Posted on 12/24/2014 1:14:51 PM PST by windcliff
BLACKVILLE, S.C. (AP) — For longer than anyone has recorded history, water has bubbled from out of the ground at a natural spring in what used to be deep woods about an hour's drive down a two-lane road south of Columbia.
American Indians let four gravely wounded British soldiers in on the secret in 1781, leaving the men to astonish the garrison in Charleston that left them behind to die. Since then, people have flocked to the Healing Springs of Barnwell County for some restorative and perhaps supernatural help.
That's why Annabelle Galik of Goose Creek drinks the clear, cool water, which according to local property records was deeded to the Almighty God in 1944. Two and a half years ago, Galik, 50, was diagnosed with lung cancer and given about four months to live. She drank the water along with some more traditional cancer treatments.
treatments.
"I'd take a shower in it if I could," Galik said. "Jesus owns it, and if He's maintaining it here, it's got to be good."
Even with all the advances of modern medicine, people still come in bunches to the spring hoping for their own personal miracle. They bring anything they can use to carry water — 5-gallon buckets, 2-liter soda bottles, milk jugs, orange juice containers and even insulated mugs. Some people take off their shoes as they gather the water that pools under the taps, letting their feet soak it in, too.
"This is all my dad drank, and he lived to 90," said Walter Tobin, who grew up nearby but now lives 50 miles away in Columbia. He stopped by for a few gulps on his way to visit his sister.
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If it would make people sane, there are more than a few here in the state to whom it would be recommended.
Soap Lake, Washington supposedly has healing and restorative properties in its mineral rich water. The Indians used it for centuries and it used to be crowded with Europeans during the summer, soaking in it. It gets quite frothy when the wind kicks up, hence the name.
We go to the hot springs of Manizales Colombia....absolutely great..very high in sulphur.
Is he paying to property taxes?
I’m not that far away and never heard of it.
You should check it out. Might be good for your health :)
I could use any help I can get. 43 and feel 63 a lot of days. I was always a lot older internally apparently given the things I ran into at early ages compared to most people.
Does it help your joints?
What higher authority would He pay them to? :) Merry Christmas.
Have a great Christmas!
The name is from the soapy feeling as you run your fingers through the water, and the soapy-looking deposits above water line. Nothing to do with the wind or surface characteristics.
Locals view it as a gift from the Almighty. More power to ‘em.
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