Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-10-05
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cooler i,y hearing of hotter place,
in a neigIborlng State, 70 which
fbousandz are resorting not only for
relief from the racking pains Of di>
sea8e, but also for pleasure and recfc-
alton,
From the hot, inalariGus cotton
plantations ~ the South come the
planters 10 drink and battle in the
healing waters that bubble through
the white hedges Of Ouachita hone
stone Hereauid breezy pines they
SIP tie cool rnIybeate water u the
mountain springs, and lave ~ liie
Tnrki4t batil 10 bountifully supplied
By nature.
Tie little narrow valley for which
Uncle sam llas had 80 long and sue'
ceAful struggle. II noW anything
but attractive 10 any one living north
OF ibeGnlf states. Though the min
eral sater may haze ED@ef 10 " W
wondmus relief ~ his rheumatic
limbs. ztili he inevitably contrasts
this marrow, pcnt-np valley, "hefe
bouae. crowd each other over me
stpaming stream and into the road,
where lie sun rejects from rock ~
rock and wall ~ wall, with the ice
cold water and ycrdant isles Of Lake
anperl0r. Even the mnFmurin2
pine forests, whose dark depths III.
vitcnnd charm Us, are not tobe trust
cd. Last December we Travelled Tor
many q pleasant mile beneath their
shades; bat in July the voice Of The
ennt and mosquito II heard IN the
land. and the wood tick and CHG
ger" rejoice IN the feasts 10 which
tie stranger invites them.
Tbe arriving trains are fallo Wis
i.ors from Alabama, Mississippi aud
other southern States 10 iiiosc
accustomed 10 the steady heat Of q
Southern summer, this Is q pleasant
resort. Tho country abounas In the
coolest Of spring winter, the night.
nre quito cool, apd during the day
hrcezaa are almost constant. Then.
too, Il system accustomed to bathing
Ia thc lot spfiug water, Gan endure
n far grpafer degree Of heat than
where cool baths ara used. After
tire rheumatic patient has been
properly pulled, pounded and par
boiled, even the breeze reelected
from the white rocks aud WALL
seems cool and refreshing.
Futtbe dog.daya will soon be over
and iben II Tire halt and diseased d.
not aork IN rom the North, II VIII
tie bechliie they arc ignorant Of the
virtues of these waters, Or are too
poor tn avail themselves of them
We propose 20 act the part Of the
good Samaritan, and give the niIlict-
ed some information by WHICH they
may profit.
HOW 10 GIT THERE.
W. leave by tire TT. Louis, Iron
Mountain aud Southern railroad.
IN view Of the energy Which the
Hon. Thomas Allen hasshoWn iu
building aud equiplng this road, W
believe that ii is the first link ~ the
next route 10 tho Pacific. We pasr
mountains III Missouri iron and lead
ore; thousands Of acres OF iina agti.
cultural lands that are covered by
timber ~ heavy ~ that which once
clothed The fertile bottoms Of ia.
Ohio; by broad tlelds Of rank corr
and cotton over the Arkansas river
on costly iron bridge; through tht
edge Of Little Rock, the capitol o.
the State, till at last we reach Nal
vern, where We charge to the mar.
row gauge road. a short ride,
which seems very shnrt contrasted
with tho old stage route brings ua
to liot Springs.
If Tie invalid has not already So.
cured his rooms, we advise him tc
take temporary quarters at spmt
iirst class hotel, lilsethe Arlington
Or the lot spring House, aud suit
himself better a. his leisure If he
caa). we speak Of these, because
the Arlington IL admitted to be the
ipest and largest hotel In the state,
aud we know that the proprietors
Of the Hot Springs House set q
good table for we have tried It.
Tie Hot Springs are flfty-seven IN
number, situated on the eastern slope
Of the Hot Springs Valley. They
vary In temperature from 30 to l1
degrees, the hottest readily cook m
egg. Paths lead up the mountain
side to those springs still left open
These pools are known rs rahl holes
corn and mud baths, etc. In these
untortunates who have not the
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