The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-06-26

in another. Only distinctly elderly person have
known Saratoga Springs in its palmy days the greatest
health resort of the east Its of prestige long
ago passed away. The Hot Springs of Arkansas still
largely frequented, but and people turn
ing to places of comparatively recent like the
sulphur baths of Colorado the seabeaches of southern
California the high. dry plateau camps of Arizona
where the makes the only outside application and
Clean dry air constitutes the only dose to be swallowed
If invalid has money enough he usually turns to
Europe. ]. Pierron Morgan thinks AiXlesBans is the
place Of all others for undong the effects of strenuous
life Wall Queen Victoria used to have fond
for the Riviera and spent months reganing strength
and serene roise in sunny villa fowery mountain
side at Mertone. Edward VII years ago dis
covered the Rhineland resort at Homburg far Eng
ish visitors concerned The place had been fairly
popular before that with the Germans themselves but
after the then) prince Of Wales found its spring
a panacea for liver trouble and Indigestion troops of
moneyed Britons had Indigestion and the place be-
came almost much English German OF late years
Great Brjtans fashion has largely transferred
his affections to Marienbad and naturally enough that
Austrian mountain village is sort Of Mecca for
those who suffer from the unromantic ill the
British sovereign, namely overweight 1t is declared
by enthusiasts that the fountain of YOUTH which six
teenth century Spaniard sought in Florida really bu
bling up Marienbad Middleaged persons with I'M
desirable waist confidently encouraged
believe that the Marienbad regimen if foered faithful
will restore longlost slenderness and grace But is not
regimen This miracle must be earned You rise
six earlier, dress and out fasting, to the
promenade where other early rsers fockng the
springs. A King grand Quke a ParlSlan butterfly a
Chicago business man, no matter what your worldly
estate may be- you meekly drink certain prescribed
quantity of spring water and walk up and down long,
reeshaded promenades to the encouraging accompani
ment Of really band Sometimes you sip
your dose you walk along. Even it rains your de-
goddess of health be duly paid though
the walking be done under in long coonnade
The prescribed distance accomplished, you 60 break
fast-teray to break your fast but (f you take the
thing conscientiousy) by to feast Diet sup
posed strictly ordered and limited but as the flesh
is often weak though the spirit be willing
pilgrims to Marienbad sell their purpose Esau his
birhrgh for good things to eat and away porly
complain that in spite of spring drinks
and baths, the isn't what it is cracked to be!
The other health resorts the continent
usually less like Marienbad, though some
much larger scale. AK, Spa, Wiesbaden, Karlsbad,
Baden Baden, each has its specially promised, at
least hopedor, to attract the afflicted The win
ter resorts in the Engadne valley away up lofty
shoulder of the Alps just above the Italian frontier
out the hope lease of life for sufferers from
diseases and the popularity of st. Moritz Davos and
other Swiss towns in that vicinity is increasing at
tremendous rate People have good time there too,
if they all equal to active sports, for skating
coasting, tobogganing, skrunning and every of
snowy fun so much in vogue would almost think
staid, grown-up and women really had found the
fountain of youth up there among the icesheeed
tans
New Zealand, is ahead of Europe and America in so
many lines political and social interests is
pared to find also well toward the front in the matter
of considerations pubic health large district in
the beautiful mountain region which they call the "swi