The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-23

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physician. This spring is covered over
with shanty and accommodates about a
half.dozen men at time. The water Is
very hot and the patients wallow in 1t at
ITO degrees. For some reason 1t has &C.
quired great fame for relieving the yari-
ous forms Of syphilitic disease. So
great il this reputation that, 1t is said,
numbers Of boarders from the hotels
sneak of after night up the hill to get
intoi its waters, under the belief that they
can receive more benefit there than atany
Of the bathing houses. Some Of the sights
to be seen at this "Rat Hole" as 1t is
called, are horrible to look upon-men
eaten up with disease-great sores all
over their personS-and come Of them so
perfectly fetid and lOathsOme as to be
simply leprous carcasses. 4YOur Sin
shall find you out" is a truth Of holy
Writ that is strikingly exemplifled here.
l am told that fully sixty per cent of the
cases treated at these Hot Springs come
under some form Of pyphilitic disease,
and from all that have seen and beard l
can we'll afford to credit the statement.
This accounts for the use Of SO much
strong medicine, especially mercury.
THE FUTURE OF bot SPRINGS.
The impression here Is that very con.
siderable city is to be built at no distant
day. There is no other such place In the
country. About 10000 people cOme here
annually now, and the number Ia on the
increase. The government is surveying
the land with q view to atfording facili.
ties to squatters to buy lots upon which
they have built. None Of the springs
are to be sold. Uncle Sam will hold
them forever for the good Of mankind,
and sell leases from year 10 year to par.
ties desiring to build bathing houses. He
already charges IS per tub per month.
As the fame Of the waters continues
to spread people will come here from
all parts OF the world, for such dis
eases as rheumatism, paralysis, govt, ner.
vous debility, and various kinds OF skin
diseases. All these diseases are repre-.
aen.ed here now. You meet the halt and
the lame at every turn. The rich and
the poor Of the land are here waiting,
like the frequenters at the pool Of Be-
thesda, for their turn in the waters. Docs
the same good angel that troubled the
waters at ancient Jerusalem for the re-
lief Of the multitude now minister hereH
PERSONAL.
Among the late arrivals here arc Major
Norton and wife, and Mrs. John Trimble,
from Wheeling. Mr.. John Erwin and
wife, Of Wellsburg, have been here for
some time and report themselves bene.
fitted. Mrs. General Kelley has beehill
for some days, but is now better. Until
this illness she was in decidedly improved
health and appearance since coming here.
She attributes the improvement TO these
waters. General Kelly has many in
quiries for information in regard TO the
waters and the accommodations Of the
place for visitors. II may be said, on
general principles, that most anybody
who needs rest or recreation, or plenty
Of washing and out door exercise, can be
benefited by coming here.
SOCIETY.
The society here comes and goes every
day. Nearly everybOdy.in business OF
any kind is from some other State than
Arkansas. The people Of the town who call
themselves citizens expect in some way
to live OF visitors. The doctors and
druggists get "pile of money" as my
room-mate from Chicago expresses 1t,
ont Of them. The usual charge is S25
for medical advice during a course Of
baths.
Gambling aourishes here in all its ma.
i've Arkansas glory. And go also does
shooting. The editor Of the Sentfnel news.
paper here bears on his person l know
not how many bullet wounds, most OF
them bestowed upon him by the Mayor
Of the city. He had reflected in some
way on the Mayor, and that officer felt
called upon, in the discharge Of his duty,
to meet him on the street and dose him
freely with the contents Of a Derringer at
short range. The editor informed me
that he had Just stepped out Of his Office
for moment when met by the Mayor
aud inadvertently had left his revolver
in his overcoat pocket. Else His Honor
might to-day have been "dem moist
body" It's due to thestate Of Arkansas
to say that the Mayor was bound over
for his appearance in Court in the sum
Of two or three hundred dollars. Hewill
probably be tried two or three years from
now and maybe fined $40 and costs.