Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-28


This is the Columbus year. and everybody is thinking
or talking less about the worlds fair and the
discovery Of Americs-to put things the order of
their Importance; but Ponce de Leon had found his
fountain there would not have been any necessity OF
the worlds fair, for everybody would have remained
young and would have had no conception Of the 400
years that have passed
But suppose that Ponce de Leon had haa little diff
ferent idea The historians may have mis-epresented
INN. he may have been merely looking for a ioun
tam. Or say pnre spring. whose waters would
his rheumatism and assist his digestion and make him
feel better all over Looking for spring OF this
ture would not be very unreasonable thing for man
TO do even today.
But Ponce do Leon did not find the spring because
he did not look in the right place. He hunted all
Florida. but the spring in New England. though
Of course he could not be expected know that
New England then down in the maps of the
school geographical
Tho real Ponce de Leon-the man who did discover
the Fountain Of Youths still living in New Hamp-
shire. He is old man now. but
HE DISCOVERED THE SPRING.
Which those who inow it call the Fountain of YOUTH
when he o boy. The boy who discovered the
spring is 50 years old and still active aud in
good health.
The spring is now called Londonderry Lithia spring.
whose waters drunk today by millions Of people,
sick and WELL all over the world.
There are two why they drink It. One Is
cause they like it and the other because It is good
for them and they know it. Why they like it of no
consequence. They do aud that is enough. But why
It is good for them is another matter though that;
| too. is soon and simply told.
When a man succeeds in business. or profess onal
life. or in any financial enterprise he may engage in,
he naturally makes some OF his increased income
He is apt to improve his style OF living He develops
taste for quail on toast Tor iared and pate
de fois gras, ali of which very choice morsels
But after awhile he finds that he as much az
he used to. eat the things more or less
troubled with rheumatism and govt. His kidneys and
bladder are not Just riyht and his physician will tell
hiin that he has tendency the formation brick
dust. calculi and poisoning by uric acid This is one
way, and the usual professional way Of telling him
that by eating much rich food lie is putting more
work than they stand his kidneys and bladder
and these orgaLs are unable to eliminate from the
system all the uric acid that is formed
Now, uric acid not agreeable thing to write
about. and il is still more dsa-reeAbe thing have
in the system. When tie calcu are formed-th.t is
when the brick dust crysalizes into little noluIes
that the average calls graye-itis very Lard TO
dissolve them. You mgil; well try to dissolve
bullet in pan OF milk try TO dissolve calculus
! in common water.
But iithiuin has some effect these calculi 1t
helps to dissolve them although no druggist has Jet
| succeeded in SO conpounding it that it viii
GIVE PERFECT RESULTS.
In Londonderry, N H., however, the great alchemist
has compounded lithium with other substances in
such proportions to do what artificial prescrip-
tion will do. When sees a little of this London
derry Lithia Water pouredOn a calculus and the
calculus slowly dissolve. he is apt to be satisfied with
| the simple remedy he is asked to take.
When the waters began to be popular through the
country. little spring house built over the fow
That became too small in little while and larger one
built. The business bo.tlinS the city
of Nashua in q room l0xl2 feet. Two years ago the
proprietors built what seemed to them Q very large
build ng, and which they thought would be large
enough for the business for all time. But they
have just added TO it another building large again.
making structure 115x7O feet. and two stories hih
with basement also used for the business of putting
the water in the bottles and sending to the ends
of the earth.
This building. which contains IT, Offices and bust
of the company is situated IN the city of Nashua
the line of the Nashua and Worcester railroad
side track running directly by the door. The base
ment is devoted entirely to the business of boiling
the charged water: for there two kinds. the
charged water used in the hotels and clubs and for the
table and the 'still WATER which the water
spring in its natural just it from the
spring. and is used mostly for medicinal purposes.
The first thing that strikes you when you enter this
basement is the number OK bottles or every side
There arc now in the building seventy cords of
bottles
There is especial machinery for washing the bottles
very ingenious contivsnces, too. Each bottle is
washed in four and carefully inspected before
it is pronounced ready for the reception Of the
that is without a peer.
The apparatus charging tie water is the largest
and the most complete il the world When it is all
bottled and the corks driven home and WIRED the bot
ties are taken up to the floor by endless chain
where long row of girls afhx the labela Then each
bottle is encased in
ITS JACKET OF STRAW.
And packed in the cases.
The ''stil water" department occupies half Of each
Of the first and second floors Here the great tin
lined tanks, from which all the water is drawn This
'stil water" is used mostly for medicinal PURPOSES
and is put N two-Quart bottles The charging Of
the water. however. does not render 1t the less
efcacious for the diseases in which it s prescribed
and is made to sparkle the charged water Of
course the favorie at the table and the clubs and
hotels.
The floor is used for tho storage Of packing
materials for the making of the packing Of the
bottles and similar purposes. There over 100 men
employed in the building.
From the spring the lie hauled by teams in bar
rels the bottlin2 establishment. Mr. Barr general
freight agent Of the Boston Maine railroad told the
city government Of Nashua recently. when they were
investigating the matter Of grade CROSSING that he
shifted during the year
FULLY loo CARS.
Loaded with the Londonderry Lithia Water
One reason for the increase in the business Of bot
Ting and shipping the water. doubt lies in the at
ttude that the best doctors have taken In regard to
Londonderry. They knew what Lthium was good for
30 years but they never succeeded in compound
ing In such ~ to make IL very satisfactory
to make 1t when compounded the equal Of some Of
the best European spring waters. But lately they
have been trying the Londonderry Water for rheuma-
tsm and gout and for certain diseases Of tho kidneys
bsadier Tbov heva v,s~al <t..s. Il