The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-02

We clip the following from the New York cor.
respondenee ef the Augusta Chronicle:
Our Georgia boys were among the very first to
discover novelties and seemed especially delight
ed with the Russian baths. was persuaded. 10
try the experiment. by an Augusta boy, whose
ordinary complexion, when at home, is of mild
pumpkin color. II had suddenly assumed the
rose Of health, and this transformation he
attributed 10 the Russian bath. Not caring 10 go
alone, convinced Bacon, of the E1geheld Adj
veTtiser, that the Cossacks had discovered the
philosophers stone, and so induced him to
accompany his brother craftsman. Let me give
you faint description of what might be called a
gigantic sweat. RI
After certain necessary preliminaries, two mus.
cuar subjects Of the ear, arrayed ia their birth
day suits, grssped us by the shoulders and pushed
on to the main apartment. The door leading to
this opened with a quick snap-iust such a sn 40
as the door Of Herr LengePs lion cage. Presto {!
and we were thrust into room more like mau.
sOleum than anything else. Marble slabs and
tOmbs were piled up in true churchyard archi.
lecture. Upon them certain corpse-like indi.
vidDals were stretched, whose kinship with
breathing humanity was only certified by period
ical remarks proving that they had not yet
entered heaven; and, anon, by peals of merri-
ment very different from the outlaws of Satsn's
profound domain. At one end of this apartment
large black pool was cooled as a snaks-sO
.snake-like. indeed, that Bacon had to be pushed
down by the keeper, unaware, for, of his own
yoliion, he wonld not plunge into the unknown.
it with misty cobwebs, and almost sitting the at
mosphere. The ceiling and walls were ia an
agony Of perspiraiion. From the great warts
that stood out from their polished surface we
knew Of their suls ring, and if walls had mouths,
ss all know they have ears, tremendous plast r.
cast well would have relieved them immensely.
: AS il was, they made no sign, save every now
and then dropping hot tears on Bscon's nose or
mine, as We lay like soldiers taking our rest with
navy clOaks around Us. With wet spunges under
our heads, ststue-like we reposed on our allotted
tombstCnes, while the sweating process went on
after the manner OF distilleries. Very soon de-
licious languor stole over our drowsy Incidence,
and, IL upright instead of recumbent, the puniest
baby might have Frustrated US with stick of
candy. As the elogging humors Of the body
escaped through the emunetOries of the skin, the
mind became alert and luminous.
Everything gloomy passed away and left us as
lazy and devi-me. care as lotus eaters. We were
destined. however, TO have the dreams rudely
broken UPON for, Just as we were congFatulating
ourselves upon total indifference as 10 what the
Tanmany Hall wiseaeres did for the country or
for themselves our primitive keepers reappesred,
and, armed with hose and pipe, gave US a modest
notion Of how a house on fire feels when Georgia's
big engine Insists quenching cOnhagration.
Having played fireman TO their hearts content,
our keepers led Us 70 the pool and ordered US to
dive In. Bacon, as | told you, wanted TO argue
the point, but before he had concluded his fifth OBJ
lection it was strangled in the water. Seeing that
the keepers were not open TO conviction, shut
my mouth and took the leap.
The water was cool and the sensation splendid.
After short swim we took a brief sweat Then
the pipemen commenced putting US out. The
door opened with quick snap, and we were
consigned 20 gents who bade US lie down on sofas
and receive the flashing touches. Having been
thoroughly dried, we had TO imagine ourselves
pieces of dough, for we were kueaded 10
fashion that only professional bakers thoroughly
understand. Here the smile must end, for no
baker would knead dough after it went through
the oven. Assuming the CARDS Of civilization, we
reposed for half an hour on gorgeous divans.
Then we sought the street, feeling what Xerxes
would have given Kingdom fora new pleasure.
We did not seem glued to the sluggish earth, but
rather, with Aoquarius, walked the fenceless
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