Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-06-18

zpid devel0penent such could have
been accomplished ia bat tsentg-
seven years A little over 3 quarter
Of q century since these PARKS and
b~oulevzrds were but the vsriest pEin-
evzl forest dotted here and there BY
elearings where rich farm lands we're
being cultivated. The bill sides we're
thick with massive trees and buried
beneath a twined Gndergrowth that
made the woods = veritahls Jungle II
was o Of Gods garden spots which
was ret to feel the finishing touch Of
man in its beauty scheme
There Is an old saying, "From the
acorn grows the mighty oak" Excel
sior Springs did not grow from an
acorn: il grew from q drink and from
that one little drink gres such a.
mighty thirst that today this resort
10 p1e Of the greatest Mecc2s Of its
kind In the world. II vas purely al
Legitimate thirst and one the We C..
To. Q. could coUntenAnce. II vas =
craving for the waters Il those health
giving rivales that trickie from tie
earth there
The springs had been kn3En bY the
farmers and trappers IL the neighbor-
hood foT yeAn but their taste being
Different from ordinary water left ..
doubt as 10 whetnsr IL was safe 70 par
take Of them IL might have been
possible Q certain aversion 70 water Is
4 beverage made tn0se Eh0 used IL for
only toilet purposes aud that spAEing-
ly, not care TO depart from their cas-
tomaTy habits.
Nevertheless q party " harvest
hands vas resting beneath the trees
Of the woods in the early days Q Of
their number decided 70 take q drink
Of the "piEsn" sater, a. they deemed
IT. He was an elongated prudact Of
the hills with q temper none tOo pleas
ant he mad always risen with the
feathered tribe and retired with the
same. de utilized the sans caution
in eating a an ostrich, S1d in es0se-
quence had dyspePiI Is ueH asa
groaeh. When be went to take q
drink Of the "pi1su" spring his fellow
workers vent further than 70 hope
he'd choke, and trusted it would have
= fatal fleet
The water seemed to agree With him
and drinking il became . habit A
short time after his fde1ds noticed an
improvement ia his appearance and
temper As vel 4 ; tendency TO drop
certain expressions Of = sapphire hue
from bis Vocabulary. Before many
days bis dyspepsia had disappeared
and he xas . well man.
The st0ry Of this wonderful cure
spread over the land and ere maDy
suns had Ezned behind the western
hills people we're seeking the place
From that day until the present the
building Of city has Eevsr tagged
and today where s0ncs stood Dut q
bezutIful wilderness Is 3 handsome
town Of homes and hotels where the
weary and worn regain their health
and pr0long life.
Excelsior Springs has . permanent
population Of 5000, though both win
ter and summer is ia ssslled 10 almost
double by the visitors. Every train
that arrives unloads . oost Of health
seekers and the many hotels are hlle1
always Not only 3 summer regort, il
bids for favor during the winter
months. The farmer who has spent
the sumne blowing nesr the mala-
rial sszmps seeks the springs when
there Is nothing left for his son but
feed the cattle and milk The old
mooley cow and regains bis lost
strength. The business man who
once feds time from the rush Of
his everyday life 70 seek q weeks out
ing here always takes time Ia the fu-
tuEe 10 return. It appeals To ever
Ielzss because It Is what they are seek
ing.
The springs ara numerous and theii
Qualities cover = vide curative field.
They are specifics for most OF tire ilhE
man suffers and are not only heslthful
70 drink bat equally as beneficial L
utilize in toe bath. The city is vel
supplied with bath houses and com,
, petent physicians
The sa1itSriuns and bath houses o.
Excelsior Springs are conceded :tC
/. equal those at any other Spa ia the
country. They are modern in equip
ment and handsome in appointment
The physicians In charge are Of the
highest rank and trained nurses Of
experience are alssys in attendance
The hotels and boarding houses arr
Of the best class. One can be accom-
! modated at almost any rate they de
sire The larger hotels, Of course
charge In accordance with their &C
: Communications, but any purse
whether it be well filed with thai
which makes the p~rogerbial mare trot
or be II as fat as that OF the widow
who gave her last mite, can hnc
apartments Handsome cottages arr
always for rent and the new Fins ho
E tel Is being built, where the old strue
ture stood before IL burned, said Il