Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-12-21
TUESDAY, DECE MBER 81, 1880.
UTAH.
Rainless Realm of Rheuma-
tism.
Scenes in Utah.
TIKI GRAND MOUNTAINS ovERHANGINa
SALT LAKE vALLFY--PECUJIARITIE
oP THE CLIMATE.
Chicago TimoS
THR GENTLE CITY.

THB GENTLE CITY.
OGDEN, UTAH, November 4.-Utah,
the land of mines, of Mormons and of
mountains, or of canons, Of carrots and
CelcBtials, whichever alliterations Is the
most cuphonious, is not duly known nor
appreciated by non-residents. TO tour
ists In search of health, or wealth, or
amusements, 1t proves paradise. High
up here. 1000 feet above the sea level,
the pure air SO invigorates one that no
drowsy balm from poppy flowers is re-
quired to induce sweet sleep, no tonic
eordials to produce an appetite. The
little city Of Ogden, lying forty miles
west of that magnificent pass in Weber
canon known as the DEVILS Gate, is
walled in OH two sides by the Wasatch
mountains, whose towering peaks,
whether golden In the sunrise, rosy-lilac
In the sunset, hung with wild roses,
capped with SHOWS, or crowned with
stirs, arc equally grand and beautiful.
Under the frown of the mountains the
quaint streets with low-roofed, Swiss
looking houses built of adobe, wood,
brick, or stone; the yards In many cases
fenced with woven willows by the Sean
dinavian residents; the broad plank
walks bordered by irrigating bitches
might not, at first, impress a stranger
very favorably. After inhaling the ton
ic breezes for day or two he is ready
TO enjoy anything, if only the toads hop
ping from flower to flower on irrigating
days; yes, he can even appreciate these
despised things and come to think them
jewel-crowned, and almost as pretty ms
the butterflies and humming-birds away
east In his mothers flower beds. The
alkali dust becomes, as he sniffs 1t, equal
TO the new mown hay Of his native
meadows; equal, at least, in its sDeeze-
producing qualities. The lucern bor-
ders that euge the street paths with
coarse leaves and purple blossoms COM
pare very favorably in his eyes with the
dewy clover at home. But this he will
find
A DEwLRss COUNTRY,
where fair maidens can wear their dain-
lily-ytarched mlislinB Oh u moonlight
walk without fear of their becoming
limp, and the lass cross fields TO milk her
COWS, mornings and evenings, without
losing the "body" from her calico
gown. Splendid climate this for crimps
Yes, and for sage brush, cactus and
scrub-oak, which form pretty patch
work OF green upon the golden ground
OF sun-howers which paint the Utah val
leys rs far as the eye can reach. Flam-
ing wild honeysucklea, pink columbincs,
wsxy flowers with pinkish centres as
beautiful ps the trailing arbutus are
waiting for as beautiful name. These
and delicate wild roses peep from the
Toadaide 10 remind us OF gardens far
away. Mignonctte and pinks, those
sweet reminders OF Olden times, the
seeds once sown need no further cultiya-
ton, but run riot ever after, almost wild.
One must notice the peculiarities OF this
country rs they are observed In order to
remember them. Not the least Is the
excessive dryness Of the summers. This
prevents many insects from annoying us
here, which, In moister climates, prove
10 troublesome. Children may turn up
Rrcst stones and bits Of wood without
finding those ugly worms and bugs that
pbound In the fostering dampncss OF the
East. Spiders are very few, though re-
mort came this week Of taranttIla being
found In one Of the mountain lcdges.
Even poor, despiscd fishing worms are
sought In vain by eastern boys for bait.
We learned from an old Mormon resi-
dent, however, that angling-worms have
recently been imported In in-boxes
from the States, planted, and irrigated,
20 be used as remedy against rheuma..
tlsm; the oil OF the decayed worm, used
M an outward application, being consid-
cred by some OF the saints as a specific.
Rheumatism Ia not exactly an article OF
commerce out here, but amounts TO .
great deal during the year. Old and
Young, rich and poor, groan and hobble
with hrheumntics, " In Mormon parlance,
The saints themselves must admit that
the exercising laying on Of hands will
not avail 10 quell this stubborn effect OF
the climate. Even their crafty legerdc'
main Ia futile.
But for every III there is a. balm; sc
here, right at our very door, we have
cure. Hot Springs,
BATHING REsoRT,
eight miles from Ogden, on the Utal
Northern road, Ia the resort OF all th'
rheumatic patients In this part OF th'
country, The waters pour from Tn,
mountain sides hot enough TO breal
glass, salt enough to pickle fish, VIII
puflicicnt iron to the gallon to make
xood sized nail. Patients who bathe ~
the water 20 IN rigid rs cadavers ant
come out Timber MS cells. The time ~
the Springe is passed In watching tn'
wrv facea OF newcomers who attempt tt
drink the water, enjoying the venisof
and wild duck, watching the sun sink NJ
On bia bed of sca-grcen gold, aud violc
clouda that drop into the silver line o
ths horlzon--Salt Lake In the distance
inhaiing the odors Of salt and iron, is
tcning 10 the symphonious mislc OF tn'
Chinese Cooks guitar, and discussing
rbeumatlam In all Ia phases. In n rev
dava the rheumatic lays down his orutch
On, takes up his carpet-sack ana Wales walss
if the tourist IL 80 fortunate as 10 WV WV
mesa a storm from the Hot Springs no ,
tel the sight alone vii repay him Tor sn
trim. The grim mountains towerinl
above the clouds, the magnificent ram
bow resting l.s ends upon atlJaoe!
mountain.tora. the storm-cappcd peak
IN the dlatance, and the steel-blne mir
ror beyond, form n picture lnlmitable D
mortal brush.
Life in these nountalns--cven dome,t
tlc In llfe--difiers az much from that !
lhe East as the mountains diiler from VI
plains. With us the East begins i,,,. ~
the West terminates at Omaha IN
dwelllng-housca of Utah are OF peculiu
architecture, many being built con con'rst I.ar