Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-02-24
FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH
How the World Moves in the VALLEY Of
Hot Water-SOme Of the Dangers
that Beset Visitors.
"Three-Keard-Monkey" on the Noun
tain-TOp-Quaek Doctors-Promi-
nent People at the Springs.
Special Corresponding. of the Appeal. l

| Special Correspondence of the Appeal
HoT SPRINGS, ARK, February 20.-To the
student of human nature this little city Offers
a wider field, perhaps, than any spot upon
the face OF the globe. All races, sizes and
conditions may be seen daily promenading
the streets, some in search of that most divine
gift, health, while many visit the place merely
for pleasure or curiosity. The reputation of
Hos Springs is so we'll known that need not
enumerate the various Affections which are
here successfully treated.
To the uninitiated the town is indeed a
mystery, as they generally fall victims to
drummers for quack doctors, gambling house
ropers, bunkomen. The authorities are do
ing all they can to suppress the last-named
species, who have peculiar way of playing
their ayocatioD. A well-dressed man meets
''verdant' on the streets, gains his conf
dence, and tells him of "sure thing" he has
on little game up on the mountain top.
They ascend the rocky steep, where "leetle
game" of "Ihree- keard monkey" is in full
blast. The &C. No." tells his unsophisticated
friend to turn over the card which has very
small cross mark on one corner and he is
sure to win. They let him win two or three
small amounts, he thinks he has Struck oil"
and goes in for his pile, sometimes as high
as $500. Then comes the harvest for the
monte men. Another card is substituted, the
"v. Y. m" sights the lucky cross mark, and
turns up-the wrong picture, and is minus
all bis ready cash. To the credit of the
place, however, / will say that this business
has been pretty we'll broken up.
Visitors are daily arriving from the four
quarters of the earth, while the lighthouses
and hotels are in the heydey of their glory.
Quite number of prominent people are at
present sojourning here, among them Mr..
Lewis Leland, of New York hotel fame.
General Hancock was in the city last week,
and YVES rendered a serenade and introduced
to the people from the balcony of the
Arlington Hotel, by Ex-Mayor Theodore F.
Linde.
William Thompson, young man of much
promise and popularity in these parts, took
had been drinking for several days past, and
Hot Springs whisky and morphine wouldn't
mix, hence l am grieved to record that he
is no longer with Us.
As you are no doubt aware, the two daily
papers of this place have consolidated, the
name now being Sentinel Star without
hyphen), thus retaining the names of both
papers, while it cannot be called "hyphen
ated monstrosity." 1t is owned and oper-
ated by stock company, many of the lead
ing citizens being interested.
The grand jury has just finished term of
several weeks, finding a large number of in
dictments against the gambling fraternity
and other iaw-breakers.
General William d. Rider, oil st. Louis,
who fatally stabbed a man here last fall,
was INDICTED for murder, but number of
Tie leading citizens signed a petition express |
ing their dissatisfaction at the result, and |
asking that the indictment be quashed. |
They say that the cutting was done in self |
defense.
l have been here three days, and no dis |
urbsnce of any kind has occurred, in the |
way of fight. Everything is peaceable, |
md the "bird hangs altitudilum."
The Hon. Jordan E. Cravens recently sent |
letter of inquiry from Washington City 10
Dr.. III. NJ. Rector, a leading physician OF this
place, stating that New York company
wanted to buy the surplus hot water from
hese springs and have it transported to New
fork for medical use. The advice of the
Dove named physician was asked as to
whether the virtue of the water would be de-
troyed by removal from the fountain head.
several OF the leading disciples of Escula-
'ius have de cided that all water thus used
ould be worthless, except for laundry pur-
oses and to mix with forty-rod whisky.
ZAZEI.