Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-15

Europe the rest and quiet that nature so per-
emptorily demanded. One October day. three
years later. the lists of steamship. arrivals con-
tanned the name of the broken-hearted creature
who had osce been the social favorite. In men,
ory of happier days some friends made haste to
call upon her. Among. them was her cousin.
who had a young physicians belief that his
skill in medicine would cure her. Upon enter
ing the drawing room he was greeted by the
most beautiful woman that he had seen for
years. He gaZed in dumb surprise. Could
this be his c~Ousin-thiS radiant creature, with
rounded form. elastic step. sparkling eyes,
and above all. a complexion more charming
than she had ever possessed before? 1t was
impossible; and yet she was laughing merrily.
'If it be indeed you," he said. zone sign
will not fsil me-" He looked at her search
inely.
Your sign has failed" she said, my
freckles are all gone"
Beauty spots of the past-all gone. Then
Won are indeed 4 stranger. My call is in vain.
l came here to cure an invalid"
~ am truly Il stranger, for 1 am new through
out, in mind and body. l have almost been
You must have discovered the spring of
ct srnal youth"
Il have. Listen well, and 1 will tell you the
secret. You may remember what a wan and
broken-down creature i was when | said
goodby on the steamer three years ago. / was
on my way to Europe in the hope of benefiting
what little health 1 had left. I could not
hope to regain 1t. Old DR.. P1lIsbury dis
couraged that. At his last visit he
scowled at me. talked at me, pounded the
floor with his cane. berated my relatives,
my bringing up, the state of society which per-
mitted such things to come to pass and had
now left another victim at deaths door. No
more late hours for me, no more dancing, no
more tight laeing. no more indigestible food.
no eXciement-no nothing. What 4 physical
wreck in appearance / was you know. YOung,
in both years and disposition, fond of society
the traditions of my family. as well as my own
tastes. leading me To be the gayest of the gay
l had found myself prematurely old and broken
down in health. Well, 4 change OF scene and
air would do me some good and if 1 abstain
from all that makes life pleasant and interest
ing. l might hope to continue to live more
dead than alive for 4 good many years. 1 did
not quite see the gain in that. Bur. to 90 on
With the story: On the steamer l fell in with
some acquaintance who were going to a place
called Carlsbad. They asked me TO go with
them, ana as one place was as good as another
to me, | went. We reached Carlsbad at the
beginning of the regular season, which is the
LIST of May, and 1 stayed through the entire
season, until the lst of October. 1t seemed to
be the custom there to drink the mineral
waters, and more because it was the custom
than from any ideas that the waters would do
me any good, 1 began taking the waters N.Y.
self. For lack of something better to do. 1
equipped myself each day with an earthenware
mug, and Joined a long line of men ard women
from all parts of the world on the way to the
springs. The largest, the hottest and the best
known of the springs was the Sprudel. and,
naturally. l went there. To be in Carlsbad
and not drink the waters of the Sprudel is to
be out of fashion; so. out Of mere force of
habit. l drank.
1 expected. the drinking did not make
me feel any better and l consulted a physician.
He went over my case very carefully and finally
asked me if I wished to place myself under his
care. l had to do so; l was i'll. Very well.'
said he, You will please continue drinking the
Sprudel water, as you have been doing There
was no help for II, and l went on as before. TAX
ing the water regularly, although l seemed to
lose weight. But the physician kept me at 1t
mercilessly.
Il was a long time at it, it seemed to me, and
then. to my great surprise, l began to gain in
strength. This was more than 1 had looked
for, but it was true L felt better. men
tally and physically, and above all, l be-
Iirely new creation. My old flesh had in some
mysterious way entirely disappeared, and new
flesh was forming in its place. This was like q
miracle, but ] hardly dared to hope that it
although slowly. 1 felt that 1 was passing
through 4 new stage of growth. L gained in
weight pretty steadily, and, after q time, 1 felt
much stronger. AT the close OF the season l
might have imagined that l was a young girl
again."
II think you have found thespring of eternal
YOUTH said the young physician- But do
you expect TO retain your present health and
freshness without living most of the time in
Carlsbad?'
it would be inconvenient for me to 90 to
the mountain, L make the mountain come to
me. In other words, 1 carry the famous Spru-
del Spring around with Inc. Tit imported
Carlsbad SDrudel Salts, in powder form, is a
most excellent substitute for the waters them
selves. Although l am fully restored to health,
still l am so fond of the waters that l drink as
much. or nearly as much, rs though l were an
dissolve one-half to one teaspOonful of the
powder in a glassfIl of water. which is sold in