The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-05-25
A MODEST MANS TROUBLES.
MIR. PRENTICE MULFORD thus
lVI writes from Vienna:

IVI writes from Vienna:
After while / discovered that the
Viennese who did wash themselves
washed themselves all over at the great
public baths and not in the little pint
pitchers of water they kept in their bed
rooms. So 1 went to a public bath. L
did not know what to ask for, but L
knew German enough for water. L
went in and said, "wasser.' They took
my meaning Immediately, or they
might have seen that needed washing.
declare the ridiculous amount OF water
they furnish one leads to dreadful
results. There are two passages leading
into the great five storied bath barrick--
one for males, the other for females. OF
course took the wrong one, and was
showed back by woman with towel.
l didn't see that 1t made much differ
ence, for the attendants on both sides
were females. Marie showed me to my
bath room. Marie was big, brown,
black-eyed Austrian maid, in round
short skirts. She went ahead of me
with an armful of towels. She opened
my bath room door. 1 went in. She
came in after me. L was quite unpre-
pared for this. But she wasn't. She
seemed used to it, and went to work
She spread sheet on the bottom of a
bath tub. 1 don't know what it was
for, but they always do it. AT all events
1t takes off the rough edge of the zinc for
ones skin. Then she turned on hot
water and waited. i waited also. Out
OF regard for the proprieties, removed
only my hat. would not even take
off my collar before Marie. The water
seemed long time running in. 1t
generated cloud of steam which gradu-
ally filled the small bath room, and
through which vaporish atmosphere
Marie and L saw each other dimIy.
Finally she gave me all the hot water
was entitled to and left. Relieved
sprang to the door. There was no lock
upon 1t. L hunted in vain for some
kind of fastening. l sat down uneasy.
Then | removed my coat and collar.
Then Marie burst in again with another
towel. Then she went out. How was
to bathe in peace with that confound-
ed girl continually intruding on me
Then tried to turn some cold water
and couldn't. By this time 1 had re-
moved many of my garments, and bar
ricaded the door with my jackknife.
Instead of having sensible faucets, by
which man could regulate his own
flow of water, these require the use of
wrench to turn them. The wrench, /
suppose, was kept by the waiter outside.
did not know any German for wrench.
and, If / had, dared not call for one
with the prospect of the young lady's
bringing it. So sat down on the chair
which had backed up against the door
as an additional security against Marie,
and waited for the water to cool. 1t
takes hot water long time to cool in
Austria. Finally got into the tub.
think 1t could not have been much
below boiling temperature. 1 got out
again pretty quickly, blushing all over
N'N AhblC
ever with boiled Holsters. 1t was an
uncomfortable bath. 1 suffered exter-
nally from the water and internally
from fear of that possible Marie. But
she never came again. She left large
pile of linen for me. examined it.
There was one towel about as large as a
napkin, and two long aprons, which
reached from my head to my heels. The
aprons puzzled me. / utilized them for
towels. A friend afterward told me
their use. They are to put on, on get
ting out of the hot bath, and you sit in
them and ring the bell for the attendant
to enter, turn off the water and let on
the cold. Marie all this time was wait
ing for my bell, to come and turn on
cold water. She never heard that bell.
/ put on but one of these aprons-the
forward one. 1t fitted me perfectly. 1t
would fit anybody, II was splendid
dress for hot weather-so easy to put on
and off; SO loose, cool and comfortable I;
SO easy to slip out of, and if need be, fan
yourself with the skirt.
EI He who indulges his sense In any
excesses, renders himself obnoxious to