A little more nostalgia
 

Haven't done this in a while, but I've got about half an hour to kill, so why not?

I found this post card at the local antique mall:

French Lick Springs Hotel

What intrigued me was the refrence to Pluto Water. Pluto water, it turns out, was advertised in the late 1800s as a cure-all. You name the condition - Pluto Water could most likely cure it. By the 1930s it was avertised as a cure for constipation. Apparently Louis Armstrong was a big fan of the stuff.

The hotel still exists. They still play up the mineral waters, but not in language that would suggest any sort of a cure. The history page is kind of nifty.

So there ya go.
 

Nostalgia
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