The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-03-25


ToSS feet, In the way OF curing
the Ills which flesh is heir TO, might as
well be given up MS impossible.
According 10 Georges theory, n a
man only drank enough cold water. and
soaked himself enough In cold water.
he would live forever, II no accident
took him or suddenly.
He set up n sort OF cold.water cure
at his house, obtaining his supply OF
water from well dug at height sur.
hcient TO throw the water to the second
floor OF his dwelling. Tor George lived
In the country, where water In the
house Is rare luxury.
In the bathroom was a large upright
tub, five or six feet higher than a fair.
sized mans head. ana IN this tub
George passed large part OF his time,
doctoring himself
His wife was a tlmld. yielding little
woman. and she was constantly made
the subject OF her husbands expert.
ments In the cold-water business.
She had neuralgia, and though she
bore II for n long time In silence. pre-.
ferring the pain TO Georges doctorlng.
IN an unguarded hour she groaned
aloud. ana her fate was sealed. A pa.
tient TO coddle was Rones pet desire.
and he began the business with ylgor
Poor Mrs. Rome was showered, and
packed, ana sponged and submerged,
until she was pretty much soaked
away, and one day George turned on
too much water. and Il went over her
head. and washed the life entirely out
OF her.
Poor woman. after she went to her
long home-which was. properly speak.
ing, n short home, seeing as she was
only four feet hvc-her husband la
mented her departure. but stuck to his
first observation that she died from
lack OF cold water. Instead OF from SUI
perabundance. For. II she had only
done her duty by herself and bathed
properly. she would have had strength
enough TO have cried out. or burst open
the door OF the bathing tub, and so
have been saved.
When she had been dead a year Mr..
Rome made arrangements for supply.
Ing her place. Time was short, he
said. and II he ever calculated ON hav-
ing second wife now was his time.
His choice fell ON Patty Fields. a
splnster OF forty, with temper like a
ten-horse power steam engine. though
she generally kept Il under. and was all
the better woman for having e.
She was not a believer In the cold
water doctrine, hut George liked her
quite MS well. He should convert her,
he said. and thus add another member
20 the cold-water clique.
The wedding day came. the feast was
spread and the guests assembled. The
ceremony was TO take place at S O'Clock
In the evening. ana the appointed time
arrived, and Sun the bridegroom tar
ricd.
The guests began to whisper together
and look grave; the parson took TO
reading the Bible; Patty shed a few
tears. as IN duty bound, ana spotted
her lavender tie with the salt winter.
and old Major Fields, her father. who
had seen service" and was us plucky
as a boy OF twenty. put on his SLOUGH
hat shouldered his Old ride, and pro.
eeeded to Rone's house, with vengeance
In his heart.
The servant FRI glggled when she
opened the do0i aud saw him. and
when he asked foi MIR. Rome she con.
Quoted him TO the bathroom with alac.
rIty. There he found the missing
bridegroom, up TO his chin In water,
splasidng about like frog. ana evi-
denuy enjoying himself much ON the
same principle.
You Internal scoundrelg cried old
Fields, what do You mean by keeping
my dnrter In suspense, and the weddin'
folks a waltin'T'
Good gracious. Major" exclaimed
George; ut can't be & o'clock, can itY'
The Major held out to him the old
"bull'seye" watch, which had belonged
to his grandfather. and Its hand point
cd TO the omlnous hour OF o.
"Well. well. wellv' exclaimed George.
springing out OF the bath and putting
himself Inside his clothes with no
waste OF time, did ever any body see
the beat OF thaty Why. got lnto the
bath at just q O'Clock. aud / would
have sworn Il was only z now. Time
passes quickly when a man Is engaged
In the cause Of science. was observ.
ing the beautiful effects o. cold water
in opening the pores OF The cpller.
mis-"
Upper dermis and lower dcrmls be
cussedw cried old Fields. ungrily. "a