West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-05-22

privileges and also from the sale of
property reserved when possession
was taken of the springs. This
revenue has been devoted to the
improvement of the grounds and the
construction of beautiful drives and
parks. These arc kept scrupulously
clean; indeed, extended over every
thing concerning the springs and
grounds.
There is something extremely at
tractive about the natural environ
ments of Hot Springs. The quaint
and the picturesque are constantly in
evidence. The "Old Arkansas" of
decades back is TO be seen in the cab
ms and farming patches. lying almost
within gunshot of the city. The
roads and drives make tho use of
horses and vehicles the most cnjoya-
BILE of pleasures. There are fine gol
links within a mile and half of the
city, and the dcvotecs of the game
here at present are many. And to
the man or woman not inclined to :.
ward the more strenuous from of out
door exercise, it is good just to climb
the easy slopes, out in the sunshine,
and breathe in the piney ozone.
1t is all under CONTROL of the United
States government, which has walled
up and covered over all but two or
three of the springs and built the
system of pipes and reservoirs for
storing it. Government officials
have charge of the water from the
springs to the bath houses, and here
the government exercises its most
rigid control.
1t fixes the price of the baths for
each house and they are permitted to
charge no more and no less than the
government schedule. AS a result
of this Hot Springs has the cheapest
medicinal baths known. The
government also fixes the attendants
fees, which are uniformly So for a
course of 81 baths, and it perscribes
rules and regulations regarding the
conduct of the managers and en-
ployes and demands that all bath
houses be kept clean and in sani-
tary condition. They are regularly
! inspected to see that these rules are
carried out IL is easy to see the
beneficent effects of government
ownership and conduct. No mono
poly is possible by individuals. All
extortion is kept down, and the bath
houses are kept clean and free from
infection.
The number aud variety of all
men,s successfully iicated by the as
sistance of the not eaters is sub
ject OF frequent remark by many
writer's. Some, who do not know,
hold that TOO much is claimed for
them. But when the action of the
water is closely studied it can be
readily understood how the SICK Of
nearly all classes of ailments except
advanced pulmonary consumption
and fevers are successfully treated
In his circular for the guidance OF
the officers for the army of sending
the sick to Hot Springs, the surgeon
general of the United States army
at that time, George M. Sternberg,
enumerates the ailments for which
the sick should be sent To the army
and navy hospital at the Hot Springs
of Arkansas. This circular is
approved by X. A. Algcr, secretary
of war. 1t says.
"Relief may be reasonably cxpedi
ed at the Hot Springs in the follow
ing conditions: In the various
forms of govt and rheumatism,
after the acute or inhammatory
stage; neuralgia, especially when
deepening upon govt rheumatism,
metallic or malarial poisoning,
paralysis not of organic origin; the
earlier stages of locomotor ataxia;
chronic Bright's disease (the early
stages only, and other diseases of
urinary organs; functionally diseases
OF the liver; gastric dyspepsia, not
of organic origin; chronic diarrhoea;
catarrhal affections, the digest
and respiratory tracts, chronic skin
diseases, especially the suamous va
rieties, and chronic conditions due
to malarial affection"
Gro. M. STERNBERG,
Approved: Sur Gen. u. S. Army.
r. A. ALCER,
Secretary OF War.
The National Editorial Associa-
ton visit TO Hot Springs will accom-
plish much for the place as the
newspaper people were treated so
well and spent such pleasant week
there that the place will get thous-
ands of dollars worth OF the finest