The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-19

III Europe.
There are mineral springs in sc
many States, and these possess sc
many proved curative values. that
If we dc not make their benefits
available to larger numbers of per
sons we will neglect one of our
most important natural resources
OKLAHOMA SPRINGS FAMOUS
In Oklahoma, my own State, we
have one of the most famous of
these springs. The late Will Rog-
ers, whose home was in Claremore,
did much to bring them to the at
tention of the country. One of
his most delightful bits of humor
was built on the quality and value
OF their waters.
There is no historic legend back
of Claremore'S radium water-no
mystic past linked with early Ill
dian life. The curative value of
this famous water is a matter of
undisputed fact. Its healing power
is one of natures greatest gifts
to man.
Although a knowledge of its
great health-reStoring faculties is
comparatively recent, its wonder
full medicinal properties we're as
sembled centuries ago by nature
and remained stored away in the
impervious rocks of the earth's in
terror, until the hand Of modern
progress brought the waters forth
for the benefits of man.
FOUND BY ACCIDENT
In 1903 a test we'll was drilled
near Claremore for oil and gas.
At a depth of about HOO feet a
large vein of artesian water was
pierced, which dubbed and spar
killed. forth with such tremendous
pressure that all efforts to con-
tinue drilling had to be suspended.
It was radium water, now famous,
but then considered an unwelcome
interference. It ran waste for
some time before it was discov-
cred to possess powerful medicinal
properties.
The discovery of the curative
qualities of Claremore radium wa
ter, like many other famous dis,
Coveries that have proved a boon
to man, was accidental. Neigh.
bors living near this well, while
using it's waters for bathing pur-
poses, found it to have remarkable
healing effects.
The unusual cures soon in
tereSted the i'll and afflicted. The
press became interested. Men of
wealth, who tested the waters
chemical properties invested their
capital. Since that time several
new wells have been drilled for
the express purpose of obtaining
this famous water, considered to
be one of the greatest mineral
waters known to man.
Soon after the discovery of this
water, the late Will Rogers wrote
the following article for his daily
column:
"Claremore, OKLA. is the
birthplace of this Aladdin of
health waters Some misguided
soul named it radium water,
but radium water will never see
the day It is worth mentioning
in the same breath with this
magic water. Why, to the af-
flicted and all suffering hui
manity, jug Of this water is
worth a wheelbarrow full of
radium.
IT want to offer here my per-
sonal testimonial of what it
(Claremore Radium Water) did
to me. You see, after this
Kansas City guy started it. Why
us old-timers moved our bath
ing from the river to the tub.
Now, at that time, was prac-
tically tongue-tied and couldn't
speak out in private, much less
In public.
LOOSENED HIS TONGUE
We'll, after II baths was
able to go to New York and
make after dinner speeches. I
stopped in Washington on the
way up and saw how our Gov
eminent was run and that gave
me something funny to speak
about.
so, ir thanking the waters,
I also want to thank the Gov
eminent for making the whole
thing possible. Now, had I
taken "a baths. I would have
been a politician, so you see
stopped just in time.
Nov, the only thing I get out
of this is, have the Throw.
Away-Crutch Privilege If you
don't get we'll and throw away
your invalid chair or crutches, I
get nothing out of it, so that is
why we give you a square deal
in Claremore. If you are not
cured. I don't get your crutches.
There is no other resort in the
world that works on that small
q margin.
william Jennings Bryan