THE LINCOLN LITHIA SPRING.
Whose Vitalizing Nectar was Compounded in
Nature’s Laboratory by the Beneficent Creator
of All Good: for " the Healing of the Nations."
Its Subtle Medicinal Activities have Proved Won¬
derfully Effective in the Alleviation and Cure
of Numerous Human Ills.
The “ Lithia Inn” (in Close Proximity), under New
Management. Now Hospitably Entertains Vis¬
itors from All Parts of the World.
The "Carlsbad” of America — Favored with a
Lovely Climate and Unusually Healthful En¬
vironment -At All Seasons a Deservedly Popu¬
lar Resort.
The Pullman sleeper of the night vestibuled train
which leaves the elegant passenger station of the Sea¬
Ity— to say nothing of cherries, red ripe, promising
peaches, plums and grapes, and apple trees loaded
with fruit.
We are in plain view of the Blue Ridge, whose pro¬
file is silhouetted against the western sky. The air
comes from that direction pure and salubrious. So do
the streams and the rains, whose moisture stimulates
and enriches. This is the water-shed of the Alle-
ghanies, high undulating land, with fringes of distant
forest; the more elevated portion of the Piedmont sec¬
tion of the grand Old North state. Its characteristics
resemble in many respects those peculiar to the fertile
valleys of New York or New England, though never
subject (like those) to extremes of cold and heat.
They form a marked contrast to the sandy region of
eastern Piedmont and the low lands stretching along
the Atlantic coast
EDUCATIONAL PRIVILEGES
are plentiful and universally appreciated. There is
the “ Little Red School House " (or its improved count¬
erpart) with birch correctives when needed, for the
.
LTTITIA INN FRONT VIEW WEST OF IINCOLNTON. SEABOARD AIR LINE.
board Air Line at Portsmouth at 12:01 goes through
to Charlotte without change (stopping twenty minutes
at Hamlet for a snmptuous breakfast), and arrives in
that city at 11:35
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next forenoon. From thence to
Lincolnton in first-class passenger cars it is only an
hour and twenty minutes’ ride.
It is a conveniently arranged, 'enjoyable trip— an
experience made all the more gratifying to the busi¬
ness or tourist traveler by the courteous and con¬
siderate attentions of .T. B. Welsh, one of the most
efficient conductors in the service, who always finds
time, after th - faithful performance of duty, to furnish
patrons all information that can add to their know-l¬
edge of the country and localities traversed.
Lincolnton is something more than a town, while it
has not attained the status of a full fie iged city. Its
principal streets daily indicate a far more than ordi¬
nary business life. The Seaboard station especially
supplies ample data of lively commercial transactions
and growing interchange of products. As a place of
residence it is quite charming. The homes of citizens
are homelike. Each has its attractive grounds shaded
by noble trees, its grass-covered lawns, brightened
with shrubs, vines and flowers. The gardens teem
with such vegetable growths as a rich soil and intelli¬
gent cultivation Can alone perfect The sidewalks
(portions of them) are neatly paved and the roads ex¬
cellent.
THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY
As far as the eye can reach, forms a landscape on
which one seldom tires of gazing. There is a vast
acreage of snugly fenced farms, where in early June
| elementary instruction of children, as well as insti¬
tutions of a higher grade for advanced pupils. The
half dozen churches of various denominations are
well attended and liberally sustained. The farmers,
as individuals and a class, are unusually well In-
; formed. They sedulously “ read up " and keep
: posted as to the best agricultural methods, adopting
whatever commends itself to tlieir good judgment.
As a people they are brave, kindly and generous to
a fault This locality is honored as being the birth
place of Gen. Robt. F. Hoke (of whom more anon), a
gallant soldier and brilliant officer In our late sec-
• tional dispute. His division took part in Pickett’s
i charge at Gettysburg. Its commander would have led
them, but for the fact that he was then in a hospital
seriously wounded by a federal shell. There are many
citizens of his native place possessing similar resolute,
self-reliant, indomitable traits, though no occasion
has existed for their manifestation on the "tented
field.” Their victories have been those of peace
rather than war. and in this later arena of useful
achievement, it may be said, the General has also
added fresh laurels to his distinguished military
career.
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lithia springs and inn.
It is well to loiter on the threshold of approach to
our destined goal, because one finds it pleasant and
profitable to do so. The tourist as he steps from the
noisy car into the quiet of God’s country, naturally
wishes to take his bearings: to look over, if only in a
cursory way. nature’s handiwork, assisted by man’s
skill, "where every prospect pleases." The ear that
CARRIAGE WAY APPROACH TO I.ITHI A INN FROM LI SCI H.STOS, SEABOARD AIR LINE.
plant life seems to run riot. There are fields of wheat
ripe for cutting; rye. waving its bright green plumes
to every breeze; corn, stately and stalwart; rows of
potatoes, whose thrifty stems are crowned with blos¬
soms; peanuts, some tobacco and other crops— each
apparently jostling the other in the race for superior-
aches with the din of the locomotive is soothed by the
melodies of birds, the rustling of leaves and the in¬
definite whispers that linger in the shadows of the
overhanging trees. The eye catches fresh luster from
the spirit of scenes that combine the two- fold charms
of novelty and beauty; and the homes as well as the
dwellers therein, whose thought, enterprise and per¬
sistent labor (as is plainly in evidence) are no signally
rewarded, merit a passing tribute of sympathetic In¬
terest from every visitor.
A comfortable carriage drawn by spirited horses,
conveys passengers and luggage a mile and three-
quarters to the Inn. The red clay sandy loam of the
roadway is smooth as a floor from frequent travel.
The track Is in fine condition. A continuous wire, sup¬
ported by cedar posts, forms a telephone connection
between town and resort.
The route is over a succession of hills— one rather
steep, but by no means difficult— crossing lovely dales
threaded by streams fed from living springs. At each
ascent and turn, the landscape changes, assuming
novel phases of form and color. Along the roadside
flowers are abundant and blackberry bushes are
heavy with ripening fruit. Wild grape vines and
creej>ers cover occasional trunks of trees With ver¬
dure. Mica, granite, slate and limestone in strata and
detached rocks are everywhere noticeable. They
serve to convince the beholder
that he has left the region of
fluctuating sand, and that the
wheels of his vehicle revolve
on terra /frma— solid ground.
In many respects this interlude
of travel, with its charming
scenic surprises, reminds one
of a pleasant drive in New Eng¬
land.
Passing down a gentle slope
through a colonnade of mag¬
nificent trees, our team de¬
bouches upon a broad meadow
thajt wafts to us the fragrance
of h-fl clover In bloom. We
swtttly roll by the pavilion that
shelters the spring, and a little
farther on are landed at the
entrance of the " Lithia Inn."
THE LINCOLN I.ITHI A SPRING,
abort twenty yards away, is
situated in a ravine formed
by the descent of thickly
wooded hills on one side, and
the slope leading from the ho¬
tel "n the other. The water
rises in a deep pool, which- is
enclosed by stone and cement,
and covered by a close lilting
trap door that excludes dust
and foreign substances. The
overflow passes out through a
galvanized iron pipe into a
rivulet that runs below. Con¬
veniences for bottling and
shelves for the temporary stor-
ageof cases of Lithia and other
accessories are protected by a
neatly constructed pavilion,
which is open at the sides at the rear end, where
the spring is located, and the crystal fluid is ladled
up and carefully poured into glass jars. As fast as
filled these jars arc corked, sealed and placed in
cases of a dozen gallons capacity. It goes without
saying that all visitors have ready access to the spring,
where they are supplied by a constant attendant with
as many glasses as they wish for or can comfortably 1
hold. In proportion as man’s physical impurities are
eliminated from his system his appetite for this bever¬
age seems to increase, and the more freely he partakes
| of it the stronger and healthier he becomes.
The peculiar virtues of the Lincoln lithia water
have been recognized by many in this vicinity for
scores of years, but it Is only recently that sys¬
tematic methods of "publicity and promotion” have
made Its remedial and curative proper¬
ties widely known. Orders now come in
by every mall from new and unexpected
! places. Among shipments during the
! current season are a car load to O’Neill
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Co., Sixth avenue. New York, twenty
: cases to a Philadelphia firm, and smaller
lots to various other points as far south
as Florida.
MINERAL WATERS AND THKIR FUNCTIONS.
The causes which have resulted in that
fusion of constituents turned "mineral
waters" are a mystery, as they always
have been. The alchemy that blends so
many diverse elements in harmonious
solution is a secret of which nature is
the sole repository. The skillful chemist
can distinguish, define and classify each
component particle, but there arc certain
volatile essences, subtle gases, electric or
magnetic conditions which escape his
scrutiny. Sometimes on exj>osure for a
longer or shorter period, the liquid be¬
comes to a certain extent devitalized and
losestho.se very qualities, perhaps, which
insure its medicinal efficacy. This is not
the case, however, with the Lincoln lithia
water, which stands handling or trans¬
portation any distance without deteriora¬
tion.
It is a well known fact, confirmed by
experience, that mine'rals in solution in
their native waters exert five times the
! power that they do in pharmaceutic prep-
! aratlons. Sir Humphrey Davy declared:
"One grain of iron in mineral water is
more tonic than twenty grains adminis¬
tered in the usual manner." So eminent
an authority as Sir Henry Thompson. pro¬
fessor of surgery, said in a lecture in the
University College of London, England:
"The small quantities of drugs as they exist in
mineral waters will act more freely than will those
quantities combined after the ordinary pharmaceutic
method. You may obtain the same effect with one-fifth
of those quantities if you give it as prepared in
nature’s laboratory in the form of mineral water.
You will therefore readily understand how essential
to our end it Is. to employ the natural mineral waters,
since what are called 'artificial waters.’ however
admirably prepared, are simply pharmaceutical
products, and are destitute of the very qualities
which distinguish the remedies they are designed
to imitate."
It is well known that most if not all the salts and
solids and other ingredients of mineral waters are
prescribed by physicians, but all practitioners admit
that their effect on the human system cannot compare
with that induced by the natural waters when taken
fresh from the fountain of supply. The recovery of
the Invalid or chronic sufferer is still more marked
when such treatment is reinforced by healthful exer¬
cise, cheerful society, nourishing food, pure air. bright
sunshine and pleasant surroundings.
NUTRITIOUS AND MEDICINAL.
Ordinary water, which is free as air. and wide as
the world, will sustain life in the absence of any other
aliment. Fishes through their breathing apparatus
are nourished on liquid diet. Thirst is quenched and
hunger partially appeased by absorption of watery
particles through the skin. In all forms of animal life,
pure water is a nutriment as well as solvent, and Is an
indispensable auxiliary to longevity and health.
The preceding analysis was made by Prof Dabney
(the predecessor of I»r. I! It Battle, our state chemist),
who is now officiating as assistant secretary of agrlcul-
ture at Washington.
The addition of large proi>ortlons of carbonic acid
gas, and alkaline bicarbonates in solution renders It
still more useful In diseases of the stomach, and In its
action on the mucous surfaces of the bladder and
bowels. Bicarbonate of lithia is a powerful diuretic,
and acts like a charm In cases of gout {chronic or acute),
rheumatism, gravel, etc. It Is a solvent for uric acid
VIEW OF LITHIA SPRING AND PAVILION, SHIPPING CASKS OP LITHIA WATER VIA SEABOARD AIR LINK.
If such are the effects of ordinary water which
enters Into the com position of every animate and in¬
animate substance, how much more potential are such
waters when charged with mineral ingredients whose
efficacy in combination is demonstrated and acknowl¬
edged. Their action is remedial and restorative. They
not only eliminate the germs of incipient maladies and
deep seated malignancy of chronic diseases, but they
! regulate disordered functions; revive weakened organs
and invigorate impaired processes of digestion and
assimilation in the human economy. It is therefore
no idle whim, no foolish fad. but rather an Imperative
necessity and duty that urges the man of shattered
nerves to repair his failing energies, and the woman
enfeebled by domestic cares and functional disorders
to seek relief —not in drugs, but in the elixir that God
In nature has distilled for their benefit.
HOW AND WHERE THEY ORIGINATE.
The waters of this spring— their medicinal scope and
efficacy considered— are unsurpassed if they are not in¬
comparably superior to those found in any other part
of the American continent. They have not simply I
attained a condition of purity by filtration through
bodies of loose sand, they have percolated through I
calculi, alters the quality of the urine, and prevents
the crystallization and deposit of substances forming
gravel ami calculi. Professional men who do a great
deal of office work and take Insufficient exercise,
others (men and women) whose occupations compel
them to sit or stand most of the day. and who forget or
criminally disregard the urgent promptings of nature,
are certain (sooner or later) to suffer from congested
and inflamed conditions of the kidneys anil bladder.
It is the retention of urine (to speak plainly) that stim¬
ulates the formation of calculi, and engenders uric
acid— a virulent poison, which in due time infects all
the internal organs. That terrible and (when it has
reached a certain point) incurable " Bright’s disease”
is every year carrying off its hosts of miserable
victims.
IN NUMBERLESS INSTANCES
of this kind the Lincoln lith
la water has accomplished
surprising and gratifying re
suits. Owing to Its wonder-
ful chemical affinity for nr
the almost insoluble uric ac
lc acid the lithia converts
(l into the extremelv solu-
ble salt of "urate of lithia." thus permitting its rapid
elimination by the kidnevs. This water is equally
valuable in the amelioration and cure ol a majority of
LITHIA INN AND LITHIA SPRING PAVILION. POKING SpUTTIEAST. SEABOARD AIR LINE.
immense strata of solid limestone, the process requir- diseases peculiar to women, nervous prostration,
ing centuries of time. During this period of evolution eczema, albuminuria, mental depression, etc. It is a
they have become thoroughly Impregnated with the delicious, palatable drink as well as a renovator,
lithia and other minerals that enter largely into the strengthener and beautlfler. In brief, it makes the
composition of the reck Itself, and these ingredient* well better, and the *k
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VOLUME 2.
NUMBER 3.
Devoted to the Seaboard Air Line, and the Agricultural and Industrial Interests of the South.
PORTSMOUTH, VA„ JUNE, 1896.
