The sun., 1900-07-08
ALANJEScOLDW WATER CURE FOR LOVE.
Spanish Bicarbonste Of Lime Spring brings
Lovesick Girls to Their Senses.

Fro the British Medical Record.
In O recent nu Der Of the Stoto edico, Dr.
artnez Resuera gives ali account OF a spring
in Spain the water Of which. according TO
him, has the property Of curing the pangs OF
desplsed love. This wonder-working well Is
situated At Alanje and Is held In great repute
for hystera and nsuroses Of all kinds, but II
appears to be q specific for the Intangible car
disc Lessons which are said to follow disap-
po,ntmsnts OF the tender passion. Naturally
therefore this watering place is largely ire
quented by lovesick msidens. and any mar
vellous cures are reported. Young ladies as
disgraced e. Ophela are said 10 have reoov-
cred their senses and become decorous mem
bers Of society Of the prim est -prunes and
prlsms- type. after going through q course
Of treatment at Alanje. 1T. Resuera, with
all proper gravity, gives details Of some cases.
One OF the patients was q pretty Sevilhan.
Q dark. nervous girl Of II. with an expres sve
countenance, who, on account OF a quarrel
with her betrothed. took such a dislike to him
that the mere sight of him threw her into
violent frenzy In which sho spoke wildly ana
incohsrantly. refused food. and could not sleep;
finally she fell into profound melancholy
In this state sns was taken to Alanje. here
she had q bath every morning with shower
baths and douches on the back morning and
evening for fifteen days, " hen hall way
through the course Q favorable change was
observed. and shortly before her return 10
Seville appetite and sleep returned; she spoke
nationally. and began to show affection Tor
her betrSped. A further course Of osths
and douoHSs completed the cure.
Another young lady Of 20. described a. DARK.
with an Arabian oountsnAnoe. and brilliant
black eyes. was attacked BY hysteria which
took the form. Of talking constantly, without
intermission. and rolling on the floor, where
her mother had thoushuully placed II at
trsss. With q good deal Of trouble she was
taken to Alanje. She had twenty baths with
powerful douches on the spine and bead. The
treatnent Gained her excitement TO q certain
sxtent but she was not completely cured til
after q second course OF treatment The third
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young man Of the class known: we believe,
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ssrsr hsr severely and
threatened her with death The result wa,
that the poor girl a. bereft Of her senses. and
70 through the sss ,s +. ws her
by of character hardly to be expected from
young lady who had been religolsly brought
uD She as taken TO AlAIJe ana was Dathed
and douched on the head and spine for q fort
night but went home In the 81 . condition
as she cane Some time later DR.. Regusra
received Q call from q quiet young person.
who. With tears, begged his pardon FOR hav-
ing given so much trouble . month Or two
before. II vas the refractory patient Of some some
mind. and 50 changed that 1t was With difficulty
young ~ W country Lass Of 70 With whom tho
oourss OF true love was running smoothly till
a military cousin came on the scene and made
trouble. The girl lost her appetite, and be-
came furiously hysterioal with attacks OF de-
structive mania, which made 1t NECESSARY to
place her under restraint After. this state Of
things had lasted some months she was taken
70 Alanje, but at hrst II was impossible to do
anything With her. IS she struggled 40 violently
that Ave people could not put her into the bath,
The doctor. however managed 70 obtain some
influence over her aQd eventually with a bath
In the morning and douches and shower baths
In the evening she began TO improve. and left
AlanJe at the end Of the treatment restored
70 her senses. Soon she got married. and.
let Us hope, lived happily ever after. We
gather that the water OF this miraculous well
contains nothing more remarkable, chemically,
than bicarbonate Of lime. We are inclined TO
less In the spring than its tutelary medical
guerra on his success In treating an affection
generally held TO be beyond the resources OF
| medical art. and we are glad to have an oppor-
tunity Of calling the ettention Of anxious moth
| ers Of loyestck daughters TO the heart-healing
vaterS OF Alanje