New-York tribune., 1897-08-11

increasing popularity Of this place:
Yea, Year sS5s ii22s7
lNVi ..''...'.'''.''''''''''''''' 10 o79 l2g
1897 ...............'..'' ~ 5oI I3s $50
1879 1879 5sIs;s 8
isos isoS $50 200 2s2
ono dav last week nearly two thousand five
hundred baths were taken. AS the years roll on
I predct that Nauheim will become as renowned
for the treatment of heart diseases as Is Carlsoad
for hepatic disorders, nay, more, that IL VIII
gradually transfer the laurels which for so many
wears have rested upon Homburg. with its pres
tlge of age the presence Of royalty its magnificent
Kur-hause and the halo Of romance which surrounds
it, and place them upon its own brow To-day
Homburg Is comparatively empty, Nauheim full 10
oyerfowng.
THE NAUHEIM WATERS.
From time to time a number of springs have
been found in the vicinity Of Nauhelm, which are
numbered in the order of their boring. For Dathing
purposes but two are at present used. l. The
aroesen snr,,del Q The Friedrich Wllhelms Quelle
The first attempt at digging for the former was
in 1899 but no result was obtained In isil sec
ond effort was made with no better result After
reaching a depth Of over four hundred ana nity
feet the work was abandoned In 1916 there sud-
denly spouted from this deserted shaft a large
volume of water with temperature OF y degrees
Fahrenheit which has continued with unabated
force until the present Between the years l8o2-oo
Uhe chronological record Is not eXacO second
spring was opened which Is much hotter-'he
Friedrich Wilhems Quelle-and so far has an un-
limited supply of water, so highly charged with
carbonic acid gas that when the fuu force OF
the wafer is turned on 1t spouts between forty and
dfty feet.
From these two springs four varieties OF baths
are prepared each with its own virtues which no
doubt. each possesses judging from the results
they seem actually to accomplish in certain her'-
Gus affections. .
I simple brine bath (Gewohnliches soobad).
pforo this water enters the bath il passes through
tho graduating house of a salt works and Is thus
freed from its carbonic acid. The temperature
! is raised. when desired by the addition OF hot
| water or It Is cooled by Ice
> The Thermal bath CThermalbad) contains but
a small quantity Of carbonic acid the brine COM
t, into ,be hath at its natural warmth, hence the
| rono "Therral" The escape OF the carbonic acid
| Ioaves \ res!dur,m Of calcium carbonate and the
| poroxide Of iron undssolved, which give the
water a peculiar muddy appearance The saline
qualities Of this bath are increased from time TO
| time always by prescription from the doctor or
! of one mark to the attendant by the addition
of ono or two litcrs OF "mutter lye." This mother
! I've is a thick brown liquid, somewhat foamy, whch
is the uncrystallizable refuse after the production
! Of table salt by boiling the concentrated brine at
! the salt works. "Mutteraque' Is very rich IN the
chlorldes of sodium calcium and bromine. and adds
|
| 2 The Sprudel-bad. The sprude water comes
direct to the baths without atmospheric contact,
and thus contains the full quantity Of carbonic
acid. with all the salts in perfect solution. This
water is clear and exhilarating
a. The Strombad and Sprude Strombad In this
| hath the current OF the grosser sprudel flows d.
rectly through the bath, the stop cock open on
the one side and the plug out on the other. These
baths are not very frequently given. and only
to those who have been through course OF the
| other waters
! HOW THE BATHS ARE GIVEN.
So much for skmming outline OF the waters.
| Now let ME describe the red tape that trips the
footsteps and tries the temper OF the un!nitiated,
| hut which must be unwound secundum artem be-
fore one can enter into the water and be cleansed
At first the disposition is to cry out like Naaman
tho SYRIAN but better acquaintance establishes the
| propriety of the methods. although certain OF them
| are capable Of vast Improvement Being pro-
| fessional man, l entitled to a "frei-krate. to
procure which was obliged to visit the president
| of the "Bad-directien." Having a card OF intro
| duction | was received affably by the director
| and the free card presented to me In honor OF
| the profession which / represent, and the bath
house to which l was assigned was pointed OUT.
| A bath IS not allowed to be given except upon
| presentation at the bathhouse of small folder
| previously supplied 20 the bather by the ply
| sician whom he has consulted All the doctors
| carry these leaflets. on the outside Of which are
nrnted the doctors name in full in big letters. his
| residence and his office hours and the number OF
| the bat athhouse where tickets to be procured.
Every day when the physician pays his visit he
| d.slgnates in writing upon this card the exact
| 1he bath and how long the patient Is TO remain
| Your ticket; green for the Thermal brown for the
| Sprude After various pcrambulations the bath
| house will be discovered wherein you are to dis
| port yourself. You enter the hall In the centre OF
the building. which Is furnished with chairs, tables
| and sofas Uhe newer bathnouses are more COM
| modous and better appointed than the oder), and
| sitting by "a window a desk In one corner OF the
room you Will perceive pleasant looking woman
| with a box and stamr die before her. Your
ticket has coupon ATTACHED. She takes II. stamps
| IL turns II face downward upon the table pencils
| a number on both coupon and stub. tears them
apart. hands you the former and places the latter
| Iii line with many others on the table before
| her. The number indicated upon your coupon Is
that by which you are known until after the bath.
| These numbered stubs arranged before the
chaperon In numerical order and often present "A
formidable row. Yours receives It's place accord
Ng 10 It's numerical standing. The representa-
| tives OF these numbers are lounginx about the
grounds. sitting under the trees knitting reading.
talking. sketching doing nothing whatsoever.
! AS soon as a bathroom is empty the attendant
(male or female) appears one or the doors lead
ing to the corridors, right and left. In which are
| the bathing rooms and announces the vacancy.
| The lady at the desk calls out the number OF
the ticket at the top OF her line alters the large
| hgures displayed In the window for the benefit OF
| the lOunRerS outside nnd drops the called