The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-18
LET ALL HAVE A DIP.
THE BENEFITS OF a Pu6I'O
NATATORlUM.

young person
AISTTUL ART.
Nearly every year about this time we hear
of Young people, who, fond Of the dclishls
or fine water. venture too much' ana pay
,bc nonalty of their lives for The act, simply
hDcause they are mot masters OF the arr Oh
swimming. sometimes II Is the very young,
and frcguentiy IL has occurred mere IN slSh'
- thoir homes that watcIy graves were
fouud at the same time 10y couples. Con-
sidcriug the fact that We nave so many pto-
ME- in tbc city that are willing 10 venture
INTO the trcachcr0us holes IN tue James ll
j. a wonder that some Cnicrpris'nE man
has nnt put into fun operation swimming
nool. where the Young and old Of hoth sexes
could enjoy the delights that Wouiu l'iloN
tbe mastering of the art of swimming.
The exercise j, one that Is strongly uI3ed
c,r fine Development Of the muscles. III ls
NOT $50 fierce aud exhaustive as that "i the
gyna4um bat its results are lust as elhca-
cinu. for bringing into play the sincWs'
and developing health and strength 10 say
uotline Of the delights that are Afforded.
'Theu comes the risk Of being at some Time
nluugcd into water whether You want 10 ne
or NOT. and there forced TO Keep loui7eh
ahoat. even for brief space oil tlnlc'
and when these things are considered,
n /. a wonder that the art OBJ /
]
mont of education. IL certainly Wouio /
| form a school for the development of alh,
lctics. that for practical utility, and me ana
health preserving results. would oulslIll /
baseball. professional boating. running ana
walking matches, and things of inal soIi,
AN good enough i'm their place. but not halI
so nccdml or useful as the art ol swimming
THOSE WHO CANNOT SWIM.
II is astonishing 10 note the numbers Of
peoplcwh0 cannot swim. Perhaps in Klch-
mond NOT more than one in twenty-five can
and yet nearly every one has "a desire 'o ne-
come au adept iu the art, and many have
tried hard % master IFS mysteries. fcoilt
who know how tO SWIM and VINO learned
when they were young, have 300 ldrd oi
what "a mystery 10 b, % u01iccs who begin
late I'm life. To one who knows how To
swim. 10 j.. as much "a matter o. course a~
walking.
The truth is swimming requires conii-
dcnce. nothing more. After the beginner /
gives up the ambitious effort to climb up on /
ION of the water ana stay There. and Pee /
come. recouciled to GOOD duchlns WIN /
hi, hcad and body under the water, ana |
cunml or two inside of him, he generally /
finds out that he can swim. The oidia~h- /
toned idea of gourd, under the arms, lodl- /
ing ON plank. and an that sort oi thing. /
never serves t0make a successful swimmer. /
The other old custom Of throwing lad INTO !
water cover his head" and teaching HIM 10 !
'-iuk or swim, survive on perish. H. nuch |
the better plan to De adopted ln order lo /
leach the beginner how 20 paddle himself /
out of danger.
SOME VIEWS.
..What do You think Of establishing a |
swimming pool i'm the ciiy :: was asked "' /
/ Mr. j.. T.. Bur-Wyn Yesterday.
III viii not do." said Doe. 81 have bad /
one at Warwick Park fora year or two, nut |
/ the people viii not take hold Of d..
~Why is that 20
81 mo- not pretend to say. but know that |
/ they do not, and d. not think u would |
/ pay
/ the speaker took "a ~trcct-caI. and the re- |
porter could not tell him that NarWich |
/ Park was some distance from the city on
/ the James river; that 10 was am excursion
/ ground: That The waters of the Jane, hr- |
/ low the city are not very inviting for BATH /
/ inc purposes and that the heat and tray ei /
/ tO and from such q distant spot would more |
/ than offset the pleasures OF the SWIM OF lie /
/ bath.
/ FN-Auorney General Rufus a. Ayers. in /
speaking of the needs Of Richmond, lrW /
! da,, ago. said that Richmond failed % APP |
preciate thc advantages of small industries, /
small manufacturing establishments. ana /
/ the announcement of small enterprises. lie |
/ said the people did not improve the great !
advantage. given the city by reason OF DTS |
! situation. and they suffered hy the attempt
/ To- invest money iu real estate, building /
/ houses and renting them out. instead
/ of nursing industries that would induce
people 90 come here and live by giving !
/ them employment iu trades that would pay |
/ TWAS well enough % talk Of street Inc
movements and extension Of gas and water
/ mains. but this epoch in the times required
! the irving Of work 90 the men Who needed
/ il. and this could only Dee done ln support
/ ing and plautin. manufactures, ana lhe ch-
! c0uraQcmcnt of new enterprises. FIND out
| what is lacking and then supply the want,
and success follows.
Mr.. Herman schmidt built an ice factory. |
/ Mr. schmidt said Yesterday morning, thai
/ there was rich field here for the establish
mcnt of "a swimming pool. 81 VIII show you
/ how il can Doe managed. We use great
Quantities of water in the MANUFACTURING OF
| ice. and this water is heated. The BRINE
and ammonia draws of tho hot water. and
/ the cold turns 10 ice. The hot water by the
/ thousands of gallons. runs To- waste. i-
Icomulctcly lost. mot utilized at ALL Now |
/ how easily this water could Doe used for /
/ bathing purposes. 70 could Doe carried al
once t0 great tank, covered of course. and |
| surrounded hN small bath closets. where the |
/ toilet is arranged. The water could De- put |
al ~ degrees Fahrenheit and kept there. and /
/ those who wanted 90 learn 10 SWIM could /
| come, and for the payment Of "a tuue nave /
/ their fun i'm perfect safety. or course there /
would Dee batI-tub in tine closet. |
where additions cOaid De performed |
| before going into the pool. for that |
must Doe kept tree from impurities oi all
sorts. We could give salt baths from the |
/ ice tanks Russian baths, and electric baths, |
! for that natter for we have our own dN na- |
tmO, and there is mo- reason why such plan
( should not Doe profitable To- the investor, and
greatly pleasing to the public.
/ Both sexes could he accommodated. say. !
males from Is O'Clock, 90 lo, \. NJ. and
/ ladies from I'D 4. NJ, % o'clock i. NJ. |
/ We are right I'm the heart of the city, within |
one square of the Main street electric line, /
and after a swim, there would bee none of
/ the bad elect, OF "a hot walk. that must |
iatiguea all who 20 90 tine river Bl sidcs, There /
would be perfect safety m the pool. and |
/ freedom from sun, aud dirty water. 4 |
| charge of twenty-five cents, where the |
/ towels etc. for toilet are furnished. would /
De ample and ten cents, where parties fur /
ni~hed their own towels. would Doe enough |
/ to charge
"What would 10 cost. Mr. schmidt. 20 put |
/ into operation such place.
That would depend upon the style chat |
YOU adopt. ] have seen such pools i'm other /
/ cities ON plan That cost N2lnuul, but lhe ]
/ service and thu surroundings were magnii- |
cent. Here, think. pool could be run near
/ the icc-wOrk, for about $4,000, which Won |
| see means that the water and machinery IN
! the ice-Works would not be counted i'm the |
! cost"
some cnterprising man with capital will /
| come along some of these hot days and ga /
| Their i'm this rich, ripe plum that is ready % /
| drop into somebody's hama, and then every |
] body will wonder why il was that there was /
| ever any delay in pIucking il.
MANCHESTER MATTERS.
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