The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-21
BATHING IN GREAT SALT LAKE.
Floating Easier Than Swimming and
Childran EInat Ahnnf I.il-a G-rl-a

Floating Easier Than Swimming and
Children Float About Like Corks.
It Is unnecessary when either foreigner
or an American visits the beautiful city Of
Salt Lake to invite him TO view and battle
In the lake, writes the Salt Lake City CORE
spondent Of a Kansas City paper. He has
heard of its many peculiar qualities and
naturally desires 90 test them for himself
This, of course, applies TO about Y per cent.
Of the visitors, as there are always GER
tain number who, from fear. are satisfied 10
look on and never venture in the briny
waters.
The lake. though fully eighteen miles
from the city proper, seems but step when
you are once aboard the train speeding
along, breathing the invigoratiug air and
viewing the mountains, clear cut Ia the pure
atmosphere against the cold, gray sky be-
yond. Though the greater part of the land
lying between the city and the lake is bar
rem, yet irrigation lie well under way, with
fertile ground as consequence in the near
future, and the little towns Of Saltsir, Gar
den City, Seniter City and several others
are destined within few years TO become
delightful suburbs of Zion
But the lake. AS the train approaches
the beach-say five minutes before you
reach the lake, as you can see the blue water
some distance AWAIT is difficult to remove
your eyes from the magnificent picture.
There are no trees, no far-reaching green
sward-nothing to indicate the beautiful
landscapes you so often admire on the'can-
vas. Yet withal, the pure, blue water
hsdged in by the mountains and surround
log ite mountain islands. tue waves beating
ceaselessly, though nOlselessly, upon the
white, sandy beach, the healthful odOr
from the strong saline water which per-
mentes every nook and corner OF the open
railroad car all serve TO leave in your mind
and body something which ia never to be
forgotten.
For salt water bathing alone, the lake far
excels the ocean baths The length Of this
body OF water Is nearly so miles, and it Is 80
or 40 miles wide. and yet one may walk
nearly half mile into the lake before the
water Is over his mead. For this reason
alone children and the timid take thor
| ough enjoyment in bathing. Think Of float
ing in eighteen inches of water. Yet it is
true.
Mothers take their children in their arms
and when they have reached a depth OF not
more than three or four feet, they carefully
place them on their backs in the water and
the little tots float about like bite OF cork in
bath tub OF water. Some women float about
in a sort OF semi sitting position, with head
and knees we'll out OF water. a child astride
OF its mother in this attitude seems little or
no ballast at all.
Not few amusing incidents happened
during one OF the afternoons, and a young
miss from the city, who is rather plump.
had very perplexing tusse with the waters
In trying to get IN an upright position after
floating awhile. 1t was something
feet instead of your head, especially
with the gentler sex, who have their
bathing skirts to sink before they can riss.
The onlookers in the pavilion, which ex-
tends some 200 feet into the water. have
any amount OF fun at the expense OF the
bathers. A woman who is q stranger aud
is taking her first bath there lie at once spot
ted, as she is unable TO rise gracefully and
has no end of difficulty with her skirt, which
won't 20 under the heavy water. but which
persists in coming to the surface in the form
of fiat, open parachute, and thereby caus-
ing her much embarrassment II the water
were thick and murky it would make no
difference, but being so clear and transpa-
rent you see very plainly beneath the sur
face. A few miles out, where the depth is
in the neighborheod OF twenty-five feet, the
ground below looks bat Ave feet away. SO
clear is the water
IL is also fact that man may float at
full length upon his back with HE head and
neck, his legs TO tho knee and both arms
(his hands being behind his head to the
elbew out of water. Assuming a sitting
position with his arms extended, his shout
ders will rise above the water. Five or six
men in row, each with his head between
the legs of the man just behind him and his
neck and shoulders out Of water while the
last man holds his hands under his head.
presents an odd sight floating and padding
about and moving like some large sea SER
pent. While floating is so easy that even
one may. without the first principle taught
In swimming-con6denc on his
back, swimming is more difficult from the
tendency Of the lower extremitles to rise
above the surface; then the brine is so
strong that it can not be swallowed without
danger of strangulabion, and but a little
splash reaching the eye will give sharp pain.