20 return - my starting point. This
! T. n lazy lite. | believe thai n man can %
} la2icr at old Buhal0 than ans where else
on this green earth. il il the E.ysium of
! absolute. unmitgate1. unauthorized iaZl-
nes. and next to the value of it, waters
az specifies IN ccrtaiA diseases, which |
! shall refer 10 further on, tins ! consider
- HuhaiO's greatest virtue. Owing 10 the
! high pressure under which the Amerl-
can people live and move IN this
! day and generation there are thou
sands OF persons IN every vocation
and profession who are gong az hesdlong
speed to nervous wreck. Many Of this
| class have no particular complaint They
will SIMPLY tell YOU that they are broken
down ana need rest. That - the cuphe-
mstic way II putting 1t. The truth Is
they need 10 be lazy; to be- seemingly
! paradoXical. they need the invlgoratIOn OF
| laziness. Buffalo Lithia Springs i tho
place to get this. There Is a vast Older
| cnce between the rest" OF simply quit
ting work and exchanging one cX-
element for another and the rest
that does not involve expanding the
! energies in new direction. Tbs
latter Is the rest ono gets at Buffalo. The
ar and the water cOnduce 10 II. TO Inv
mind one Of the great pccularlties OF the
! place II that those who come here q rccu-
| pornte from the effects Of OyeTwofs. loss Of
sleep, and continuous high nervous ten
| sion do not crave excitement. lie reason
Of that seems 10 be that they are not sub
! lect 70 mental depression. They are kept
Ton II la al
| tally ana physically By the waters. They
eat well. sleep well. throw c.re and
! physic 20 the dogs. and DRIFT along
into 4 normal and healthy nervous
condition before they know II. Hence
IL i that ASIDE from all other con-
| sIdcratIons Buffalo has no equal "a "A sani-
tarlum for the overwOrked. Hence IL is
also that II X a sanitarium for those whose
nervous systems have been shattered by
! liquor or opium. Certainly the man
whose nerves have gone TO pieces cannot
make IA mistake IN coming to the Buffalo
! LlthIa, no matter IN what form his
| trouble may indicate itself.
ANOTHER REGULARITY.
Blu, wlthal DulaloIs not dull. Every one
| seems to enjoy the drifting existence and
! innocent amusements Another peculiarl-
! Is nave noticed IA that they do not have
! commlseratiOD clubs here. Every visitor
/ 10 summer resorts will recognize what |
mean by commiseration clubs. 1t is the rule
! that al most watering places the lnvalds
! get together IN little groups and retail their
/ physical woes. Not so at Buffalo. Here
| they get together aud tell you of their
| blessings and the relief they have ex-
| perienced. | had a striking illustration of
I this the other afternoon. The great,
unquestioned. and almost marvellous
power of these waters is IN their
! cure of govt. rheumatic govt, rheu-
matism and diseases generally OF urlc-acid
! diathesis chat is. predisp csitionl. After
/ we had all had our siesta party gathered
! on the portico Of the new building
! for a smoke and q chat. In the group was
/ Mr.. Charles BernaschIna, whom had seen
/ in the morning walking around the
! grounds as spry as a cricket and who had
! been pointed out to me by another visitor
as aTordIug one of the many examples of
| the almost miraculous efficacy OF the Buf-
| falo LItha waters. Mr.. Bernaschina's
| hands, though supple, showed unmistaka-
| bly, that he had been the victim of rheu-
| matte govt. Otherwise there was nothing
/ about hun to indicate that be was not
| hale hearty, well-preseryed gentleman in
| the prime of life.
AN INTERESTING CASE.
! l was interested In his case. partially
! through natural curiosity, | suppose. and
partially because his genial disposition
attracted me. and asked him 10 give me
a history of his experience. This he most
! cheerfullv consented 10 do, for he wants
| every sufferer to profit by that experience.
I Mr.. Bernaschina's statement was this:
/ lie has been for many years
/ a resident of the Hot Springs,
Arkansas. In October, 1885, he had an
! attack of rheumatic govt, which confined
| him to his led until the following April
and left him thoroughly crippled. lie
was all drawn mp; cslcareous deposits
formed in the JOINTS of his hands. feet.
and III his knees. and no was great
sufferer. He took number of hot baths
at his home. which gave him only tempo
! Tary relief, and FOR six years thereafter
! continued to travel ln,search of cure He
visited all the well-known resorts in
Georgia and Tennessee, but the result WAS
| the same. He experiences no permanent
relief. Finally, while sick In bed IN
Georgia from one of his acute attacks. he
saw an advertisement of Buffalo Litha
! Springs and determined TO try them. He
reached here In April. 1892. He was still
! doubled up Gas he expressed it,, his FONTS
were distorted, he could only walk a few
steps at time. and had to he helped
out of the car. He was put on the water
of spring No. g and IN about six weeks
became conscious of little permanent
| relief. His joints began to supple,
up. About the 18th of June he found he
| could walk down the steps, the chalky
deposits commenced to dissolve. the SWELL
ing in his knees. knuckles. and feet
| gradually went down. and from then on he
improved steadily. Although Mr.. Bernas-
china was new man at the end of the sea-
son. he renamed at buffalo oil through
the winter and will continue here
! this season. Now he thinks nothing
of q tramp OF three or four miles.
and has been frequently seen strIding
over the hills with gun or fshng-rod In
hand. He goes up and down steps with as
much ease as a youth and with perfect
~ natural motion of the knees aud feet,
although prior to coming here, he SAYS. he
had not been seen 10 mount or descend
step naturally for years. He HAD to
, come down and 60 up sidewise. placing
one foot with slow and painful motion and
tn IN by bearing on bis cane bringing the
other up or down to the same level. as the
case might be.
| no MEDICINE EXCEPT THE WATER.
Mr. BernascbIna assures me that he has
had but one acute attack since he came
here. That was in December last. was con-
fined TO the muscles of the arm between the
elbow and shoulder, and lasted only day.