Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-20
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talns. The streets radiata from a
given point in the center, like the
fingers of M outstretched hand.
The only "open pool" is at the
central point
We arose at 6 a IN yesterday to
take morning constitutional and
4 fill up ON hot water from this
| spring, which comes out of the
rocks In cupious streams, at just
the right temperature for drink
ing. Lit is strange how white rib
boners will become drinkers If
they stay here CD They claim to
have water here that will are any
case of catarrh or sore eyes. |
saw several men wash their faces
over the ditch i'm this water,
though this is strictly forbidden,
as we'll as eXpectoration on the
sidewalk. | have seen real. mag
noia trees. The avenue is full
of them. They would be classified
here as common as our lilac is
with us. The blossoms are a
most beautiful white and fragrant
beyond endurance in a closed
room.
People from all parts of Uncle
Sans dominions seek this haven
of rest to recruit their failing
powers. The season is at it's
height during the month of
March. They claim 10000 visit
ors this month. As you walk
down the street and lock into
some of the faces you meet, you
can hardly help thinking what
stern old teacher Nature is.
Break my laws and you will sure
ly suffer in this life; we hope not
in the next, as God has his residue
in this place doing such good as
they can, trying to bring Christ
to all that will accept Him. The
pain and suffering depicted in
many of the countenances are
heartrending. Some faces are
masses ofcorruption most pitiable.
Nearly everybody comes for the
baths, so it is no uncommon thing
thing to see folks with their robes
and towels going to this bath
house or that, The Imperial is
the finest. Then we have the
Palace, Horseshoe, Rammelsburg,
Magnesia, Eastman, Park, Arling-
ton, Maurice and a host of others.
This is city of hotels and bath
houses. Precaution is taken to
have first class orchestras for the
entertainment Of guests. Each
leading hotel has it's own, and at |
stated times each day have fine
program in the rotunda, where
everyone appears in full evening
drrss, in blaze OF precious
stones. The exhibition of mag
nifi ent wearing apparel is quite
an event in itself. The weekly ball
is BOXED forward to by many of
Il guests and residents with glee.
We were down several times to
see what they do at these func-
tons. ! saw some gray heads
among the performers. You don't
know how undignified they ap. /
peared. One rather expects to
see dignity ard maturity in the
aged, a something which everyone
admires, ] am sure. We remem-
Der the Scriptural injunction,
"When | was child ! spake as a
child, understood as child,
thought as child, but when | be-
came n man, put away childish
things.'
All the leading hotels have fine
sun parlors where guests may
daily take sun bath. So it's bath
all around. Anything to regain
health. The fine Park hotel has
it's sun parlor in the cupalc, and
is exceptionally fine. We had the
pleasure of taking a 6 o'clock dim
ner at this hotel a few days ago.
The service and appointments
could hardly be improved upon.
Their boast is that they have the
most complete culinary depart
ment in the United States. Their
bill of fare certainly bore out this
statement
The people are not ms active in
their church life as we in the
north, largely due l should judge,
because of the division of synods
North and South. You constant