The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-07-27
4 NATURAL sAsTrAElyM.
Description OF the Las Vegas Hot
Springs by oar Lean Contributor.
Las YEeAs Hor SPRINGS, N. ".

july 81. 1882
Ems. NEws.-NafaTe appears to have
had gala day here in the production Of
hos springs There are said 10 be forty
Of them of almost ANY temperature be-
low 40 degrees Fahrenheit The med
icinal properties are no doubt equal TO
those OF tile celebrated Arkansas hot
springs, to which is added climate
unsurpassed for its miidness and even
ness of temperature The thermometer
does not rise above IS degrees at noon,
falling to GO or 20 at night. have
made considerable inquiry of invalids
in regard to the curatiye properties of
the wafer and find that it is undonbt-
edly
STEM wIEDER FOR RHEUMATISM.
have met several parties here who
were brought in on stretshers and are
now perfectly well. Geo. w. Swift, a
noted politician of Chicago, brought his
wife here short time ago so afflicted
with neuralgia that she had not smiled
for three years. After remaining here
| three weeks she went home laughing
two inches back of ner ears. Catarrh is
alleviated and oftimes entirely cured.
Numerous cases of paralysis have been
entirely cured.
Tom Anderson, of Topeka, whose face
was as crooked few weeks ago as star
reuter-, now smiles straight out into your
face II is surprising how many young
men are here on account of rheumatism.
They drink spring water equal TO a
bovine
The Hot Springs company are making
extravagant improvements. They have
two large hotels where the guests are
made as comfortable as they could
possibly be at home. They are connect
ed with Las Vegas by telephone and the
outer world bytelegraph. The furniture,
carpets and upholstery
ARE UNSURPASSED IN THE WEST.
The tables are loaded with clean, fresh,
palatable food. No English kitchen or
French restaurant can surpass them. |
The fare is very reasonable. Even their
bars are said to contain no spurious
drinks The liquors and beer are said
to be so pure and free from adulteration
that one can smell the feet of the man |
who sowed the rye and barley. The
two hotels occupy the one end and side
of parallelogram, in front of which are
beautiful lawns covered with Kansas
flowers and blue grass. Beyond these
lawns is large park filled with young
trees and traversed with beautiful gravel
walks. Near the middle is deer park
and a large bronze fountain costing
$4,000. In each of the lawns is located
smaller fountain. The one immcdi-
ately in front of the Montezuma repre-
sents fifteen year old kid with one
boot off, filed with water, held before
his face and making the water squirt out
through the holes in the boot. The
ladies all say, CAN'T it cute!"
The park is bounded by beautiful
drive one-third of a mile in circumfer-
ence, where fine gated horses aud
HANDSOME LADIES
show themselves every evening
To the admiring crowds seated on the
piazas of the hotels. To add TO the
enjoyment OF their guests the company
have engaged for the season Cretor's
brass band of IS pieces. who discourse
sweet music and new tunes every even
ing, until sweet s1nmber drives the saIi-
ated guests to rest. Hundreds of men
are busy at work eniarging and beauli-
flying the grounds. A large force are
at work constructing fifteen mile car
riage drive up the canon, where the
scenery is grand and gorgeous II is
said the company has set apart $780,,
900 for the improvement of the place.
To sum up, the hot springs are sue.
cess. One only begins TO live when he
gets here. l forgot to say We have
trout and venlson semi-oc-
casionally. CHAPLAIN.