The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-21

lures viii now areay describe the ms Of LIE and
people and amasemens aud al. that Is 10 We iouud AZ
THIS tar away watering paco Scattered about INSECT
ncousiy among some dozen hotels aud boarding "oses
arc AZ present some two hundred visitors iAsnSn,an
are these struc ures compared VITA ITO soiosSai
hotels OF Saratoga, and cabiaed coined ana cohhneu
tese boarding houses conlrastod with the Doafass
hcuses OF our Nottuern watering places Everytnns,
inuenu Ia snis respect 10 on an oxcseinsy nhor a. w.,
as conis and npory scale and all owing 10 inc iac.
stated IN the outset Of letter OF want OF setemehe
oil ihe ute 10 iae land Want Of definite plan aud per-
nanency, The rsa OF this unfortunsse state o' icls Is
everywhere apparent Tue one street OF mo to*n-anu
thefc Is only ore sree-wossld take the premium any.
where suel premiums gwen, for its errsc aua
bewi'des'ns Irregular Every hote ari dwelling ana
store, and SHOP azs1 STALL art shany seems To HAYES
selected its special locality irrespective Of that or
Others Az many sycs OF archvecturc prevail as sere
signs The zodzc Most OF ,ie Dalhing
miserable tun0iedo7a AFFAIRS and mouldy with ion ase
ana dampnesa The xdses crossing tue cfeek nave
sca.cey the strength 10 make shadow ip the waisr
unaerneath fhe only order, In tact, Is In the ORDER ca
charges, and tho only en got Ter tho least possible
equivalent, The largest possible aucgnt OF mosey Az
ABOUT siey O'Clock in the ~ the usual bathing
hour rhe scene IS very unlike that Of bath.ag No
motley soored costumes tcgfye pquscy 10 tue pcrre
joyment OF the divc0 crowd of visitors Zach acts ndo-
pendent OF me otheS and has separate bathing room
Carrying tin pail, swathed' IN thick undersarnsats,
and equipped vita one or two w0osen blanaets.
each goes to hr bathing room, the gepue-
nen having ono get OF batkIng rooms tor
although rhs percen.rue t,:c latter Is very small
There three apartments to each bitbry Foom The
dressing room bsur5om. and vapor room The first ae.
ants about room to tu-D round and dveFr onesei OF
oues clothing. and is enrcy uneesat OF every species
OF usual drcsslsg room appointments in tho way o.
conb brush, looking glass and such IKE, except par
OF rusty hooks on which 20 hang ones garments lhe
bathing sofne eight feet long by four ect WIDE
and IS principally aiken up With wooden box or bsihinS
uo as IS chilled N polite Taranca seren rect long py
tw ntY inches in widtA TuFrIg faucet overhead ad-
nits cold water and pulling 9rope hoewatsr winch are
combined IN mean tamperatJre TO SUIT the batier
Usually the water is tempered as hot as oae can stand IT,
and frorn Ave to ten minutes s The tsne spens IN the
oa,htub From hero the bather goes into the-vapor
both, contracted apartment thar either or the
others and into which tue vapor Is intrcancsd thFeugh
tho iatticst floor Five minutes considered
a sufficiently long tiws TO resnain hcre, and ia
the interval mech hOt water previously
procured in the tin buc,rct much tho bather cau
comfortably swallow from hero q secona plunge or %
mnuie 80 10 taken iH the hot bath, wnen partial
rubbing OF wiSh crash towels takes place aud
then, wrapped in blankets, the visitor hurrss TO ms
hotel, aud t0erc, after sweating mteen or twenty
minutes in wosien bianksta givoo hlmsef thorough
rubbing, dresses himself, and the davs Dnthing u
through with have tried this bzthing program me,
and can, testify that COMES out OF IL ecug ike
new II not oeter man Tnat US eh'cts @i'er con
tnued ropettons would be astonishing III ms ny forms
of chrome diseases is nJts 20 DO wcadered at The
copous diaphoresis which the hot bath establishes
opens in itself mein channel For the expulsion OF prn
ciples injurious health Is made manifest IA us
peculiar door; and similar effect Though IN a'dtinii
ished degree is slso effe ted by diminishing the hot
There is limit TO dInking thu bot water and
Is drank all hours of the dag ana evening. Old
topers fnd it an excellent substitute FOR the morning
cocktail and II generally drunk as dInnerthan
cold water. The forenoon baaoTer, thonGh Few ake
two baths day. but not mary can stand b. and shea
then, IL the weaher permits Ssro or ride. or biilrd
or talks on politics or set 10 al draw poker. And
occasional drinks, not o. hot vetsranythl TO pass
away time pleasantly In tbs evening at somo OF
the hotels theI3 generally hop, whore the bowisch
Ing bellies and eaux os isackensaE dance 10 m-Sic
and talk small oonsense 10 the most approved style U
the For those who spo7tively inclined there rs
every nducemcnt TO gel md OF their surplus cn at faro
or rondo cceo, the horss head, roulette, ~
nome, or keno Yon pays your money aud you tasss
your choice The universal II not liberal principe OF
financial operations Thus far tniseason the knights Of
the Green cloth have worry heavy profits Eat
very few inclined combas with ,len- and tae
result. is that the gamblers al present trying TIC
gam OF the Kilkenny cats on each o,ner
Quite number of pronianenI visitors arc now nero
seek az restoa.ion of health from hcse sprngs Foro
most anon thesois senator Norton % lniiana, VINO
here Try the eracy OF tho waters 10 cure the
partial paralysis from which he is suffering. As wen
known ne been abroad and trec nearly 3verv thing
there and here, hut with little success HI, has
found nothing help him hxe these hot wzter lnths,
cvo them thorough trial Elk Gov ornor Henrrod d. oil
Indiana, IL his second VISIT 10 came herea com
pete and almost helpless cripple ircGa rheumatism and
now walks with the aid OF a cane Ex-Govefnnr VIM
ston of Alabama, Is among the ato-srrivas AAe Is a
great sufferer from rheumatism, ana ALREADY pssus 70
experience the mast beneficial results. SIC Frat, OF
Pratsve Ala, the great cot,on gin manuiartnre is
also here, victim TO tho sasae painful and distressing
disease, aud improving finely Mr.. Hobbs, President or
the Louisville and Princeton Railroad OF kertncky has
been here sseiag relief from goaty rhen-
matisln of which he has boon victim for tety years.
He saws he never cxperiohced benefit from any
other treatment Mr. s. A. Brick, OF Brookiyr,N A.,
man OF largo wealth ADD widely known ia connccon with
III. gas compansss of New York aud Broos IN. ~ also
on his visit here No; too, has travelled every
where and tried rsary everything and fouad nothing
to help hun like these sprnss. might mcntion hosts
OF Others cured. Greed Taylor, Of nrkansssi ID Il
Smith, the great railroad nan OF Ransas Geiorai sagao,
OF this state and Mr. HeDorGd, tue epineni banker 81
Little Rock These springs ieel satisfied have only so
become known. the ownership Of TIE land 3stsed and
KIND of hotels pct with bathing rcc.s under
the same root al the visitors that can be nc
com nodated Mature seems 70 av0.dessnod tls a.
healthy in tho summes months, IL IS always very
healthy here. The conformation Of tho valley and
mountains lncitec an smcst eonstaa breeze 'rousu "
whine in the hottest weather the 2ghis arc COOL COM
pcllisg sleep undsr blankets Again, and tnaa IS
no small consid sraton ,nerc arc no musepmoes, very
few aestwo most SPECIAL and vezaiious a1noyaucs OF
But must drs my letter to close. Z have been
thus prolonged end plrcuar-ansat IS the cay apology
can otIefor ,hs Sensrt Of the thousands who yearly
20 70 Watering places for their health aud noa II nos ou
would lnd il & they hero Shodcsrtes. pseudo
mlons,res ARD that largo class Of fast and fast
women who 60 watsrng places to show iher dresses
and diamonds md gay eq'nP1sss and
Their silkan and caps aad golden sings
rs Pe.rucho expresses H. and whose highest ambition Is
to dazzle humanity with tho gser OF their DIS
play leave shine and awe where fashion and false
SHOW arc tns allied while asalsh lssts-in
other words to 90 while thay are young. Bat when
health fails .ni youth gone my advice TO them Is to
ri n, ali sail port thar helms add steer ther their shat
tered barks. But come what revolutions there my ~
watering places 10 never be expected that Boston
crtiites viii give up Nalast, or tna1 tho exclusives
who spend the Summer solsiice a. Newport VIII DO
otherwise than continue TO revovc N The same narrow
no, word 20 say Melntfse the earth will revove or
its axis end for The benefit and hoarg OF all oase equr
ing medical aid the Arkansas hot springs will contnue
TO pour forth toer exhansess volumes OF pure, lo-
giving waters the thermal fountains NJ nature
nave jus, learned OF a report reaching nero that the En-
peror Napoleon has appointed commission of arans
accompany this place the Prince Importation the pnr
pose Of undergoing treatment for scroluia~
I stage Conca Riding in "A shaky Vehicle nrs
| Over Rough Roads Made Easy and Agreeable
by u Lille Saving ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS al
| Rogistrnsion--A Terrible Thunder storm nns
n Hotel Terribly Afflicted with Itats-'
| Landlord ON Observation-Disclosures Dowr
| the Washifa. aad n Right Flank Movement
| ON n CIose-risted Darky--Ifow the Foartn
] Of July was Celebrated. and How IL wa'
/ Not-I.argc Tnrnont OF Frcedrsen In Cam
dcn-Dcscription Of ArkndeIpi,ins Roc&port
| Princeton and Camden-Fareweii 10 Ar