Another stop on our Reid’s Orchard hay ride was to a wishing well. Today, it’s almost hard to imagine getting drinking water that came from somewhere other than a water treatment plant, but individual water wells were the norm until relatively recently. As water was a source of life and often a scarce commodity, wells were considered to be gifts from God. Some ancient people believed deities actually lived in the wells, and they would offer coins to those gods hoping their wishes would be granted. It was fortuitous that the coins, traditionally made of copper or silver, had biocidal properties which actually purified the water. How lucky was that? Trey Davey and Benji each made their deposits and maybe a secret wish too.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Wishing Well
Another stop on our Reid’s Orchard hay ride was to a wishing well. Today, it’s almost hard to imagine getting drinking water that came from somewhere other than a water treatment plant, but individual water wells were the norm until relatively recently. As water was a source of life and often a scarce commodity, wells were considered to be gifts from God. Some ancient people believed deities actually lived in the wells, and they would offer coins to those gods hoping their wishes would be granted. It was fortuitous that the coins, traditionally made of copper or silver, had biocidal properties which actually purified the water. How lucky was that? Trey Davey and Benji each made their deposits and maybe a secret wish too.
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