The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-23
BUFFALO SPRINGS
The Iron-AIum Water of
Spring No. 3.
AND THE ILLS II CURES
THE WORLDS GREATEST CLUS
TER OF FOUNTAINS OF
HEALTH.
THERE IS HEALING IN ALL OF THEM
And Always Recreation, Comfort and Pleasure
10 be Found Under The Oaks Of The
World Famed Buffalo Springs.
BUFFALO LITHIA SPRINGS
(Staff Correspondence

BUFFALO LITlilA SPRINGS.
July 20. 1893.
In my former letters about Buffalo
J.ithia Springs, the wonderful water tina
flows from them, | have said but little
or nothing about Spring No. 3. 1t must
not he inferred however that this
spring is of but little Importance, even
when considered in connection with
Springs No. | and >. 1t is true that
Spring No. 3 was discovered and the
medicinal qualities OF its water was es-
tahlishcd nearly Il century after Spring
No. | was known far and wide. and
Il quarter of 4 century after the fame of
Spring No > was almost world wide,
yet there are distinguishing qualities in
the water from Spring No. 3 that makes
it u most valuable specific i'll many
obstinate and troublesome ailments of
the human family. 1t belongs to that
class of mineral waters known rs
chalybcate. and yet it is distinguished
from chalybeate waters generally, in
that ii is Il tonic purgative water, the
analysis shows that among the minerals
found in this water iron and alum
largely predominant. 1t carries smaller
quantities Of sulphatc of lime, magnesia
carbonate Of potash and traces of
lithia and phosphoric acid. Spring No.
g is growing every year more popular
with the large number of guests who
visit the famous resort | dare say
that if this spring No. 3 was located
elsewhere than where it is, in one sense
drowned out by the fame Of Springs Nos
| and > il would have ere this planted
itself among the most widely known
chalybeate springs.
1t seems. however, to have been a
most happy provision of nature in plac-
ing this No. 3 spring here in conjunction
with the two famous Lithia Springs
Its waters are naturally different, and
yet they flow from beneath these same
Buffalo hills. This water is n pro
| nounced specific for troubles that lithias,
perhaps would not always releave, and
| it is known to correct temporary or lo-
| cal troubles and nervous disorders and
| is Of great benefit and relief to the visi
| tors who come hither. 1t is frequently
| the ease here when three of the guests
will start out on round to the three
springs. one will be drinking Spring No.
| /, another from Spring No. =, and the
other from Spring No. 3; each has 4
| different trouble, they drink and obtain
relief from their respective springs.
There are a large proportion of the
| people who find relief in natures
specific, who are partial to iron
waters, and there is perhaps no fact
| more thoroughly established in connec-
| ton with the successful use of minera
water than the fact of the efficacy OF
II good iron water. This Buffalo Spring
| No. 8 serves as a tonic, as well as
purgative. As n rule, half n gabletful
| should be taken fifteen or twenty min
| utes after each meal, and is to be used
| for the most part in conjunction with
| the Waters of Springs No. ! and No. =
The general Indications for the use
| of the water of Spring No. ) are well
stated by DR. Robert Bartholow. under
| the head of '"Therapy of the Chalybeate
| Waters in his standard work on Ma
| terra Medica and Therapeutics" from
which the following extract is taken
| THE purgative Iron Waters are useful
| in engagement of the liver, Hemor
rhoids and dyspepsia of anaemic subjects
| in albuminuria and dropsy, neuralgia
/ chorea. cerebral anacmia, and other
nervous disorders due to an impoverished
/ condition of the blood are much i'm
| proved by the use Of the milder Chaly
| bcate waters. Amenorrhoea, hysteria
and other pelvic disorders, when depend
ent on anaemia, the painful cacheXia
| leucocythemia, exophthalmic goitre. are
either cured or decidedly ameloratcd by
| Chalybeate waters
| There is perhaps no cluster of ma
| lures fountains, that bubble up from any
spot ON earth that have stood the tests
Of so many years, and so completely
and thoroughly proved their efficiency as
these famous three Buffalo Springs.
1t is an interesting study, this one OF
natures wonderful dispensations. 1t is
| interesting TO think even of the great
| beds of mineral and metal with each, sc
| perfectly distributed as to give to these
health beverages their great curative
| powers.
There is health, recreation and plea
sure to he found under the famous ole
oaks at Buffalo Lithia Springs, and there
is healing in every bubble of these three
| most remarkable of waters from
Springs No. /, No. 2 and No. ,.
II. Il. ARENDELL.