Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-05-24


head to foot. There is 9 belief among
very many that the waters of these
pools are more effieacious than that
flowing from other springs 10 the pri
vate baths. So strong Is this belief
and 90 great the anxiety 10 get we'll
that, Notwithstanding they are open "a
every race aud nationality, and TO per.
sons afflicted with every disease and In
every stage, the most sensitive and fAs'
tidious ladies and gentlemen 60 there
10 bathe. Oilen men go there In the
night, or away before day, to avoid q
jam, or in the hope that they may mol
be seen, as though they were commit.
ting burglary; aud in nine cases 10 ten
they will find q big burly darkey OF
two and detachment Of the worst Ol
Kelley Town ahead Of them.
The Corn hole 10 credited with the
power to remove corns and bunions
and ie, in consequence, very popular,
II is surrounded with seats where those
desiring to soak their stfllctions may sil
and hang their feet and legs in The wa.
ter till peTspiration rolls of their faces
like an April shower. go there reg.
ularly. 1t is the greatest place for the
development Of sociability and q gen.
eral Interchange of thought and senti-
ment l ever saw. The very moment
you stick in your feet, and before you
have reached ae point where you can
bear the hea. W''hout a yell, you are al
liberty TO address any one Of the com.
pany as though you had known him
from boyhood, when, in truth, you
have never seen one of them before
and don't know o single man OF them
from Adam, The women must have
a fine time up there gossipiBg. The
pool is visible, At a distance from the
street, and as | daily pass along In the
morning ! see q cosy party up there
seated around II as though at q quilt.
ing, aud Imagine they fnd II the most
agreeable part OF their stay In this val.
ley, By common consent and custom
the part OF the mountain where these
three pools are located is not visited
by the men during the hours the pools
are used by the women. The other
day, however, an enterprising photo.
grapher, seeing goodly party Of them
there, carried his instrument within
range and began preparations for a
few stereoGcopic We've, but the women
moved on his works with stones and
other missiles, aud the fellow bea. q
hasty retreat, ! am sorry for il.
should have been glad 10 have added
that view TO my collection. This was
one oil the few instances on record
where those Of the fair sex refused 20
have their pictHres taken.
There are five private bath.houses
now in operation aud others under
course OF instruction. OF the i've one
is attached . the Arlington hotel, and
one 10 the rand Central, for the use oil
guests. Soma Of them sell you twenty.
one tickets for IS, and you furnish your
own towels and an attendant, who
costs you Is cents TO one dollar pei
week, while others charge you $40 fol
twenty.on tickets, and they supply
everything. The former 10 perhaps The
better, because, being cheaper In the
first place, you will, If the bath.
house supplies the attendant have
to give him an additional fee
! in order 10 induce him 10 be
as attentive as be should. Where
you pay the attendant youraelf you
6nd them on duty at the bath.house,
and simply make your selection from
the lot. When "the doctor" gave Mas
ter Frank and me the bath directions,
be particularly charged that we must
cali for Henry jones, stating, with
great gus,o, tn: Henry was Morris
sey's rubber len that distinguished
man was here. SO that for whatever
honor there may be in having Henry,
we are indebted 10 TIE medical frater'
nifty here, II we are indebted TO them
for nothing else. And II will not bC
amiss 10 say that Henry is a real clev
er, good-natured fellow, and as atten
tive as any OF them.
These houses are all supplied will
the means OF giving persons an i'm
mersion, or pack, vapor or douchC
bath In each room will be found /
thermometer, a three minute glass and
cup-;o regulate the temperature, tC
time a fellow and 10 fill him up will
hot water till the Precipitation rolls
The yapor bath is q regular warmer
You can temper the others TO suit your
self; this you can't. The attendAn
opens door where the steam come
boiling up through the latticed AOoT
and before you are aware Of II pushe
YOU into a kind Of a big mess chpst
inashes you down upon seat, close
the side door aud the top doors, which
llt closely around your neck, stuff
your towels into the space your necI
does not Gil, aud while you cit ther
looking like some poor criminal In th
slocks, jerking your feet up and dow
10 very agony, writhing about on you
seat, the perspiration binding you, ant
, the flesh feeling as though 1t were fell
ing from your bones, the 6end stand
t grinning at your misery and is deG
10 your calls for mercy. 1t 10 needles
, 10 say | took but one vapor bath. ThS
l one came 90 near finishing me l coul
} hardly walk home.
. At all the bath-houses, at the large
e hotels about, here and there, are llltl
{ pipes dlschArging hot water, attache
= 10 which are cups, where the thirst