Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-08-14

down into the city. The road Is II.
miles long aud nearly perpendicular
Here We called a halt and ordered the
ladies to dismount and of course through
courtesy the gentlemen alighted to ac'
company them down the rugged rocky
hill. said to one OF the drivers: How
do you get down this hill anyway? He
said, / just let her rip, and the first
thing l know l am down. We al
walked and the vehicle waited for US al
the bottom. We come to Elk river
again and we all got into the wagons
and were jostled across over boulders as
large as barrel and water belly deep
this brought Us into the picturesque lit
tie village of Addison, Webster county,
w. Va.
A worse worn out "shuck up" and
dishevelled set you never saw, but we
are here and all alive at the Wooddell
Hotel. This is the largest hotel in the
place and is surrounded by porches and
verandas. 1t stands on an elevated
piece of ground surrounded by a natu-
raj grove of shade trses containing for
ty different varieties, and is a beautiful
situation for fine summer hotel.
There are dozen hotels here OF all
grades. This is the largest and said TO
be the best. There are 200 guests here
now and they are coming every day.
They can accommodate four or five hun
bred. The season is not fairly open yet.
There were 400 last year. Most persons
come here for the water, but there are
lot of young people who come here to
make ''mashes."
The town Of Addison is the county
seat of Webster county and is situated
at the junction Of Elk and the east fork
of Elk river, on hill side, is irregularly
laid out, has population OF $50 or 800
and has been 65 or 20 miles from rail-
road. It is now 35 miles frow the West
Virginia and Pittsburg railroad at Flat
woods. BY next summer 1t will be 10 or
10 miles from the Williams river branch
OF the Camden system. The names of
the streets and alleys are Main, Bell,
Windsor and Butter Milk The alleys
are Red Eye and "Hug 'em Tight. !"
The latter is narrow pass that most
all the visitors have to pass along In 60
ing to and from the famous spring or
fountain Of life. They claim for this
spring great curative proprieties. This
water was struck some 90 years ago at
depth OF $50 feet and at that depth they
struck this peculiar composition OF
water mixed with gas that still burns
when lighted; they were boring for salt.
The water contains soda, salt, sulphur,
iron, arsenic, etc. / can't find out the
correct analysis Of it.
WHAT WE DO HERE.
We all get up early IN the morning, if
we are well enough, and take our little
mugs and make our way through "Hug
'em Tight" to the fountain of life and
each one dips his little mug into the
bubbling spring and turns his nose to
one side and holds his breath and gulps
it down, two or three glasses before
breakfast. Those who are not able TO
go have it carried to them and then we
go to breakfast; after that we all sit
round in the sun-if there is any-and
talk stomach diseases, compare symp-
toms, and report progress. Each one
has to give his experience and then we
take walks up and down the rivers, on
the hills and view the mountains and
the rivulets, lay in the hammockS,
swing, play croquet, pitch the bean
bags, get into the merry go around, etc.
till about 1890, then hunt up our mugs
and repair to the spring again, and so
on after each meal.
These are the ones that come here for
their health. But we have another class
here who do little flirting and some OF
them get into regular counting.
In speaking Of hotels; this place needs
a Onnd sn-..,.,~- ho+Al h..ti+ - - - |
STYLE, with all the modern convenlenceS,
paths, hot and cold, etc. This water
certainly contains good medical quail
ties, but don't think they have found
out It's real medical virtues. This ought
to be studied out and published to the
world, so that those afflicted with the
diseases it is especially good for, might
come and be healed. You see persons
here with consumption, dropsy, erysip-
elias, scrofula, and some that never had
any constitution to begin with. 1t
don't appear to have any good effect on
any but dyspeptics, and 1t don't APP
pear TO make any difference what KIND
of q stomach trouble person has 1t has
a soothing effect, and IL is great appe-
tizer. Right here Is another trouble
there is no regular physician here to pre-
scribe or examine persons or patients
and they think they came
for the water, and If a little
does good more will do better, so
they Just fill themselves, and then eat
like a wild animal. and expect the water
TO get away with this mass OF poorly
prepared food and wash out and heal up
the stomach at the same time. | think
that a stringent system of dieting is as
essential here as at home or any place
in order to get the good effect Of the
water. This place ought to be healthy;
it is surrounded by immense mountains
and the two branches Of Elk river join
here and cut through the mountains be-
low.
There is a most delightful breeze all
the time here; the air is pure and light
and the nights are delightful. One can
sleep well with three covers at night,