Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03
NATURE CURE FOR MANY ILLS
A German Resort Where one Revels
in Barefoot walks, sun and
Air Baths.

Deep among the hills OF a locality which
shall be nameless, surrounded by shady
trees, bright with innumerable Wild flow
ers, a number OF airy chalets In sunny
Enclosures have been erected. II is said
to be the first nature cure establishment
on the German lines 10 be opened In this
country apart from ssnatoria,
Here one revels in air, sun and water
baths, and the simple, hygenic cures which
Of late years have attracted 90 many peo-
pie abroad, and walks for miles barfoot
over the grass drinking in the fresh air
and the sunlight.
II is customary to undress and take an
air bath on arrival, so one dlscards their
dusty travelling clothes, and finds that
running up and down, in the long grass
was quite invigorating, and not unbear-
ably cold.
The glow that comes soon after is ade-
quste reward for any discomfort. For
those who want a water bath there are
let into the ground several cement
troughs, but so braoing is the air that
many are refreshened without recourse to
water, and, indeed, II Is argued that man
is not a water animal. The air bath and
rub finished, one dresses again, but In
loose, light garments, without a starcheu
collar and without shoes or stockings,
Bare feet, It must be understood, are at
all times the invariable rule.
Dinner is served in a large dining room
where. though ample and varied. flesh
| food is entirely excluded from the diet.
Fruits. nuts, cereals and vegetables are
p~rovided-the last being carefully cooked
SO that the true flavor IL brought out
and the valuable food salts retained In the
process.
Eggs and honey, whole meal bread and
homemade butter, milk and lemonade are
among the other things provided.
Two kinds Of sun baths are prescribed.
One is the natural sun bath, which simply
consists in exposing the body to the sun
In the inclosures; the other is the cure sun
bath, In which the sun rays are concen-
trated in a glass rooted inclosure.
The latter is claimed to be equal 70 the
Turkish bath in the usual respects, and has
the advantage Of pure air and the life
giving properties of the sunlight. 1t IL
customary to wrap oneself closely In y
blanket after taking the sun bath to facili-
tate perspiration.
The barefoot walking is considered most
important and on the greensward-the
nearest village Is two miles away-one can
enjoy most delightful rambles
Clay congresses are one OF the features
of the cure. The effect of wet clay in
drawing impurities from the body is said
to be great, indeed. 1t is said to be magi'
cal In it's power Of relieving pain and for
the treatment of skin troubles.
After dinner an air bath Is quickly fol
lowed by bed In one of the open air chalets
as it is essential to be up early In the
morning.
An early bath in the air or the open
air water bath begins the day. Afterward
one runs about In the open air and takes
physical exercises till he is dry and glow
ing with reaction from the sparkling
morning air. At 8 O'Clock one is almost
sorry to have to dress for breakfast,
though the appetite is fierce.
After breakfast a long barefoot walk
in the sun. On returning It is time to take
another air bath before lunch. Lunch
comes at / o'clock, and after that a LONG
siesta, followed by tennis, croquet and
walks till dinner time. Any person with
some ground and a high fence could pur
sue this simple cure.-Milwaukee Free
Press.