The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-19

| The Yamra waters are not cure y
as is claimed for many springs, but they
erect most marvellous cures in cases of
Rheumatism, govt, lead poisoning and Gu
| taneous and blood affections. From my
| own experience, l know they are not only
good for above named diseases. but for
kidney and stomach trouble. l feel conf
dent amy one using these waters. talinS
daily bath and drinking 1t with modera-
tion. will be cured provided they don't
come In tho last stage Of the disease.
They have another bath here that is q
great luxury, the Vapor cave bath. This
building Is at one end OF the park,
near the bank Of the river, and right up
against the foot OF the mountain. Every
thing Is neat about the building. The
dressing and lounging rooms are hewn
right out OF the rock. Pipes filed with hot
fampa water run up and across the walls,
smell trenches on all four sides OF the
floor. filled with running Yampa water
make the air 80 hot II takes but a minute
or two 10 get a froe flow OF perspiration
all over your body. Large marble benches
are in each room to sit or lie on; but |
can assure you u is precious little resting
you want Everything lis so hot hero you
are mighty glad to skip from one room
to another and occasionally take run out
In the hall for a drink anda douche of
cold water to cool a parching tongue
Twenty minutes in these caves seem Hike
eternity, and when the hands Of the clock
show times up you feel very grateful
to get up stairs once more where YOU are
put through a course of farm aDd cold
showers, then put to bed and given q
good massage and allowed to take nap.
But, oh, how good you do feel after all
h oyerl The walls In the cave are Allied
with deposits OF sulphur from the YaHnpa
water and the fumes act most stimulating
TO the skin.
After the Injuries OF cave bath. one
Is ready to enjoy good dinner, such as
you get at the Colorado. II is quite a little
walk from the cave to the hotel The en-
cellently kept lawns. the attractive flower
beds, the ccsy arbors and rustic hooks all
have their fascination The park CUR
rounding the hotel and stone bath house
is very pretty indeed Beside the regular
paths In and out OF the way spots among
the trees and shrubbory, are alliiring seats
only large enough for two. where you can
sit while at your feet the mountain brook
let murmurs
81 steal by lawns and grassy plots;
slide by hazel covers;
move the sweet forget ME- nots,
That grow for happy lovers"
God, nature and man have done every
tuiHH 10 Eidht tulS du futdi one.
Everything Is calculated 10 brighten our
spirits and gladden. our hearts. The men
who had enough faith and courage TO In
vest their money here to benefit suffering
humanity deserve the very highest epcom-
ium. Four years ago the Colorado was
built. have been told that this hotel
is finer than anything at Long Branch,
Saratoga or Newport. and that It IL only
excelied In size by the Ponce de Leon at
San Augustine, The hotel Is constructed
In peaohbiow colored stone and Homan
brick. 1t IL In the Italian style, the villa
Medicio In Rome having gwen Inspiration
for rs central motive, which consists Of
two towers with connecting loggias, offer
ing fine outlook over valley. mountain and
river. Everything about the hotel Is
bright, cheerful and comfortable. A quiet
elegance peryades the whole house. II IL
tho home, sweet home" OF the invalid.
as well as the tourist. One enjoys perfect
feeling OF rest here. The parlors, corridors,
piazzas and In fact. all rooms In the
house are we'll arranged and delightfully."-
furnished The large and spacious cor
rid0rs are especially so. The hotel Is built
around three sides Of court. the cor
ridors cncircling the court These lofty
corridors are supplied with glazed sashes,
which enable these openings to be closed
when desired. or when the weather rem
ders II advisable. In front Of these sathea
are rustic jArdinieres. filled with choice
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