Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-03-17
FROM HOT SPRINGS.

Hot SPRINGS, Arkansas, March
10th, 18S3.-Hot Springs Is not |
. very large place, but "she's |
: daisy" There isvery little obser
vance of the Sabbath here. True
there are several small churches
Ia the place, and presume {
: great many good people at.
tend the Sunday services, but the
great majority OF the citizens and
visitors stay severely away. The
saloons, gambling hells, meat
shops, bakeries, confectionery
shops, fruit stands, barber shOps,
and ia fact, almost every kind OF
business, except dry goods, and
grocery stores, are kept open the
same on Sunday as on other days
of the week. The band plays on
Sunday afternoons as il it were q
legal holiday. A gentleman from
st. Louis remarked to me yester-
day that a visitor who could pull
through Hot Springs without be-
ing fleeced. could travel safely
anywhere. There are more sharp
ers' here, in proportion to pc pu-
lation, than in any other city in
the Union and many Of them
ply their vocations with consider
BILE profit. Some of the saloons
have very suggestive names, such
as "The OWL the "White Ele-
phant.' "The Hornet" &c.
One Of the principal sources of
amusement is wrestle between
BLACK Dan" and large bl,ck
bear, which comes off at the Park
about three times week when
the weather is favorable. 1t usu-
ally draws large crowds. The bear
besides wrestling with Black Dan,
also drinks all the beer that the
visitors will buy for him at %
cents q bottle. A hottie of beer is
thrown TO him, and he takes out
the cork and drinks it from the
bottle. The wrestling match is
considerably Of humbug, like
great many other of the schemes
for making money that are in
vogue here.
The resident population OF Hot
Springs is between 1000 and 5000
and the visitors number fully
as many more. There has been a
steady increase in the number of
visitors each year, and the num-
Der now here is the largest ever
known. II there was not some
efficacy in the waters If people
who come here are not cured or
benefited, the number of the visi.
tors would not be increased each
succeeding year, for the attrac-
tiOns are not such as to invite in
valid's outside of the relief prom
ised by the efficacy of the waters.
That some wonderful and remark
able cures have been effected by
the use of these waters admit of
no doubt. have mysel. seen
several gentlemen who came here
crippled from the effects OF inflam-
matOry rheumatism and could not
walk without the assistance of
crutches, who are now able TO dis
pense with their crutches, and
walk about every where without
lot
gentlemen who had been here
three or four weeks before / came,
who told me that they came here
on crutches, some of whom have
gone home entirely cured.
The list of diseases that are Gu
rable or allowable by the use of
the waters is nearly AS long as the
catalogue Of human miseries.
Among the number and for which
the waters are most effective, are
all forms of rheumatism, govt,
neuralgia. catarrh, dyspepsia and
all variety of liver complaints |
scrofula In all its phases, paraiy-
sis, disease of the kidneys and
bladder, &c. All these and many |
others Of similar nature, have |
been successfully treated here, and |
in most cases perfectly cured.
made the acquaintance Of
lady from Indianapolis, now here,
who informs me that she brought
her daughter here, as she suppos-
ed, q hopeless cripple, but as q last
resort. / see the daughter every |
day, and she now has the free and
full use of her limbs and is In per-
feet health. The evidences OF
most remarkable cures are seen
daily.
II will cost about $50 for limi-
ted through ticket from Martins
burg to Hot Springs, and require J