Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 July 1893 — HOT SPRINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA. [ARTICLE]

HOT SPRINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA.

What Hon. Samuel W, Allerton Thinks of Them. Hot Springs, S. D., Star. The Hon. Samuel W. Allerton, the noted capitalist, of Chicago, arrived over the Burlington Route a few days since, and during an Interview with a Star reporter, said: ‘You people do not begin to realize what you have here in these waters. I have had the opportunity of traveling some over the United States, and have visited a great number of health resorts with springs which are claimed to have medicinal properties, but in my opinion you have water here that is superior to anything in the whole country, if not in the world, for the cure of rheumatic afflictions and diseases of the skin. My attention was first called to these springs by an intimatefriend.Mr. Spencer, whoowns a large cattle ranch west Of here. He had a man on his ranch that was so badly afflicted with rheumatism that he was hauled here in a helpless condition. Ho was bathed in the old Indian bath for several weeks, and he went home entirely cured up, and I resolved that if ever I had rheumatism in my family I would try Hot Springs, S. D. We brought Mrs. Allerton here as soon as she was able to come at all, and I have found that all Mr. said in reference to the curative properties of the waters has been realized in my wife's case. She said she feels as though she had just been turned loose from a prison where she had been called u pon to endure excruciating torture—every joint and muscle racked with pain so that life was a burden. No. I think Hot Springs' future is a grand one. It's air is pure and wholesome, its scenery lively and Inspiring; sleep comes without any effort ana It is just the place for rest and building up a shattered constitution. Yon da not talk enough about the value of vour waters for skin troubles, I, myself, received great benefit from them last year in a short visit there. Your climate makes you infinitely superior to the Arkansas Hot Springs, ahff in a conn try where so many thousands are afflicted with rheumatism and Other kindred afimenU, If your advantages are made knowri there «te», We are delighted with" our trip s and what your waters have done fem us and will make frequent vlsiU W your plwant little city."