River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-25

in another Only distinctly elderly person can have
known Saratoga Springs in it's pamy days as the greatest
health of the east It's supremacy of prestige long
passed away. The Hot Springs of Arkansas still
largely frequened but and more people are turn
ing places of comparatively recent like the
sulphur baths of Colorado the seabeaches of southern
California, the high dry plateau camps of Arizona
where makes the only outside application and
Clean air constitutes the only dose to be swallowed
If an invalid money enough he usually turns to
Europe j. Perpont Morgan thinks Aix-les Bains is the
place all others for undong the effects of strenuous
life Wall street Queen Victoria used to have fond
for the Riviera and spent months reganing strength
and serene pose in a sunny villa fowery mountain
side at Mertone. Edward VII. some years ago dis
the Rhneland resort at Homburg far Eng
sh visitors concerned. The place had been fairly
popular before that With the Germans themselves but
the Chem prince of Wales found it's spring
panacea liver trouble and Indigestion, troops of
moneyed had Indigestion too, and the place be
came almost as much English German Of years
abiter of fashion has largely transferred
his affections Marenbad and naturally enough that
Austrian mountain village is sort of Mecca for
those who suffer from the unromantic i'll the
British sovereign, namely overweight It is declared
by enthusiasts the fountain of youth which
eenth century spaniard sought Florida is really
bling up at Marienbad Middleaged persons with I'M
desirable confidently encouraged to
believe that the Marienbad regimen if "foered faithful"
will restore long1ost slenderness and grace it
easy regimen This miracle must be earned You rise
at six a. M earlier, dress and go out fasting to the
promenade where other early rsers fockng 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 down long
treeshaded promenades to the encouraging accompan
ment Of really band Sometimes you sip
your dose as walk along. Even if it rains
yoons to goddess of health must be paid though
the walking may be done under in long coonnade
The prescribed distance accomplished you go break
fast-eray to break your fast but (if you take the
thing conscientiousy) by to feast Diet sup
nosed to he strictly ordered and limited, flesh
is often weak though the spirit be willing
nilsrims to Marienbad sell their purpose Esau
brhrgh for good things to eat and go away portly
as ever to complain that in spite of springwater drinks
and baths the cure isn't what it is cracked up to be.
The ether famous health the continent
usually more or less like Marienbad though some are
a much larger scale AK, Spa, Wiesbaden, Karlsbad,
Baden Baden each has its specially promised, at
least bopedfor to attract the afflicted The win
ter resorts in the Engadine valley away up lofty
shoulder of the Alps just above the Italian frontier hold
out the hope of lease of life for sufferers lung
diseases and the popularity of st. Moritz Davos and
other Swiss towns in that vicinity increasing at
tremendous rate People have a good time there too,
if they are at all equal active sports skating
coasting tobogganing, skirunning and every of
snowy fun are so much in vogue would almost think
staid erown-up men and women really had found the
fountain of youth up there among the cesheeted
tains.
Newest England" recent writer cleveriy called
New Zealand is ahead of Europe and America in so
many lines of political social interests, is pre-
nared to find it also well toward front in the
of considerations public health large district in
the beautiful mountain region which they call the Swift