The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-11
BATHS IN sCHWALBACH.
Experiences of n Chicago Girl In the
Famous Bnvarian Baths.


MARY Leighton in the Chicago News.
Upon entering the bath the first sensa-
ton is that of finding the water some
what cool, as the physicians prescribe
the baths at as low temperature as their
patients are willing to take them.
The next feeling is a delicious, soft,
caressing sensation, as the air bubbles
in the water gather on the body until
they completely cover it, If the bather
lies perfectly still they presently become
so numerous as to form double coauhs
and curious branching radiauons from
the body. The skin grows rosy under the
etinnulus Of the adhesion and bursting of
air bubbles
one feels luxuriously comfortable and IN
clined to remain floating in this bath OF
champagne-like water long after the med
ically prescribed time has passed.
A touch of an electric bell at the side
of the bath brings an attendant, with
warm sheets, who adds energy to the
bather's rather weak resolve TO leave TINS
ideal spot of earth, or spot of water, by
assuring her that 500 baths are given
daily in this bathing establishment and
exactly one hour is allotted for each path
and preparation for the next.
MANY ladies have the assistance also
of their own maids and emerge from the
baths In the most elaborate charming
costumes and as sweet and fresh as
spring blossoms.
The effect of the steel bath is 10 make
one feel as though half the weight and
depression of the fieshy frame had faiien
away. and one were become more spirit
than body. -
In this frame Of mind the bather Joins
the throng of visitors promenading in the
beautiful green park stretching from the
Weinbrunnen to the lawn tennis courts;
or she stops at the Weinbrunnen for
glass OF steel water, and while slipping 1t
trips up and down in the cheerful, pleas
ant arcades, past booths OF exquisite 30
hemian laces, Bohemian glass, vienna
leather goods. fine gloves, library books
for circulation, roses, which latter are a
glory unspeakable l have never seen
such roses, not even in Homburg, where,
/ thought until visiting Schwalbach, they
reached perfection. I measured one or
beautiful bunch sent me by friend ana
II had a diameter of six inches.
I have spoken of the steel baths OF
schwalbach as a pleasure and delight;
but the mud baths are trial TO the soul,
especially a fastidious, squeamsh, clean
ly soul.
When one has gone through sufficient
mind that nothing Is unclean unless one
regards It so, and has actually stepped
into and sat down In and been engulfed
to the chin in the thick, velvety, offens-
i've smelling mud, which is combination
of peat, steel water and an iron prepara-
ton added by medical direction, sense
of relief falls upon the mind; for the ter
rors of the bath have been faced and the
sensation Of the warm, soft, cllnging peat
is very agreeable.
A wooden cover Is put down over the
tub. II fits about the neck, leaving the
head protruding; and the bather actually
laughs, a miserable little laugh, to think
how like tortlse she would be If she
could only see her toes.
The mud bath is in a wooden car which
has been pushed into place in the room
along narrow tramway; and the bather,
after a cleansing douche, steps from 1t
into a metal tub Of bubbling steel water.
In this she regains spirit and respect for
life in general, but must forego the prom
enade which follows a steel bath and re-
turn home 20 rest for an hour.