The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-12-27

allegorical. and when the Indians Of tn
Atlantic and Gulf coasts and those settle,
or the great lakes informed the earl,
adventurers from Europe that way ii
the Interior Of the continent there wer.
two places where the waters made one
feel young again they were not far IN
from the truth. for since the se;tlem. N
OF the Mississippi and Ohio valleys the
hot springs OF Arkansas and the French
Lick Springs Of Indiana have been exten-
sively patronized by people from All parts
OF the world for the purposes * renewing
their life leases.
At French Lick hundreds OF people
make an annual pilgrimage regularly. and
many OF them have not missed the yearly
visit for thirty or forty years. There is
no doubt that the waters mentioned IN
the journals OF such early explorers az
Lasalie. Champlain and Marquette re-
ferred 10 French Lick Springs and the
Arkansas Hot Spring.. These springs
were not visited b. these famous ex-
plorers. hut their journals contain numer-
Gus references to traditions which pre-
vailed among all tribes visited that in
one region beyond a great river were
not springs which We're sought by Indians
from near and far for certain Affections.
and that in other regions ~abounding IN
caves and rivers which disappeared IN tn.
rocks Were springs which attracted TO
them every spring the Indians OF the
north, who were cured Of diseases due to
purely ANNA diet presumably stomach
trouble). In the islands OF southeastern
Alaska. where the Indians live all winter
on veniscn and smoked salmon. they are
attacked every spring with certain de-
engagements Of the stomach. which they
cure or avoid by going 10 sulpho-saline
springs. one on Prince OF Wales island
and the other south OF Wrangel.
soon as the winter IL over thousands
OF Indians are encamped about the
springs The government analyses OF
these waters show them TO be almost
equal 10 the French Lick Springs. From
The same French explorers we have the
that the springs or the lost
liver and cave country were freauanted
n the fall OF the year by the tribes ~
ne swamp county Of the South. presuma-
ny for malaria. II is a ~weli-known fact
the early French settlers 81 VIM
ennes and other settlements on the the,
Malaria breeding Wabash bottom lands
escorted to French Lick Springs as a
az malaria.
These visits were usually made IN Ar
ust ana September. and were occasions
" both health and recreation. Game
ing plentiful In the vicinity. hunting
'er and curing ~ venison FOR home CON
imption made the springs n great health
IA pleasure resort even when the Wis.,
'rs had 10 provide FOR their own ac-
mmodntion.
natural mineral springs. except those
volcanic origin. hot springs. arc not
recent creation. geologicaliy speaking
here are no mineral springs now In ex-
lence which were rot In existence AZ
e time OF the discovery Of the American
u IL reasonable to assume that there
as not a spring with the least health
storing qualities that was not known
we INDIANS Some were known only
local tribes. others were known IN ali
hes Of the continent either by actual
81 or distant tribes or through tradi-
The Ola have all passed AWAY
acucally, but the reputation OF tho
rious mineral springs Of the countrv
y not been changed relatively sneak /,
: by the whites. No spring that did p,
I have an Indian inter-tribaI reputa- [,
~ mas today a national reputation !
mineral springs that were thea
own only to the local tribe are stuI
own locally only. - =
tut this applies also TO other corntr,o. !
the famous waters Of Europe OF to- .
y are those only whose fame has been ,
nded down successfully TO the presen, II.
'es from the primitive races. ,
he waters which were famous 10 the :
iians could be counted on the fingers !
one hand. They were the Saratoras =
tie sulphur. hot springs ~ Arkansas 4
J French Lick Springs. These are 'stiII !,
ties. - o"'e" !
springs are caused nv volcanic /.
by fracturing Of the rocL. I
exposure OF sections az Strained =
ks through the erosive action ~ IN. =
ments' and through other minor n
no mineral Ingredients are derived a