The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-02-21
WONDERS OF NATURE.
Mr.. j. A. Issnson Tells of the Wonderful
Electrical Room at Hiliman.

coroner James y. benson, OF W Washington.
Ga., has been in the city two days on business
with the Georgia Electrical Mound company.
IL is the president of the company. and is
taking the livelest interest in it.
Colonel Benson is business man, and, what is
better, very successful business man. He
went to Washington. Ga, the home of General
Toombs, fresh from Ireland in 1870, with very
little money, being refugee on account
OF his being patriotic 1rishman, and he COM
menced business at Washington as amerchaut-
he succeeded by close attention, and his train
ing in the old country was of great benefit to
him. About two years ago he was admonished
by his physicians that he had a very insidious
disease of the kidneys, and that it was neces
partnership with Mr.. Henry o. Collcy
Colley, and the business today is
carried on by the firm of James A. Benson &
covers all departments of trade. The firm
sells for cash or on time, buy cotton and sell
everything, do a banking business or any legit-
innate business needed for the farmer. About
tho time he was worried about his health,
the electric mound at Hillman attracted
attention and began to be talked about. Mr..
Benson commenced to investigate it and fire.
quently visited it. He drank freely of the
water watched every case and came to this
conclusion:
First. 1t has cured me.
Second. 1t has cured every case OF purely
nervous disorder, it makes no difference
what caused it, that L have noticed"
And he made up his mind to purchase the
property.
He interested some Of his friends in the
matter by telling them what he knew about it,
and organized company, now known as the
Georgia Electric Mound company.
In a conversation with Mr.. Benson, yeSter-
day, he said: 81 am in Atlanta for the pur-
pose of adding to the hotel at Illlman."
MIR. Benson, is there anything in this cleo
trio shaft?"
well, upon my word, my friend, that is a
very foolish inquiry to mako of me-" he re-
piled, 'and it reminds me of the fellow who
asked the sea-sick man if he was sick, and he
answered, do you think [ am doing this for
fun?" have spent great deal of money on
this shaft and have induced some of my
friends to do the same. Everything about it
was as wild and as crude as any backwOods
county in the state when we took it, but l am
satisfied 1t will pay us, and so are my friends
And And we expect to spend a great
electric development one of the wonders of the
age. We have had patients from every state
i'll the union, and have never seen such re-
suits. am enthusiastic because it cured me,
and since then / have watched hundreds who
have had as good results"
"Why do YOU not advertise it more?"
Simply because we have every room we
have to spare now occupied. Mr.. Brown, tho
manager, and myself, are here now to buy fur
niture, etc, to fix up thirty additional rooms,
that many more guests. MeSsrs. Boyd Il BaX-
ter sold us the furniture, MeSsrs. John Ryan
& Son the carpets, and Messrs. Nc Bride & Co.
the crockery and chamber sets We have also
today contracted with MeSsrs. Cole, Gentry
& Co. to wire the hotel for electric bells.
We are going to light the hotel with electric
lights and make extensive additions during
the coming year. Every man in the company
has faith init. They have plenty of money
did not go into the scheme to humbug any one,
and in fact could not afford to do it,
''Mr. Benson, what kind of cases does this
well cure?"
"My friend, don't call it a we'll. 1t is not a
we'll"
'Well, shaft" was suggested.
"It is not shaft" said Mr.. Benson. ut is
subteTranean room, and we call it an electric
room. 1t is not necessary for me to explain
the room to you, but it cures all
cases of nervousness-it makes no differ
ence how it originated. 1t will not cure
every case of rheumatism, but it will cure
every case of rheumatism that results from
any disordered state of the nervous system, and
any case of muscular rheumatism. l. have
never known case OF neuralgia it did not
cure, nor case of nervous dyspepsia, and any
nervous trouble resulting from diseases of
women, one subject to insomnia, and teething
children. Now take my case The physicians
told me two years ago that had disease of the
kidneys and really frightened my wife by the
diagnosis ofmy case. L confess L felt some
what squeemish over it myself, but see me
HOW 10 LOOK lihe WAS Il SICK man. w ell
attribute my health to the electricity and the
water"
SIS there any virtore in the water?"
"There is said Nh Benson, cts effect is
wonderful. have the statement of men who
have tested it, and could give certificates but
when we get ready to bottle the water will be
soon enough for that"
eve have had patients" said Mr. Benson,
from every state in the union, and from every
county in Georgia, and we have relieved ninety
per cent of them, and cured seyenty-ive per
cent. 1t is not patent medicine but is ma
lures pure application to nervous disorders Of
any kind, and it is as reliable as any remedial
agent long discovered in the matera medica.
invite" said he, 'the medical fraternity to
investigate the matter and ! can assure them
it will be a good service to me and my friends,
if they can discover any defects in what we
claim for it,"