More and more I became convinced that what was in the pond was truly a powerful new medicine. I was puzzling over what could make this small body of water so much more healing than any other. I was reluctant to disturb it by looking for answers. It had occurred to me that the soil beneath the pond held decomposing plant life, perhaps bacteria; even the soil itself could be the source. I was so completely thrilled that I had actually found this impossible dream drug, and that because ...