The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-20
Victim Of Italians Rage Well.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.)
ASHLAND, VA, July 10 .---Contractol
Bond, who was recently 50 seriously In In
No State In the Union, perhaps has q
rrraa tor diYersitYs Of EresoL ices than North

No state In the Union, perhaps. has q
greater diversity OF resou eces than North
Carolina. And In nothing Is It richer
I than In mineral water, whose curative
properties are recognized fur and wide.
The latest discovery OF this kind is that
OF the Buckhorn Lithia Springs, one mile
from, Bullock, Granville county, on the
line Of tho Durham 5sSs and Keysvillo
g(southern) Railway. betwee Oxford and q
}Clarksville. III .,iS
The story Of the discovery and bene-
z fetal results obtained from the use OF
this water makes interesting reading.
$The sons Of Mr.. 3 z, !. Il II icks, on whose
lands the springs nre located, while
working In a field near BY discovered
4 d small stream gushing up out OF a rock.
The water looked pure and sparkling, and
being thirsty, they stopped to drink. It
had d marked effect. and they drank Of
1t again and repeatedly, Mr., Hicks was vas
away from homo at the time. having
conc to u we'll known spring In the vest
sorn part Of the State. 8 seeking relief
from an aggravated case OF sc tltEt. q
the stomach, At the ond OF three or four
weeks he returned home, pparently no
better, and detected In spirit. Il, II
i3 When Mr.. Hicks rca ched home the boys
told him about the wa ter they had found,
\ ma tho peculiar effect It had upon those
Who drank It. They suggested that no
try, It. but he had lost nll hope. II tho
water and medicine he had been using
for SO long a time We're without avail,
surely lie did not expect, to find relief
from any water or any hing on his own
premises But increduous as he was,
4 like drowning man grasping at q straw.
he determined TO give this We ter 9 trial.
Il There was no spring there merely u
small stream gushing up out of a J rock
Perhaps moi one would have thought Of
taking notice OF 1t or drinking at such q
place but boys, Mr.. Hicks began drink
Ing the wutor. and soon commenced to
+ Improve, The effect was marked from
tho 0rst. The man who went home q
wreck Is to-day q well man--strong,
vigorous hoarty--a walking, living Illus
trat!on OF, the marvellous cura live pc Wers
!. pf this wonderful wa ter, liter six or eight
months use OF u.
After using tho water y While md ind
irg'there was virtue IN 1T, Mr., Hicks cut
ID way the rock through which II had
forced itself An n tiny stream all through
the 4 ages, n undiscovered ana unutilized,'
and released bold spring, which flows
ut tho rate 81 u gallon q minute, This,
IN brief q Is tho story OF tho discovery
Of this now elixir ot life. ssi 81
IA gentleman, from l3al timore came out
10 Mr. IIicks's on A. i.pnting expedl ion,
So Impressed was no With the extraor-i
binary activity Of the ter from this
sprlng thar he took ~ sample home With
sAim ana had tit analysed nit his own e a:
Spense s,s 4 ,y 81 ri ,iit !. sis . "a Us
Ihes analysis shows q 4 q contain double,
the quantity of u thia Of the most cela,i
thrated llthia waters y known. A o. diu-5
retic. Alternative and laxati AZ has no
Ssuperlo lar. It's effect upon Fl I lle II stomach,
bowels. XII dneyS NJ bad der sls very pro-
irolnced and 1T ~ attende I'D WI Il. the most
hen aclal sresu Il. * u: