Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-01

days twelve stones were removed from
the system. He had suffered fearful
agony, but is now well man. Mrs
Stone used the water and was cured of
rheumatism.
George Burnham, Jr., of Portland. per-
haps the greatest business man of Maine
whose operations extend not only all over
the country hut around the world IL an
other of the witnesses to the wonderful
power of the Isham water. He was
cured of bad case of salt rheum. Mr..
Burnham recently said to Mr.. Wood
bury: II feel young again. NV sight
has improved. and / read good deal now
without my glasses. 1t is my firm be :
lief that people could live to be 100. by
drinking and bathing in this wonderful
water"
John c. Pike testifies to a complete cure
from scrofula. Mr.. w. d. Sawyer to a
cure of piles. Mr.. l.. H. Hayes was cured
clans failed to help him, and after he had
been in the hospital without result.
Mr.. w. +. O'Connell, a once famous
oarsman,. and still one OF the best-known
is no more Il like to take off my hat
and show my head to people he wrote
to Mr.. Woodbury..
One of the best of the testimonials in
the possession of Mr.. Woodbury. is from
a man who had taken the gold cure
so called. but it failed to cure him of his
desire for liquor. lie Sald: After drink
ing one bottle | found my liquor taste
commenced to disappear, and after drink
ing three bottles | found did not want
any liquor at all. 1t was simply offensive
to me-"
Mr.. Woodbury. when interviewed by the
correspondent Of the Commercial said: al
do not desire to publish the name of the
man who sent me this testimonial, but If
any man who is cursed with the desire
for liquor desires to see him or communi-
cate with him | will furnish his name
and address.
His case is only one of many. A man
,pb haI DC
drinker said to me. recently: 4 say now
that | am drinking the Isham water,
when asked to take 2 drink, | have no
desire h11 for LIQUOR; havg found Ihis s TO
many instances. and am convinced that
II is true natural cure for the liquor
habit Better than the gold cure, be-
cause 1t is taken at home, costs but little,
and invigorates the entire man, while the
liquor habit is being subdued."
n. f. Hatch. an Exchange street bar
Der, who has sold large amount of the
water, says that he has yet 10 hear of Il
single case of a failure of the water to
stop the falling out of the hair. He spoke
this week Of Il very marked case. that Of
a man whose hair has been almost com
pletely restored BY the use Of the Isham
water.
OF course the cases referred to above
are only a few out Of the many reported
to Mr.. Woodbury., and it may be added
that he is personally investigating every
case reported to him. He believes in the
water. drinks it. advises others to do the
same and talks about II on all occasions.
out of the fullncSs of his personal expert
cnce. and because Of what others have
told him, he joins with Mr.. Isham, the
owner of the springs. in his belief. that
the Isham springs may have been the
traditional fountain Of perpetual youth
for which Ponce Dc Leon sought. That
its almost magical properties being
known to the Indians. they added even y
its virtues, until they believed in the pos
sibiity Of immortality here, simply be
cause it did enable them to live far past
the ordinary term of life.