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Show ! ' ! THE BEAUTY OF SALT LAKE. SiraTi Eodgers Sloan Writes Interestingly of the City of tha Dead Sea. I MID-CONTINENT HEALTH RESORT." Its Cojnomon Is a Deserved One Bright nd Breezy Letter by a Bright and Breezy AVomau. I Mr- Sarah Rodders Sloan in New York Tribune. Nestling in tUo beautiful valley, formed , by tbe Wasatch aud Oquirrh mountain ' ranges, Salt Lake City is in possession of ' many distinctive attractions as a health re- i . sort of tLo mid-continent. It covers an ex tensive area of fertile soil, where fruit aud hade trees attain fine (growth. Its cognomen cogno-men of "Nature's Sanitarium" is a deserved one. Sheltered by the mountains on every 6idc, tbe storms or variations of weather, cast or west, affect it not in the least. Here are all the elements of climate essential and conducive to health. The altitude and pure . atmosphere make it a haven of rest for those afflicted with pulmonary diseases, being be-ing pcculiarily adapted to their needs. The Jake winds are wafted to you, laden with saline and mouutain ozone, through the valley which is one broad expanse of sunlight, sun-light, and thus with every breath you gain a new lease on life. The climate of this inter-mountain region is surpassingly consistent. For about nine months of the year there are dclightfutly balmy days, with nights and mornings cool and invigorating. The Indian suramei is prolonged into autumn, often until the Christmas holidays. The suow differs from that of other regions where the atmospheric changes arc spasmodic. It is dry, no pene-tratiug pene-tratiug winds accompanying it, nor the 1 ' usual dampness. Intense cold is thereby obviated. The flakes are light aud dry and ( the fall becomes compact upon walks and drives, remaining so until spring. The reputation of the elixir of life contained con-tained in this purest of mountain air is fast spreading abroad, and health-seekers are flocking thither to the famous City of the Saints. The heat in summer is never op- ressive, nor does it contain any but specific properties pronounced; as curative by the bsst physiiiuus. H does not impose that feeling of languor and lassitude attendant upon tropical or semi-tropical climates. There is a pronounced exhilarating tendency tend-ency toward building up the nervous system, sys-tem, adding bouyancy and strength. A sojourner so-journer obtains such satisfactory results here, that when prepared in health to migrate mi-grate from the invalid colony, he is in cou-u cou-u riition to realize the charms aud advantages heretofore lost sight of, and generally be comes captive and remains here permanently. . In close proximity to the city is that mys- ' tcrious inland sea, the Great Salt Lake, where bathing in the open air from April ! till October is good. So dense is this water that one may lie upon its surface, simplv lx;:ng cautious to balance one's self, and float without exerting a muscle.- After emerging from a bath the salt is thick upon jour body. It is said to be a tonic, so bathers bath-ers allow it to remain. The Hot Springs, just outside the city limits, contributes largely to the prominence of this health resort. The minerals of t he water comprise sulphur, iron and salt, and the temperature is i'JO' Farenheit. Sostrong-ly Sostrong-ly impregnated is the water of these springs that at times when there is a westerly Wind, the breezy is laden with sulphuric odor so strong as to he exceedingly objectionable objection-able to one's olefactory organs. Several of thu springs are enclosed for lisths. To add to the efficacy of the treatment treat-ment oiie is kept exclusively for drinking purposes. It is wulied about in Utah gran ite. The taste of the water, with pepper added, is said to resemble chicken broth. These healing springs rejuvenate rheumatic and liOlllV DerSOnS as Well nth era Tlio warm springs within Salt Lake's corporate limits are patronized by manv preferring the less pronounced heat, and the absence of the combined odor of sulphur and iron which permeates the air. These baths haye a tendency to invigorate and mildly create - - a desire for rest, subduing nervous disor ders. Tbe tonipcratnre of the water is diminished di-minished or increased as the patient wishes, each soon learning which degree is productive produc-tive of the most wholesome be elits. Salt Lake is a western town in its aims and ambitions, fast assuming metropolitan airs. Visitors find the hotels excellent. The livery accommodations are uuexcelled, and drives about the city, invite the 6tranrer's attention to the beauty of his surroundings, and reconcile him to the remoteness of his temporary abode. Inducement is offered Lit- exercise in the broad walks lined with trees in rare foliage the greater part of the year. And so the air expands the lungs; the baths renew the tissues; and the subtle Inlliu-ncc exercised by the beautiful surroundings sur-roundings creates a new world for the invalid. |