The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-01-14

France and Germany for its spas
and watering places. There are
two reasons for this-tirst, the
places are further off and more dlffi-
cult OF access, and, secondly, 1t is only
of recent years that the medicinal wa
terS Of Italy were redisCOvered ana IN
troduced to the European public. In
the days of the Roman empire, before
the invasion of the barbarians, these
waters were well known and highly
esteemed but later they fell into dis
use among people who cared little
tor water, either for drinking or for
washing Not the east Of the benefits
conferred by renascent Italy is the re-
opening of these springs and health
resorts, which are gradually making
their way to the knowledge of Europe,
and only need to be more widely
known to be as favorite places of re-
sort as the most popular French or
German spas. Salsomaggiore Is per-
haps the most frequented of the water
ing places in northern Italy, for it's
medicinal waters have effected some
wonderful cures and, indeed they are
strong cough to cure anything, If the
neaAthy visitor may be allowed to
Judge from a cursOry inspection. The
little town lies on one of the most
northern spurs of the Apennines, Just
off the line half way between Piacenza
and parrno and ic ,naohnI hy l,yb >
railway from the station of Borgo San
Domino. 1t is a merry little pace,
which has been discovered by the Rus.
SLAMS and Germans especially, but
would be very glad to see more Eng
lish visitors. Its bathing establish
ments are quite magnificent and have
the reputation of having set many ap.
parently hopeless cripples and inva-
lids on their legs again. 1t is a very
warm spot and rejoices in the Italian
sky In all its beauty and marvellous
depths OF blue.
The other spas Of northern Italy are
situated in the southern gorges of the
Alps. The most beautiful of them all
Is San Pellegrino. which is reached by
winding mountain railway from the
charming little old world city of Ber.
gamo San Pellegrino Is so new that
1t is not marked on any but the most
modern maps. Three or four years
ago it was nothing but a mountain
hamlet, only known to the people who
ilved close by. 1t had perhaps some
800 inhabitants, and lay hidden aWay
on the banks of it's river. shut in nv
mountains and completely out of the
world Then the famous San Pelle.
grinO mineral water was rediscovered
which has now become the favorite
drink with visitors to northern Italv
and the value Of its baths was rea.
lized; monster hotel was built on
the banks OF the river, and across the
stream magnificent casino was set
up. The casino has a splendid stair.
case and wonderfully fine rooms. and
1t Is quite surprising to find such a
bu.lding in little mountain valley Nv
the side of the casino a funicular rail.
way runs up to the top of the noun
tain, and provides beautiful views over
the most southerly ranges of the Aims
San Pel:egrino Is az ideal place for a
rest cur and We can imagine nothing
more delightful than to be lullea IN
sleep by the murmuring of the moun.
tain stream FLASHING over its STONY
bed In the autumn. before the rains
have swollen it to it's winter volume
.-irmione. the EYE of Garda." one of
the ioveliest spots on earth, which nas
been sung OF by poets so far apart AS
Catullus and Giuseppe Carducci. has
also Its more prosaic side. The spot
Of which Catullus sang:
"Peninsularum. Sirmio. insularumoue
ocelle,"
possesses. besides the marvellous bean.
ties oil Its position on Lake Garda, sui.
phur baths of most penetrating odor
and 1t is said of potent efficacy. Poetry
and prose are thus harmoniously
blended. but the poetry overcomes the
prose. for one might travel far and
not come upon such view as that
across and up Lake Garda from the
peninsula OF Sirmione. where the
legendary grottos OF Catullus mark the
site OF the poets villa. to which he re-
tired with such rapture. There is an
other place among the italian lakes
which must be mentioned. though Il Is
not strictly a watering place. and. al
though 1t is geographically in Italy. |,
is politically in Switzerland. BY one
of those strange freaks which posses,
great powers wher they are delimitat
ing frontiers by treaty. Monte Gene
roso was included In Switzerland anc
not ir Italy. 1t Is absolutely Italian
but the boundary dips down anc
places Lugano and Monte Generoso OF
the northern side of the frontier
Monte Generoso is another restfu
place. and being q mountain OF consid