The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-13
MYSTIC BUT NEVER FAILING
POWER OF THE MAIDSTONE.
Their Efficiency Recognized in Loudoun, and Two in
Use in that County Never Fail to
Effect a Cure.

, At Mrs. 5WooGWard'S cath is became nee
cssary to bring a chancery suit for the
settlement of her estate, including the
disposal of the stone. The desire on tbs
part Of the relatives 10 keep SO good a
thing in the family was not without cp-
position, and before the matter was fl
ralIy settled the looking little
rock brought many many tines its weigh
in gold. It was twice sold during his
suit. the first time bringing about S.0a.
But those who knew its value best, dcie--
mined to have it at al fa yards and by an
upset bid it was sod The second tim
this time to Mr.. Jesse Geiman and his son
James for the fabulous sum Of S S! 30.
1t is still in the family, and kept ready
for instant application at the Gein1n
home, near Bloomfield, in the upper par
OF the county. Prior to it's sale tie
stone was applied free OF arge. but now
in view of the price paid for it, a small
fee, ranging from s. to $50 is charged
according to the patients means. A.
its fame has spread abroad applications
have become more and more frequent
until for several Years now the Gcina'
residence has 1oaen something o. a privare
Sanitarium, averaging two pa tents
least every month. Upon their paTtuie
all patients are requested TO report re-
suits, and the first failure out Of the
1lulNDel Treated. Is yet y De IiCd: u
from.
The second of these stoScs is now own
ed by Mr. William f. Tyler. Of Aide, in
the lower part of the county. Although
n greater distance from the railroad and
for this reason more Inaccessible than
tho Geiman stone, its cures in that sec
ton of the State have been rs nunero:ls
and effective as the former. This too, Las
boen in the family for over a hundred
years. being handed down from genera
ton to generation as valued heirloom.
Its origin so far as it can be traced has
all the charm and romance of uncer-
tainty about it and finally loses itself
in the mystery in the West indies.
Mr. James Smith. the srcat-sreat-
grandfather of the present Mr.. Tyler,
who came from Dumfries to Prince Will
liam county, Va, to Loudoun, i'll 1890,
was a merchant of considerable note. and
the owner of a splendid trading vessel.
Mr. Smith accompanied the crew on ont
of their voyages to the Nest Indies upon
one accession, and it was during TINS
trip that he secured tho valuable pos
session Shortly after his landing there
he became interested in watching thu
natives who carried scorpions around
in baskets, teasing them until tho reptiles
had inflicted u poisonous bite when thcX
would calmly apply a little stone to the
bite, remove it shortly. and exhibit the
wound as healed. Finding that their
purpose was to sell the stones, Mr. Smith
sought to obtain several and learn more
about them. The stones were gladly
sold and their use explained, but i'll his
attempt to learn where the natives had
found them he was sleSs successful. IN
his efforts at investigation MIR. Smith
soon found that he was the victim of the
willy savages, who buried a number OF
stones in the sand and claimed that they,
were obtained by digging. Finding MI
Smith increduIous they then sent him
further inland to search in a certain
field and this too failing to satisfy him,
they finally confessed that the secret
belonged TO the tribe and its divnsence
to strangers imposed the death penalty
Mr. Smith reluctantly returned home
without solving the Interesting mystery
The Virginia Legislature being III session
when he returned, Mr.. Smith generously
that august body, and gave away scvc-