The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-28
CITY BATH HOUSES.
AheT Are Considered One of tho
'hief Sanitary Adjuncts of IA Conn

From the Philadelphia Press
WIN the opening of the public bath
houses IN this city the bathing season fo,
1879 begins. The facilities in this wav have
sro"h steadily in popularity since tbev
were hrst established. Nearly every wear
mas seen an increase in the nun,bar Of
patrons. In 1880 the number of batbers In
InAladelphia was lbs 931. In 1898 this MN
Der mad grown 10 3,347,O4S or three ure.
aS many. This season will doubtless see
ahoIher Increase, and if the facilities arc
enlarged as they should be. the fut,re
CROWN Will doubtless be greater Than in
the past. 'i ="
~. - IS encouraging to see the increased q =
faci'iIiese , en- 20 D5tnlng and 10 furnishing
1o,,l,iitttSs 49I IL lc different states and COM
, ,iiiuIl'les' Nearly all the large ctiies wiz
H. ~ SSyah Iionts now furnish aids -
c6i iatFt'is, Ahey are considered one of thc
Incl sanitary adjuncts of a conpoiipii,'
B3SEss'on, New York and Baltimore " u+ift
I nlI,aGeipLia N this matter TIE New yorit
- 49, stature few years ago passed Ia,e
of tha;y pSi III. ing out requiring the citles
Ht ,,,Ie state 10 establish bathine estah-
llsniIlehts Tor use all the year roii5d Do
30 5 .9nds seen httie stow IN the mailer
ia ,,o,I, ,in13 mas been done. Broox{vn
800 ~ ~" considering The approximation ~
$4,000 Tor lhe erection and eq1ipment Of
81 Iudhyht bathing houses In fhat nfty
hs ,l ,Dn mas tWenty-thIee pubic and beach
DatHihS houses IN which . 0fO Il n 49,, =
pathed last season. Baltinora ia a., 1872
~ Iapia strides ia the matter mo i}har1'Il-
~ oi Mf. Henry Walters enabling r. 40
baih ho,,. material addition to It's public
IL, ne subject of placing baths in the nuh-
- ssSnooi houses has been given mucb ~
GoI, ib,4n' ara IN time the Proposition viii
pupIc 70 insure It's general 5do,ti11rO 'i 0lle
vi lufnis4ss now the best exannnla q,
inss IN nag fba me 3, Paul Revere school build
iip vitb 'n "a, e,ty mas its basement fitted
~ "t,tn Ddlhlng facilities for the use ~
- ~ uusuulhg children. There are tWn az
hd,, Pdlats apartments, one for M
cbildpenp one one LOT the girl pupils. Thirfv
s.lHti a towel and piece OF soar az VIle
iiuliLlHnea 20 each bather. The ian Vils
cbarge4 aver " 5ae boys ana matr6n has
lustIq ct1n In bathing and in ~ - @ctlcdI
ciedhluless IN each cage These batbSsI' vi
an an experiment so far but if thew eieo a1s
the sate tamichtcs win he succeed
ipc,, uie otneI schools. phiadelpbia sbonId
INQUIRE into this scheme csrafiifS,. SnQuld
~ ~ W Nipcnu considerable money durine
boueds icy years in building school,
NG3be u should be added. % prac-
vtner ways philadelphia has mol.
Ins g duTins the past few years "''I h
fnree new bathhouses have boen suilehts
iOI ny ne city, and should he e NY lueu
11tt.as@sa lhey are delayed by unfcr,,u,up ~,
dlHerences. The assoeiatiopS ro Unfortunate ,2
s i'6 ., i,-tnc-year-round bath houses bS,,
%oTk ''f Bg tfsnceeourasing advances IN ITS rs
before t6e citJ al u much YET to be done
VvGSnina be with these aids to e,eani as II
es Ben +, place Ike Brool,ne, Mass s.''iHe i,
in BuI i9 i91 nabiiI can spend &s COO
an Gan wash and be clean tbero ~ wv Wnie en-
~ gouP{ Or ne ability Of PhiladeinbPPee
90 y,0yae bathing facilities for 'i it's 3d4