Speech on the benefits of Appalachian mineral waters, by John Preston McConnell, October 23, 1933.

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SPEEaI--By Dr. J. P. McConnell October 23, 1933
I &ave been waiting tor the last three or tour years tor Protessor Whitt
to take a little vacation and llave never gotten lltm in tais notion. So I
played a kind ot a trick on llim Saturday morning so lle and Mrs. Whitt are
gOing on a Tacation soon. I do not know where tAey are goins but I am
aure tlley w111 baTe a lood tille because tlley need a Taoation.
It any ot you lIaTe any bueiness to tranaaot witA tke relistrar plea.. see
kill today as I want ll11l1 to 10 away troiD. llere witll a clear mind.
TAere is one thine taat we generally know very little about. All the places
in the world where I llaTe eTer been, there is no section that has as many mineral springs as tais appalachian relion. WIlen I was a .all boy I studied
tlae _____....lSeography whicA called 'l1lY attention to these mineral springs. TAere are so many close around llere and they are called resorts, heal1n& waters, bathing places and many people crowd tllese plaoes aa tAey teel taat
tae waters are aealtlly. )'or llundreds and llundra ot years taes. springs llaTe been known. I do not tl1ink I UTe mentioned this subjeot tor a tew years and I think it 11'1 solletaing we sllould all be well aoquainted witll. So many springs liaTe been tound ot medicinal Talue. All o_binations ot water
is tound in taese springs and tlle springs are trom away in Pittsburl to Claattanoop, Tennessee.
Not so lone alo tllere used t. be so many springs ot taia kind popular tor people'. aealtli. Some ot tliese springs were the YellQw SUlpllur
Sprinl between Chri etiansburl and Blaoksburl. I wi* many ot you would co there some ti_ to see it and I au.ppese soae ot you UT.. Tlien2 tliere
is· the nite StiIpllur Sprinp, Crockett Springs. Allepny Spr1nes and any