The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-09-24

ORREs ENC E.
New OatFaSs, September 20. 1a

springs, anu BACK, intending When
started to stay few days at the latter
place, and try The virtues Of its waters
but had not other circumstances be-
sides bad accommodations &C., pre-
, vented, those far famed Springs would
have been quite enough to have caused
most sudden "wheelabout" in my
intentions. One drink Of the nasty
liquid, is quite enough to satisfy any
respectable stomach, whilst he "who
drinks deep" Of this Pierian' fount,
must have leather-bag lining in his
inside department., or feel the effects
for many Il day Disgusting as the
taste Of the water was TO me, ! yet
found an old gentleman there, from
the upper part Of Mississippi, who
most patronizingIy assured me that it
had "cured him Of the rheumaties,"
besides making him heap stouter,'
than he was when he came there. |
don't wonder that so respectable dis
order as rheumatism, should decline
contest with d stomach full of such
stuff. Ny only wonder is that it does
not only kill the disease, but the pa-
tieut also, at oue and the Same time.
Were ] a "practitioner," ] would send
all patients afflicted with the spasms,
delrium tremens or sweled head, to
Ocean springs, and along with them
all horses that had the bolts, for n
u sure and speedy cure. I was told
by lady ut the Hotel, that there was
4 great similarity between the waters
Of Ocean springs, and the celebrated
Congress Springs in Saratoga, at New
York. That lady must have q power
ful and well dicip1ined imagination,
taste, faney, Or whatever you like; to
enable her to discover the smallest
particle Of similarity, in color, smell
OF taste. The Congress water, rs it
comes up from the deep fountain far
down il the earth, foams, sparkles,
bubbles and rolls like pure soda, fresh
from the fountain. Ocean Spring wa
ter has dark leaden hue, is void Of
all liveliness, gas or foam, and springs
from the earth so near a level With the
Bay, chat was strongly impressed
with the idea that there is some re-
mote connection between them.
Stopping 1T Biloxi for few hours On
my way back, ! saw curiosity in the
form Of q physicians bill, for twenty
four hours attendance upon q patient,
who camo over from New Orleans
only to die. It consisted Of two items, |
The first was, professional services,
s64 5o,' the second was "for two pre-
scriptions SO co. making seventy
five dollars for an hours services, and |
fifty cents worth Of of"Apothecary stuff"
! would like to give this physicians
name to Immortality through the Com
ct, but hoping that, as be is u young
man, he will in time learn to change
enough for his valuable skill and ser
vices, | will forbear. If this is fair
specimen Of Biloxi Doctors bills, il
may be cheap place to live at, but
not 80 cheap place to die in.
Returning home to-day, find that
the "riot fever has prevailed here for
sever"l nights past, proving fatal in
many instances, but us the disorder
has almost abated now, it is to be
hoped that it will not again affect this
community. Hitherto riots and nobs
have been the exclusive sport Of our
northern bretheren, but It seems that
the distemper is capable Of spreading
in every nook and corner Of the land.
The city Of New Orleans is specially
indebted to the Democracy Of the
State for some Of the evils she has re-
ceived at the hands Of the rioters and
disorderly in our midst. Upon the
going into operation Of the act Of con
two years ago, the city char
tor was in some respects amended and
improved, so as to confer upon the
Mayor, sufficient power to act efficient
" under any emergency, for the sup
preston ofdisturbances and riots, but
after the democracy had gained the
ascendancy in the legislature, the first
net almost Of that body, was to cut
down the powers Of the Mayor until
his office is a little above that of