The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-07

going to the island by way of the foot
bridge one first comes to a small pavilion
where the usual temperance drinks and
money Is received. The coin which bears
the imprint of Uncle Sam will not go
to pass the legal tender Of any other
nation. These people do not receive
money. They tell you that the only
thing that goes there is the little round
st. p. P. B. These checks are secured
at another little booth, where the cashier
Of the institution receives all the money
that is, taken in at the place and gives
these checks in exchange.
Next to the refreshment booth IS the
island restaurant; Here one can get a
for 5 cents. The coffee Is made in the
kitchen and is not made of Drowned bar
ley or adulterated coffee. as is the
case at many of the outing places Of
the land. The coffee, as well as every.
thing else that Is sold on the island, is
OF guaranteed quality, and nothing but
the PEST PEST Is USED IN the preparation os
Passing on down the platform one
comes to the bath house. This is T.
large structure 800 feet long and fitted up
with the necessary conveniences. It is
divided in two departments, one for
women and one for men. The part which
IS used for the girls is 12O feet long aud
is at the north end Of the building. The
boys part occupies the south end of The
building and is 200 feet long. Those bafS
houses open to the east to the river or
platform Which extends the entire length
of the building.
POOLS HAVE FINE LOCATION.
The bathing pools by reason of their
natuIaI conoltlons are as fine as one
| could wish to find The bottom is cover
ed with nice white sand, such as is
| used for building purposes. This makes
IN ideal bottom for a bathing pool as II
Is always free from mud and lime, which
is found in pools not having this kI11
! or bottom. The natural slope of the
potion Is another thing which adds to
the quality OF the pools. The water at
49, the ou ~ Is ABOUT two feet deep when
mere IS an average stage of water, and
thls depth increases gradually as one
goes out from the building until at -
distance OF I0O feet it is six feet deep. AS
the slope Is gradual, each one Is ablo
to find his favorite depth with no danger
| or stepping of into a hole where he will
D De Ida9le Ito 70 get out; These pools are
| places.
The laundry building, which stands
southwest Of the bath house, is. a modern
institution of its own kind. Here are
Faculties for washing 5000 bathing suits
ana 1000 towels each day. The wash
oughly. The clothes are first placed in
cold water and allowed to soak for a
lew minutes. Then they are washed
| II HOI soap SuQS ana washing soda. Next
| they are placed in hot water, in which a
liberal quantity of disinfectant has been
dissolved. Finally they are rinsed in
clear cold water and put in the drying
machine. After coming from the drying
machlne they are hung in the open air
for a few minutes. The actual time
required Tor them to pass through this
| process Is only an hour. No irons nor
mangles are found in this laundry, for
| the bathing suits are never ironed.
! Prof. Julius Hermann, physical director
| of the high schools Of the city is general
| superintendent of the baths, but every
| thing Is under the supervision of Dr.
| Ohage, who maintains a Vigilant watch
over the sanitary condition Of the place.
| There are thirty-two people en-
| ployed as attendants who wear the
uniform and badge Of the baths Each
Of these persons has certain duties to
perform, and performs them with a pune
tuality that almost suggests military life.
The current expenses Of the bath are
| kept up by the receipts of the institution.
| Last year these receipts paid all ex-
penseS and left small surplus in the
| treasury. 1t is expected that the re-
! ceiptS will be still greater this year, while
| there will be no particular increase in
the expenses of the institution. All
| profits on the sale of refreshments as
| well as the renting of bathing suits, tow
els, lockers and the like, goes to the
| general fund of the baths, and pays the
| salary of the thirty-two people who are
In the employ Of the institution, All the
| expense that Is paid by the city is the
charge for lights and the salary of two
officers who are detailed to service at