Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-14
CORRESPONDENCE.

The Pleasures Of Travel by Rail in a
 Rainy Day RichheId Springs, New
 YOrk-Its Gouty Frequenters - What
 the Water Smells md Tastes Like-The
 HOteIs-NOt the LfveIiest Place in Crea-
 tion-HandsOme Young Ladies, Watch
 fuI Parents and Shy Young Efen-yVhat
 They Find to Do.
 RIcHFIKLD SPRINGS, N. Y, Aug. 10, 1880. To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER
 Although in some respects cheerless and dismal rainy day is not altogether to be despised for long journey by rail. After having secured a seat to your satisfaction and carefully slowed away your umbrella and other impedimenta where you can easily lay your hand upon them in case of colli- sion, you settle back in comfortable posi- tion, and with that delightful feeling of securi- ty often experienced when snugly tucked up in bed and the wind and rain are beating on the roof and rattling the windows, you mentally ejsculate as the train moves out of the depot, 'Let her rain !'' A duster is not thought of, and you do not feel in five min utes as though you must thrust a.your head out of the window for the sake of inhaling & breath of fresh air, your nose and throat not being so choked up with dust as to require it. The ever-changing view presented as you speed along through the country, al- though not sunlit, Is fresh and brilliant from it's washing, and as the train halts for mo- ment at some country station the gaze is di- rected through the ''gilt-edged" frame of the parlor car or the plain wooden one of the ordinary car, according to your taste and the state of your exchequer. The foliage spar kles with the dripping moisture and every thing springing from terra frma is fresh and erect. The pumpkin peeps out from be- tween the rows of waving corn with smile, and flower, leaf and shrub and the mantle ot the fields show forth their beautiful shades to perfection, and seem proud at being able to present such a fine appearance. To many such time would be one of the most gloomy, but to a close observer of nature it is one of the most pleasant. 1t so happened that your correspondent had such day in which to make his journey to this place. An additional diversion of the trip was the meeting at Albany of the now much talked of celebrities Garfield and Ar thur, and the listening to good speeches from each of them. They were standing on S-N press, and in turn, amid tremendous hurrahs from 8 tremendous crowd, assured the AL banians of a oo hng Republican victory in November.
 Richfeld Springs lies in direct route about twenty miles from Utica, but owing to it's elevation the road winds through the hills for distance of thirty six miles before it arrives and terminates at the village. It is called by some second Saratoga, and in some respects, such as it's class of visitors, its springs, it's amusements, etc., it does re- semDle the above-named place. New York CTS and those who have been used to high living are to be found here in large numbers in fact there is hardly anybody else here Daily they may be seen sitting on the hotel piazzas (when not at cards), and discussing the probabilities of being able to get rid of the gout this summer. The sulphur water is resorted to freely for thls purpose, and with satisfactory results, accord ing to the testimony of many of the afflicted A fair description of the water would be to say that it is as clear as crystal and tastes and smells like an egg left over from last years picnic Many raise glass of 1t to within an inch of their nose and then set 1t down With disgust It is said, however, to have great healing virtue, and to be certain to give new lease of life with new pair of legs, to those in need, if they will only persisteatly swallow and bathe in it. The baths are taken daily and some are so devoted to the water as to swallow from six to ten glasses at time. A person who has been known to take twelve glasses at one time is now, we believe, lying under the sod. There are other than the sul- phur springs here, but none possessing such renown-
 A few years ago it used to be necessary to take a stage-ride of sixteen miles before the village could be reached but the number of yearly visitors increased so rapidly that the branch road of the Delaware, Laekawanna