Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 299, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 December 1918 — ANOTHER LETTER FROM DR. GWIN [ARTICLE]

ANOTHER LETTER FROM DR. GWIN

France, Nov. 30, 1918. Editor Republican:— > Vichy, the famous health resort and home of Vichy water, is a fine town of a fluctuating population of from 30,000 to 120,000. It is made up principally of hotels, shops, bathing and gambling 'buildings, fine walks and streets running in all direction® of the map. The River Allier almost surrounds the city and walls it in with splendid parking areas that are even now green and pleasant. Immediately beyond the river in sereval directions lay beautiful, small mountains, which perhaps feed the constantly flowing waters. The latter can be obtained hot or cold and of a dozen varieties, and they believe in them internally, externally and eternally. The structure and pleasing appearance of the hotels, casinos and public buildings are really surprising. The hotels are converted into hospitals and at present our hospital 109 in one of five takinkcare of 11,000 patients, but we expecttoe flow of train loads to stop soon. In fact, even now, the order comes to cut<the mphber of beds to 10,000.