The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-06-26

in another Only distinctly elderly person can have
known Saratoga Springs in its pamy days the greatest
health of the east It's supremacy of prestige long
passed away The Hot Springs of Arkansas still
largely frequented but and people turn
ing to places of comparatively recent vogue, 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 j. Pierpont Morgan thinks AXes-B anS is the
place of all others for undoing the effects of strenuous
life Wall Queen Victoria to have fond
for the Riviera and spent months reganng strength
and poise in villa fowery mountain
side at Mertone Edward VII years ago dis
covered the Rhneand resort at Homburg far Eng
fish visitors concerned The place had been fairly
popular before that with the Germans themselves but
after the Chem prince of Wales found its spring
panacea for liver trouble and indigestion, troops of
moneyed Brtons had indigestion, oo and the place be-
almost much English German. Of late years
Brtans arber fashion has largely
his affections to Marienbad and naturally enough, that
Austrian mountain village is of Mecca for
those who suffer from the unromantic i'll as the
British sovereign namely overweight 1t is declared
enthusiasts that the fountain of youth, which six
teenh century Spanard sought in Florida really bub
bling up at Marienbad. Middle-aged persons with un-
desirable waist confidently encouraged to
believe that the Marenbad regimen if follered faithful
will restore longost senderness and But is
an easy regimen This miracle must be You rise
six earlier dress and out, fasting, to the
promenade where other early risers fockng to the
springs A king, grand duke, Partisan butterfly,
Chicago business man. matter what your worldly
estate may be, you meekly drink certain prescribed
quantity of spring water and walk up and long,
treeshaded promenades to the encouraging accompan
nent Of really fine band concert Sometimes you sip
as you walk along Even if it rains your de-
votions goddess of health must be duly paid though
walking may be done under in long
The prescribed distance accomplished you go to break
fast-iterally break your fast but (f take
thing conscenously) by to feast Diet is sup
posed be strictly ordered and limited but the
is often weak though the spirit be willing,
pilgrims to Marienbad sell their purpose, as Esau his
as ever complain that spite sprngwater drinks
and baths the isn't what it Is cracked up to be-
The other famous health resorts the continent are
usually less like Marenbad though are on
a much larger scale. AK Spa, Wiesbaden Karlsbad
Baden Baden each has its specially promised at
least hoped-for attract the afflicted The win
shoulder of the Alps just above the Italian frontier hold
hope of lease of life for sufferers from lung
diseases, and the popularity of ST. Moritz Davos and
other Swiss 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 much in vogue would almost think
staid, grown-up and women really had found the
fountain of youth up there among the icesheeed
tans
Newest England as recent writer ceverly called
New Zealand, is ahead of Europe and America in so
many lines of political and social interests is
pared find also we'll toward the front in the matter
of considerations public health large district in
the beautiful mountain region which they call the Swit