Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-03-08
A Yankee in a Shower Bath.

Ktul roajotdi YOU ever take shower
bath mean night cold one. and IN cool
wcl.tct} llyou have, YOU wall know how
TO- arpr,e,alc the feeling OF my lucnl, Tom
G.. upon the momcntous oocoston OF his
hist shower bath IA the CITY OF Boston AMI
month OF March lsi-
Tom tn,l' from long way down cast,
or MS hc used TO say was iropgkt up as
near to sunrise as he could get without bar.
ulug, aud where the wood, were So thick
the moon could ut rise without help
H. sands 81, feet SIX when he stretches
lis breadth IS not quite IN proportion, al
though has bones were gotten or for g.
ant Had they tcen fairly covered with
flesh, be would have been invaluable to
'Blrnum The truth IS, Tom was very
lean indeed and the lcnnncss annoyed HIN
Scccdugy lis clJ,hcs would be open
al ,hc elbows and knees ~ hal, the umo
OF those ofA,s h'icr fellows, uul Tom vow.
81 to GO "a. II only for the sake OF ccono-
; my
Some KIND lricnd recommended the GYM.
nasiam as likely to be beneficial nn1 Tom
f,hAl,h ENROLLED hun ., ., SherlIiu's-
1t was there | hrs. sas I'm, aud right
good fellow with plenty of fIn and W.T. IN
him. lie proved to br IA despite OF his un-
promising exterior
Among the pymnNs'-, w. W. was con.
sl''uous no, only Tor BIS skill IN all a,hlcI.
lc icals buI also Tor his bcaItlfui, o'mplc,
form, and SUP abundant muscle. When
he peeled h, arms nni ch,s, looked smooth
as womnu's aud yet rs muscular as those
OF pocket Hercules
How Tom cnylcd the Doctor Many
questions h. put to him about regimen, cx.
etciSc &c aud their effect IN producing
1csh On the human fame The doctor AT
trrbulcd h,s r,dundincy to plenty Of cscr.
ctsc, plenty to eat aud above all, TO the daily
use OF lH Stoircr bah
'Wnal' sIi Tom, one day, with his IN.
imNab.c drawl, I'm surc yc skinned up
aud down those ladders aud ropes long e.
nough as for eating, 'la'nI to be expected
Tint rna man eau cdt tuun 10 :ducu such un
alfred skeleton as nine wish may DO
earned # dco't try that shower bath, you
tell so much about
o As Tom and | were as thick MS two such
I tina men could be, ! volunteered to show
5 HIM where he could get one IN short or
b Der
u We accordingly started for the United
F'2,rs Hotel, then call 1cyas IT, tho
basement story OF thus ho..y wcica largo
number OF bathing rooms, fitted up wnh hot
. cold aud shower baths. The IuItcr were
d temporary wooden boxes standing on end
e wl,h doors boiling onlhe INSIDE, aud a very
5 cnpncloos showering Apparatus IN the top
| went IA to take warm bath, while
. Tom made ready Tor his cold one IN the
nrAt room. As the partitions were very
MN, overheard nun soiloq1sng some.
u thing after this fashion
" Wlll, now, tins upuSh! coffin with holes
VI IA the bottom nni sIrvc N the top may
= pass Tor shower bl'h here but cues: It
: we hal II Down ElsI 'Wou'lnt he long
IL aiorc wc hnt !. So for ec,3 Bias lhe thingt
WonIer how nwoFks1 Here, you Slsln
- Sally WHATS your namc2' ealing to the
!" e"'ran! sri, J1s' cum here and show me
" no" the cHIcr works. don't see no show
d." Ct anywhere,
ON my cu'd the 8IH don't YOU
~ know bow 7 WHY, rs easy cnuI Iou
pa" tins At'nE ""I guess you Il see u
shower, and feel 1t too
% Tom who sool Outside caught hold oil
~ ,He '.I'oS ""I before Me gld cDul ,n,-r-
''f' gave IT a tremendous pull, when down
came 1cIHec OF water, spAHcrng them
- ana SWIMMING the carpet
}" 'lhtTe. now you see SAID he aih mig
!" nao..y
Yes see now, Tom replied very cool
y
y" I'' amused me con.'i'r.' ~ In'
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