The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-16
HOT SPRINGS LATEST
 NOVELTY ANNOUNCED
"The De Leon Fountain" Is Espec ally Recommended by Illinois Gifted Poetess.
o, drink deep of life's fountain CiDe Leon fountain)-for aye; It is Natures true semblance, To thine original clay.

We all know that we arc strangely related to Mother Earth" but not being governed by that instinct which charactelizes that lower kingdom. we naturally lose sight of much material good in this resgard, possibly our Red brother of the forest more fully interprets this strangely sweet rela- ton, for it's charm apparently clings to him for a lifetime; then, too, "A little child may lead us, does he not reyel in the dust? and the Baby sis ter,' has a like fondness and soon learns to shape mud "cakes and pies" and true to nature, the queen of the bird Kingdom will de- scend to the earth and soil her gay plumage by recuperating in the dust; the king of beasts will likewise humiliate himself; and the dazzling fish will leave the surface of the beautiful stream to reiuyenate in it's muddy depths; thus, by instinct, they seek a natural aid to health, while we resort to foreign properties. which is violation of nature. Is not the vege- tation emblematic of life and death? How barren this vast world would be without the beautiful floral and forest establishment; yet, how soon we would be deprived of their charm, were they torn from mother earth s embrace for they could not survive foreign contact, and through death and deterioration they would go back to their own, and develop new life, new form; thus, through this strange | ly silent language we learn lifes beau | tiful story.
 Being a student of nature for some time, l have naturally been on tho | alert for the unique in this regard hence l was prompted to investigate | the material properties of a cave ant fountain, belonging to MT F. G. Rice 1 a prominent citizen and prQpert, | owner of this city, and in this way
 have apparently made a maryelou | discovery, while MT Rice has ownet this fountain cave for number O years, so far, he has been unable t interest any one as to the extent o its material value; but l was no long in realizing their import, and wil say that l take great pleasure in ar nouncng the same to the public.
 Hot Springs was but a mysteriou and beauty-haunted wilderness, at tn | time Ponce de Leon (the great Spar ish explorer, came within it's range i
 quest of the Fountain of Perpetua Youth and had he have continue further, his dream might have bee reaized but as it was, the aged mar worn and weary from travel, gave u
 the quest, and after disbanding hi men. he returned to the Spanis
 shore and later died disappointe
 man, and now after all these years his dream has in manner materia
 ized and others may partale of tha
 wonderful fountain, which mothe earth has secretly embraced for ages
 hence, Hot Springs. "The Carlsbad c America" may add one more marve to her list, and it seems but natura that the mystic Ozalks should em brace the same, for their sublime beauty, in addition to the mystery connected with the famed springs make them the wonder of the world The artist beholds them as thougl spell-bound the poet Is entraneet within the midst of their intangible ! charm, and as they were originall!