Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-05-06
ARKANSAS BAD'UN BAD'UN.
BENEFITS to be Derived from n Visit to
the Famous
HeaIfh-GiyiDG ResOrt-The Bath-Ef-
fecIs of the water.


ing from the ellis that human flesh is heir
ton are casting about whence they shall seek
relief. it NAV not be amiss to repeat the
benefits 10 be derived at this properly named
"Baden-Baden" of America. Already the
influx OF visitors is great, and 1t Is stated
that, notwithstanding accommodations here
are sufficient to maintain 1000 visitors, the
city will this summer be taxed to greater
extent than ever before known in its history.
Heretofore the average number OF visitors
the year round has been about 1000, while
the arrivals and departures are estimated at
from twenty TO fifty. The afflicted as well
as pleasure-seekers come from every section
Of the United States, and it seldom occurs
that there is no one from far-of Europe,
coming for the last chance" while others
are tourists reviewing the beautiful scenery
of Natures grand works. While tie ma
iority come for treatment, yet there is an in
considerable number who simply desire to
partake OF the
BENEFITS OF THE WATER
in giving new strength and vigor to their sys-
tens, who are free from diseases supposed TO
be specially durable by its use. This class
of visitors is rapidly multiplying and it will
not be many years before the number of
pleasure seekers will be equal to those in
search of the "jewel OF all jewels" good
health. There is always a large number OF
people here who are far above the average in
society in their various homes, and they add
not a little 10 the life and gayety of the
place. This fact gives ample evidence that
| it is az fashionable to make a visit here as to
any other pleasure resort in the United
| States.
THE LOCATION OF HOT SPRINGS
| is highly rom antic. 1t is a narrow glen be-
| tween two spurs of the Ozark mountains,
| which extend to this point from the Pacific
coast. The above description OF the city Is
| geographical, but to your scribe, viewing
| the city from the top of Hot Springs noun
| tain, it looks like diamond set in golden
| horseshoe, and viewed in the same light by
! residenters it may account for the innumera-
| BILE witch scsrecrows that hang from their
business doors and over nearly every bath
house desk and bath-tub. This symbol is
| adopted here as elsewhere for
| GOOD LUCK"
| and If the broad smiles of the affable gen.
| tlemen in business are any indication, they
are truly having good run, for it is we'll
| known that men nowadays rarely smile un
| less it is provoked by streak of good luck.
Before attempting description of the Ell
feet Of these waters upon the bsther, it is
| well to inform the visitor contemplating his
first visit that it is all-essential he should
consult some of the able physicians residing
| here. uuderseore the word able to make 9
distinction between two classes OF doctors, o.
which there are ~ the abominable anC
damnable quacks, with their corps OF drum
mers preaching the qualifications OF theil
masters, and (2) the respectable and emineu
physicians, who live and flourish upon theil
\ merits of true gentlemen and eminent physi
clans. The drummers spoken of are TO b.
found on every train coming to this city, ant
may be recognized by the most verdant IL
the never-exhausting
| GLIB OF THEIR TONGUES.
| They are also to be found, at the depo
like spiders in nets, waiting Tor victims
Even if the visitor declines the cards o
boarding houses, hotels, doctor shops, etc
thrust at him, these vampires will try TO &c
into the confidence Of the unsuspecting b.
offering to assist him with his grip-sack o
valise to his stopping place, hoping thereb
to obtain his attention to some OF thei
snares. The visitor, on arriving at the de
| pot, should take a street-car and stop a
some first-class hotel, the Avenue, Airing
ton, Southern Hotel, Sumpter, or some othe
reputable place-for one day, even if
should cost few dollars more, and take
look of the surroundings, making inquire
. for self-satisfaction, which information c
reliable, honest and fair-charging peopl
, will be given willingly by honorable meI
Having settled himself in his temporary resi-
dence, the visitor visits his preferred physi
, clan, who, as it were, makes a thoroug
sounding" of the body, and furnishes the pa
tieut with card of directions for bathing
, which consist of the hours for bathing, ten
, perature, time of remaining in bath-vapo
, or douche-quantity of hot water to drinl
what diet, exercise, and general caution
Receiving this card, the patient repairs
his selected bath house, procures a uckt
which entities him to
TwENTY-oNE BATHS,
called a course, paying from So TO So 80 TO
, same This is the present price, the redut
ton heretofore ending April 10Th, the excus
, for the advance being the proprietors wer
, not making enough money. The direction
are then given to one of many attendant
! who prepares the bath aud attends to sue
wants as the patient may make. In tn
r | connection it is the custom to have particl
lar attendant, to whom 81 is paid to rub tn
4 | person dry and to take care of and wash OF
! the towels used by the patient Hayin
/ | finished this lecture on the necessaries
1 | regard to doctor and bathhouse, 1t Will ne
he out of place to state that the
EFFECT OF THE WATER ON THE BArHER
is remarkable. First is experienced thri
like a succession of electric shocks;. the
comes an exhilarant sensation, which is TO
! | lowed BY a stimulsnt effect, in which til
| pulse is accelerated from ten TO twenty-hv
beats a minute. The bather remains in tn
| water from two to ten minutes, according
the doctors orders. dIminutive sane
glass is placed on the edge of the tub, whic
takes the places of watch. The san
passes from one to the other in two minute
III the time required to be in the bath
,, four, six or ten minutes, the bather watche
the glass. and reverses its position as th
upper end is emptied. After good soak i
the tub, the patient is put in close close
where he is treated TO steaming process
with the temperature at about $50 degrees
There is little aperture in the doc
, Just large enough for him TO get his head OF
il the inside is too hot for him. Two I
three minutes is the generally allotted tim
for that process. While in the tub the p;
: tient is expected to drink at least a pint
e the hot water, 40 that by the time he is read
for the yapor. bath his blood has become yer
: greatly excited, and the system the mol
: readily Yields 10 the intense heat of tn
yapor-closet The perspiration rolls dow
q FROM the person in great confusion, the stu;
r eish secretions are aroused, the poisons
r The system are thrown of, and the diseai
!: eradicated The attendant then steps in an
e applies a vigorous rubbing with Turks
e towels, and, if required, aids in dressin
a That accomplished, the bather passes I'M
9 the sitting-room and sits down by the fl
:, for fifteen or twenty minutes, until b
d body shall have become considerably lowert
:. in its temperature. Then he puts ON b
/ overcoat, or wraps up in some other artic
g equally as heavy, and with his coffee-pot
hot water walks briskly to his room. tt
pores being open and the bath exhausting,
slight rest is needed, but care must be take
e not to catch cold. The bather, therefore,
reaching his room, lies down for half hol
= orengages in other quiet pursuits until he h
r fully recovered his normal condition. II
baths are all taken in the forenoon betwe,
II and II O'Clock, or nearly all, and wheney
d persons are seen going up or down the stre'
is with overcoat buttoned, the neck we'll wraps
and a coffee-pot OF hot water in hand, it
known that they have Just HI
J, their bath, and that they are on their va
= to their room to cool OF. The afternoon
. spent by the well-to-do in riding, drivir
billiards, shooting, or such other pleasul
:. requiring an expenditure of money. L
al limited class confine themselves to foe
IL riding, reading, cards, smoking, and enj
everything of dead-head nature. The Il
at ter "article," however, is very scarce he
rs hence its insertion. At night the streets so
n become bare of pedestrians, and balloon
are soon emptied of their occupants, owl
20 to the inyariable rule of every physician
III keep in doors after nightfall. Thus mu
an for one day and as regards the patient 1
NJ same routine is gone through day after d
until his discharge by the doctor.
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- Iron Bitters II contains no alcohol 1t does
id blacken the teeth. 1t gives real strength.