The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-11

skin eater" What is known as the
moor bath at Marienbad is usually of
special bogefit to those who put on
weight too quickly. There are scores
of other watering places In Germany,
Austria, Switzerland, France and
Italy.
A little list Will show the variety of
ailments that are said to be benefited
at the various watering places. To give
a complete table of diseases and their
corresponding cures" would be an inn
possibility, but some idea can be gain
ed of the variety at the command of
the rundown" society man or woman
from the following: Anemia, Homburg
st. Moritz, Contrexeville; diabetes,
Carlsbad. Marienhad dyspepsia,
FranZenbad, Wiesbaden, Homburg,
Meran; govt, Carlsbad, Bussang, AK
la-Chapelle, Franzenbad. Baden Ba-
den; hysteria, Hyeres, Franzenbad;
lumbago, Sontrexeville. Vittel: neural
gia, Ems, Carlsbad: obesity, Marien-
bad, Meran: pneumonia. Mentone
Wildbad, Meran; rheumatism, Aix-les-
Bains, Carlsbad, Wiesbaden. sciatica,
AK. Baden Baden.
Few places have sprung into promi-
nence more quickly than Salsomag-
.giore, little watering place near Mi
Ian. Salsomaggiore can hardly be said
W datLt lIOitl yGSIeTudXt IDT LnHfE Is
documentary proof that 200 years be-
fore Christ the Romans knew and
made use of the salt springs. The value
OF these salt wells was great. and Sal
somaggiore accordingly changed hands
frequently during the wars of the
Guelfs and Ghibellines. The healing
qualities of the springs. however, were
not discovered until 1880. II is claimed
that the waters at Salsomaggiore are
the strongest in all Europe in iodin and
bromin; they are the strongest in the
world in strontium, lithium and ich-
thyol. Added to this. they are full Of
petroleum, and have five times as much
sea salt as can be found in sea water
Mud baths are a great feature of Sal
somaggiore.
The mud, which is of the color Of
lava and the consistency of thick bat
ter. is applied as hot as the patient
can bear 1t; the patient is then COW
cred UP in blankets and left to bake
for twenty minutes. after which the
mud Is scraped off and the medicated
bath follows. The mud produces copl-
Gus perspiration. II is extraordinarily
soothing to the nerves also, for 1t is
no sooner applied that the patient gem
orally falls into the most profound and
dreamless slumber. The Grand Hotel
des Thermes at Salsomaggiore is
truly palatial structure, while the
charges are by no means excessive. In
the Inhalation hall" at this place the
guests clothe themselves in soft, white
garments, and the vapors from the
healing waters fill the hall. Gymnas-
tic exercises are gone through to rem
der the breathing deeper and to insure
the vapor benefiting the whole of he
system. The inhalation cure" lasts
from fifteen to twenty days.
st. Moritzbad, another celebrated
place for cures" is within haiing dis
lance of the well-known resort for con-
sumptive patients. The baths, ii is
claimed, are beneficial in their way as
the air, which is more generally cele-
brated. The healing qualities of the
springs were recognized early, and pill
grims went thither in the fifteenth and
sixteenth centuries. Now 10000 visit
ors derive great benefit annually.
Nor Is the social side of st.
Moritzbad neglected, for balls,
illuminations and fetes take
place frequently. For govt and dys-
pepsia Baden Baden still stands I'M
rfvaled The Kaiserin Augustabad,
named after the late empress, is an es-
tablished devoted entirely to the treat
ment of women. Just now the Baden
Baden season is at it's hight, and the
town is in festive attire. The waters
are OF Deneht to those suffering from
the effect of too luxurious living.
Cures vary as much in form as To-
cality, for they are not confined merely
to bathing and drinking the waters"
The grape cure" milk cure" and
whey cure" which can be INDUCED
in at many of the watering places men,
toned, explain themselves by their IT,
tie. They consist in the consumption
(under medical advice) of large guam
titles of grapes, milk or whey.
The "Kneipp'' cure takes its name
from Pastor Kneipp. 1t is somewhat
Spartan In its character. In snow,
hail, wind or shine the patient walks
about in the open air barefooted. On
one snowy day a party of enthusiasts
of both sexes padded up a stream in
park for miles, and said they liked
it. The German center for the cure is
Worishofen. One of the most effica-
cious cures" for rheumatism is scarce
ly likely to become popular, as it can
only be obtained at whaling stations.
a. hole is cut into the interior of the
whale, and the patient is placed in it
up to the neck. The ammoniacal gases
from the animal are responsible for the
cure.
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