The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-08-12
LETTER FROM SOUR LAKE.
Editor Democrat.Star.


Leaving New Orleans at ga. M. on
August lst, reached Sour Lake. Tex
as, distance 29S miles, August Ind at
10 a. m.
Would like to give some description
Of the country en- route, but Will only
say there are II depOts on the route,
or an average OF one every four miles,
from flag stations up to cities OF very
respectable size.
My object in writing Is to say some
thing OF thi, place, and to begin,
would say it is absolutely marvellous,
and wonder that there is so little
known OF it by the world at large.
| 1t is emphatically health resort
for persons afflicted with throat,
stomach or bowel troubles, rheuma-
tism, cxemas, or any impurities Of the
blood, and the cures reported are re-
markable.
There have been cases OF rheuma'
tism cure here on crutches, or brought
on litters that have gone home in from
two to four weeks entirely relieved
and others of exema Of all grades
leaving after a short stay, feeling
sound and we'll with no symptom o.
the malady remaining. Again, other'
with indigestion so bad that they
could eat almost nothing and in yer,
emaciated condltion,or with darrhGa
or dysentery, who, in a few days
where 50 much relieved tina
e they would eat comfortably ant
'e gaining from half to one pound pc
m day in weight, until in three or fou
'e weeks they would return In health
I'd And so VIC might 80 in this strait
OF but I want to say something OF II
m wonderful things we have seen.
ne There are eight or ten wells, son
er Of them only three feet apart, and IL
I'd water in taste and OdOr as distinct
at II a hundred miles apart-one sulphu
Is one tar, one alumni, another Iron ar
IN so on.
a Then there are several bath pool
l four feet deep, with nice smooth bo
I'd tom, separated only by plank part
as tions. each as distinct from the 9th
a. as the well waters.
rs, The jets of gas arc to be seen bu
he bling up all over the ponds, and y
can hear the gas escaping In the wei
We The odors from these wells and POI
,le are as distinct as the taste. and &
nd temperature of the bath pools ran
IN from tepid to nearly ice cold. L
ar. sulphur bath being the coolest.
,r, The muds are as various as t
"a. waters in ordor and taste. Set
N. match to one lump and you have t
to fumes of sulphur; another, that
l something else.
rs. There is one jet that I visited "
cir terday that was the 0rdOr OF scum
almost as distinct as that witness
or in the presence of the little amin
al. itself.
.d Having rheumatism in my left KIN
,rn I went to the acid tar bath yesterd
Nd evening, rubbed the knee with m'
n, which produced the sensation Ol n
"a ties stinging; went into the ba
oar ~ which instantly relieved the stingi
uo hut left a burning sensation, not
aG pleasant, which last twelve hou
oos but no pain, and yet the part Is
.oS tender as II burned with mustard.
" ',a, But had the talent Of discript
va time would fail me to tell OF wha
'... have seen, smclt, tasted and he
VS. vs. since my arrival here; and hence,
a' close with short reference to acct
rhe modations.
~ While there is no red tape about
the accommodations are all that
wv" hut the chronic fault-fnder CO
'an, wish. Lodgings comfortable, and
peu as good as We ind at many OF the
cry hotels. Cooking excellent, quan
Lar abundant, excellent beef, ham. v
'"e tables OF all kinds, coffee, milk,
anu and indeed anything you may call
'"e.' and terms reasonable.
MS And now l must close, lest
anu may find its way to the waste bas
h'n, Please send me the DEMOCRATS
.anu Respectfully,
ic IN WIN. r. BEAI
ho" Sour Lake, Texas, August D. 1898.