Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-02-23
THECOLD WATER MAN

the medicinal virtues OF coLu water,
What cold water would not effect. in
the way of curing the ills which flesh
is heirto, might as well be given up as
impossible.
According to Georges theory, II a
man only drank enough cold water and
soaked himself enough in cold water,
he would live forever, If no accident
took him off suddenly.
He set up a sort of cold water cure
nj his house, obtaining his supply OF
water from a well dug at height Suf-
ficient to throw the water TO the sec
ond floor Of his dwelling for George
lived in the country, where water in
the house is a rare luxury.
In the bath room was a large upright
tub, five or six feet higher than fair
sized mans head, and in this tub
George passed a large part of his time
doctoring himself.
His wife was timid. yielding little
woman. and she was constantly made
the subject of her husbands expert
ments in the cold water business.
She had neuralgia, and though she
bore it for long time In silence, pre-
fer.ing the pain to Georges doctoring.
in an unguardel haur she groaned
aloud, and her fate was sealed A
patient TO coddle was Rone's pet desire
and he began the business with yigor
Poor Mrs. Rome was sEowered. and
packed, and sponged, and submerged,
until she was pretty much soaked
away and one day George turned on
too much water, and it went over her
head, and washed the life entirely out
of her
Poor woman! After she went to her
long home-which was. properly speak
ing, a short home. seeing that she was
only four feet fiye-her husband la
mented her departure. but stuck TO his
first aSseveration that She died from
lack of cold water. instead of from SUI
perabundance. For il she had only
done her duty by herself. and bathed
proparlv, sh" would have had strength
TO have cried out or burst open the
door OF the yugAing tub, and 50 have
been saved.
When she had been dead year. Mr.
Rome made arrangement for supplying
her place. Time was short. he said
and if he ever ca culated on having a
second wife. now was his time.
His choice fell on Patty Fields.
spinster Of forty, with a temper like
ten-hOrse-power steam engine, though
she generally kept it under, and was
all the better woman for having it.
She was not believer in the cold
water doctrine, but George liked her
quite as well. He shouldc onvert her,
he said and thus add another mem
Der to the cid water clique.
Tine welding day came; the feast was
spread, and the guests assembled The
ceremony was to take place lit S
o clock In the evening, and the Up.
pointed time arrived. and still the
bridegroom tarried
The guests began to whisper together
and look grave; the parson to X to
reading the Bible; fdL5y shed a few
tears. as in duty bound. and spotted
her lavender tie with the salt water;
and old Major Fields, her father who
had seen service" and was as plucky
as soy of twenty, mt on his cooked
hat, shou derad his old .'iintlOck," and
proceeded TO ROne's house with ven
geance in his heart
The servantgiIl giggled when she
opened the door and saw him; and
when he asked for Mr. Rome, she CON
Quoted him to the bathroom with ala
Gritty. There he found the missing
bridegroom. up to his chin in water.
splashing about like a frog, and pvi-
IDENTIFY enjoying himself much on the
same principle
You internal scoundreF' cried old
Fields, what do You mean by keeping
my darter in suspense, and the we'd
din folks a-waitinf"
Good gracious, majorr' exclaimed
George. 1T can't be eight O'Clock,
can it?'
The Major held out to him the old
rbull'seye" watch which had belonged
TO his father. and its hands pointed TO
the ominous hour Of nine.
We'll, We'll, well!' said George.
springing out Of the bath and putting
himself inside his clothes with no
waste Of time, did you ever re the
beat of that? Why / got into the
bath at just six o'clock, and would
have sworn it was only sewn now.
Time passes quickly when a man is
engaged in the cause Of science. /
was observing the beautiful effects Of
cold water in opening the pores of the
GDlAlSIii His
Upper dermis aad lower dermis be
cussed!' cried old Fields, angrily. "A
man that mas to soak himself three
hours before he can come to his own
wedding deserves boss whipping.
Are you calkilating, sir, to be mar
ried, or not?''
Certainly major, CO rtainly-to be
sure! said George, hrrrying UP his
toilet, under the supervision of his in
tended fatter-in-law Gbd the old mus
kct.
Tie wedding was a little later than
the ;;me appointed, but the guests mad
better appetItes in consequence of the
delay
Mr.. and Mrs. Rome had no bridal
tour, but went at once to housekeep-
ing George did not find a very
plant subject for cold water expert
ments in his second wife. She had
will of her own. and absolutely de-
clined TO submit to any cold water doc
toripg.
George felt personally aggrieved
over her conduct for he was sure she
had symptoms of biliousness, and he
had great faith in cold water for that
difficulty. Various were the expert
ments which he adopted to induce
her to try his specifc-she was obdu-