The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-18
REMARKABLE CURES.
directed by the Buffalo Lithia Water.
Interesting Facts

directed by the Buffalo Lithia Water
Interesting Facts.
G1Stract from Buffalo Lithla SPRINGS
Letter. Tuesday. July 10 1879
Y A new arrival at the springs just at
present will find tho guests ali aro,,
regarding two remarkable cases That
have been added to Buffalos record
This season. Remarkable cures effected
by Buffalo waters are not remarka able in
certain sense-that Is. they are not un-
common. Living witnesses may be
found all over the land to bear tes,imo-
ny to these cures, and who rise up and
call these fountains blessed. But the
Two cases referred to are so fresh and
nave created so much talk that thu
statement OF DR.. L. c. Laird, the resi-
dent physician, regarding them. will not
only prove Of interest, but ought to he
given 'sblicity in the interest o., ana
as an encouragement to- suffering hui
mainly.
In answer to questions regarding these
eases, Dr. Laird said Of the first thar
rhe patient. Mr.. --, r., Of this State
was sufferer from Brig'ht's disease
ana was apparently in eXtremis when
ne came TO the springs, some twenty
one days ago. His face and limbs were
very much swollen his eyes were blood .
shot, and almost closed from swelling OF
the lids, and there was curenic poison
10 such an extent as that ii greatly inn
paired the vision. Thc heart action
continued ';lc Doctor, was tXcecdingIy
weak and Irregular ana intermittent
with respiration so difficult THAT he had
not been able TO lie down Tor fourteen
nights. During tina. period his Cnlv
rest had been sitting in = chair and it
was the simple truth, TO say his syr,l,-
toms pointed to an immediate fatal TEL
animation.
In few days, however the water act
CT freely upon him Gas shown by de-
poSit), there was a rapid and marvellous
abatement of his distressing symptoms,
and now. said the Doctor there has
been n total disappearance OF those
symptoms He is to-day In apparent
good health, and cheerful and active
Tor one of his years. and there is moth
ing about him to suggest that he was
seriously an invalid
The Doctor added that he regarded his
recovery as little short OF Il miracle.
THE OTHER CASE.
The second case was that of a gentle
man from North Carolina, who arrived
at the springs last month extremely
emaciated and feeble, and Weighing only
20 pounds. Dr. Laird diagnosed his caSu
as stone in the bladder, and put him on
NO. water In speaking OF this case
Dr. Laird said:
In few weeks the patient commence
ed the free discharge OF calculus mat
ter In the form Of sand or powder OF
the phosphate variety All of this mat
ter has not been preserved, but think
II safe TO say that it has amounted to
not less than five or six ounces.
Upon the arrival at the springs the
vitality OF this patient was so low that
think no surgeon would have felt Jus
titled in attempting an operation upon
him.
He now weighs 1G5 ponds, making &
gain OF 40 pounds and IS In good general
health. though still discharging calcu-
lous matter"
DR.. Laird is always very conserva-
tive in his statements; rs conservative.
indeed, as Colonel Gocdo, the proprie-
tor, is cautious about publishing any
thing about what the water will do,
unless lie has absolute proof or unm-
peachahle testimony. DR. Laird can
tell OF many other cases almost as re-
nlarkable as the above, to which there
are hundreds Of witnesses.