Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-14
PURE WATER.
1t is one of the Requisites for Good
Health-Poor Water Breeds Disease.

dedlJn-POOr w ater Breeds Disease.
There is an old saying "You can lead
a horse to water but you can't make
him drink" which can be transposed
from its original meaning If the water
be muddy or foul with dirt horse will
not touch it; he has too much horse
sense. He is several steps lower in in
telligence than man, yet instinct teach
es him to let impure water alone.
1t might be better for the human race
if individuals would be more careful in
their selection of this, one of Natures
greatest gifts to man. The savages
who roamed over this country at an
early day had but crude ideas of the
laws of health, yet they drew their sup
ply of aqua pura from the pure running
springs, and before drinking putrid,
stagnent water would go thirsty for
day to reach one of Natures flowing
wells. Not so with the white race.
The white man will drink almost any
thing so long as it quenches his thirst,
end takes but little heed of the conse-
quences. Statistics show that large
per cent. of the kidney, bladder and
kindred troubles of the vital organs are
traceable to an impure supply of water.
Grave yards are being filled up every
year as result of this source. These
are facts which the citizens of Wausau
and vicinity should ponder over. You
may be drinking pure water and you
may not, but did it ever occur to you
tnat we have near our city large flow
ing spring of as pare water as ever
come from the earth? OF course not
for the fact has never been advertised
until very recently. The spring we re-
fer to is the White Rock spring, sit
uated about three miles from the city,
surrounded by forest. A stream sew
eral inches in diameter flows contnu-
ally from this spring, forming a creek.
The water, when held up in glass and
exposed to the sunlight, sparkles like
diamonds. For several months, samples
have been sent to the leading chemists
of the country with the result that all
who have made an analysis of it pro-
nounce it one Of the finest table waters
to be had. The spring, until recently
in its native state, has been improved.
1t has been curbed and a shed built
over it and the door barred. Samples
have been furnished a number of local
physicians and each has recommended
its use in families. 1t is very soft and
free from the objectional qualities of
most waters. The spring has been
leased by Max f. Boehm, who is pre-
pairing to place the water on the mark
ct, but has been unavoidably delayed in
getting stone receptacles because OF
poets, however, to be able to furnish
patrons within few days, and already
has orders ahead from the best families
in Wausau for hundreds of gallons.
The water will be delivered to your
homes in five gallon stone jugs with a
faucet attachment, at nominal cost.
If you have not placed an order as yet,
do so at once. You will at once like
the water and will be steady custom
err The water furnished IN these jugs
is simply plain water, free from any I'M
pleasant taste or odor and will not be
charged with carbonic acid gas, as is so
many table waters. You get it as it
comes from the spring, fresh every day,
no extra charge for delivery.
If you are not able to call at either Of
Boehm's stores on Grand Ave. use your
telephone and ring up either No. 3lS or
351, and your order will be received and
filled promptly.