The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-04-22

tnltner' OuL sloie away, uhuer cover vi biSh'
and the violin's first notes. to the smok
ing room Of nv club, where | narrated this
strange sxperience amid tumuliuous applause,
An adventure had with another madman
threatened to turn out by no means so salts
factcriiv. This was most respectable ind
yidual of the name of Mutten, who kept
baths in the vicinity of Holborn-hot baths
cold baths, yapor baths, sulphur baths, show
er baths. sand baths, in fact, every kind OF
bath-bnt the one which | have reason t.
remen. Der most was his vapor bath. l had
beer recomms nded this sudatorial treatmenl
by nv physician, who had also ADVISED m;
patronising the establ shment OF MIR. Nut
ten. as being person not bitten with an!
new-fangled system of Turkish baths and
the ike. but steady, old fashioned, and prac-
tic4l; though, for ali ;nat Mr.. Mutten had
been bitten by something as You shall pres
entity hear. Perhars, reader, you nev'.
took q vapor bath. and 10 rot even precisely
know what il is. Well, have yon ever been
emDloyed as deep-sea diver? No, fou
must. however, at least have seen the person
whois 50 employed at the Polytechnic insil-
tu,ion in Regent street. vapor-bath, then,
IS in appearance exactly the converse OF his
attire. N0ur head is free, except that there
is collar of India-rubber-or some either
ey;l-smeling subs;ance-round your neck,
70 prevent the eacape of the vapor, while tle
res. of YOUR body is shut up in a gigantic
helmet. Ike hat in the Castle Of Otranto !;
YOU are in a monstross copper, with tirs
IN Ter Won, and make as much steam as
Christmas pudding. only you keep it all to
yo..rself. f,r medicinal purposes. 1t would
n,otshly scald you to death. il you entered
III. conner after the operation had been long
h.,-.-. syG even the gradual accession O.
he 81. .sem pleasant, unless yon hapPen
ia be g.e Z; .h.. unfortunate c.ass 'np IA
vl,m. l.. ,..,- graceful Language of the sel-
.cr. ...srs?ir.,;aa : ~as:!r Induced That
vcu .:e entirely helT.es.. being fastened IN
nv Is. which you ave 10 aand TO untas-
ten. : evident en- ugh. and alsc that the ST.
ua,ion & sspreme.c ridiculous. IL front Of
u : suspended = thermometer, so IL ii you
nay ~ar,~;n,er3 your own cooking to q turn
., ! .-..-e j.. aiways somebody in the room t
,.,. ,o,, ~. ,;lt overdoae. This attendant
was il m, c. =. Mr.. Mn'ten. had submit
.s4 :, ,t-< .raa ,rnent eleven times, and vas
s.,....-o;,k- nv i.. snd twelfth sudoritic-
! ra,i--9 OF ,t1s occasion, when entered
n n. ,ha, the pr ?prie-or OF the estao-
rs-n.... vas somewhat moooy and taciturn
hu, ms =. was apt 10 ne, in eo3reecsece Of
tt gro.:rg popularity Of Z Hnmnnms' AID
divers other Innovations from ne East, winch
l;ra-r:. ..- 4 the nlmbrr of his customers.
| "A; lie me pleasant observations ta him
aaoa' he weather-to when he mntt=red
d.s>sa.-I;>roDed ay> #, t.;srel he copper
and : b It'd in.
YOU .hll! nave 4 good boi, this morning,
ary Wy observed Mr.. NU.,el. viciously
poAias lie ba,h-;.re with great visor.
Vow. .realy this was ve,y farming obser.
raiion from a person who seldom spoke al
all. AMI when h@ id 50, was always stuiious-
!y respectful. Ii ght have TAXED @: having
a good boil nlt il was aa; for Gicl 20
do s.. The phrase any way too, was di>a
sreea2,e; there could be only ore way
usln,... +, be reg.latsd by the thermometer.
However. thought / b-st II 'ske 10 notice.
Th.re W, a ..,am about NJ Muiten's eye
-: observed until i WAS ,co late, alas =
;h4' made a vapor i'a;a q-:', unnecessary 10
me. VA, IN a persPsTat'on tr.m head 20
!uJ,. Very soon, to-, the ia, beneath be
caa3e 4 good deal mere ;h4n was accustUn1-
q. 10. Don't voI tAi.A, ~ dear Mr.. Nut
tn said pessausiSely that The trmpera-
tqre IS almos. ,h enough" and | nodded
(Which was Il. could deb towards the in
slrlmelt before me.
No, don't replied Nr. Mutten cur,ly
am go.ng to Try an experiment. | intend
the rlercnry not OILY 10 get up as high as i.
possibly can, but 70 rome 3,ira on lie ota.r
st4c.r
Then. of course. knew that was in the
power Of lnnatic. He poked up the fire un-
til the sol,s of NY fee; began to burn. and
the woo,ien chair on which sat-well, one
would nave thought il had been an iron one.
: Mr.. Murten,' said l., il hurts
The proprietor of the bath being :hus ap-
i pea!ed 10, came straight up 10 my de:enseless
nose AMI twelked Il. Il nave longed to GO
, that said he ever since first saw Won in
, tbs ar,ing position. l. IS you Who have
? built those baths in JeTmyn s,reet-con,ra,
t d.cs ne, aaL II! twis: yo-r nose Gift is W
VINO have introduced ihe eastern system into
r this previously happy lard. mean TO en-.
: dease yeu 10 a single drop OF vapor, take j,
up with : hit OF o!o',ins-paPer, and enclos,
I j: in an enye!opeto to tie secretary of the Ha.
/ nal. lie says that our means are insufficient
I for practical purposes; let US put on nor,
i Goals, and Try
T The torture began TO be agonizing. l now
+ f2r the first time, began to appreciate the &c
termination with which Seyre,us and othe
: roasted theologians maintained their opin
f ions IN spite Of the arguments of The fagot
: fl. ny intellect would net hold much Ion