The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-02-23

the elegant harouche, hack, phmton. 'bus and
:.trses,e.r. bearing their burdens % living
hidden watercourse below. To the north and
on either aide are tie OZARK mountains. From
the side OF one OF these. on the east, known ~
hot water. there beng but one hsf spring
found upon the west side Of Hot Springr
ereek-the name by which the stream that
known. Within this mountain to the east are
the deeply hidden and my steTious laborato
rtes OF nature, where these magic waters are
yinity, and then sent gushing forth 10 man
that he may drink thereof and hattie his
afflicted limbs or body therein and be healed
The potent and marvellous medical quail
tiles OF the hot waters here furnished
To AFFLICTED humanity, by kind natures
,",a ,h Di nsnd' post surely eons.l
grandest sanitarium the world can boast of
and beside OF which all others sink into com
parative worthlessncss and insignihcance
The curative properties of the waters, thu
healthfulness OF the climate and the pictur
esque surroundings, all combine To make then
what President Cleveland declares them to b
the "Nation's Santtarium." They have al -
been designated, net inaptly, by represent IN
tive Englishman. as the pearl Of watering
places" and by many others are described ~
the "Bethesda Of America"
An eminent writer, In referring to thu
place. Justly says:
"Omntpotence has strewn our continent
with miracles and marvelsi and among then
all there 10 none more passing strange thar
the hot springs OF Arkansas.
Creation shows no rival spot. The roun nj
earth offers no ompetitlon In attractions, PIC
tngs, mysterious in formation and almos
miraculous In bcnchcient power, they ar,
cminently worthy of q visit from the intelli
gent pleasure seeker. the curious scientist
any one half OF hundred Of the most direfu
ills that hesh Is heir to- They are divinely
established sanitarium, deity devised hos
pttal, apothecary shop and bathtub all com
btned. They are the modern pools of Bethea
da. whose waters are ever stirred by tn
blessed wings OF the angel of healing. that tn.
halt and the lame, the anguished and ailin
and unclean from all the nations under tn
heavens may como when they please ans
wash and be cleansed. They are the fame,
de Leon and besoto, with the Spanish chiv
airy, sought In vein"
These waters are used for either hathin,
purposes or for drinking, and in both ways II
the hath room. The taste Is extremely pleas
ant and agreeable to all Their effects POI
nrst usage are delightful. electrifytng and x
hllarattng. How IL cures, or In " hat con ~ 81
its greatest remedial virtues and healing q ual
ities. has long been a mooted question anon
scientists and ply sictans of this and foreigl
countries. some attribute IL to the exGrem
ten uousness of the reduction or solyency, an,
thorough Incorporation with the heated waite
some or all Of the following Minerals. W hlcl
are fou nj In 10 by anal Eatlon: SILICA maxne
Il
lithia, arsenic and lime Others claim that |
| lie the volatile or rapidly eliminating proper
ties in lt which perform great portion OF tn
wondrous cures. These consist Of ozone an,
| various gases, W. ich rapidly set free on bein
| brought In contact with light and air, and a
the same time heavy mineral deposit /
| thrown down, which forms q tufa or soft kin,
of rock upon most any kind OF substance |
| comes in contact with The water IL super
charged with ozone, and TO this and the tenu
| oslty of the mineral properties united witt
| cAloric, the writer mainly attributes the won
| deTful curative and rejuvenating qualities
| doubtless, all com AHMED is what constitute
| the never failing panacea for most every III
| the human race IL subject to. Divergent thee
| rles are advanced rs TO the thermal ration O
! the water. some main ing voltaic influence
| others the great depth It's fountain heal |.
/ from the surface of the earth, but the mos
| scientific and best posted attribute 10 to cleo
| tro-chemIc action. There are no tive of tn
appro ximate. Their temperature ranges iron
| Q degrees Fahrenheit TO leo degrees, an,
| Afford half = million Of gallons daily. Thou
s1nds SPOn 1aSS.Anas .! cases .nea5aole .
here and cured In a few weeks. Many neve
come here until all other remedies have beel
| tried and failed. and their cases pronounce.
| hopeless elsew here.
The following constitute a portion of tn
| human Ills cured or materially relieved b,
| the internal and external use Of those Their
NAL waters: Neuralgia, all varieties of rheu
| matism, govt, scrofula, oI9na or catarrh
| exEema, ring worm, syphilis, hereditary o
| otherwise, letter and all the varied skin dis
eases that have dened the potency of medi
cines and skill OF man. Chronic ulcers, in ter
/ nal or external. blood poisons fron virus
| malaria, lead and other metals or vege n bl
productions. Dyspepsia, liver complaint
| acute or chrpnic sore eyes. chronic sore throat
asthma. gravel and diseases of the urinary o
sexual organs. ImPotency. paraly sis, chorea
| ny steriA, menstrual and uterine troubles an.
all the varied ply steal Affections peculiar &
| the female sex General debility from over
/ work OF the brain or body, nervous prostra
| tion and many other Affections w hich time an,
| space forbid mentioning.
The records show that eighty per cent of al
| the an cted W no have been sent here for re