New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-11
A CANADIAN CATERING PLACE.

Correspondence Of The n. Y Tribune.
ST. CArnARINEs (C.W.) Tuesday. Aug. {, 1854.
Since il is so fashionable TO write from Saratoga,
White sulphur, Newport, and White Mountains, why
not for condiment 10 the ofttOd tale have whisper
from johnny Bull Yankee Doodle is great humbus
in his way, and that way ia every way, OF course lie
is great. for instance on patent medicines, and manu-
features everything, from bread pill to sugar house
His nOsrums are everywhere from Maine to Patagonia,
from Shetland to China and the world swallows them
inst because Yankee swears through whole columns
of advertisements that his is the elxer OF eternal good
looks and everlasting strength; and even bis mineral
springs the only waters worthy of consideration
fools from every quarter congrcgate just where 4
few fools in Broadway suggest Thus is Saratoga over
run year after year. while Yankee lives by pocketiDg
the dollars Thus Newport is ton, while Chip Hat
grns at the folly that dollars in the dry, detesta
BILE soil where nothing but crabs can live. so the
world wsgs'-the bigger the humbug the greater the
fashionable satisfaction.
Being one Of the bored-perbaps one OF the bores-
Niagara ceased to cbsrm with its eternal roar; and
hearing hint of what Canada had hid for want Of i'm
pudenee enough 10 blow" it 10 the world, l stepped
across the borders Of the Queens outskirts asd dropped
quietly into her lap at this pretty spot. And such
spot! How my heart nauseates at the patitudes oil
Saratoga, Schooleys and Avon, as compared with Ma
ture around this spot. Here il a people Just '0ld
country" enough 10 be hosptabe and TO live elegantly
and here ia that celebrated mineral spring VI which
Dr. Worcester Of Boston, Dr. Chiffon of your city and
III.
combine more truly medicinal properties. Yet what
doee this matter the crowd who frequent resorts
scarcely knowing that snch thing ~ mineral water
is administered to Of Gods more Intelligent crea-
lures The town don't afford magnificent hotels, with
MAGNIFICENT retinue OF servants and carrisgemen, all
at most magnificent prices and THEREFORE most iashona
be Mrs. SnObbs and husband will never think as Tar
as ths-tweye miles west Of Niagara Falls. But
should do great injustice to nvads-to the afflicted OF
humanity-if | did not reveal to them through your
columns the basam in these waters
year since in boring for salt, vein OF water
was reached which apparently possessed peculiar and
highly valuable chemical properties Upon analysis
il proved to hold in solution in apparently the most
infinitely and scientifically adjusted proportions the
following constituents
Chloride Of Cscan, Carbonate o. Lii1e
Chloride Of Magnesium Carbonate O. AsSness,
chloride O sodium, lodine q si IN
ProfoC Chloride Of Iron, SILICA, and
sslpks,e Of Linz AluHlins
Such a chemical constitution, such number OF sa-
lines and skais with such range OF ani.ies shown
in no other mineral spring in the world, and, there
fore the ST. Catharne Artesisn Saline Well should be
known to all sufferers. Daring my short stay here at
the Baths have witnessed such astonishing cures OF
scrofula skin diseases, chronic rheumatism liver com
plants stiff and weak joints, that j am convinced
Canada has the most valuable mineral water yet dis
covered in North America.
But enough of water. the spirit find an equally
valuable dissemination. Openly and undisguisedly,
liberty independence of the mother country, annex
alton to the United States is talked in the streets and
canys.sed in the quiet Concession after
cesson has been granted her Canadian sub
jeets but, ike children tasting sweets, these sub
jects want more. They want to De freemen
in the widest sense Of the word-to be
placed on political and commercial level with
their neighbOrs across the Lake and River. The
Reciprocity Treaty, just confirmed, gives great salts
faction-as well it might, since it allows Censds TO
launch her products into markets TO her infinite
- - haI
only augmented the dssatacton at any restraint TO
their prosperity. Canada must be free and Will be
ere five more years numbered. No Parliamentary
tactics, no Ashburton diplomacy can stay me uAe OF
feeling clamoring for repubesnism and me good
patured Queen must lose her heretofore ioyaly .sh
Yankee. are everywhere throughout these Province.
thar the people recognize them as good authority and
w9ri, Of t,top to be assured that the next treaty
vii tg,ls.e tbis par. VI the universe lso the u' Of