Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-02-01
FOR PLEASURE AND HEALTH.
sixty THOUSAND visitors Annually.

sixty Thousand Visitors Annually.
Hot Springs, Arkansas, located in
the heart Of the Ozarks, stands to-day
without rival, because at no other
place in the known world can so many
diseases be effectually cured or greatly
benefited.
Thousands upon thousands who have
actually been considered by the most
eminent physicians throughout the
land beyond recovery have, by the use
of these celebrated waters, taken on q
new lease of life; hundreds have come
here as n last resort, with little hope
or expectation Of being benefited,
who have actually gone away cured,
as strong and robust as at any time in
their palmiest days.
These waters have attained repu-
tation extending to every land, and it
is safe to say that over sixty thousand
health and pleasure seekers visit here
every year The hotel accommoda-
tons of Hot Springs are equal to those
of any resort in America, the Park
hotel being the first in point of excel
lence
This truly magnificent structure is a
monument OF beauty and solidity. No
building in the south is better OF more
substantially built. 1t is located out
OF the shadows of the mountains and
in a continuous bath Of sunshine. 1t
embraces eight acres of land, with a
grove Of forest trees, and is beautifully
laid out into lawns, flower beds, trees,
shrubbery, fdriveways, artificial lakes
and ornamental fountains. 1t is also
provided with croquet and lawn tennis
grass plats, swings, dancing and music
pavilion, and a bowling alley.
The hotel will accommodate over
400 guests. 1t cost half million, and
is giant of commodious quarters and
luxurious equipment. It has 300
sunny rooms, each artistically fires.
coed by hand and equipped with
cheerful furnishings; it is strictly first
class in every department. The in
ternal construction embraces all the
conveniences of the most modern
hotels. The rooms are large and each
one provided with roomy closets, hav-
ing an electric light, and many of
them having a private bath room and
and corridors are foored with hand
some tile work and beautifully wains-
coted in marble. These connect with
the iron porches which encircle the
house, affording a wide promenade
1000 feet long, giving sunshine and
shade every hour Of the day. Connect
ing with the hotel are two fireproof
buildings-one for the bath house, the
other for the kitchen, pantry and
laundry-e separate from the other,
and both separate from the hotel
One of the browning features Of the
Park hotel is its bath house, constructed
of material that precludes the posi-
bility of musty or other disagreeable
doors. 1t is built entirely of brick,
marble and tile work-and besides
having the regular hot baths is pro-
vided with Turkish, German needle,
massage and electric baths. But still
more important to invalids is the fact
of its being supplied by the most cele-
brated of the numerous hot springs Of
the place, the water is confined by an
air tight tank at the natural outlet o.
this spring, and conducted by closed
pipes direct to the bath, thus preserv-
ing all its curative properties until
used, feature that is duly appreciated
by those who know and understand
this advantage.
The manager, Mr.. r. z. Jackson, is
untiring in his efforts to make the
hotel home like in every possible way,
and one is at once impressed with the
idea that it is being conducted more to
the interest of it's patrons than for the
stockholders. Those who contemplate
visiting Hot Springs can communicate
with Mr.. Jackson, who will promptly
furnish all information desired.