The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-07-12
A QUEER NERVE CURB.
ToboERaninE d Resoried Co In sws-
den "a q Remedy for NeFs-
Gus Disorders,

"There are many cures nowadays
that do not cure" Said an American
who, according TO the Philadelphia
Press, returned the other day from
Europe. who among us does not
know Of n woman really in need OF
good hard work and bicycle-riding
putting her faith and money In rest
cures? And, in the same breath. some
uvcrtired. oycrwurkcd, oyerworried
creature maSsaging away and per.
forming the most nervc.rackinK gym
nastic feats to get rid Of that dread.
full nervous feeling
The world is full Of otherwise SEN
sible men and women being violently
manipulated by machinery, masSagcd
by knobs, expanded by wheels and
pullcys, Strengthened by revolving
pillows or pumped up ana down By
saddles that never touched horse.
In fact, many seem 10 spend their
lives In the pursuit OF frcsh cures.
"Yet they still complain.
among all the cures of which one
hears the praises sung there has been
no mention Of the toboggan cure. /
have been trying IL this January In
Sweden, and have learned 10 believe
En- II more than in electricity, baths,
massage, hot water and minced raw
beef, the mechanical boat or four
weeks Of undiluted feather bed. No.
body In Stockholm calls Il the 10.
boRganiug that name l. given 10 II
by one who has realized its bcnciita
and who thinks II a delightful rem
edy for dyspepsia, a splendid builder
up Of nerve force.
when the snow comes and STAYS
IN this northern latitude the world
toboRgans, and aS the snow comes
early and stays many weeks, the
world has plenty Of time in which 20
rcvcl in this most celebrating
sport. The lunumcrnblc infants Of
Stockholm content themselves with
the diminutivc slide behind the II.
brary In the Humlcgurd The school.
boys rush down the curving ice
slope that surrounds the skating
park. The King and the royal princes
and princcsscs frolir at Salts iobaden,
beyond the great hotel that Is q para
disc In summer. Hut the romantic.
ally inclincd-thosc who love n touch
Of wilduess In scenery, and those,
more practically, who adore q really
splendid ice hin tstccp, smooth,
straight and longl-go "but into the
woods Of DjurSholm, a village that lies
among the pine trees and the frs upon
the edge Of the frozen deep. And
tho Djursholm slide Is the best within
reach Of Stockholm About 1000 feet
in length, 20 is swept daily, and is
daily visited by those who love 10
the cure, and they are many,
and include young men and maidenS,
an occasional old man. very per.
tistent girls school, and, Of course
amy number OF pink.cheeked, shrill.
DICED children.
1T Il an Amazing sight 10 behold a
solemn mite Of eight or nine lnunch. |
ing forth alone on the flying jour.
ncy, calmly resting sideways an
ancient Roman ui the fcast-upon e
toboggan. ID Is. per. |
haps. even more wonderful to nee |
some boy Of u or u Wing face down.
ward, his hands Prnsping the run.
pers Of one slcdgr, his feet tucked |
through the runners of another. pio. |
lccring a crowd Of ie companions at
1rcakueck speed through the keen,
'rusty air, keeping a straight course
ly almost imperceptible wriggles of
ais body, and shooting clear Of his
burden when the level ice Is reached.
There arc indeed good many spills
good many pluugcs made into the
oft snow that lies hcaped on each
Idle Of the track. But nobody seems
much the worse, and ms for me, ! look
lpou an occasional shock az part Of
he cure, like the douchc that puts
he finishing touch 10 Turkish bath
seriously, the toboRRaning cure
whether undergone In Switzerland OF
n Sweden, is a superb tonic. the very
'est ! know. II puts Fayety into the
cart, color into the checks. light into
he eyes. strength into the nerves. II
ives the patient an appetite that IA
farming. long succession OF nights
assed In dreamless sleep. II ban.
shes pessimism and drives away dys.
epsia. The toll up the hill. dragging
he sleigh, is llghtened by the thought
( the excitement OF the rush down.
he flying vision of the hurrying
rces, the leap at the little ledge OF
e that forms bunker the music
the runners over the sparkling sur.
ace Of the slide, the whirlwiud Of
now In which tie patient reaches the
GAL"