The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-08-15
NAY HOLD MOUND BUILDERS

There are tales being told of curl
osities found in caves and mountain
resources, and many believe that the
Mound Builders when driven from
their homes in the Valley of the
Ohio and it's tributaries sought ref
uge and made their last stand in
what is now the Mountains of East
ern Kentucky, writes the Molus cor
respondent of the Middlesboro Three
States.
It has always been a puzzle-the
fate of the, Mound Builders. the re-
mains of whose enormous works still
lcause a feeling Of awe in the mind
of the beholder. Who were they and
what became of them? These ques-
Itions have remained unanswered
It'll now, but if all reports be true
there is "a possibility of these ques-
lions being answered ecI 5Fa1
1t, is supposed they were driven
from their former homes by irrup-
ltions of fierce warriors from the
North, who entered their country
much, after the manner of Zenghis
Khan, or Timur in Asia and parts OF
Europe, and that the frightened
mound builders peaceful people
sought refuge amid the recesses OF
the Appalachians.
Strange as it may seem, the ad
vent of prohibition is doing much tC
clear us these mysteries of the past
Heretofore when a mOuntaineer dis
covered a cave that had never been
opened up, his first thought was
here's a good place for STILL and
if he did not want it for his own
use. he could always swap or sell II
to some neighbor who wished to get
secure hiding place for his still.
| The secret then preserved and re-
mains of past ages that would have
caused the mouth of an antiquarian
water grave, were destroyed or care,
lessly cast aside. Now with the
Eighteenth Amendment an accom-
plished fact, locations for stills are
valueless, the stills themselves be-
| ing sold for old iron, and the dis
coverer of a new cave, in some
mountain recess, will be willing to
give the world the benefit of his
discovery.
1t is whispered that in lately
opened cave there was found, an
earthen vessel, which on being
opened up gave forth rich aroma
and it's contents were delightful to
the palate. and possessed a strength
and potency for exceeding that OF
alcohol.
It's finders were two young men,
and after first taking a single drop
of it. their senses were dulled and
visions of celestial delight burst
upon their enraptured vision.
Both were familiar with the eff
fects of corn whisky, but they said
that the nectar found in the jar ex-
ceeded in potency and delightful eff
fects that of pure grain alcohol. II
is thought that the receipt for its
making is pictured on the jar, but
| the picture writing of the mound
builders has as yet never been de-
ciphered, and it will be the work OF
time to unveil the secrets of its prep
aratiOn.
One thing the boys proved beyond
the peradventure of doubt - and
that was it's potency. They claim
that a single drop of this elixir
possesses the strength of quart OF
corn whisky and say that if they can
only master the secret of its making
the prohibition enforcers will be un-
able to interfere with the bootleg
ring of it, as it's small bulk will en-
able it to be concealed beyond the
possibility of education. Dilution
with water is all that is necessary in
order to obtain drink OF the Sc
crets of the mound builders may add
another problem to the labors OF the
law enforcers, or render necessary
the enactment of a new law II those
already enacted fail to cover this
elixir of the mound builders.