Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1895-05-23
BUILDING BATHS
The Locke is Being Provided With
all the Different Kinds.
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III may not be generally known tnaL cN-
tcnSive Improvements are now being
made at the Locke Hotel sanitarlum.
which, when completed in the course OF a
week or so, will make the place one of
the best equipped sani,arums in the coun-
try. The work is under the direction of
S. A. Daniels. of Watervillc, n. ", who is
an expert in that line. The material and
appliances to tit np the rooms being
prepared are now on the road and will
arrive within week.
When IL visitor descendS the stairway
at the Locke into the basement the first
thing he sees is hallway leading into
the dressing rooms. There are ten of
these, OF Il good size and each will be fin
ishcd in good style and provided with Il
lounge and other convcnicnccS for the
comfort of the guest. From these dress
ing rooms a halfway or passage leads off
to where the baths are located As Won
proceed along this passage yon find on
your right Il room fitted up for Russian
baths. II has Il system of steam pipes
and slabs OF marble in the form of steps.
The patient can lie on any of these slabs
he desires. regulated by the amount of
steam he can stand, the temperature being
greater on the highest slabs. On the left
is d room for the Turkish bath. Here l..
is arranged for the temperature to 90 up
as high as lGo degrees. Fahrenheit, which
should certainly be enough to start the
sweat on a mummy or Il brass monkey.
Passing or you come To Il room which is
being arranged for shower and needle
baths. For these baths there are cylin
drcal shaped lagos provided, enclosed
with IL rubber blanket. Inside of this the
person stands. and is treated To Il shower
or needle bath as he desires. the temper
aturc OF the water being regulated as he
desires. Also in this room are marble
slabs upon which one can rcclinc and re
ccive the massage treatment, which is
one of Ike most beneficial known. OFF
from this room on the left as you enter,
will bean opening leading TO aplun.ehath
about IL by p feet and or ) feet deep.
fitted with all convcnicnccs. This part
will probably not be completed until af
ter all the rest is done. On the right YOU
pass inLo IL lounging room fitted with
plenty Of c9Sy couches aud reclining
chairs where anvonc who has had a
bath can take his ease or return to his
dressing room through another hallway
and there rest to his hearts content.
Al! these bathing convcnicnces. to-
gcther with the big plunge bath connect
ed with the building on the south, will
make the Locke Sanitarium in readiness
to take care of any patients or invalids
WHO mag wish TO test the merits of the
wonderful aftesian. mineral. medicinal,
water that hows tom the we'll IN the
grounds. and which also is conducted to
all the different baths over the bnildins.
besides those described here.
1t is intended to have everything In
readiness by the 9Th of June, when the
state q. A. Il. cncampmcnt meets in the
city. In any event all the work will be
completed and the baths ready for guests
inside 81 q month from date.