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RETIRED BARBER FLOYD COODY FEELS COOL WATER OF INDIAN SPRINGS
He Says Spring’s Water Cored Him of Illness When He Was Boy
Thursday, Mar. 24, 1977. JEfje Atlanta Journal
CURATIVE DRINK
Odor of'Gunpowder'
Hovers at Springs
BY CHARLES SALTER
Jourrul state Editor
Indian springs, Ga.-
Cfeae your mouth, take a deep
breath and you can imagine
tb*t yon smell gunpowder
after a fight at the Indian
Springs corral.
A much earlier visitor to
this beautiful section of Butts
Ctjunty also was misled a bit
by' the odor of sulphur fumes
riling from the mineral-rich
waters of the spring.
pouglas Watson, a govern
ment scout, was believed to
be the first white man ever to
see the sulphur spring that
had attracted Indians for cen
turies.
On that day in 1792, Watson
was sure he smelled gunpow
der, but an Indian scout ex
plained that this odor could be
traced to the cool waters.
For a number of years
thereafter, the nickname Gun
powder Springs was used by
white settlers referring to In
dian Springs.
jOn my visit to Indian
Springs State Park, six miles
southeast of Jackson, I
remembered reading that In
diins believed these waters
cured their stomach ailments
and also made healthy warri
ors even more vigorous.
A 76-year-old man named
Floyd Coody assured me that
the spring water does indeed
have curative powers, and he
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speaks from personal experi
ence.
Coody, a retired barber,
was sick for twp years during
his childhood on a farm eight
miles from Indian Springs
after unknown complications
developed in a case of
measles.
“I was unconscious for
about a week,” he said. “The
doctor told me to drink this
water. It got me straightened
out, and I got well.”
Sitting on the front porch of
his little house on Georgia 42
at Indian Springs, Coody re
called numerous cases of peo
ple with stomach and kidney
problems who have been
cured by drinking this famous
water.
Some years ago a preacher
from South Carolina who suf
fered stomach ulcers spent
the summer at Indian Springs,
drank the water every day
and returned home a healthy
man.
A wealthy man from
Florida who had kidney trou
ble also claimed he was
cured. He had traveled to
Germany and France to drink
highly recommended waters
without any benefit
After being treated in a
New York hospital, he met a
doctor in Baltimore who sug
gested that he visit Indian
Springs.
"On your way home, stop
there and drink that spring
water, and see if it will help
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you," the doctor said. “If It
doesn’t help you, it isn’t going
to hurt you.”
Coody, who shaved the
Florida man in his barber
shop, said, “He stayed the bal
ance of the summer and
drank from the spring. One
day he walked in and told me,
‘I am a well man.’”
Coody accompanied me to
the spring, and even before
we stepped into the stone
building where the water
flows through a pipe, I
smelled the sulphur fumes
and had second thoughts
about my thirst.
I was thankful that we
came here in the afternoon
rather than just after break
fast. Brushing my teeth while
smelling that sulphur would
be no easy task.
No dippers or paper cups
were available, so I got down
on my hands and knees, held
my breath and opened my
mouth under the pipe.
The water was cool and
very refreshing despite the
taste of sulphur.
Recalling Coody’s amuse
ment when he told of an occa
sional tourist who couldn’t
tolerate that sulphur scent, I
decided not to overdo it and
quit after three gulps.
“You’re right, Mr. Coody," I
said bravely. “That’s mighty
good water.”
I suppose that water is sort
of like beer. You have to
cultivate a taste for it
Antacids Can
Be Harmful
If Over Used
If your stomach is upset,
you take a tablet, or a powder
or a "soothing pink” liquid,
or something you chew. All
are antacids-medicines you
can buy without a prescrip
tion.
What is in these medi
cines? Are they safe? Are
they effective? These are
some of the questions
answered in anew booklet
from the Food and Drug
Administration. It also dis
cusses when you should not
use antacids and what side
effects they may cause. For
your free copy of Antacids,
send a postcard to the
Consumer Information Cen
ter, Dept. 643 E, Pueblo,
Colorado 81009.
In the past, claims made
for antacids said or implied
the product would do
everything from easing your
stomach pains to relieving
fatigue to getting rid of the
“blahs.” Now, however,
antacid labels are limited to
stating that the product is
recommended for relief of
three specific symptoms--
“heartburn, sour stomach,
and-or acid indigestion.”
Be sure to read the
label-and heed what it says.
Under “warning”.the label
must tell you the recom
mended daily dosage in a 24
hour period, and how long
you can use the product
without the advice and
supervision of a physician.
Some antacids cause con
stipation and others have a
laxative effect. Those
products must carry a
warning on the label.
Products with relatively
high amounts of magnesium,
sodium or potassium must
carry a special warning. This
is especially important for
older persons. Products
containing these ingredients
recommend half doses for
people over 60. In addition,
magnesium or potassium
should not be used by people
with kidney disease, except
on the advice of a physician.
And sodium should be
avoided by those on a salt
restricted diet.
Products with lactose
(milk sugar) also require a
special warning, for the
benefit of people who are
allergic to milk.
Remember that nonpre
scription medicines are not
meant to-and don’t-cure
disease. They should be used
only for temporary relief of
minor symptoms. Improper
use of a nonprescription
medicine may aggravate
your symptoms, hide a
condition that needs a
doctor’s attention, or lead to
other undersirable results. If
you pop pills week after week
for acid indigestion, you may
be covering up an ulcer.
Antacids (free) is one of
over 200 selected Federal
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Catalog is yours free by
sending a postcard to the
Consumer Information Cen
ter, Pueblo, Colorado 81009.
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By Patricia Smith.
Butts County-
Home Economist
E ASTER DINNER
It’s Spring and Easter will
be here very soon. Easter
Sunday is a special day in
many homes and it may be a
day when families and
relatives gather. If you are
planning a big family dinner
please be sure to SERVE IT
SAFELY!
If you are planning to serve
ham you need to know how to
select and serve ham. A
smoked ham is the most
common. It comes either
fully cooked or uncooked. Be
sure to read the label. Hams
labeled “cured” or “cured
and smoked” must be cooked
to an internal temperature of
160 degrees. “Fully cooked”
hams are ready to eat. Ham
may be served hot or cold but
never leave ham at room
temperature for more than
two hours. Refrigerate whole
hams no longer than 7 days;
cured half hams, cured ham
slices, or fresh ham, no more
than 3 days.
Creamed vegetables are
perishable items and need to
be kept hot and served
immediately. Cream-filled
desserts such as cream puffs
are also very perishable and
need to be refrigerated.
Remember that bacteria
grows best in lukewarm
foods so never let perishable
foods stand at room tempera
ture more than two hours. If
everyone is careful to
prepare and store foods
correctly your special family
meals should be a pleasant
occasion.
EASTER EGGS
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lots of folks may have an
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