The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-09-21

" " y" w" w ~ -" HfffFfNN"fN WITT
might seek Ne beailne vl',ns bae
tbsse pfopfleiof.. sslse apon NE llfs
giving streams, aad cay, You shaa'i
ne oae drop n ihs walef los bssh.
Ing, except al mf swa darn, dirty
taIb.houae., sud ~ whleh yoa musi
pay ~ hny ecnis fr each bath.
Mt fed, lhe proprietor of The
hotel Al which vas boarding, aad
ftom whom ! derive my information.
showed me Me lease, and Wy h le
agrees 10 pay two hundred and af'y
dollars each year ground rent for .
lot about hhy by ene hundred and
hfy feet, and upon which he has
built a hotel, Of some twenty -hye
rouma. Az The expiration of four
years, he has 10 turn over all the Inn
presemcnts on the lot for nothing.
In other words, be pays them one
thoasand dollars for The privilege Of
building them a hotel free Of cost,
within a space of four yoers) and
still thcy refuse 10 lei him convey
the water 10 this hotel In order that
his boardcrs might be able 10 bathc
without going out Of the building
and exposing themselves 10 the cold,
Notwithstanding be Is willing TO pay
them fifty conts for each bath. | am
informed that they pursue the same
illibcral course towards all the other
hotels and boarding houses. II seems
TO me that il is high time that such
monopoly should be broken up
During Mr.. Fillmore's administra.
ticn, three parties claimed to hay,
lociscd tho Hot Springs reservation,
but the Register Of tho Land Oilics
could not decide which was entitled
10 the certificate, or whether either o.
them had any valid claim, aud re-
ferred the case TO the Secretary Of thu
Interior, Hon. A. II. II. Stuart, O
Virginia, and he being unable to do
eide the question, ordered the Regis
ter 10 give Gains Zone Of the claim
ants) a certificate containing th,
statement that il was given solely 70
the purpose Of enabling the claimant
to litigate their rights in the court
Of the country, and for no other pur
pose whatever. They entered th
courts with their claims, and ! m
informed by Colonel Garland, one Q
the ablest lawyers in the State, tina
latter t,centy gears litigation, the par
ties stand just where they com
menced, and are now instituting ne,
proceedings. II seems to me tina
their monopoly Is entirely too profit
able for them not TO keep the ques
ton unsettled Cor many years to com,
The Government ordered the ques
ton Of title 10 be settled; but thes
claimants will not let ID be settle,
for the reason that 10 do so woul
prevent them from charging such G,
orbitapt prices, which are based upo
this very same unsettled condition
the titles. As long rs they can kee
out competition, and compel yisito
to pay three dollars per day &
boarding, bathing and washing alon
they seem in no great hurry to ha'
the question Of title settled.
The legal title to these springs
! still In the Government, and bill
! now pending before Congress, 10 Il
J OF the reservation into lots, and st
them at public auction. The be
interests Of humanity and the thou
, ands Of suffering human beings, vi
= are annually wasting away by dl
eases that could be cured by the
! waters, calls loudly upon every mer
Der of Congress 10 act promptly up
, the bill before them.
Visitors should supply themsely
with one pair of blankets, one fla
I mel shirt, and enc pair Of drawe
! one dozen good crash towels, Al
= : gentlemen should take their shawl
|. tools. The reason for this will a
! pear from the following account
!. the manner Of using the water, a
! the fact that 30 many visitors |
,eI afflicted with loathsome sores, rend'
!. !. ing Il very disagreeable, Il not da
i gerous, to use any Of these thir
that have been used by others. I
distance from the clearinghouse
The bath houses varies from 4
Yards TO n quarter Of a mile.
r about II o'clock A. NJ, equipped "
!. blankets, towels, nanncls, and
= : bucket Of hot water, you enter
4, bath, remain IN the water as hot
a you can bear II from five 10
], - minutes then step into tho va
y bath, drink about q quart Of
:. water, and get out agnin within
10 than FIVE minutes. Wipe OH
ct perspiration and put on your fianI
p wrap your blanket around you,
r. walk as fast a. You can TO your ro'
- drink another quart Of hot water, |
' Jump into bed, cover up well,
= sweat al the water out OF you, WI
he takes about half an hour. Then
70 move your aannels, use your 20
ce freely and dress In your ordin
- clothes, and the labor Of bathing
oyer for one day.