It is the great ambition of our life to bring to the notice of the people
of the world the curative powers of the La Crosse water, that all who may
be suffering from any disease, however complicated, may be cured, and all
men may become healthy, and women too, and doctors will have to go out
harvesting. The La Crosse artesian well, was begun last fall, and
completed as soon as the contractor found he couldn't make any money at
it. It was rumored that he struck granite, and in fact several little
specks of granite were found in the stuff that come from the hole, but it
is pretty generally believed now that the granite particles got in from
the top, unknown to the contractor. The water came to within ten feet of
the surface, and struck. It never would come any further, and the world
would have remained in ignorance of its curative powers, only for Powers,
who put in a hydraulic ram, and the blockade was broken, the water now
flows to the surface, and all is well.
Attention was first called to the curative powers of the water, by a
singular incident. A teamster whose duty it was to haul stone, was in the
habit of stopping at the well to water his mules. One of the mules was in
a sad state. He was blind in one eye, had a spavin, a ringbone, the
heaves, his liver was torpid, his lungs were badly affected, and his
friends feared that he was not long for the stone quarry. He had no
family. Soon after the mule began to drink the water, the driver noticed a
great change come over him. Previously he had seemed resigned to his fate,
but latterly he was ambitious. One day while playfully mashing the mule
over the head with a sled stake, the driver noticed that a new eye had
grown in the place of the former cavity, and as the mule kicked him with
more than his accustomed vigor, he noticed that the spavin and ring bone
were gone, and the former plaintive melody of his voice gave
place to a bray that resembled the whistle of the Alex. Mitchell. When it
was known that the mule had been cured, others tried the water, men who
had never drank it before, until to-day there are thousands who will
testify to the benefits arising from its use. We could give the names of
many who have been snatched from the grave--the La Crosse water is a
regular body snatcher--but we will first give an analysis of the water.
Believing that the water was destined to play a prominent part in solving
the great question of how to euchre death, we sent a quantity of it to the
eminent Prof. Alonzo Brown, M.D.V.S. of Jefferson, Wis., with a letter of
transmittal authorizing him to analyze it thoroughly, and give us the
result, at our expense. The following is Prof. Brown's analysis:
LABRATORY JEFFERSON LIVERY STABLE,
August 3, 1877.
Lieut. GEO. W. PECK,
4th Wis. Cavalry,
Dear Sir:
Yours of July 25th, received. I should have attended to the water before,
but have had several cases of blind staggers in my barn, which has kept me
busy. I have examined the water by every process known to science, and
pronounce it bully. I took it apart at my leisure, and find that it
contains to one U.S. washtub full, of 741 cubic inches, the following
stuff:
Chloride, of Sodium, (common salt).............2 sacks.
Chloride of Pilgarlic.....................40,021 grains.
Bicarbonate of erysipelas.................11,602 "
Bicarbonate of pie plant...................2,071 "
Blue pills................................21,011 "
Bicarbonate of soda water (vanilla.)......17,201 "
Sulphate of Potasalager beer..............61,399 "
Bicarbonate corrugated iron...............18,020 grains.
Mustang Liniment.............................240 "
Boneset and summer savory.................10,210 "
Dow's Liver Cure, (6 bottles for $1.).....16,297 "
Bromide of Alcock's Porous Plaster........22,222 "
Flouride of Pain Killer (for cucumbers,).....055 "
Paris green..................................001 "
Spruce gum and Vinegar Bitters...............075 "
In submitting this analysis permit me to say that I find traces of mock
turtle soup, and India Rubber. I consider the La Crosse Nebecudnezzer
water the most comprehensive water that I have ever analyzed, and I would
recommend it for any disease that human beings or animals may have.
Very Respectfully,