Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-07-15
Salt Water Tonic.

Standing neck-deep in the ocean on
the Jersey coast, at place called As
bury Park, few days ago, a Butler
man made the acquaintance of large
/ hearty looking man who said he was In
the water for his health; that a few
years ago he fell from a heighth of 81
feet, was picked up for dead, that his
nerves were shattered and that the
| only thing that did him any good was
! getting into salt water-and he was en-
joying his medicine as much as any
body.
We believe there is no better neve
tonic in the world than salt water, but
TO fully appreciate it and secure its
benefits one must go to part of the
coast where you can, with safety, 60
outside the surf or breakers and stand
or swim in the water. The beach at
Asbury OF Ocean Grove secures these
conditions. 1t is comparatively steep,
the surf breaks against it, and outside
of that there is a table of sand four to
six feet below the level of the water,
where one can stand, or hold on the
ropes stretched across it. Hundreds of
people 90 into the water there every
day and you never hear of anyone be
ing drowned. The ropes and watchers
make it absolutely safe.
There are three pavlllons
there built out over the sea
with music every afternoon
and evening; half dozen bathing
places. provision made for care OF
valuables; and every thing else that
goes with respectable resort. Aou
meet none but respectable people there,
both places are quiettthe Grove partlcu-
l8rlv sOi no liquor is sold in either town
lthe sale Of liquor on any lot III ASbury
forfeiting the title and you can secure eN-
cellent boarding at from sS TO Sl3 per.
week Fish. fresh from the water. are
liable 10 appear on your table at every
meal. the salt water aud cool air give
Won an appetite for them and if yOu stay
there week you will likely eat more
fish than you Will ali the rest oy the
year. The Blue fish and Spanish mack
erel are particularly fine.
The main streets Of AsDury widen a
thev approach the beach, SO that from
a porch two or three squares from 1t
one has a full view Of Che ocean. and
Que or more steamers Of the coast trade
are always in sight The place is on
one Of the lines of the P. r. r. and Is
reached by trains from Broad St. sta
ton Philadelphia, or you can go TO
New York and have your choice OF two
lines of railroad and two of boats and
trolley That part of the coast from
Long Branch to Sea Girt Is almost
one continuous town-including Long
Branch, Hollywood, Elberon, (where
Garfield died) Allenhurst, Asbury Park,
Ocean Grove. Belmar, Spring Lake,
Como and several other places, all
connected by trolley. Its the part OF
the coast used by the best people of
New York and Brooklyn and vicinity
for their summer outing. and 1t IS as
far ahead of such places as Coney
Island and Atlantic City as day Is
ahead of night
Ocean Grove is something of curl
osity. 1t is a wilderness of hotels and
cottages, and tents ON platforms, part
of which are in a grove of tall slim oak
trees with frame Auditorium that
seats ten thousand people, and
several frame churches and meeting
places.
Asbury Park has one brick and stone
street: its streets are wider and prettler
than those of the Grove it has a belt
line. of street railroad, bicycle tracks, sail
ing yachts and all the catch penny de-
vices usually found at seaside resorts,
such as merry go rounds, rolly-coasters
etc.
Both places have the same board
walk and railroad station, but on Sun
day all trains stop outside the town
limits.
At the beach % cents pays for the use
of bathing suit, room for undressing
and the checking of valuables-the
usual bathing hours being II A. Nj.
and 4P. NJ. During the hot weather
of last week people who sat in the pa
vilions after dark, listening to the
music, wore their winter clothing with
comfort but during the day the sun
was Just as hot there as here.
Comparatively few people of Pitts
burg and vicinity know any thing about
this part of the sea coast, but more
would know something about it, and be
enabled to enjoy it, if the P. R. R. Co,
would include it in their summer ex
cursion rates.