New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-24
STRANGER THAN FIcTl0N
BOSTON STIRRED ny THE STARTLING ory,-
TURN OF COMMERCIAL VENTURE.
HOW THE OFF CHANCE wox-rHE UGLY
DUCKLIxG PROVED SWAN - rHs
KNOWN VALUES WERE UTTERLY
ECLIPsED ny THE LITTLE Es-
TENED QUALITY IN A HIGH.

TENED QUALITY IN HIGH
LY Priced PRODUCT.
Some years ago a Mr. Isham discovered 4
spring. near San Diego California. to which the
neighboring Indians attributed the remarkable
Instances Of longevity that unquestionably ap-
pear-and not infrequently. either-among them.
He learned from analysis which he caused
to be made by competent chemists that its
waters were an extraordinarily powerful solvent
This led him to believe they would prove infai-
lible in the treatment Of such Ills arise from
calcareous deposits in the system.
Experiment demonstrated the truth Of this
theory But rumor added that the magic viz
tues Of the waters were not so circumscribed-
that accident had shown that they would restore
hair.
THE SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER the San
Diego Chamber of Commerce. and other equally
reliable agencies investigated and reported tina:
In this case at least common rumor' was not
common liar" Two well authenticated in
stances were found.
But it's hard to make any save caliow youth
believe that hair can be made TO grow again;
and So although the waters became renowned
along the Pacific Coast. as an absolutely unfail-
ing antidote for the heath-poisoning ills before
described. the other virtue IL seemed certainly
to possess tina, for which countless men would
spend countless dollars. remained comparatively
unknown.
It's healing waters found their way IN time 10
Kansas City. then to Chicago. to Washington.
and. later to Boston. maintaining always their
reputation for marvellous curative properties by
restoring numberless lnvalids. many " them
desperate cases. to health and vigor
Yet never they seemed 10 nave impressed
themselves upon the front rowites" as their de-
iverer.
Even the gentlemen who. in Boston chat vide
awake. evef-experimenting town. undertook to
bring the Waters Of Life to the notice
of sufferers. scrUpled to advance claim.
the validity Of which. to them. had been insufh.
GENTLY demonstrated-perhaps also. they feared
TIE ridicule which always greets such story.
or nat the therap eutc fame ~ The waters would
| Injured by the pub,ic's misleading itself into
CHASING them with catchpenny preparations
guaranteed 10 produce a full set NJ whiskers on
The mos. beardless cheek in three weeks"
Anyway they recommended Through news
paper Advertising the waters mainly as GER
tain cure for "rhpumat isn'. kidney complaints.
eczema ,and ether skin Diseases. blade
troubles and gall stones" and soon convince
people that their goods were all they claimed
In the mean time. though. they tested 70
themselves the value Of the waters as hair-re
storer by distributing them among their cul
and business acquain'arces. And. 10 their Joy.
they have thus obtained indisputabls evidencr
that Ishams Waters of Life will cause the hal
to reappear on the most hoDelessly bald pate
One convincing piece of evidence was in the
shape of a reply Of an eminent Boston physician
Arthur True Buswell. " D.. 10 an inquiry frorl
a prominent business man: Il have recently ex
amincd the heads Of a number Of gentlemen
whose ages range from twenty-five 70 sixty-f
years and who have been using these water
from three TO eight weeks. and can assure yo'
OF the truthfuness of the claims that the
are a specific for badness. The truth go
out even before they could advertise 1t. AM
there came so great a rush for the goods az I
exhaust their supply ere II could be replenshe
from the spring.
This sudden famine was soon gotten over.
though. and now the men who merely expecte
70 make modest profit in supplying sure rem
edy. in competition with many so-called rene
dies for rheumatism. Kidney complaints. &c.
&C." coming money out Of the only know
agent which will make the hair grow again,
Lest II he thought hat this Is fairy tale
may be we'll 10 add that any doubter can satisfy
himself of it's truth by calling upon Isham5 Cali
fornia Water Co. at and Union Square. Lin
coin Building. Room JOB.