Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-06-01
SANTA NJ MONDAY, JUNE l. 1896.
tial tribute to those truly remarkable


springs:
During the past winter three well au-
thenticated cases of locomotor ataxia
have been relieved under my personal OBJ
servation. Two were perfectly cured,
and the third, a doctor who could only
walk by the use of crutches and aid of a
strong attendant, after ten days treat.
ment could walk a crack in the floor of
the drying room, adjoining the bath
rooms, sixty feet long, twenty times a
day after his bath. He was called home
to Missouri after two weeks, and / saw a
letter from him in which he wrote: 4 am
SO much improved that l have resumed
my practice and ride many miles each
day. The power of the waters over par
alysis has been proved irresistible in
many cases pronounced hopeless by rep
utable physicians. Paralytic troubles
yield slowly but surely, and in many cases
patients have recovered lost speech and
action. 1t is no wonder Espejo thought
he had discovered the verltable
FOUNTAIN OF ETERNAL YOUTH,
for the action of the waters upon the skin
is magical, eradicating wrinkles and Civ
ing the bather's face the hue and smooth-
ness of youth. Life at Oio Ca]iente is
quiet and restful; the daily routine is
1880 breakfast of plain, substantial food,
well cooked and served, and an hour and
half after breakfast to write letters be-
fore the mail stage departs for Barranca,
twelve miles distant on the Denver K
Rio Grande railroad. At 1890 o'clock
comes the daily bath, consisting of fif-
teen minutes stay in the water, either
mud, steam, plunge, shower bath or por-
celain tubs, according to ones inclination
or infirmlty. The bather emerges from
the water, and, wrapping himself in
woolen blankets, lies on q spring cot and
gives himself unreservedlv to contemp pla-
tion of the Jonathan Edwards system of
theology for fifteen or twenty minutes,
after which, by relays of towels, he. dries
himself sufficiently to dress. A half hours
walk In the drying room and one is pre-
pared for the open air, and walking to
his room in the adobe dormitory pre-
pares for dinner. After dinner the
guests amuse themselves by riding horse
back, walking, visiting ruins of prehis-
toric towns, playing billiards or cards.
"The guest with inclination to sport |
with rod and gun has but few hours
ride to reach the head of the creek that
flows by the springs, where, we'll up in
the mountains, he may take all the noun
tain trout he desires, or can try his nerve
and his rifle on bear, deer, grouse, wild |
turkey or even mountain lion."
THE CLIMATE PRAISED.
The same COZ respondent has the fol- |
owing to say respecting the climate of
New Mexico generally and that at Ojo |
Jaliente in particular:
"Of the climate of New Mexico much
las been said in praise, but the most ex-
ravegant fancy or exuberant enthusiasm
'an not exaggerate its delights. At this
place there were not dozen days during
he winter that, with light fire on the
hearth, one could not read or write in
comfort with his door wide open during
he middle of the day. The maximum
temperature in summer is 85 degrees,
md every night the sleeper requires
warm woolen blankets. The dry air in
'ident to the great altitude makes pull
nonary troubles impossible. It is above
,he limit of germ life and the consump-
i've who can breathe may, by drinking
he water 1T Ojo Caliente aud breai.s.nk
he pure mountain air, find certain and
'peedy relief. Each newcomer has to be
'autioned against remaining beyond
fifteen minutes in the bath, for the waters
're so powerful and act 30 quickly upon
he skin that longer stay would result
lnpleasantly to the bather. A single day
will suffice to dissolve dry cowhide if
eft in the water and leave nothing but
he hair, fact easily emonstrated to
he skeptical."