Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1901-05-02

as a joke by everyone, for the crowd is
good natured, jolly, we'll dressed and
generally in high spirits. From three
to five glasses, about l5 minutes apart.
before each meal, are the general di-
rections for using it. Active exercis-
ing, such as walking, and riding horse
back, aid in the action Of the water
and is necessary part of the treat
ment. A physician is in attendance
for consultation for the more serious
classes of cases.
The water will not mix in any way
with alcohol or with preparations OF
alcohol, as those who have tried it
testify. The mixture is nauseating
and it is dangerous to drink while there
beer. wine or whiskcy. Those who from
choice or necessity in business, have
drank acoholic stimulants toan excess,
find a great benefit in getting abSolv-
ed from the worst effects by even a
10 days course at West Baden. With
will power brought into play after
wards, the confirmed alcOholist can
often drop the habit permanently.
The treatment is benefit to those
who haye used tobacco in excess also.
For all arrangements of the stomach
and the digestive tract these waters
are unequaled if intelligently used.
Thousands of persons have been great
ly helped by them and many hundreds
cured of ailments that long continued
Office work, lack Of exercise, over eat
ing or other abuses and neglect of the
human anatomy are heir to.
1t is reported that the proprietor of
the West Baden hotel has been offer
ed million dollars by a syndicate for
his property. But the business is so
profitable that the offer was refused.
Reasonable rates only are charged at
the hotel and for the last manth the
West Baden house has probably
taken in from 81, 200 to $1,000 a day
and there are seldom less than POO
guests there at any time. Over $50
were at the hotel recently taxing the
accommodation to thc utmost.
The springs are cold in their natural
temperature. One of the largest was
discovered few years ago in the bed
of creek that flows through the
grounds. Sulphur bubbles were seen
on the surface of the creek. The
stream was drained in to another
channel and by digging the spring
was found 16 feet below the creek bed.
The water was piped to a building,
the spring covered and the creek re-
turned to it's bed. Water from this
spring is artiticially heated and drank
usually before breakfast and is known
as No. !. Water from No. l is
specially recommended for kidney
troubles. Spring No. 5 is called the
"Blue Mass spring.
The Indians and the wild animals
used to frequent these mineral springs
for the salts. Deer licked the ground.
and the bones of many wild animals
are found in excavations near the
springs.
The country around about is pleas
ant, hilly, wooded region, and has been
made famous, in literature, by Whit
comb Riley in his Hoosier verse. All
the trees and birds, the sights and
sounds familiar to one who passed his
early life in the middle west are again
his. They are greeted as old time
friends and bring train Of recollec-
tons pleasant to review. The fox
squirrel scurrying up hickory tree
with his tail dragging gracefully be-
hind and the red headed wood pecker
sounding high up on a dead limb for
worms, are familiar acquaintances.
April and May is the best time of
the year to visit here as everything is
fresh and green. The weather in
April of this year however has been
cold, and wet and the roads muddy.
Snow fell here one day last week and
vegetation is nearly as far advanced in
the northwest as here. The trade of
the hotels sustain quite village of
colored people and the farmers around
find a ready market at good prices for
all the table produce they can raise.
But it is said the most OF them are too
lazy to work at it, and their wives do
washing for their main support.
Nearly all the food supplies are
brought in from Chicago. Proprietor
Sinclair is great builder and has in
vested large sums in improvements.
He has recently built and donated to
the Catholic society 10000 church
near the hotel, and will board and
lodge the resident priest. Col.
Want County Money.