The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-11-18
THE VOLCANO HOUSE.

Sulphur Steam Baths as a Speci-
fc For Rheumatism.
Mr.. r. Wesmann has for nine
months been an inmate of the
Queens Hospital, cripple from
infammatory rheumatism.
By the advice of friends, two weeks
ago, he went to the Volcano House
to try the sulphur baths for month.
By the last steamer he wrote to a
friend as follows:
VOLCANO HOUSE, HAWAII, /
November 10, 1891.
Having now been here eleven days,
during which time have taken one
sulphur bath daily, sometimes, on
very fine days, two. 1 have had occa-
sion to give the baths fair trial, and
it is with the greatest pleasure I now
take the liberty of informing you that
I have already derived wonderful
benefit from the baths. I feel alto
gether like new being and the rheu-
matism is gradually disappearing, the
Joints are much more nimble and the
swelling gone considerably down.
The principal part where the malady
is centered now is round the ankles,
but have no doubt this will also be
cured in time by the baths. These
latter are arranged very nicely, so
that the bather, when sitting in the
box, can himself regulate the amount
of steam he wishes. In the same
room there are hot and cold water
pipes leading to the same shower, so
the temperature of the water can also
be regulated according to the taste of
the bather.
There can be no doubt about these
suIphur-vapor baths being an excel
lent thing, and if anything will drive
rheumatism out of the system they
ought to do it. Nearly everybody
who has been up here since / came
has tried them and pronounced them
to be splendid.
l have the best of hopes that will
entirely recover my good health here
by the time the month has expired.
I have been very fortunate in every
respect; the trip with the Hall was
quite an enjoyment, the weather
being fine all the way and everybody
on board very obliging and kind to
me. After being landed at Punaluu
on Thursday, about A. NJ, we took
our DrGaKIdSU at UuO uOU6l, anu pro-
ceeded by rail to Pahala; there we got
into a comfortable coach, which
brought us to the Halfway House
thirteen miles from the Volcano
Housed at IL 80 A. NJ. Here we par
took of a very nice dinner, and then
continued on our journey in the same
coach, which finally brought us to the
Volcano House at P. NJ, where an
excellent supper was ready for us; /
did not feel the least inconvenience
the whole journey, and everything
was beyond my expectation.
The climate here, although good
deal colder than in Honolulu-from
60 to 75-and with frequent small
showers, seems to agree well with me.
l sleep well at nights and have a good
appetite; but it is not always raining
here, we have had since came, five
spendid days, the sun shining all the
time from morn till night-days not
to be seen in Honolulu.
The Indigestion, which always
troubled me more or less while in the
hospital, l have no more signs of
now, and I eat whatever is on the
table. Mr.. Lee with family are ex7z
ceedingly kind to me, and if was
one of their own they could not
possibly treat me better; have every
comfort that an invalid could wish
for. A fine log-fire is kept burning in
the sitting room all day, and the table
is equal to any first-class hotel.
r. WESMANN.