Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 March 1894 — Blowing Springe. [ARTICLE]

Blowing Springe.

“I have seen a few blowing springs, and I could never understand how they are formed or the cause for the outward current of air,” said Bert Magoffin, of Kentucky, at the Southern. “There is one at Brandensburg, Ky., where the water coming from the spring is • strongly impregnated with salt. There is sufficient breeze blowing from the spring to be distinctly felt and to blow a handkerchief quite violently. This breeze is intermittent. There is another one in Walker county, Ga., where the water is fresh and the breeze is considerably stronger. It can be distinctly heard for some distance, and in the hottest weather it is sufficient to keep a person cool and comfortable around the spring. The opening in the mountain where the water flows is small, and when an ear is placed to this opening the wind can be heard as though a strong breeze wad constantly blowing inside, while outside not a breath of air may appear to be stirring. I have never heard a reasonable explanation of these phenomena.”—[St. Louis Globe-Demo-crat.