Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-07-29
n Getting Of the Junlata Valley
Medical Association.

N 00bAm8 u tm0 Suml8ta 0lkey
Medical Association.
On last Tuesday, the tenth annual meet
ing of the Juniata Valley Medical Associs-
ton, was held at Cresson, and many of the
Medical men with their friends attended
the meeting. We, in company with the
delegation from Miftiiu, started for Cresson
on Tuesday morning, on Pacific Express.
As the tram sped on its way through the
Juniata Valley it began to fill up with Doc
tors, their wives, families and friends, and
by the time Altoona as reached, the ma
jority of the passengers were bound for
Cresson. With several persons OF the del
ogation from Miffiin, we took seats in the
conservation car, a car with open sides, at
tached to the rear of the train, that runs daily
between Altoona and Cresson. 1t is a cool
place to ride and the view of the mountain
that is obtained by looking from its open
sides well repays for the smoke and
cinder that have filled your throat and eyes.
Passing through the Galitzin tunnel in the
rear part of an open car thrills one with
strange sensation, passing from the cool
and clear mountain air into the warm, fog
gy and smoky atmosphere of the tunnel,
and the opening OF the tunnel lit up with
the morning sunlight, viewed from the rear
car through the fog and smoke looks like
the moon when almost full, the noise of the
water dripping from the roof of the tunnel,
and the rattle of cars, was enough to give
ordinary mortals strange thoughts, and We
were all so absorbed in our own thoughts
that the word s.Cresson" shouted into the
car BY the brakeman, as the train slowed
up opposite Cresson Springs station, ap-
peared to startle US. Then all was silent,
except the noise made by the passengers
aiighting from the train, all again appeared
to be engrossed with their own thoughts.
and especially with thoughts occasioned
by the sight OF the "Mountsin House., Just
presented to their view. Such an immense
OF the Alleghenies see med strangly out of
place as it appeared, towering above the
tallest trees OF the surrounding grove, bu t
upon a second look, 1t appeared TO harmon
ize well with the grandeur OF the surround
ing submits and woods. The "Mounta in
House," the palace aud hotel OF the place
is an immense structure, built after the
Gothic style Of architecture, and with the
cottages surrounding it, has Accommodations
for live hundred guests. 1t stands about
two hundred yards from the railroad station
and on the summit. OF a steep hill. The
Association marched from the station to
the hotel in body. They no doubt made
an impression on the minds OF the two hun
dred and fifty guests OF the hotel, as they
came up the board walk from the station.
What that impression was, would be hard
TO tell, but inasmuch as the regular guests
did not attend the meeting OF the men of
medicine, that august body of men did not
impress them very favorably. Perhaps a
feeling that the less they had to do with
medical men, the longer were their chances
OF living, took possession OF them, but as
they did not express themselves in words,
how are we to know. After having the
smoke and cinder washed off our persons
that had accumulated on our trip across the
Allegheny mountain in an open car, We be-
gan to look about the place.
Cresson has become quite summer re-
sort. II is situated on the Pennsylvania
Railroad about seventeen miles west of Al
toona, and is twenty-five hundred feet above
the level OF the sea. The House is only
open during the summer months. The
guests are mostly western people. There are
several springs of water about the grounds,
that are said to have great medicinal qu al
tiles, namely: msgnesis, iron, and alum
water springs. There is also large spring
of mountain water in the grounds. The
medical men soon became absorbed in look
ing about the magnificent building and
grounds and in testing the drinking quali-
ties of the different waters, and when the
meeting was called to order, promptly at
10 O'Clock A. NJ, by the President, DR.. l..
Banks, of this place, not more than half the
were present, but they soon ap-
peared on the scene, and proceeded TO bus
mess. At one o'clock, the meeting Gd-
journed for dinner, which was served at the
Mountain House. The management placed
the Medical delegation and their friends at
one table, and it was surprising TO see the
amount of ssgood things" that were dis
posed of, and among the different dinners
ordered was the Irregular" dinner, but We
all ate our full share, and when we left the
table we felt that the management of Cress-
on Springs hotel knew how to get up good
dinner. A dinner that the learned men of
medical profession OF the Juniata Valley
pronounced excellent.
The afternoon, after the meeting adjoured
was spent in social conversation. and per-
son seeing the doctors, only in profess
ionaI way, would have been surprised to
see how they enjoyed each others company.
They are a very jolly set, and none were
more Jolly than the delegation from Juniata
county.
When the time came for departure, twas
noticed that il was the older and married
section of the Association that were 10th