The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-09-12
Letter From Poland Springs.

POLAND SPRINGS, sept. Z, 1853.
This popular resort is meeting with the sue
cess this season that it deserves. 1t is steadily
growing in favor, and the best class OF people
frequent the hotel, and a soiourn here for one
season acts as an incentive to bring not only
the same ones a second time, but induces them
to bring their friends with them. The guests
do not lead gay and fashionable life, such as
is carried on at Saratoga Newport and similar
places, but coming here for quiet and rest, and
for renewing their lease of life, they accom-
plish their purpose, partaking freely OF the
water of life from the inexhaustible spring Tor
which this resort is noted.
This spring is remarkable for the absence Of
all those ingredients in the water which COM
monty accompany mineral springs and are sup
posed to conduce to the wonderful cures that
are heralded of them. By several analyses by
chemists of high repute among their fellows
the water from this spring is as near being alb
solutely pure as is possible; less than quarter
of grain of organic matter occurring in
gallon of the water. Nevertheless 1T has
worked some wonderful cures; but what mys-
FERROUS life-giving principle it is that this
water contains has not yet been discovered.
The hotel has been well filled during the
season. and the indications for this month are
even better than for the past. AS has been
already pointed out, life here is OF the quiet
sort. The usual routine is to go down to the
spring and drink several glasses of water be-
fore breakfast, ditto before dinner, and again
before tea.
The favorite hour for driving is after tea, at
the same time that the greater number of the
guests assemble upon the broad piazzas of the
house and watch the mountains disappear as
night draws her mantle close about mother
earth. The stars come out one by one and ere
the distant landscape is wholly lost in the
darkness, the piazzas are deserted save by
some congenial parties who enjoy the gloam-
ing better than the music and the brightly
lighted halls.
The favorite amusement of the gentlemen is
card playing, "Hgh low, claiming the great
est number of devotees, one or more tables
. being in use for that purpose nearly every hour
in the day. Since the opening of the new no
tel this has been favorite resort for Portland
people, large number of whom have been here
during the past season. 1t is favorte resort
with them in which to spend Sunday. Among
those soiourning here at the present time are
Judge Virgin and wife, Chas. Mclaughlin
and family. There were here on Sunday, A.
Little and family, B. III. Jones and wife, e. S.
Ridlon and wife, j. S. York, VIM. HI. Milliken
Jr., w. f. Hammond, Chas. A. Holden
There is large number of people here from
Boston, Salem, New York, Philadelphia and
New Bedford and other places. The coming
month will be the pleasantest month of the
year in which to visit this resort. The balmy
air, the beautiful scenery, embracing farm
land and forest, hill and dale, lake and noun
tain, the ever changing hues of the trees as
they don their most brilliant colors preparatory
to the lenten season of the forest. offers an en-
ticing prospect to the lover of nature as well
as to the seeker after health and quiet.