The Portland daily press., 1867-08-19
Letter from Saco.

1he Pool-Old Orchard Beach-Prout's Neck.
49, lrsto 81 SAco, August H. 1867.
To the Editor of the Press - sh2ag a hlgssBG
have been spending the past three weeks
rusticating in the quiet little city of Saco. Or.
to'say the truth have made saco the starting
point, from which have been swinging round
the circle OF Saco Bay, from the Pool to Prout's
Neck. The land lying about the mouth of Saco
river forms semicirle between these two pc
ninsulars, the distance from the one to the
other being about eigh. miles. There are need
ed but two things to make the Pool a very at
tractive watering place; trees and good hotel.
1t has the best facilities for surf bathing. cum
ner and cod fishing, cunning, &c. Bnt people
who go away for their summer recreation.
"anta sprnkliIg of the beautiful and as good
Dill OF fare at dinner as can possibly be had
for the price, mingled with the other recrea-
tons; and the place that does not offer some
thing to the whole man, head, eye and stomach
cannot hold on to its visitors for more than one
season. The time was when man were salts
fed to have few of most common wants sup
piled; but the 10Th century man, grown in
the extent of his resources, has extended the
reach Of his appetites and tastes. 1 believe in
the 18th century man. think he is superior
mentally and bodily to men as they were one
hundred years ago. He is broader, and smart
er and bigger ever way than the men of old
times. So say, that if the people of the Pool
want their friends to come and see them during
the summer, they must add to their pure air,
shade trees and to the surf-bathing good ho-
tel af.l+ aIt .Ei'9 l-ia giaa & e a4
Another place of interest which have visit
ed several times is Old Orchard, the most pop.
ular watering place, with the execution of
Mount Desert, on the coast of Maine There
are between two and three hundred narsons
spending their vacation here this summer and
they can accommodate one hundred more
Quite a number of families from Saco and
Biddeford have private residences near the
Beach which they occupy from the 18th Of
june till the first of October. 1t is amusing on
hot days to see the long lines OF wagons from
the country districts file in upon the beach
completely loaded down with men, women and
children, besides povender for the horse and
family. They come all the way from ten to
twenty-five miles for duck in the salt surf.
and much benefit to mind and body they get
from it. / have no doubt, men like fish need
to be well sailed one year at least; and am
confident that if the whole mass of our hard
worked, dirt-begrimmed population could be
we'll doused once or twice year, their moral,
physical and social condition would be greatly
improved. -
There are good many things in our body
polite that need sailing. / can think of no
better remedy for the corruption of our politics
ana the dryness of our preaching than gener-
al convention of congress, clergy and school
teachers and editors ON Old Orchard Beach,
where the purifying waters of the Atlantic
might Daptze them en- nadsse into newness of
life, and the invigorating gales from mid-ocean
touch them with their spirit of purity and |
health / am glad to see that the editors Of
Maine have set an example in this direction bv |
their convention holden last week at Old Or |
chard
Prout's Mech, in my opinion, combines more
attractions for summer visitors than either of |
the places already mentioned. But the accom-
modations for boarders are limited and not up |
to the mark. They do not know how to keep
motel and they seem to be determined that |
nobody should teach them. There are about |
90 persons staying at the boarding house, at |
present. -.- -.I--- - TT.