The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-31

tion until you have tested the benefits o.
these life-giving Writers. Then you will b.
convinced. II ia not Zoo much To snv Tim,
.haa a;ua ,o+,or r]os,It, tl,n - 80. ~.
49, NJ .
hot sulphur springs III the "oria. lhls' a
least, IS tho testimony Or ointment physl
Clans ana hu1idfeGs or lnvallds WAC hny'
tried this never-falllng cure. Those wht
have come as skeptlcs awe departed as be-
levers, and have sent friends who hav'
sent others. But first let us read an analy-
sls prepared ny one OF the best known II
lytical chemists in America. This is thu
percentage;
Fixed salts. ...... .1G6
So ilm .0J2.
Mssnesla......"".-... ""....."..... coll
ms; $500 - 'o onsa
tIhbi"rine 'ov,o;
trace
Lithia 600
isesquixlae OF 900
ail ! t nGio
Carhnn,c acid WY ~
SnIpfuric acid .o25s,
The temperature varies from 118 degrees
tn 116 deorsna
Tile first known discoverer of the tberm.-
sulnhur waters is JaInes Erewer Tbav nar.
known and nyad nv tho T,d;ana vaors ~
fore. Bandsof Siony made annual trina t.
the snrinos until the ]conntrv ,uns m lnmra,
safe FOR tham becnI,se of the ornat nnnhe,
of Pieoaus who Claimed the snrinp as thei,
sneciaI nropertv, Several rnef, now livino
remember When tha feeble old man yars
bronghf TO tha anrinv on shntters and
bathed until thew were able IN vail The
Indians had a c]nrions tradition that ths
waters flowed from a spring in the L,appy
hunting ground and like the fableS snrino
of Ponce De Leon would give vonth and
health to ali who enioved tRe;r l,,ynr;au
r. - II - r.
came from MI sections of the territorv tn
nse the waters O,d-timera knou what :.
iournev at that time meant. A iono and
fjresone ride bv coach and boraa t1on1d
hardly be undertaken without some asanr.
enne Of relief rrbero yara no nrnnar fsc;i..
tiles for usinp the waters. iThe snrings
eioht in all. we're bnbblino the vannrv and
s1iphur-ladeu waters from the earth &C
they are to-day. The water was c,rried in
pails and used in private baths at the
hotels. and was drunk direct from natures
we'll. Desnite this. wonderful cures re.
sulted from its use.
DR.. Parherrv. now senator from Meaohe,
county. nurchassd tha nro,,ertv saya,.a'
wears ADO and made iYl9royements
While the facilities are not what tbav VIII
be they are very we'll adapted for a salts
factory test of the waters, The springs are
in a bark of twenty acres beIong;no to {he
White SULPHUR springs association. IT, is
located on Tn9 Nam GtIpHf INIT n short I1u-
tadce from the business norton. 4 nIeaa-
ant walk brings the visitor to a little srm-
mer COTTAGE where the 5riukino snr;no ie
located. The water rises from tbrpunh the
ground and flows between stone wallis ia
the ground beyona. III ia as free ne
air. The smell of sulpnur is "a
strong that it can he detected
A taste of the water is abundant nroof that
il fairly abouuds with chemicals from
mother earth's laboratory. When one he
comes accustomed to its nse II ia verv
pleasant to the taste, The Temperature in
a drinking cup is that of warm water. A
an octaeonal shaped brick structure. One
side is reserved for the use of ladies. An
attendant is alwsys to be found. Each de-
partment contains three private baths and
a plunge. The tubs are of porcelain
and are sunk in the floor. The water
comes through pines from reservoirs
where this water il run from The
springs surrounding, A foot of water in
tubs is SO hot That the average bather calls
for a bucket of cold water to bring the
temperature to q more comfortable degree.
The plunge while possibly not the lnrpest.
ia the Warnlest sulphur water pool in the
world. After n .'duckinp OVER the water
is not uncomfortably warm. After the bath
a blanket wrapped about the BODY will in
duce a mild sweat, after which the process
NAV be finished with a nan on one of the
cots, The first effect OF the bath is that of
eneryation. After 81 rest this ia followed
bv n delightful exhiliratIon.
Now n word ms to the benefits. For all
the baths cnnnot be other thnn
beneficial. but for certain disaasas thov ara
absolutely uneoualled. There ara hundreds
Of instances rharn naorla nfgicted viii
r%heu1natism have come to ths sprinos so
heIpless that they were carried from the
coach to the hotel and from there to the
bath house.. After two baths thew have
themselves able to walk. This ia not
eynpceratiou. Durlng orr brief stay of two
dnys we saw peonle WALKING nbont who n
feyy davs before had heer on crrtches
MANY instarces have nroved the value of
The waters for skin Diseases in ali forms.
Tha action Of splnhnr on tbn unrea
Of the akin and tine blood in these
discusses and in yellow innndiae
has hr,u,ht forth ,en.nrkah,e rasnIts
trouhjad With i.;1nav coro,l.inta
md ,rdissst;on fn5 immsdiatn benaht
fro,, Irin I;nr Ma yv,tnre
TLns far v;sitors To tho snri,os have
come mostly from, differsnt noiIts nG Mon
tnna. This is bacopsn tho ,vntors nave
never been advertised and bncouse a
stnye ;o,rnov ia necessary In ranrh tho
town. So MANY snr,urs ~ varions n,nIi.
ties oon bn reached NV railroads frat \ybjte
Snlnhnr hns henn son,e,vnat nanIact,a ovN
cent by those who know tbe snnarinr;ty Of
the vaters Wa founJ ,sn,,a frnn, W,,os
City and othor Monton, towns HON hath.
at regular times.