New-York tribune., 1897-08-11
Fourth floor.
John WANAMAKER
Formerly a. T. Stewart & Co.
Broadway, 4th ave-, 9th and 10th sts.
Flint'S Fine Furniture.
Summer Furniture greatly
reduced TO make room for
Fall stock.


ber into the box II you not on hand you lose
There is. however. plan by which upon the Ray.
mant of an extra fee a fixed hour Is given. THIS
often saves much time pug as Ine VA Fatber
except in cases Of emergency, the extra ticket is
rot necessary. ] wish you had space Tor me 70
Jascrihe rho appearances of the people VINO SIT
arounG the bathing houses all having cardiac dis
ease angina pectors. locomotor ataXla or soIne soI
not ana 30 throom Zone OF seres) with an ordi-
naryszed nary oaken bathtub sunk half rs height
into the floor The attendant places large nlt
OF on it. tbe 'water1muddy il it be thermal clear and
sparkling if it be sprudel-dr9Ps INTO IL pasa s1d
ascertans its temperature, which must correspond
to that marked on your card by the doctor. 10
ten a me foot OF the tub stands cylinder about
three feet high from which the hot water s
WHEN the hot water crculates. Into this largo
bath sheet is placed to be heated on the wall i'm,
ticking clock, minus the hour hand by which you
Immersion. BY your side hangs a primitive bell
rope. attached to primitive crank; from winch
in the hall (no electric buttons are known: When
the time prescribed has expired you pull the rope;
enveiopes YOU in the hot sheet. Then certain pat
tings rubbings. frctons. etc. take place. the at;
tendant retres, you assume your garments anu
pass 10 the open air.
THE scHOTT MOVEMENTS
In a letter of this character the peculiar gym
nastics devised by the late August Schott and how
carried on with great energy and intelligence by
his brother Dr. Theodor scho,t. cannot be entered
um through which to make them known Tho
chief features however, are these; the move &
ton every set OF muscles in the body-there ars
seventeen OF them and they must be MADE slowly
actly opposite direction 10 that made by the pa
he made at the same seance and the resistance
offered by the attendant Is gradually increased ~
the teSe rnatnent that have given 10 Nauheim its
rapidly rising reputation Ihere are many pny-
SEant e1ans themseSes hSm S with the scho and
the work OF Dr. .Be7ly Thorn. OF Ensand. has
eo8nsrS a5HnsrS q6 Don't for moment suppos going
to bore your rsadsrs with mg a opSe eee,
of the waters Of Nauheim. for ! am not Only
want to say why / think that this place Is des'
~ Although the waters OF Nauheim can be prepared
snd aIthcugh the schot gymnastics can be prac
tsed elsewhere. yet the unlimited supply OF the
action, the ability Of the nurses and a,tendsn,s
and more than all the absolute IaIeaSm s'n, from
a famous health resort but never fashionabis
assnG paSs seHpS ehpsy SS" to end The
assing and perplexing cares OF rhe IRE du,ss ~
a Uterine: the excitations and depressons result
Ing from the accomplishment of definite purposes
ARE ARE eo eno the s"dden jar the
Ing worry. the rise and fan OF temper the steady
the abominabc hurry in which we live at home In
America absent. and both body and mind arc
given opportunity 10 react from the pressuhr,e; re;
More than this, take away a mans cigars; MS
coYee his beer and his wine; forbid him all the
articles OF diet In which his palate deiigh,s de,
prive him OF his theatre going. his dinner ana "a
his poker parties; send him TO bed at O'Clock IN
the evening. and get him up at I o'clock IN tne
morning; bathe him. scrub him. exercise MN regu-
larly In the open air and he ought 10 get Wei
or die In this letter have said nothing ABOUT 'ne
mineral waters that used as nedlcanlchts
There are two springs the waters OF whlcn arc
slightly medicinal and one. the Ludw'ssqueIie IS
useJ as table water but they appear To be
rather lightly regarded as compared TO the bathing
and the resistant movements OF which nave
endeavored to give you description, ,,, ,,,.r,,
WILLIAM TOD HELMCTH
Nauhem Germany, July y, lSi.