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Show WHOLE TOWN 'SUPPLIED WITH MINERAL WATER New York, June 19. That section of Greater New York which was formerly tho vlllago of Whltestone, Long Is- land, has tho opportunity now to become be-come n health resort. Every resident can havo a mineral spring In his own homo by turning on tho water spigot nnd Ills bathtub can be used for medicinal medi-cinal baths for lumbago and gout and other disorders. This condition of nf-fairs nf-fairs has been brought to light by a report just made by the water commissioners com-missioners in reply td complaints from Whltestono about the quality. "Wo ma do an investigation to learn what was tho cause of the trouble," says tho report, "and found thnt our now wells have tapped a vein of mineral min-eral springs, tho waters of which aro highly charged with Iron and other chemical properties. Tho waters aro highly medicinal and vnluablo both for drinking and bathing. Thoso same springs were tapped by a prlvato concern con-cern some thirty years ago and u pavilion pa-vilion wns erected there to which people peo-ple cumo from ull over the country to treat lumbago, gout, rheumatism and othor disorders." |