The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-09

punching the bag; there Is . '.natatorium."
or SWIMMING pool. there are enormous
bowling alleys on the ground floor Of the
clubhouse. =.
There are many expert bowlers among
the feminine contingent here and they
spend hours knocking down the. pins. but
the main attraction in the alley seems 10
he the long array Of gambling machines.
There are various kinds of these machines.
but all work on the came principles re-
yolvinS dial in the center. You place your
morey in a s.ot at the top. push down q
lever and the dial spins. When 1t stops II
the Indicator points to the color or figure
into which the money was placed the win
nings fall jingling into convenient recep-
tacle.
The percentage against the players must
be enormous. as the machines only pay
even money on red and black, and there
arc also white, green, yellow and blue
spaces, which are less frequent and pay
more. These machines are constantly pat
ronized. and one would imagine that they
reaches West Baden. Most Of them work
with nickels but one is marked for two
bits" only and requires quarters.
BABY GAMBLERS.
Children tease their parents for scent
pieces to put into the slots for the fun Of
experimenting with the doubtful possible
ties OF increasing their capital. 1 noticed
one young matrcn this afternoon who had
an attendant give her change in quick sue
cession for three silver dollars while, her.
little girl stood on chair and dropped the
nickels into the slot.
There are plenty of diversions for. the aft
ernoon The favorite is the bath, which
comes in an infinite and tempting variety.
There is a long list to choose from to suit
the most fastidious taste. ranging from the
electric bath. at g, to the regular swim in
the pool at 10 cents The mud bath is easily
supreme in popularity. 1t Is specially rec
commended to various seekers after health
as well as those who come hero for rest
and amusement. For this afternoon func-
ton the men disrobe in a large ROOM con-
tanning q score OF cots. Clad In an airy
towel they then proceed to an ordinary hot
room with a temperature Of 160 degrees.
When the pores are thoroughly opened
the bathers are transferred to a steam room
for dose Of moist heat. If they still sur
vive they are led to a bed Of real mud-not
the brewnish yellow kind that grows in
New York streets and that brushes OF
, when it dries. but a blush black mud that
would leave a deep stain to mark its pres
ence. It comes from the bed Of one Of the
springs, where 1t has been saturated with
minerals for ages. and 1t 10 boiled with sui
phur water to make It nice and soft and to
bring out and accentuote Its native scents
How a razorback would enjoy wallowing
| in that mud!
Inc palmer steps IN anu an 2ttenQant pats
| the hot stun all over him a. far Is his neck
| and then covers him with rubber sheet,
! so that none of the heat can escape With
his hands pinioned in the mud he then re-
mains fifteen minutes. while the attendant
occasionally wipes the perspiration out OF
his eyes. His next move q to a shower
and then into big stone tub with hot
water. as black as though 1t had Just been
used for cooking the mud.
After a long soak he is rubbed while still
in the tub. and then the cold water q
! on the couches, and the bathers exchange
the news Of the day. 1t il a democracy OF
the free-and-easy kind. and the corversa-
ton is as free from the conventionalitiea
as Is the costume. They are all oociabae
and friendly. OF course. the twinses OF
rheumatism and other Ills that the flesh o,
the bathers has been heir to form thu
leading staple for the small talk. felt
quite like an invalid ~ several Of the men
on leaving. said:
st hope you win be better soon.s
| MEAL TICKETS THE VOGUE
| In the cities there II q conventional tok(
about man losing his meal ticket but
comparatively few persons have ever seer
real ticket OF this sort. The big hoteli
Of Hot Springs get along without this meth
cd OF identification. but here tho tickets ar,
very much in evidence. The patron ~
ceivcs one when he signs tho register. ant
he shows the card to the guardian Of tn.
dining room door. The pastehoard & thes
placed in the lining of his hat. and remaiul
there until surrendered.
i Il was impressed By the aocaability Of III
colored waiter to whose care / WAS aau1gEed
his MANNERS were friendly and amfahls an,
!. while plying his ian during IT, msa1k d