July, 1963: America is uneasy. As American schoolchildren are enjoying the hot summer, the country as a whole is reeling from the effects of the Cold War. The Cuban Missile Crisis is a recent memory. In four months, the President will be dead. In this time of uncertainty, the oldest person in the world was largely dissociated with what was happening. This supercentenarian … [Read more...]
Mystic Hot Springs
Hot springs have long been known for their therapeutic value, and Utah is blessed with many of them. Balneology is the modern term given to the ancient art of using natural hot springs as places of holistic healing for the body and spirit. Native Americans once considered hot springs to be special places where even warring tribes laid down their weapons in a spirit of peaceful … [Read more...]