Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-03-28
Fark!sh Baths 10 Ro.isn.

urirnisi laiLiHs is quiie ihe rage,
and Nc glys ihr following extract
foia a lslirr shaving how much
trouble Unr is willing Ia take h'F a
iWingr ~ rhonmsiismi
/ registered my Name, when tho
do, ior joupssly n'iaarAel, that they
io0k namrs, in rsse tho patients
never eame back Things i00kel
iilie on lhe Spanish lnqulsilion
or,irF, hu, yeiY tlssn, Laee eur
la,ns aHd rich eagpeliRg up slairs,
with slane Nusalc sad painted walls
down stairs ShoWn u ny room, l
nnlrssel, when a h0t towel Was
brought, which | lled around my
Wslal; ihrn went down stairs lnl0
q rs'om where wcro siN slat chairs
and two men laid ont on two of
them was dirertel Ia my chair.
Wh,ro ! lay half aR hoar, with
large sponge under my head, tho
Thermometer u,,oVo MO indicating
l29 degNes, Gmei0ns how tho
persplralion Rolled out! Tho two
men Ion me. following tho attend,
anis, and were u,hvroi into an ad-
joining room, separated only by
curtain. could hear them "oh ,
oh and wondered what would
come next "Iimo up. come with
me-" 20 fpashei aside tho curtain
aud stepping ON lho pretty stono
npor, danced an iiupromptu jig, for
Il WIS conionnlod hot, aud ] went
from here 10 there, from heel TO toe,
sure enough, aud got into another
chair, TO wait about twenty minutes,
lindlng tho Thermometer 10 bo lI5o.
Il pcrspircd in the first room, |
ran over in this, II boiled right
forth, until the attendants approach.
cd. These attendants are going
through this ten hours u day, and
drinl; from two To three gallons of
water per diem. My man has been
80 occupied in London, Cork and
here for ten years, aud believe
such an institution in New Orleans
would prevent fcvcrs, but let us get
out of this room rs soon rs possible.
touch my foot to the floor, and
cry out, II say, doctor, | cant walk
away from this chair; my feet are
tender, aud know | can't stand
IT," ! try, however, and having
become parboilcd, got on better than
| cXpccted. Co mo is way"
"Yes, I'm coming" ! say very gem
tly, for | feel greatly or weakly at
tho mercy Of my attendant, and
should be very polite and obedicnt
to him. enter another room paw
cd in like style with tho last, and
SEQ two marble slabs like tomb.
stones. On one ofthem | lie, divcst-
cd of my girdle, but whom and how
| don't remember. | only know l
find myself q am six feet tall laid
out on this stone, where | nm rub
bed, arms, legs. fingers pulled, then
"turn over!" turn over, but all |!
it was hard turning. Just try it on
any tablet after such treatment! l
said, "yes, I'll turn, please wait
bit for my bones have been used to
an easier bed, but I'll turn soon rs
can" Then | go through tho
same manipulations as previous.
"Stand upr' Eyes, sir, will stand
up" (very glad to do so, indoed)
Shut your eyes" eyes shut them
| selves, and | am anointed with.
gEycerine, sweet pcrfumed soaps in
ny hair, eyes, etc. | hear u NOISE,
u turning of something, like series
Of chopping knives for mince meat.
''Do they mean to make mo into
tlrkey pies" Let them come and
have il over, l gave up long ago;
better an end with terror, than
terror without an end" Only q
Aouche bath, water from hose, and
n rose jet just as il FROM the pot you
water roses with, but a little cool.
I venturcd one eye on it, and got
my eye full of soap, so resolve to
shut my eyes, when | hear another
turning ofsomething, and on comes
it seems thousand streams of cool
or water. Ugh too cold, cant en-
dure it. Attendant is mute; why
cant he speak, and inspire one with
courage? ] am rinsed and cooled
off, and while wiping my eyes, am,
rubbed with the fibre of the cocoa
nut "Come this way-plunge in!"
| am led to large tank-large as
one of our parlors, with about four
feet of water in it. 1t looks cold,
and | am afraid to go in; attendant
dives in head first; don't; L so
down one side of the marble steps
and finally swim off and just as i!
get accustomed to tho water and
begin to enjoy it-"Come out now;
Cant | stay II little longer?'
No only one minute and half al.
lowed" So out | come, am rubbed
down like horse, warm sheet put
round me, marched up stairs, differ
ent ways from entrance, and enter
a room magnifieently furnished in
luxurious Oriental fashion. A new
attendant conducts mo to char,
covers me with a blanket, and there
lie-so comfortably "1ou can
have coffee and cigars, if you like"
| take both; delicious coffee, good
cigars lie there twenty minutes !;
then attendant feels of me, to see II
there's a reaction, and that l don't
perspire again; | go to my room
and dress, then to the barber, hair
oiled, etc, hand in my ticket, and
outdoors. 1t was raining hard, cold
and iisagreeable; but l never felt
better in my lif'. The bath (mine)
averages forty patients day; on
Saturday previous, seventy; ana
U0ild tout
New Orleans, Feb. ., 1s6s.-N. o.