Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-04-10
SANlTARIUM IN HILLS
Something About the Mecca for the
Sick in the Ozark Noun
tains.
The Long Established Benefits of
the Hot Baths. U. S.
in Charge.
Sketch of the Growth of hot SPRINGS
as q Great Health Re.
sort.

Hot Springs, Ark, March 81. Spec
lal correspondence The latter half
Of March has been the climax to a
very successful season for Hot Springs
to which cosmopolitan resort more
visitors have been drawn this season
than ever before. Nearly all the old
visitors who have been here season
after season, and thousands OF new
ones, have been here again this spring
The increase in popularity OF the
Springs with people living north OF
Mason & DiXon's line is not hard to
account for. The waters that aid in
restoring health, the hotels, the eli
mate, the multitude of side attractions
that must interest and drive away
business care, all combine to make the
Springs the most popular resort in the
United States and which popularity
is ever on the increase, if the growth
of the town is any evidence.
People who are sick or only partly
SO, poor, rich or only well to do,old and
young, male and female come here for
the benefits that almost Invariably
follow a course Of the baths and the
attendant change and rest. Many
women and children are now coming
to the Springs and the array OF we'll
dressed stout ladies at the leading ho-
tells is surprisingly large.
The tired business man and person
with serious illness alike are bene-
fitted also. Every one knows more or
less about the history Of Hot Springs,
which the United States government
now controls under reservation man
agement. The government on site
near the springs has erected large
and beautiful hospital for the use Of
officers and privates in the U. S. army
and navy and the G. A. r. and Span
ish war veterans and it is crowded all
the time. In addition thousands Of
dollars have been expended in the last
five years in improving the parks,
roads and driveways on West and
and Hot Springs mountains and in
sewering the main street of the town.
This expenditure induces property
owners to make other improvements.
The government returns all the rem
tails for bath house privileges to fund
for improving the reservation in var
ious ways. Each tub is required to
pay {, license of $50 annually and for
these and other privileges an annual
rental of $4,000 is derived. Over half
{; million dollars have been spent by
the government in beautifying and
improving the springs and the sur
rounding grounds. The government
also regulates the price of baths which
run from So to $40 for the u, which
are usually counted as a regulation
course and SO for the services Of an at
tendant. There is free bath also for
those who are wholly unable to pay
and it is crowded.
All Of the bath houses are hand
some structures and manv hotels have
private bathing tubs with rooms fit
ted up elaborately.
There are some 46 of these wonder
full springs, the largest of which dis
charges over POI, 900 gallons of water,
at a temperature of l47 degrees every
"a hours. The temperature of the
others, some of which have powerful
and abundant flows. varies from the
above a few degrees. Owing to the
large amount Of carbOnic acid in the
water it can be drank freely at tenn
perature at which any other water
would be nauSeating. There are but
81 grains of organic matter in gal
Ion, and the principal constituents be-
sides carbonic acid are silica, lime,
alumina, Sulphuric acid and soda The
results of bathing 10 minutes daily at
the usual temperature Of 9S degrees
are Immediately seen, rousing into
action the sluggish and torpid Secre-
tions, purifying the circulation in the
throwing off of impure matter in the
system, giving renewed activity and
healthful action to the entire system,
allowing of the best effects of medi-
cine administered for any of the num-
erous ailments healed here by the
many physicians. After a few days
use, the complexion clears, the appe-
tite increases, and the whole system
feels the rejuvination of natures cum
ming chemistry.
These hot SnrinpS Dour ont from n