The Washington critic., 1889-02-20

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IS you sec IN hospllaig, and many OF tho
health resorts, hut palatial hotol, s9eunl
to none IN the courtry. On the roofs are
sun baths and summer gardens. On the
second floor, in addition TO bed chambers,
are private dining-rooms and parlors. On
the first floor, large parlors, reception
rooms, conservatory of flowers, office.
dmipg-rooms, restaurants, news stands,
telegraph offices aud rcading-rooms, and
in the rear of the building professional
fees This floor beggars description. IL
is richly furnished and set In jewels of the
purcst kind. II is very grand. Everything
your eyes rest upon is artistic and superb.
Tie wood carving of the enormous arches,
columns and pillars are the finest we have
ever seen, and suggest the old Moorish pal
Gees Of the Orient
The building is lighted by clcctricityfrom
top to tottom, and In all rooms and halls are
electric bells. Over seventeen miles of cleo
tiic wires run through the building. There
are two large front stairways, three back
staiIways and two elevators. The house is
heated by n new process, which changes
the afr in every room of the building every
three minutes, making and Keeping each
room the temperature desired, aud keeping
the floor Of each room warmer than the
ceiling.
In the large, deep half-basement is the
hath department, which is evidently the
most elaborate bath establishment in all the
country. Here are long rows of Russian
and Turkish bath ms;eectrical rooms, for
all kinds of electrical treatment: hot and
cold sea-bath rooms, sulphur bnth rooms,
medicated bath rooms, numerous shampoo
rooms, spacious bathroom pnrlors for sit
ting, reclining and sleeping; and here let
ME SAY that'this entire bath department. Is
fitted up In the same Oriental splendor and
beauty as is the building itself. The plunge
bath or swimming pool, In the centre Of
these baths, In worthy Of special attention.
II anything Of the kind exists on this earth
have never seen II or heard Of it.l
This magnificent swimming pool Is filed
with sea water, which comes through
artesian wells from some subterrancan
ocean, which pours IN constant stream in
and In constant stream out The decora-
tiors Of the walls and ceilings OF this
plunge bath resemble the dazzling pictures
of fairy land. On one side the spectacular
view of the ocean, with its surging waves
and ships arriving and departing. On the
other side, mountains of verdure and homes
OF beauty. Turn on the eelectric lights, and
the scene is o tropical one. Far in the
East the moon is seem and the stars shine
ffom overhead. Seemingiy various tropi-
cal creatures and animais anpear. coming
from their hiding places, while down Won
der protto. which looks almost a mile away.
pours o Niagara OF water, squirting amid
the lilies and the flags.
Slowly we ascended to the office, hating
to take the last view Of this marvellous
parorsma Of beauty. Turning tony friend,
/ said:
WSir. I ask YOU for the last time. what
palace OF beauty and wonder ia this p',
He smiled and said: swell. what do YOU
saw now to Boston being ahead y,
;,Ahead.u | said. am give it up. TINT
this is ahead of ANYTHING of the kind In the
world. But YOU still fail to tell me what
place Il isu
the new health palace of DR.. r. q. Flower
of this city,
"Dr. X. C. Flower.n said "Why,
who has not heard of DR.. FlowerY know
some of his patients in Washington, and I
believe he Occasionally visits our city.''
"Yesn replied my friend, ''everybody
knows DR.. X. G. Flower. Personally,
have never had occasion to call In his SER
vices, but have watched with a good deal
of interest his practice increase. until It Shas
become the greatest practice in the world.
His cures are the most marvellous of this
age. think can saw, after reasonably
close acquaintance with many of his pa
tients and his methods of treatment, that he
does, absolutely and radically, cure cancer,
tumor, consumption, paralysis, and nerve
trouble in q most marvellous manner, the
first two diseases without the use Of the
knife, and the others by modes of treat
ment different, more gentle and refined
than anything have ever KNOWN 3''
Unable to see the doctor myself, my
friend made an engagement for me to meet
him. at II o'clock the following morning
Promptly at the hour / put in my appear
ance, but, to my surprise, / found numbers
of patients waiting to see him. Some had
come nearly 2,000 miles from the West, and
two gentlemen from Galveston,- Tex.
While waiting recognized, In passing
in one Of the halls, B. +. Gilbert of Wash,
ington, accompanied by lady and gentle
man. i was soon ushered into a private
office. DR.. Flower entered moment after,
and, without waiting to be addressed, said:
"Well, cir, what can do for you?'
/ stated frankly that had come to make
some inquiries about his practice and the
new health palace.
~ will have to turn you over to some
body else," he said. But before he could
do SO I said:
"Dr. Flower, tell me yourself something
about this health home.n
swell, SIR" he said, sit has been my de-
sire for wears to build a place different from
any other place in the world. A place per-
feet in all things, like q larga, palatial
home. Cheerful, beautiful and sunshiny;
where every kind Of treatment of any merit
can be given skillfully, kindly and thor
oughly. This is Just what this health palace
is. There is nothing in the world like IL,
and, as far as know, has never been. But
/ seriously trust that we may soon have
many such places In our country II there
is any cure on this earth for the sick they
can find II here"
snow, Doctor, about your practice l
understand you have patients all over the
country"
"Yes," replied the Doctor, sin all parts
of the civilized world.n