The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-07-20
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WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, w. VA,
- .,-. July Is, 1876. !
"Time and tide wait for no man
neither does hot weather, and people in
the cities who were waiting for the warm
days to come before making preparations
to Geek mountain resorts, are being forced
out, and the crowds of visitors to these
celebrated springs are daily increasing.
From the way in which Old Probabilities
has been singing "ninety-nine" for the
last week, it is reasonable to infer that
"vast lodges in the wilderness" and
"boundless contiguities of shade" are in
demand in the cities.
The reader may be anxious to know
how the time Is passed away at the
springs. Here you will find an epitom'
lied world; people of every class and al
most every nationality and Of course the
manner of disposing of time is to great
extent in accordance with the taste OF the
individual. As soon as the music Of the
forest birds announce the approach OF
early morning, there Is hustle, there be-
ing freshness in the morning air which
invites early rising. The man OF wealth.
who in bis city home would not think OF
having his breakfast before ten o'clock, is
seen here taking morning walk as early
as six. The fret place to visit is the
spring, and after a draught of its stimu-
lating sulphur water, which naturally de-
stroys any desire for anything stronger
a walk around the ground is enjoyed UNI
til breakfast. After the morning
meal is over, parties retire 10
the billiard room, the bowling alley
pistol gallery or the croquet grounds,
while here and there under the shade OF
trees, or on the piazzas of the cottage, are
seen parties of ladies and gentleman
amusing themselves with games OF
whist and euchre, while those who care
for none of these games entertain them
selves by reading or writing. Aftor
dinner for two or three hours the grounds
seem deserted, but a. the evening shad-
ows: begin to lsngthen across the lawn
they come forth like the bees from the
hive and tho walk or drive is taken.
After tea the young and gay throng the
ball room, while the long piazza of the
main hotel is occupied by promenaders or
knots OF gentlemen discussing political,
scientific, literary or theological subjects,
while Just over there apart to themselves
Is now and then seen q couple engaged
in q sly Irritation or an honest court
ship. So 1t is day after day until the
hot weather is over, and after while
when the cool autumn days come on, the
company breaks up and return 70 their
homes with many pleasant reeollections
of the social unions and agreeable associ-
atoms of the Old White.
PHILOSOPHY vs.. MATHEMATICS.
A person sojourning here has an OPP
portunity OF meeting with individuals OF
high, scientific and literary sttainments
and if disposed to do so, can gather much
valuable information. 1t has been my
pleasure, while here, to meet with Mr.
NnLsoN, the architect of the Academy
of Music in Baltimore, which was COM
pleted last year, and which is SAID to be
superior 10 any other building in the
world in its acoustic arrangements. A
few evenings ago while sitting upon the
piazza Of the main hotel, in conversation
with this gentleman, asked him 70 ex.
plain 70 me why it was that he was so
successful IN securing a perfect acoustic
arrangement in designing and construct
ing the Baltimore Academy of Music
when our architects generally made such
signal failures in this respect in erecting
public buildings. We will let Mr.. Neil
son give his explanation IN his own
words Is near as We can recollect them:
1.-THE great mistake that architects make
is" said the gentleman, in response to
our request "they try to arrange the
acoustics of building by mathema.-
cal process, which has nothing in the
world 70 do with II. Instead of trying
TO draw lines and obtain angles they
ought TO be studying the philosophy Of
sound q affected bv the state of the at.
nosphsra Ny theory is that in order to