The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-07-22
lHOT sPRINGs, ARK.
The Nan Who gets worse and worse on
Healing Hot water.

HEALING Hot wafer.
From the g. LOuiS Republican,
HoT SPRINGS, Ark, July 10, lsSl.-Edt
tor Republican: must tell you that l an
q great deal worse than when 1 left St
Louis. | am reminded Of the man who
left bis comfortable home and went to 1
celebrated watering place and died hrs
Upon his Tombstone he had the following
lipes engraved: II EGI wtl, I would b
better; ! came hare, and HERE l AM" 1 do
not know il my fate will be like his, bul
the fact Is as stated.
The l%iyeliest business here Is building,
Many new cottages and business houIea
are going up. Among the Improvement
ia Rsctoi's new bath house; it e BY farths
largest and most coatly Of all such sstah-
lishments In the valley, Its cost will sx.
coed $4,000 when completed. It will be
perfect In every department, and no
amount Of labor or expense has been
spared to maksit complete at every point,
Among the notable visitors here 10 Dan
Voorhees,, United States Senator OF In.
diana, THE Tall Sycamore Of the Wa.
bash" is looking well, having obtained
great relief from his painful complaint,
the rheumatism. Voorhees, leaves in 8
lew days Tor home. The Hot Springs was
. ~tayoritV resort for Voorhees, predecessor,
Morton, who came here for many conseC.
utive years.
The Hon. Casey Young, late member oil
the U. 8. House Of Representatives, is alse
here,
An indignation meeting was held here
last week, when both Voorhees and
Young addressed the public in regard to
the shooting Of President Garfield. Young
made BY iar the most glowing and feeling
speech Of the two. :
Every variety and fopm Of cripple can
be found here, from childhood TO old age;
some In gp.carts, some on cruGches and
others hobbling along with the assistance
Of q stlck, all vending their way to or from
the baths,
Every grade OF society Is here, from the
nabob who rides in his coach TO the poor
tramp who crawls to the healing waters.
The bath, like death, levels all racks.
OF the hotels there are but two that may
DO deemed frst.clsAH, the Arlington and.
the Avenue. The Avenue 10 superior on
account Of its locality aud lie delightful
surroundings. The weather during the
days 10 learfully hot, but the nights are.
cool enabling the sleeper 10 rest Comiorta.
bly,, and awake In the morning refreshed.
and inViHoIRted. Sheets aud blankets are
in demand before morning. The high eleI
vationi pure mountain air AID constant
southern breeZsa account for their pleas,
antness, The boarding houses for the
most psrtare horrible, belngas such places
generally are, refugees for the unfortunate.
The rooms are. small and badly
ventilated. Then the cooking would dis
grace Q native Of the Sandwich Islands.
Hot bread three times a day; musty flied
bacon coffee, made Of peanuts; tea, made
OF broom sticks; beef, frat cut behind the
horns; and then the butter-it out ranks
Gen, Grant. Should the %soiourner hap.
pen to get into q lonely cottage, such 40 l
have found, why then be can laud the
gods and call 1t luxury. My place here To-
q cottsge, In q deep vale shut. ont BY Ar
KANSAS bills; the music, OF the katydid, the
plAintiye Croak OF tie bull frog, andthe en-.
tire absenca.ot hegay and festive mosque
to, while THE ripe harvest Of the new.
mOwn hay gives the air q sweet and whole.
some odDr.P II Ia IN earthly paradise.
The town hSs many attractions 10 the way
Of saloons and pistol Galleries, and the no.
BILE and ancient game OF "fAro" hiss found
q home here. Every known banking game
is in full blast, and all thoGe that like
taking chances" can ''gp the limit" for
everything goes" Ny opinion ls, 10 re-.
gard 70 GamlDg that 1t Is q custom as old
Rs the world, II will 90 on in
spite Of oil laws TO the contrary,
that IL may as we'll go on
publicly as be done privately. l learn that
Miss Clara Morris Ia on her way here, by
the advice Of her physicians. Miss Morris
will no doubt be received by society here,
as her great merits as an artist deserve.
There are no persons OF note
here from 81. Louis; only the Smiths,
Browns and Robinaons have thus for
put In an appearance. With regard to the
physlciGns-G mean gentlemen OF ability
and OF respectRbility- you can count them
with your fingers. There are over 90
signs with doctors upon them, but they
are nothing less than Ignorant C~harlatabS,
who disgrace their calling. They live upon
the ignorance, credulity and weakness OF
their fellow man. The place lie infested
with drummerS, who hunt up victims for.
this class Of quacks, and visitors cannot.
be too careful in their selection OF proper
medical did. Lood cut tot them, invalidS'
GRATIANo.