Peter asks,

>  ...is there really a place in Kentucky called "Paint Lick"??? WHY ??
>  That story must be a beauty.

All animals need salt.  Farmers provide artificial salt licks for their 
cows, but there are natural salt licks, and they abound in the 
Appalachian Mountains of the U. S.  Deer and other animals (including 
human animals) seek them out and congregate there.  The Appalachians are 
full of towns with "lick" in the name.  One of Virginia's principal 
cities, Roanoke, was originally named "Big Lick" but when it 
incorporated in the 1880s the boosters thought it should have a more 
attractive name.

Regards,

Crutch

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