Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-08-31
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Gossip about the Beautiful City Of CleTe-
Iand-The Benefits OF Water Cure.

From an Occasional Correspondents ~
WATER CURE, CLEvELAND, August
28.-When I was a boy my mind was
very considerably exercised once in en-
deavoring TO fathom the philosophy OF
the fshmOngress, who, in answer to a
reproOf from a philanthropist, or a
berg" on the cruelty Of skinning eels,
declared that "they didn't mind it when
they got used TO it." Time and gray
hairs, or some other things, have bright
ened my intellect since then. know
pretty well now Whist il Is to get used to
anything. The first time l went into a
vapOr bath I think I must have
sqUirmed and wriggled like a worm in
a hot shovel. 1t did no good, however,
[ had to stay there, and, whether stand
ing up, sitting down, or bObbing up and
down, or twisting round and round like
a weather-cock, / had to sweat &c out all
the same. I've got used to it now,
though, and when Peter gives me the
signal walk as steadily into my box,
and 90 through the i'swathingp process
IS steadily as an old blind horse in
j tread-mill. In fact, Pm becoming
As fond of it as an old topper IS Of his
morning bitters, and am about as regu
tar, though, perhaps, not as often, in
paying my respects to it. 1t seems to
tgree with me most wonderfully, for,
-hough I verify believe I perspire half a
Jound daily, vet, on weighing yester-
lay, I found that / had gained Just
Ihree pounds and a half In a week.
Saturday is "weighing day. here, and
ne matrOns and Misses, the old codgers
md the young men, are all weighed on
he front gallery, and it is amusing to
'ee how the fat mes try to be as light,
md the lean Ones as heavy as possible.
If there were some arrangement posi-
lie by which a s'divideD could be made
n accordance with the wishes Of all,
everybody would improve every week
ust exactly like they wish So far,
however, 1 believe it is generally con-
seded that l have the inside track, and
three pounds and q half per week is a.
ard TO beat as Bassett's time at Sara
toga.
Al ali nv RECOMMENDATIONS up and
Town, through and over these GLOW
grounds Of sOrrOw," I have never met q !
more social and pleasant set of people at
any resort, or any other place, in my
life. As I showed in my first
letter from here, Memphis is largely
and creditably represented. Her ladies
are excelled by none, either in good
looks or good qualities, and 1 heard an
opinion expressed a day or two since |
that the handsomest lady here is one Of
her daughters. Would Il be wrong for
me 70 whisper into your ear that this
is Mrs. Nd. Don't tell any body
else. But, really, the kind pleasantness
their manners make all look hand
some TO me; being, as you know, on the
shady side Of twenty-One or two, I'm a
competent judge of beauty, and good
lOOks and all such.
People in Cleveland are complaining
Of hot weather = ehOsaphafi They
iOn't know anything abOat it. The
ranges from eighty up to
11nety-nve degrees rarely wen as high
the hast figures, and I sleep under
every night and wear thick
clothing every day, and yet these folk
ire talking about hot weather. I can't
or the life Of me, keep from laughing
It their innocence and ignorance. Let
EN- u down TO Memphis and take on
l sun stroke OF two, and their eyes Will
opened. They'll know what hot
weather IS then and may afford to talk |
bout it. Until then, they don't know
What they are talking about.
Ihave before msntioned that the size.
n magnifcence of Cleveland
lstonished me. One other thing has
me quite as much. I have
lot been able to find half a dozen first
lass dry goods store in the whole place. /
nd yesterday | tramped the whole town
u vain for four punches Of braid that |
ould have purchased at perhaps twenty
,laces in Memphis. I notice that in
hose aG wall ag oil 1fIsra4a ~r-s4- -.
'er OF sales women are emplOyed-a fea-
gre OF trade as yet adopted to a very
mall extent In Memphis. One hand J
ONE little blonde az the store where / !
made my purchase, while waiting on a !
OF Southern ladies, remarked !
bat she had had a wish to 20 South but
be was afraid. One of the gentlemen :
( the house passed by and whispered to
er that these are Southern ladies, amt
on afraid Of them?i ooh. po.j
sid she in a lively mood: eIim not
fraid Of such people as these / ex-
ected to find frst-class gun-stores, but
o being shown to the best in the city.
lattens, Hound it a very small, one
orse affair, about IS COMPARED TO LuI- /
d Nienna's, as q you're banjo would !
2 10 a line piano. one thing however :
ley have here in abundance and that :
shoes. You can't turn round without !
shoes. They are everywhere old .
new, in style and out of style, high :
ice and low price, ss thick as even the .
ogs and lie were in Egypt They s
I've some hats too. About a hat 10 =
cry three pair Of shoes and boots per !
Fps more. And 50 / concluded that II -
q ruling idea up here to protect the q
Tor 'front.' Of knowledge and the n
ldestandings. Good idea. / believe :
shoes and hats, and it don't matter if
e latter are a little old. They =
We fine horses up here. Splendid
d about the most stylish and best
Oke animals / ever saw, and such
ives. It would just do your very soul
cd to be behind one Of their fast
ANS on Woodland, Prospect or Euclid -
venue, all Of which are broad, straight =
-colson-paved, and shady and
orned with some of the most lovely
iidences Oh the continent. There Is no
st on either of these streets, but hlst
{ OF the NicolsOn pavement and
be reminded Of Memphis in its
lmlest days, when during one-haif the
81 b whole city and everything in \,
was hidden behind thick walls OF "
st, and during the other half the mud
streets were blockaded with mired ID
sys and other traps leaving scarcely
for a man 10 navigate through I'm a @
g-out. VIII future generations OF D
born Memphians ever be made to be-
We this2 I doubt il. and vet An
all know that It Is q the truth. Inc
ole truth, andnOthing butthe truth ri