New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-15
WINNING.

Everybody can keep an Aquarium, which IT, afss
ALL not SO much an exhibition Of Nature in her brighten
aud freshest phases as skifu exercise Of human In
genuity In prolonging certain amount Of injured ami
mul liie The excitement Of the discovery of each
death of little fsh or lately wrigging reptile and the
growing interest of the owner in the gradual decay and
dissolution of his stock have seemed to us cred
table to the taste or finer emotions Of man. Nata-
toriap is not easy to keep, yet If it could every
where dispiace the Aquarium, great relief would be
afforded to the whole respectable tribe of fishes and
small aqueous game, and benefit would be conferred
upon our own sped IS much more substantial than any
10 be derived fIom the imprisonment and slow torsrs
Of the gtteng who enjoy the best Of health
and spirits in running streams, aud in pools filed to ts
grassy brm by bubbling springs. But one respects
bic citizen might find it difficult to institute his
premises fine swimning-tub, in which the forms Of
himself and his wife and the children of both
might float, and dive and paddle about, there is no
reason why number Of citizens should not join to
gether in the provision of one Of the simplest and
heahicst, and cheapest amusemens within the reach
If mortal.
Swimming s one of natures own pleasures and, like
all the rest Of ,hem is les expensive aud far more
real than any of the and tresome recreatons sup
piled by art or fashion, There is good deal Of COM
fort in the reflection that the solemn crisis upon
the country is compelling pleasure-seekep to turn TO
the simplest sources The children born with silver
spoons in their mouths must consent to be tckled with
very cheap straw; the watering places are given Up
for quiet country places where the sound Of the Ger
man is exchanged for she mellow horn.ca of the farm
bows home; voluptuous dancing and dressing
Germs OF the father Of the family at last. Now, 70
syin is 70 put into most graceful action the beautiful
human limbs to stimulate all the ply steal powen,
and draw gentle energy through the whole system;
to be exhilarsted by contest with the purest and
brightest OF the elements; prepare the mind for
calmnes and the body for efficiency in any hour when
danger from the water Seems TO be threatened. And
why the practice should have been 10 long confined to
the least swau-lke of the sexes and to only small
majority Of that ia diiicat problem in this water
privileged land, embraced by aud careseea BY
the kindest of streams. Why won't all the bellies Of
the season of whom il is well known there enough
in New-York alone 20 populate all the hauuts of tho
mermaids determine to get themselves up in this 80
complishmeut this Surnmeri There should be bat one
standard Of delcacy for sat and fresh water aud Is
very undes rable Summer resort indeed which has nos
in the neghborhood one of those deep black streams,
cunained by foliage or one Of those sversanded
lakes. Of which pevprng eta dream in their moments
Of EXTREMIST torture from the bisteripg stones Of
Broadway Young ladies' may remember that art has
canght many bewitehing inspiration from the baths
of rnaidens rare, and that when they do swim 1t b
always observed that American ladies perfect duclx.
Is there any idea which il Is cruel TO suggest n
these hot days than that of the old-ashioned boys
swim Yet doubtless he who ia rushing the grid
iron at this moment with large quantity Of ruin On
bis mind is sometimes reminded by the streams Of ary
pefspration that hiss over his body Of the delicious
drip of cold drops from his white jelly of flesh, when
be stood on the rock that was up near the surface and
yet not ashore and breathed deeply after the long and
dreamy dive, and the paddle all around with beads OF
companions shaking ut him out Of the foem On every
side, and joyous cries pushing on the race OF the
stronpest swimmers. The ocean is an experience thas
cannot absorb the memory Of that glorious fun in the
water. although the manly breast doesn't get many
sucb condolences % those Of the big pushing breakers,
!, from The farthest horizon 10 there much use IN
talking about CLOVIS utter has run up everthe sands
and rubbed down the Atlantic.
In Philadelphia they have Natetorium, and 1t ~
GOOD and perfect thing 10 Philadelphia butter, re-
spec,abi.y, or ice-crean- The ladies are all craxy
about it, and do all their romping in the water and
mean to make skin in swimming the great social tes
The Natatorium is conducted with entire propriety.
The swimming divnities adopt simple seaside toi-
ette and ara put through the motions BY an expe-
fiencsd norman and mis- accomplished wife. Would q
not be pleasant relief from the tedium Of these duh
dsys to institute q swimming-scho1a, or number OK
swimmina.scboos. in Nsw.Yoskl 10 b. nyhsd !oa