The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-02-11
HOT SPRINGS. ARKANSAS.

A little information about the great |
health resort for readers of the HERALD.
Before started for Hot Springs, Ar
kansas, a goodly number of my friends
requested me to write to them and tell |
them the truth about this great health |
resort as they were looking for some
place where they could be cured OF
various diseases which were making
life burden. But after thinking the
matter over l found that it would he
impossible 70 write each separately |
and concluded to write my letter to
the HERALD and ask it to give the in
formation requested, as all of them
read the HERALD.
As a prelude tn the information"
part OF this letter want to say that
there is more misinformation abroad
in regard to Hot Springs, Arkansas,
than OF any other health resort in the
United States. The springs are over
estimated in regard to their all around
healing qualities, and also in regard to
the Italian climate" and underesti-
mated in regard to the benefit of the
water in cases where one is in a run
down and weakened condition.
WHERE THE HOT SPRINGS ARE AND WHO
FIRST FOUND THEN
A certain old French history states
that De Soto, with his army" spent
the winter of l54l-42 at Hot Lakes"
Now, as there are no lakes, either cold
or hot, in that whole region, it is nat
urally concluded that these springs are
referred to. A good reason for this
conclusion is, that De Soto died within
200 miles of Hot Springs, near where
the line dividing the states of Arkansas
aud Louisiana cross the Mississippi river.
His death occurred on May 81, 1912,
only few weeks after leaving the hot
Springs.
Soon after the Louisiana Purchase
was made, President Thomas jefferson
sent an exploring party to the Hot
Springs for the purpose of making an
examination of the waters and of the
surrounding country. The only i'm
provements the exploring party found
were split board huts and one log cabin
which had been built by French trap
pers in the fall of 1900. They took the
temperature of the hot springs and ev-
amined the surrounding hills and cold
mineral springs.
NUMBER OF SPRINGS AND TEMPERATURE.
There are forty y-four hot springs and
they have an average temperature OF
1856 degrees Fahr., the hottest being
l57 degrees. They discharge about
800 900 gallons per day.
The waters are radioactive and 60
the presence of this rare element in
gaseous form is attributed their heal
ing properties.
The U. s. Government made reser-
walton OF the springs in 1892, setting
them apart as National Park and
Sanitarium for All Time" SO you see
these waters have been in use for a
long time.
The Government owns all of the
medicinal springs. The Army and Navy
Hospital covers the largest and best
springs and only members of the Army
and Navy are admitted for treatment
in these buildings. But there are
twenty three pay bath houses where
anyone can go and take the treatmen
for moderate charge for the bathi
and an attendant All money received
from leasee of bath houses goes into
the fund for the improvement OF thu
Reservation. The rates charged b.
these licensed bath houses runs from
80 cents to % cents per bath. But keel
in mind thai you will not be permitted
to take bath unless you first procur
an order from one of these license,
physicians
DISEASES THAT ARE BRHEEITED OR CURE
The hot waters will undoubtedly Civ
relief in the following conditions
Gout or rheumatism AFTER the acut
or infammatory stage; in neuralgia
early stages OF chronic Brights disease
in catarrhal conditions OF the gall blal
der; IN chronic malaria, alcoholisI
and drug addiction in many chroni
skin diseases; In some forms of anemia
in syphilitic aud gonorrheal rheums
tism and in some forms OF cardiova'
eular disease with increased tension
blood vessels.
got this list from an old physical
who has practiced here for years
On the other hand there are SON
diseases to which the hot baths are il
imical, and even dangerous. II yol
heart is weak. with weakness in brea
or chest, you would better leave Il
hot hath alone. The writer ie troubl,