South Dakota State Historical Society
Author
Pub. Date
1979
Language
English
Description
Vol. 16, pt. 2 never published. Compiled by the State Historical Society, 1902-<1910> ; by the State Dept. of History, <1914>-1932; by the State Historical Society, 1934- Vols. 1-41, 1902-1982. 1 v. Cumulative index for this title and all successive titles. SERBIB/SERLOC merged record
Author
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
The Water Cure is an overview of the growth of health tourism in the southern Black Hills of South Dakota during the 1890s. During this era, medical doctors believed in the curative powers of drinking and bathing in mineral waters. They encouraged people to restore their health in therapeutic settings around natural warm springs. Bath houses, founded on the age-old Turkish bath experience, offered dry, steam, and shower rooms as well as individual...