Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-15

J ease. uric acid diatheeis. stone IN w
bladder, malaria. skin diseases. and
host Of other physical ailments.
1 Each Of tie three springs u eaolesed IN
handsome building, with broad yeraldas
very SIMILAR TO those az the White SUI
pho:. The water Is put UP Cor shipinen
&c all parts OF the world and the pro
} <rexs OF this industry would nsonh'
! those who have not as yet had fhefr ri
tontion called TO recent facts.
| From fifteen TO twenty men are en-
Pioyed In the bottling works. where th'
most Improved methods are used.
| As 10 tae origin Of mineral waters, thfi'
Is much In what the elder Pliny saia
that waters are such as the soil through
which they flow. Thus. In limestone an'
chalk districts an excess OF lime is usuhip
present. and the waters Of a pnrticu'
lar district have much resemblance l,
! each other. But this Is only a pafl'al
| explanation for waters are ny no mean,
necessarily uniform throughout partcu,
ia. geological formation. 1t no
! Known. with any certainty, the uep."
from which various mineral waters pr
coed nor the various distances frori the
surface at which they take up thslr oii-
ferent mineral constituents.
! The history Of the use Of mineral "a'''a
can only Just be alluded TO- They nave
I
7 and traces Of Roman work nave oech
| found Al most OF the European pdthS
! which are now in favor. Occasionally ne"
| springs are discovered in old couhlil'''
/ but the great majority Of them nave peen
long known. They have varied In popuIaii-
~ and the modes Of applying them nave
| also varied. but less so than has been Inc
, case with most Of the ordinary meul'lhee'
COMPARISON WITH EUROPEAN
WATERS.
The attempt has been made 70 range
mineral waters according TO ther tHef@
peutic action. according TO their mteIhdi
or external use. but generally accordihs
TO their chemical constituents, so iar as
they have been from time TO time uhoeF-
stood. and a iudicious classification I'M
doYbtedly IS a help towards their rational
enjoyment. But their constituents are so
varied. and the gradations between OH
fercnt waters are so finely shaded or
that IT has been found impossible 20 pro-
pose any one definite scientific ciassihca-
ton that * not open 10 numoerless oD-
jections The classification usually ADOPT
ed ia Germany which has the merit OF
comparative simplicity and OF freedom
from theoretical considerations. SHOWS
that the water OF Buffalo Lima Spiius
No. possesses in marked degree au-
vantages over the typical mineral Waleis
OF Europe, such, for instance as BuXtuh'
England; Tepletz. Bohemia; Con'reNllIe'
Vosges. Wildmigen. Germany; PonShes'
France. Baden. Switzerland; Leuk swift
zerlaud: Bath. England; Nidago. Portu-
gal: Carlsbad. Bohemia: Hamburg. near
Frankfort; Kissengen. Bavaria: WiesDa-
den. Nassau: BourbOnne. Dreiterich. Ems,
Vichy. and other places OF popular resort
whore freedom from some of the most
Distressing ills that flesh is heir to Is
daily sought.
In addition to its solid constituents, gas
is present in the Buffalo Lthia Water IN
considerable quantity. The volume OF car
bonic acid present is very large. This gas
IS so generally diffused that 1t is pracu-
cally "a very important agent in the therd-
peutics Of mineral waters. Springs thdt
contain il are far the most agreeable 10
the taste. and consequently the most pop
ular with patients The immediate effect
Of the carbonic acid which they contain
is that Of pleasant stimulation TO the
stomach and system. although ii can
scarcely lee said to approach, as some
have thought, the slighter forms OF slim
ulation from alcoholic drinks There Is no
question that carbonic acid inc asses diu-
resis Practically it is found 10 aid diges-
ton. helping the functions Of the sto-
mach. and in a slight degree the peris-
taltic action Of the intestines.
Is LIFE WORTH LIVING.
When Mr.. Mallock wrote his book en-
titled rs Life Worth LIVING" Mr.. Punch,
I'm the exercise Of that shrewd. practical
common sense which is the cOncOmitant
and often the essence of wit. replied 10
the ttular query, THAT depends on the
liveri" And the saying OF Charivari IS
perfectly true. Whether We have regard
to the welfare of the physical man that
lives or 10 that Of tn, most important
appendage of his digestive apparatus,
there can be no doubt that our enjoyment
Of vitality and all its concerns is founded
on q very material basis indeed.
Perhaps. after all, in our pursuit Of
harmony i'm our lives we are not paying
enough attention to physical conditions.
Science protends 10 have made great pro-
gress in interpreting the relations OF
body and mind. There are. on the one
hand. the advocates OF physical culture
as the reconciliation Of our disordered
faculties, and on the other the zealots
who have d mind cure for every physical
i'll and disturbance. But il is singular
that the scientists have as yet made no
fruitful effort TO discover the relation Of
food 10 the best physical power or the
highest Mental production Training and
diet for a specific and temporary purpose,
like football contests or the ordeal or
oratorical competition. we are all familiar
with. But anything like "A broad, scien-
ufc study Of the results of specific
diet has hardly been attempted. There
are certain popular notions aioat on the
subject. as that fish and celery are good
Tor the brain There was an American
Judge who distinguished himself few
years ago by declaring that he could sit
longer on the bench with less fatigue on
a breakfast OF buckwhcat cakes than on
any other morning diet. But no effort was
made TO follow this out. 10 ascertain
whether mis- life was shortened by this
daily packing of his stomach by layers
OF fapjacks. or what was the character
of his judicial decisions.
NATURES MATENA MEDICA.
II has been said that if we wish 10
ameliorate the human race IT is in medi-
cine that we must seek the means. Time
has amply demonstrated the truth Of these
words. and IN no department of thera-
peutics have so great services been rem
dered as in the treatment of disease by
mineral waters. Experience has permitted
the addition OF corOllary 10 this, that
Il we wish 10 dissolve connections from
the blood and different viscera, and pre-
vent their reformation in the sanguneous
fluid. as well as their deposit in the
organs of the body, it Is the Buffalo
Ltha Waters OF Virginia that must be
prescribed.
In them the Great Physician has pro-
vided foy the sons and daughters Of men
a remedy so subtle in its composition and
so sure in its working as to excite the
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