The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-22
BUFFILO LITHId SPRINGS HOTEL
Old Timer Tells of Some OF the RematH-
able Cures of This Resort.


RIrFFALO IITHIA SPRINGS, VA.
August i9.-Special.-Seeing what oceans
Of fun people are having at the different
resorts. 1 thought 1 would leave out inc
funny crowd here and say something VI
the good accomplished. ihere ~ III
stated period at which the anger us
,,rhes the pool as at the Scripturai
pethesda- nor were the healing there
at all more miraculous IMAM NAM
wrouobt here. There ~ here now that
eminent physician, DIR. Foote, OF warren
ton n. C.. who came here several years
ago so low with brights disease ina
Or. Laird, the resident physa'an '"h"
* a gentleman not only OK unusual natu-
raj ability. hut "A daily student from
love OF science and humanity, thousht
his case entirely hopeless, ana adNlseu
Or. Foote to go home, which he deciheh
10 do. Or. Lard then called In another
consulting physician. and they both con-
ciuded that he could not live a month.
DIR. Foote. however, determined to give
the water "A trial. Tie consequence Is
that he is now here, in perfect health.
and intellectually and physically amongst
the very best.
There Is also here now a poor fellow
from Granville county. y. G., who was
"A very great SuIltitT lIbm kfdNtl iOT
the past fifteen years. Ii IL narrowing
TO hear him talk OF his sufferings. lie
has been treated by all OF the physicians
in reach OF him, and he had been told
by several that his only hope was to
go 10 a hospital and undergo a surgical
operation. Colonel Goode heard Of tho
poor fellows sufferings and wrote him
TO come here aud get relief, Knowing
the poverty OF the man rendered Il i'm.
possible for him 10 help himself.
! had a talk with him David Thomas)
yesterday. and he showed me the cal
cult passed in one day. which without
having a means OF weighing, con-
clnded was IS grains.
lie was utterly PROSTATE and helpless
when he came. the 18th OF June. and il
now stepping around light and happy.
saying that he knows he will soon be
entirely relieved.
These from Spring No. 2 7 notice g.,
your Advertising columns that Colonel
coode offers free board and medical at
tendance 10 any malarial patient falling
10 get relief here. This proposltion Nc
always made by old Mr.. Shelton when
he owned the springs. before tho wor
for II Is a fact well known 10 ali tho
inhabibtants OF the county. thar ,bara
IS no case or dyspepsia or malaria which
Old spring No. l. VIZ
Your correspondent came here suffering
greatly with Indigestion. a sympatbe,,c
heart trouble had ensued. making life
seem a very doubtful problem. In a few
days noticed great Improvement, and
! soc that I shall soon be nshamed OF
my appetite. which for months has been
IN the v~ocattye.
me general topography or the country
mskss tho Inhabitants healthy and long
lived. There are nine people nving with
m the sound OF a huntsman's horn from
mere whose ages run from IS TO o.
years, the nine together footing up s7s
years. FOR years This mas been the case.
Tor there has been from the time "where-
az the memory OF man runntth not TO tha
contrery" many very old people around
hero.
! heard an old gentleman. who died in
ISIS. aged elg1ty-six years, say that
when he was n boy. that while there
WAS no accommodation here Mr guests.
delicate wcmen were brought from Tho
adjoining counties. and would he taken
IN by the neighbors. and that he had never
known a case failing to be benefited.
One in particular on which he dweit
was a lady from Lunenbprg, who had
been bed-ridden for years. She was
brought OF "A bed in n wagon. and left
with a neighbor. She got the water fresh
from the spring constantly. and was soon
ahie 10 get up and walk 10 the spring.
Her husband sent her word" when he
was coming for her. and the nelghbors
got together for a frolic the night he
came. and the Lunenburg woman danced
all night.
As [ commenced by comparing these
waters 20 tho pool OF Bethesda. | Will
sav In conclusion. and in all sincerity,
that | do not believe. with ell it's miFacu-
lous cures. that 1t did. any mere won
drous cure than has been accomplished
.iere. and ye, | hear that there are pee
,,la 80 silly as TO laugh ut and disbele'e
SOM. o, tn, statements published. which
are all from gentlemen whose characters
are above roproach. and not one Is ever
prriisncl until II Is "a authenri IS hc-
man testimony can make anything.
Tha Ito OF the guests here is most de-
ugntIuI.
,rh. Church of the Covenant (Mr. Stew.