Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-06-30
From Oar Alum Spring Correspondent.
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e,fatej the mysteries of the spfine and
relieved the mind of the batkeeper from
suspense by assuring him that we travel
with our own whiskey and the con
sciences Of our walters By keeping our dol
lars IN our pockets, We may now cit down
In our comfortable apartments and think
with tender melancholy Of on, Friends
In Baton Rouge.
could indulge In efea. many pleasing
"reminiscences OF oar journey 10 this place,
commencing With the FIRST day on the Gen
Qpi,msa. Of real turtle soup memory ard
fsoa that steamer, voyseiag along with
the ears until ! came 10 this land Of rocks
and streams, but that cur friend Xxx has
gteedily snstched up every delicate NOR
sci, and sent Of a bundle Of good things to
the Advocate, " only emitting to men
ton the precise number of fried eggs he
assaulted and demolished at the eating
houses on the toad, and the exact amount
Of consolation he derived from little
fash, containing n highly odofous, saffron
c,iored liquid, and which he said had been
placed In hls hand at parting by person
whom suppose 10 be physician, with a
name sounding something like Tonic "
OF " Tonic"
Now have q plan. Our friend Xxx IL
gone" OF for Baltimore" aud IN his alb
seence ! shalt forstsll him by telling every
thing that Is to be told, about the Rock
bridge Alum Springs.
Your FIRST wish on arriving ut this place
after having secured supper aud fcotn is
TO GO down and see, aud try this "Pool Of
fSethsaida." You hnd q tall rocky wall IN
which are fine followed out places with
basins containing the medicinal water and
number according 10 their strength. No.
beinu the weakest aud The rest In an
advancing scale NJ TO No =, the strongest,
and the cue which gives Its healing water,
to invslids, In all parts of the Union.
No. Is rather In disgrace, being neither
strong nor weak, nor anything In psrtieu-
lar. There IL good ehsiybe Spring at
few hundred yards distance, inuch re
sorted to, by romantic young ladies, tho
love to gather handhlls of towering Lau-
rel. and Wild rhiur, and follow the wind
ing path that iesds them TO the large step
ping stones at the gurging shallow
stream. where their pretty feet may cross
IN safety TO the resting place by the basin
Of the iron Spring.
The water Of the Alum Spring taste.
Of alum, and iron, though believe Meth
er Of them pfedeminate over the other
properties. Most beginners dislike the
taste greatly, but was told to-day, by
lady, that in time you become psssionste-
~ fond Of IL. | am In hopes that rs we
are very Idle here. and have tpienty Of
time. this desirable state Of feeling mar
,con no brought about.
The fashionable season has not vet com
meueed. and 40 there are few here beside
the Sick and the attendant Well. though
strange to cav. no man will admit. n ne
can help Il. that he is an invalid. while ne
IL suspicious that every body he meets is
the victim of some dreadful disease, that
can only be cured by the Elixir at the foot
Of the mountain. There is no end to the
traditions we hear OF the wonderful cures
performed by TINS natural physici serofu-
ias' ulcers pso comPieSions' Impoverished
DlOou, want oi appetite, ana every othef
s'imen'' nee oe'ore 'his great eStermins-
'ot' w en'eheu' supposed oy the pad
'as'e VI 'ns "A'e,' an en'hus'asuc "ot.
s"pp.' " ''is sn',"e informed ms Una
"h Oio sV,aie' VINO h"u 'oss ms eyes IN the
se''ice VI his country hao ooth members