Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-12-01
Letter from New Jersey.
FLORENCE, N, j., Nov. Is, 10.

The next morning / had the
pleasure of depicting my pocket to
the amount of two dollars for lay
ing in a bed two hours, for | don't
think slept any, and this also paid
for a cup of the most vile and horid
looking coffee that l ever saw,
which was presented to me at the
breakfast table; but l respectfully
declined the balance of the dish
es, for they were in keeping
with the coffee, "only little more
So"
Finding nothing here, to satisfy
my appetite, and feeling the ebulli-
tions of passion rising within me
at the thought of having spent my
"chink" and got nothing, l sailed
fo rth and soon found a fruit stand
loaded with luscious peaches; and
feeling in my pocket I found l had
fifteen cents that | had not spent,
vet there was momentary conflict
between Acquisitiyeness and Ala
mentativeness, but the latter soon
declared itself conqueror, and l
was soon seen marching down
street with my pockets full Of
peaches and one in my hand, from
which was satisfying the demands
Of my appetite.
l strolled along the wharf motto
ing the shipping, and making OBJ
servations ON human character
To one who makes human physiog-
nomy an index to human character,
every stranger he meets becomes an
object of interest and profit.
Philadelphia has always been no
ted somewhat for its hospitality,
but presume that there is as much
sordidness and avarice here as in
any other city of the same size, for
selfshness is not the product Of any
particular locality, neither is
friendship or hospitality the pro
duct of any particular region; but
these emotions spring, spontane-
ously from the human heart, wher-
ever man lives in obedience to the
principles of his higher nature
But enough of this.
At ten o'clock l stepped on
board a ferry-boat which steamed
across the bay; having reached the
opposite side l took the train for
this place by the Camden & Ampoy
railroad.
The rate of travel on this road is
the cheapest Of any road that l
have been on in the United States.
The company are forced into this
by competion-having to compete
with the Pennsylvania Central rail
road and Delaware river.
After a pleasant ride of about
two hours, Florence was announc-
ed. The name sugg ested the land
of sunny skies and balmy breezes,
But stepping from the train and
opening my eyes l soon found that
this was not the Florence Of Italy,
but only a diminutiye depot and
a few scattered houses in keeping
with it. Inquiring of a stranger ii
this was Florence, he said "no,
Florence was half a mile from there
down on the river" My destina-
ton being the Hygeian home OF
DR.. Trail, l wended my way in that
direction which l reached in a few
minutes.
THE uYGEIAN HOME.
This building is situated on the
East bank of the Delaware river,
thirty miles above Philadelphia,
and is 250 feet long and four sto-
ries high.
The basement and second floors
are occupied by the kitchen, dining
room, pantry, gymnasium, parlor'
lecture-room, laundry, Workshop
&c.. while the third and fourth
stories are occupied by the pa
tients and students of the Hygeo-
theroputic College.
A varandah runs the entire length
of the building on the side next to
the river, giving ample means fol
exercise in bad weather. This va
randall affords fine lookout, and
from this point fine view may be
had of the country. North OF this
the Delaware river may be seen fol
miles vending like thread OF sill
yer, impressing the beholder with
a sense of the beautiful, while It's
bank on the Pennsylvania shore
is dotted with farm houses, rich ano
bighlv cultivated fields and beautI