Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-05-28
HOT SPRINGS, ARK.
Ed. KEyrucKlAx AND FRIENDS:

Ed. KENTuCKIAN AND FRIENDS:
My "puifs" from Texas norther
having escaped the waste basket,
| feel encouraged and persuaded to
offer you little Sprinkle" from the
Springs, and kind gents and girls you
mustn't think hard of me on account
of these cold and hot visits to your
genial and temperate zone, as | am
not member of the party in the BIZ
bic who i spoken of as being ncith-
CT cold nor hot
A true description of this plac
would be too graphic TO grapplc and
so will not attempt true one. But
the best picture that my imagination
can paint for you Of this place would
be picture that you are familiar
with, namely a medley of swallows
constructing their nests. 1t is situa-
ted in a decp-cut crevice Of the Ozark
Mountains whose altitude with the
assistance of southern sur, makes the
city loom up like the flag on the
bulls horn,' although seven thou
sand souls have daubed unto them
selves dungeon down here in this
"vale of tears" where blind bats, blue
boys and moody men make up a pic
ture that old Nick himself would
grin at. There! like a boy l have
odd it all in one paragraph and cam
not say much more without repeating
something, but might say that
numbers Of people are cheating them
selves out of health by thinking this
wonderful water not applicable to
their ails, and prominent among
these numbers are those afflicted
with liver and kidney troubles, a
number of which / have borne from
my youth up, ten baths have revert
cd the action and begun revision on
my liver. l didn't mean to throw
any reflection onlthese p or afflicted
creatures when | spoke of them as
"bluc boys" and moody men," their
pictures are too dark to cast reflec-
ton and it would be hcartless crea-
ture, whose heart wouldn't throb in
sympathy for the innumerable jobs
represented here.
The United States Government ia
whom the water belongs is just com
pleting three groups or rows of brick
buildings for the accommodation Of
soldiers and sailors. Not only peo'
pie from the United States but from
the "united" world are here, "from
every tribe and nation" They dom
have to wait for the moving of the
waters here as of old al the pool Of
Sloan, but the Split Health is al
ways on hand and while it isn't an
instantaneous healing as was proba
bly, the case at Sloan it nevertheless
takes a hold like Jacob's-submiti L
no denial. Now for the benefit o.
some afflicted creature who "would
be made whole" (and who may POS
sible read this letter. l will recite {
parable2 No? will tell you wha
really happened TO four families who
came here, two like the Phari;eC
were very thankful that they
(though) had ''lots" of money and il
the deluded idea go to the (they
think best hotel doctor and bathing
house where as a matter Of cours,
the spirit will meet them, but from
personal experience in the Language
of the colored divine 1 eau conscien
tiously say, sit am not de kase, it an
not de kase." But to come back t
the subject l am very sorry TO say
that they left sick with the weigh
transferred from the pocket-book t.
their already over-burdened hearts
The other two were cured and return
ed home with light heart and lit
tie "change." So now comes tn,
moral and the suggestion that l hav,
"strayed" so far from: These high
headed physicians are not only Deces
sarily not the best but are absolutel,
not as good as those of less preten
sions; and the same thing is true o
hotels and bath houses.
Respectfully,
J. II. G.