New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-06-27
Our Hot 6prings CoKfespondence.
Hor SPRINGS, Ark. juno 20, 1875.

l Our Hot Springs Correspondence.
| Hor SPRINGS, Ark. June 20, 1875.
EDITOR REPUBLICAN,:
The recent showers we have been blessed
with demonstrate that it is not the intention
| of the Governor of the Universe TO dry US to
| death. So continuous and excessively hot
has been the weather for some time past.
that We had almost despaired of ever being
favored by the gentle and refreshing show
ers, such as visited US the other evening.
Everything seems possessed with q new
life. All nature is smiling and happy from
it's influence: and as for the people, we feel
like amending the sentiment Of Sancho
Panzs, and exclaiming. BLESSED be the
man who invented rain" There are still
indications that the rains are not yet over.
1t is sincerely hoped that there are more in
store for us. An occasional rumble of dis
! tant thunder inspires strong hopes Of re.
newal of natures invigorator. So mote it be.
Arrivals and departures continue alb out
as they have been for some time. II there
| bers who are leaving. The Northern pee.
ple are going away to prepare for the sum
mer campaign at more fashionable reso rts.
but as they go away the Southern people
come, some to pass their whole vaca ton
here, others to try the powers of the waters
the ancien. Spaniard searched for SO long.
| To those who intend making general tour
| of all the fashionable watering place. and
| resorts through the North during the sum.
| mer this is splendid place to begin with.
After a month spent here. unpleasant as
| many may think the place. they will find
that they start on their journey feeling ike
new people and possessed of vigOr which
can only be imagined by the renewal of. or
rather the setting back in their life of a
number of years. With little stretch Of
imagination age becomes youth and men and
| women children in feeling, so invigorating
are the properties Of these waters.
I The village OF Hot Springs would never
DO copied as q mode. of architectural
beauty. The greater portion of the town is
built of little one-ssory shell! frame houses.
Those called hotels are mostly two stories.
and principally built in the same cheap
style. Were fire to start in one end OF
the town, with q good strong wind the
whole town would 60, as the little stream
which runs the whole length of the village
would hardly furnish water sufficient to
stop . fire of any magnitude. In outside
| appearance. the Arlington is the finest
building in the town. The second is a new
billiard hall which New Orleans gentle.
l =, hu;1J n al, Il ;sfop ha1t
the Arlington. 1t will not be completed for
some time yet. The next finest is the Wa
| verify House. a new hotel. opened last Jan.
uary. 1t possesse. the advantage of be ;ng
in the north end of the village. which is
considered the healthiest portion to live in,
ing out Of the limit Of the disagree
able odor which arises from the creek
mentioned in my former letter. TIE
house is new. and all the furniture the
same, much Of which your correspondent I
has seen brought from the factory; cons e
quently there is Tess danger of contracting
I disease. and the chances Of coming in con.
tact with that interesting little night
prowler which 80 often inhabits the beds in
public houses. are greatly administrative O
items which 60 Gong way With many
people.
So far as have seen, there are bat three
regular hotels in the piace-the Arlingt on,
the Hot Springs and the Grand Cen trail.
They rate in the order have named them.
The others ara simply public board II
houses, though in their ''hash" arrange.
| ments the most of them run on the sam 6
principal as the hotels. Those de.
string quiet. homellks place to stop,
with comfortable. airy, wei! furnished
rooms and good living, will do well to call
| at the Waverly House. where they will find
prices reasonable. pleasant company. and
in the propretors. Messrs. Menninger &
Whitmore. agreeable and obliging gentle.
| men, always ON tho alert to make their
guests comfortable and their house inviting.
People coming from New Orleans will find
in Mr.. Menninger and the jovial partner OF
his Joys and sorrows couple with whom
they can talk Of home, as both are old resi-.
dents OF the Crescent City. Northern peO'
pie. especially ladies'. find great attrac ton
! in Mr.. Whitmore ia handsome young bach
elor. lately connected with the house, a
Vermonter by birth but for many yea rs a
resident OF New York city). ono who is not
only capable and efficient in his duties as a
| proprietor. but always on hand to entertain
! the guests. Being here in charge Of en-
invalid sister. he has gone into this busin ess
for the sake of having something to
! occupy his time. There are many
| more boarding houses of the same
order in tho village that are cheaper, SO far
! as price is concerned, but as the prices de-
crease the comforts diminish. Board and
rooms can be had in private families as
| cheap as $25 or $50 per month, but sit is
board as is board'-regular Arkansas.
Persons coming here for treatment ough :
| to consult some one who has had experenc e
here before coming. as it is Of the gcea tes:
I importance to them. Persons desiring me d
ical assistance naturally wish to proc ure
the best. and if they come here perfect
rangers, they are liable to be "taken in by
/ some of the many incompetent NJ. DIS who
| practice here. Many Of the doctors are also
| interested in the drug stores. and every
| time you go to SEQ them they will! give a
new prescription, written in characters
| that are understood only at tina. one store.
| In that way they force you into q very
large unnecessary expense Cor medicine.
We have a case Of that kind in this house.
| The physicians having the greatest repuia-
| ton here. are Almon Brooks, Lawrence and
Ruchanan There ara dauhtles. others