The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-03

portion or old ana young ladies, Che whole colony
nassed together with that sociabe feeling that be.
longs to a community the different members Of
which have grown up together; aud az for chill
dren they are scattered loosely In every direction
Among the residents at the American Hotel from
b. Turner and wife, John Wadsworth and family, J.
H. Mortimer and family. Joseph Packard and family
Colonel Richard vose ana iam con! Gnro
family the Misses Railway, J. J. Ribon and family.
Mrs. and Miss Leila Halght' Mrs. T.. NJ; Young
and family E. L. Garv idn,,s and Mr. fam my
family, Mrs. and Miss livingston and q. Prince
and family philadelphia Is represented i Sy 'qdxe
Gown and family, William Nyce and wife and John
A. Dngan and lamily. Among visitors from Albany
Y. Ten Eyck and family. Connecticut sends W. I.
Barber and family and J. ]. Phelps and family.
c. K. Randall, Mrs. Lawrence, B. b. Van Emburgh,
Colonel J. H. Reed, MIR. G. De Cordova Charles A.
Yalkenbergh, William Nblo, John'A. Livingston. S.
D. Babcock, Joseph Goodwin, Peter M"er, George
dDn AS A. and sy william I'll of NeT sni
family, J. Romano Brown and family, George
Mosle, Judge Mason, OF Utica; Judge Clinton, OF
Buffalo; }. H. Swayne ID. b. Drake, of Chicago, and
John e. Stevens and family.
sALUBRITY RICHFIELD SPRINGS.
More than mere word Is due to the salnbrity OF
this resort as place OF Summer residence and to
the beauty and variety OF It's drives. IL is now
selves to work to place the locality upon scien-
lfc sanitary basis Previous to that period the
springs aud their surroundings had been lett pretty
much TO take of themselves. and, IKE all
human dwelling places under those conditions. the
atmosphere along Main street had not always been
as pure as could be desired. Thanks to the new
order or things and to the exertons OF The new
Health Onlcer, Dr.. Could the Corporation has been
placed just in that condition in which every good
citizen wishes New York TO be placed. All the APP
plances which science has rendered familiar to US
ss oe sSsem use Of ia fn en-
age is probably more complete tnan I'D
the vast majority OF other communities OF equal
Main street to the other without having yonr
nostrils saluted by an unhealthy or uniragrane
which nature has when she is in a fresh and unpol-
luted state. Every hotel at Richneld springs
every boarding house, IS ncluded In inns compiese
system Of sewerage, and the consequence IL thar
this little country nucleus Is as perfectly draineo
OF impurlty as the cleanest city In the Union.
neighboring creek is turned into the sewer, ana
the sewer is preciptated into an adjacent lake.
The sewer is a closed one; no gases escape and no
efluvia tants the air. mOuntain top Is not
more pure. You see no hogs perambulating the
village as though the place had been created for
s eer vens and refuse. Il would almost seem
as though the only disease people are permitted TO
die OF here IS old age: Inat mas not yet reaSnea
have an epidemic mere 1t Will probably be some
such disease that Centenarianism Is an af1ec-
ton which is only aggravated with time but IN
itself 1t is painless. The deaths here last sum-
mer from diseases of every kind reached the enor-
bad sort OF people, but perhaps 1t IS natural Tor
one watering place to try to disparage anOther
which stands in It's way OF success. THIS may pos
sibly account for the ridiculous rumors which have
attributed typhoid fever to Richfeld springs and
its vicinity So lar as my lnveshgatlons nave ex,
has not been OF typhoid fever here. In re-
gard to the spring water, no one claims that II Is
rs palatable ambrosia. but IL IS proDaby
much more healthy. one gallon OF it contains
20 grains OF bi-carbonate OF magnesia. 10
grains OF hi carbonate or lime, 10 grains
nj mIUneSlQ,
suphate OF magnesia, grains OF hyaro-suphate
OF magnesia ana ime 20 grains OF sulphate OF l,ne,
1928 grains OF solid matter and 20.6 inches OF sui
phurated hydrogen gas You may Judge Wnether
the mixture is paatable or not. me springs shen-
selves are about seventeen hundred feet above the
level of the sea- and the surrounding country IL
sprinkled with charming little lakes or these ono
OF the most delightful is Lake Schuyler, I'VE miles
long. The amphitheatrica view here and from the
summit of Butternu Hill Is one OF the nnest Oh ltS
snd IN Tue STATE Ie ane oesae erdan and How
ing, sliding imperceptiby into each other, IKE inc
links In q we'll compacied chain OF argument. me
principal spring is Immediately opposite the
American Hotel and on the grounds OF spring
House. lnvaids drink several glasses day, &C
cOrding to taste and the recommendation OF the
physician. The usual bathing hour is eleven in the
! morning. The average temperature OF the baths
is nlnely-eght degrees and the patients re-
! main In about fifteen minutes. retiring
! Immediately after to their hotels and
going to bed Il disposed to be luxurious lot an
about nifty, including those for ladies'. The reser.
voir that supplies the baths has a superhcies Of
! holds 5000 hogshcads, and Is fed RON the neigh
! boring spring at the rate OF lbs barrels and two
gallons every twenty -four hours The receipts rom
The baths last year were $500, at an average rate
OF forty cents per bath This gives us 1000 baths
during season, beginning June and ending with
the last OF September This season the baths have
not been quite lull "a usual, about threc-niths
OF the ordinary run OF visitors being present! Inc
temporary decadence is due partly to the immense
etflux OF people to Europe, partly TO the GOODNESS
of the weather partly TO the health which has pre-.
vailed IN New York city and partly 10 want OF
general knowledge OF the fact that the Richfield
OF old had assumed all those modern sanitary I'M
provements which place 1t on par With the
heathiest resorts in the United States.
MISCELLANEOUS,
Richfeld Springs possesses the unqueSti0nable
advantage OF being cheap place 10 live At the
principal hotels the board ranges from S2l to $25
per week, or 81 per day. AT the private boarding
much cheaper-say from $I2 to SIS per week. The
adjacent lake-I.ake Schuyler-was last season
stocked with 10000 trout and 10000 bass, and
therefore affords excellent opportunities Ter hsh-
ing. II is favorite resort for picncS aud pleasure
parties and Is noted Tor the excellent game sup
pers prepared az the Lake House, which graces It's
bank. one or two gentlemen OF wealth. nave also
contributed to give architectural grace To various
house especially, charming in the quantness
! OF its design and In the hdelitv with
which that design has been carried out, has oeen
made the home OF luxury and art TO q very I'M
| work, old china, antique cabinets bronZes and
objects OF Uirtu III general have been accumulated
with afiectionate and intelligent ZEAL and the re-
suit Is Just such work as a man OF literary,
luxurious and artistic taste would dnd himself de-
lightedy at home in. few more homes ike this
are necessary to give TO RicAfeld Springs all the
prestige which so charming spot deserves The
immediate propinqulty OF Cooperstown, mean
while, invests 1t with all the traditions, without
which even pleasant rural resort Is without half
the charms one would like to find there.