Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-03-27
NEW HEALTH RESORT.
The Latest Proposition of a Bal
loonatic.
Ingenious Plan For Restoring wasted
Vitalty-Latest Device OF Hard
Up-For-Topics Detroit
Journalist.
IDe;roit Free Pres..,

Mr.. Henry Coxwell, OF England, became
addicted 10 ballooning early in life, and
the habit grew upon him 50 that he has not
been able TO break away from it. He SAYS
&c has saved his lie. This is how: The air
OF the upper regions is 50 pure that, when
ever be felt n little III or worried, he
ordered his man to harness up his balloon
and OF he would go until he reached a
strata that suited him, and there he would
hoat and breathe in the delicious oxygen
uncontaminated by coal smoke or vile ex-
halations from sewers. For the past
twenty-six years Mr.. COxwen has been
prolonging his life by swinging in his
aerial hammock and breathing in pure
oxygen. This idea is 10 be turned into
practical account by future capitalists. II
is an open secret that the Balloon Health
and Mountain Ar Company Is about TO
begin business In Detroit next summer.
They will commence with only three
balloons at first, but it is hoped il the
scheme is pGtronized as it should be, the
number of balloons will be increased from
year to year. Negotiations are pending for
the lease OF a machine shop which is now
disused. The engine there is q powerful
one, and it viii be required to haul down the
balloons. They will be of silk, shellacked
with more than ordinary care so as
TO prevent the wasting of gas. In
stead of having the gas escape at
every ascension, thus causing great ex-
pense, besides coatamiuating the air, the
balloons will be hauled down by stout
cables drawn in by the big engine. OF
course the details OF the plan are some-
what ha2y at present, but it i S expected
that three balloons will at first be used.
The largest will ascend at nine o'clock in
The morning and will come down at six
p. IN. Parties going up may provide them
selves with lunch, or take a regular
meal in the balloon car, provided by the
Company at the comparatively low rate
OF seventy-iivo cents. There will be COM
munication with the balloon by telephone
that will be connected with the central
Office. Balloon calls must be by number
only. The evening papers will be sent up
to the balloon as the different editions APP
pear by tho telephone wire efser the man
ner that toys send messages To kites. In
portaEt letters viii bo sent up the same
way. JhecharSe Tor an all-doy ride will
be ten dollars, and the number who 90 up
will bo limited 10 fifteen people.
The leXt balloon VIII make two trips n
day, at a charge o. 80 each ascension. The
morning trip will bo at S:SJ arl the alter
noon t-p &C two. The third balloon will
make trirs every hour, the charges being
-, wish children a. hsl price. the all-day
balloon viii ryost at q serene altitude con-
siccrarly hi sher than the second one,
which "A turn VIII be higher than the third.
Opera glasses VIII be furnished at q low
rental. This enterprise onght TO he sue
cVss.ul, rs the railroad trip UP Mount
Wcsiin ton q. up tac Ki,i costs IS, be-
sid Is the expense Of getting there, and the
Gli-day balloon Is warranted 70 20 as high
- ci her Of th 80 mountains. 10 Is EXPECT
& that company viii Re formed in most
Of tie principal cities, aud IL the ascents
gre found bClo.cial 20 health no doubt
InEny ,rivEte balloons VIII be kept. No
stablins WI! - required. as the balloon
can h0ot above Ito higkess chimneys,
chaiGcd u y-uuI back yard. or course. ii
they pet 50 common ~ 60 bdlg each other
ia the ribs, or to scriolsiy Interfere with
the city's o isht, sUfue lass will bs required
to govern thcir use. At present, however,
there is Do legislation in the matter, and
you are Tree 10 have your balloon in the
sky IL yod want %.