New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-10
THE ISLE OF PINES.
BEAUTIFUL AND IEALTHFUL CUBAN
RESORT.

Maps OF Cuba are so numerous nowadays that
you VIII have no difficulty in locating the Isle
OF Pines although II does not figure in the
present war and has seldom been heard OF in
The United States. But the world is not long
to remain IN ignorance OF II. AS soon as peace
Il restored and some ieyel-head.d Yankee de-
velops its wonderful springs ii will hold the
same relation as a sanitarium to our continent
that the Furnas Valley Of st. Michaels. in the
Azores, does TO Europe. II lies of the south
ern coast Of Cuba, about ninety miles due south
OF Havana City, ana equidistant from the west
ern tip, and is the only islet Of size and con-
sequence among the thousands that encompass
the Queen Of the Antilles. visited II early
last spring, sailing westward from Cieniuegos,
but the future tide Of travel will come down
from New-York or Tampa 10 Havana; thence
two or three hours by rail across the narrowest
portion Of Cuba to the dirty little southern por;
% Batabano and then by steamer across fifty
four miles OF tranquil sea to Pine Island.
The climate is as near absolute perfection
be found this side Of Heaven-the dry,
pure air cOo.ed by treeZes from the nearby
ocean ana odorous Of the pine forests. At pres
ent only one OF the springs. called Template
temperate. is used "A bath. house has
been erected over IT, divided into compartments
for women and men. each bathing poo! beng
twelve feet by six, with four inches 81 water on
a floor Of solid stone The temperature Cf the
water is - degrees Fahrenheit. and it is very
strongly impregnated with oxygen. carhonic
acid gases. chloride Of sodium. sulphate IF line
nitrate Of lime. iron. magnesia. sick. CHORD"
Of calcium and nobody knows what DINER con-
stiuents. making about the nast!est drink
imaginable. Beside IL the SAVIOR Of added eggs,
common T. most mineral springs, is as am
brosia. and even the sncl. Of il generally acts
IS lFely emetic on newcomers. The regula-
ton cure here. as prescribed 10y The Cuban doc
tors for almost every disease known to materia
Wcdica. Is four glasses day @! inc water anu
two baths: but il is probabi. that the pine
odors, the warm. pure air and simple diet. ana,
above all. faith. have much TO do with IL. AT
any rate. great many SURPRISING cures nave
been Effected. particularly q bronchial. rneu-
matte and scrofulous complaints. Invalids have
been brought from tho steamers on ltters. ap-
Tarcntly just ready To give w tae ghost VINO
In "a weeks time have been riding over the his
on horseback and in a month have gone nome
good as new" and wei as ANYBODY
II tn" SPRINGS were managed 10y som" Scils4-
hlc wid,-aWakc tudicious Angio-SaXon. they
would soon become the sanitarium Of the con-
tin.ut. BESIDE which Las Vegas. ~ New NICK
leo: Whit sulphur IN Virginia. Saratoga and
others of our spas would hide their diminished
heads A. il IL. ne here is not un'ndui ram.
fhouch lacking many of the creature comforts
20 which North -.r~ - are accustomed. M"ft
ri.asur.-seei.rs would better stay away. but
one whose health IS at stake can afford 70 fght
aIuGrGing Vsruiu AID put W with short com
mons" for u scasOn. Ficas. roaches SPIDERS a
thousand Wrigglnr. crawling singing Great
urss l.sct YOU continually Oh IN lsr oi IihrS
You find ~. pests between the sheets and IN
the food They prc-emTt your shoes at nlsht
and the garments you are wearing 10y day. ana
II they do not take bodily possession %; YOU
whole colonies - them setting down com
foriaily on your hair and ears and hostriIs'
Will. you az" catching 'iniiy W.nks ~ U"u-
hl,d s.umhcr % thc intervals ~ "aridi'' 20"
ar. eN-epiioualiy fortunate Even Eden nad us
serpent. you know. and doubtless more ad-
varccd state q civilization here viii evolve
som, means ~ diminishing Tho ragu" 81 YER
min. -
EXPENSE 1T his spa are very moderate The
hee. hotel charges s. - per dem American
money. for JIG choicest ACCOMMODATE Us. ihCI"u-
ire baths Saddle horses may nc nif'd ~ - ''
"a dan and carriarcs al prop.ru'nAic rate.
Th.;e arr man, charming walks ara drives ii'