The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-11-04

Editors IItetiigeHcer raaz --1
Thinking Communication from here
would not he without interest to YOU
and many of your subscribers, particu-
larly those suffering from any or all
of the diseases mentioned herein, ]
thought would take the liberty OF
giving you as near ash can a descrip-
ton OF the Hot Springs of Arkansas,
situated about fifty miles westward OF
Little Rock, on the Arkansas river.
That these waters possess extraorCli-
nary medicinal properties is settled
beyond doubt and they are ere long
to become as famous resort for inva-
lids as Saratoga now Is for fast women
and gamblers. r -4
These Springs cover. au area OF eighty
acres on the side of Hot Spring Noun
tain, and are located in general from
sixty to eighty feet above the valley
and vary In temperature from 500 70
1909. - iss
The appearances ofthe mountains and
valley indicate that there has been an
eruption, the rocks lie about in all
shapes and sizes, and seemingly wrong
side up.
The valley varies from 20 to $50 yards
in width, and is from q to mile in
length.
A creek about the size of Boga's Run
runs along the valley into which the
Springs discharges on the north, east
and west the mountains rise from 300
to 500 feet, and are covered with dense
forest of yellow pine, and present
beautiful appearance. 80
The diseases which are cured or
greatly relieved here are in general the
following: Rheumntism, Gout, Neural
gia; Dyspepsia, Sore Eyes and all dis
eases of the Skin and Syphilis.
1 have suffered for years from Rheu-
matte Neuralgia, and since my arrival
here (six weeks1 having taken 30 baths
and drinking quite freely of the hot
water, feel vary much relieved and If
boiling. stewing and sweating wfIlcure
benefits. lLFs5HE alsI.fi-ssS 80
For the information of all / will
briefly detail the mode of bathing tkc.,
Bath Houses are prepared with three
rooms. The dressing tub bath and
vnpor rooms. -
Hou first get into trough OF water
from 90e TO 1909 and gently battle from
i've TO ten minutes then pFoceed at once
to the vapor room the thmperatnra
from. 11Oo to 1909 CARRYING with VIM
about . gallon of hot water SO hot can
scarcely drink itwithout scalding your
throat, stay In the vapor from two to
five minutes drinking in the meantifne
from one to three pints eff the hot water
and of course alter this boiling outside
and inside with steam all about. Won syat
up a very healthy sweat, then .puttine
on your clothing and wrapping q bian.
ket about you, you proceed TO your
room, rollsup' In blankets drink from
one 10 three pints ofthe hot water and
sweat abundantly from fifteen to TWEEN
~ minutes then get mp pnt on dry
clothing and yon feel like one recon-
structed and have such an appetite for
dlnner=that will astonish the natives.
This process Is continued, daily at about
IL o'cloclsA. N I, thus you see 1t Is all
bathing and sweating and the system
las well as the surface) nnder such
course must become cleansed. As to an
outfit in addition 20, ordinary clothing
a person wants two or three suits of red
flannel, blanket, au over-coat some
socks and few Greabacks because
everything here Is -casAl.
The best timeito visit these SPRINGS IL
In May June, September and October.
There are now about $50 patients here
aud stitl arriving and going every tlay.
Boarding ranges from $40 to SIS per
month and baths so cents each.
Stages leave the Anthony HouSs nj
Little Rock daily at S A. N, and ar
rive .hoSe at 2 P.S4I.s of the same day.
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year old girl. ST don't want to know,
was little innocentis reply,