Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-11-02
TAKING BATHS
FOR RHEUMATISM

Ull llllnU Hill llUM
Our townsman B. f. Foulk, who is
taking the rheumatism cure at Mt.
Clemens, Mich. writes an exceeding
ly entertaining letter to his friend, NJ.
Il. SGhram. Mr. Foulk, kcenly OBJ.
serving and well-informed, has seen
aud stored away in his mind for fu
ture reflection a multiplicity of facts
more perhaps than the average man
would have taken IN in half a dozen
trips. He describes what he saw in
his usual witty and characteristic
style. Through the courtesy of Mr..
Schram the letter is here produced:
Friend SChram Il still live. 1 came
here by way of Scranton, Buffalo, Mia
CARA Falls and Detroit, leaving home
at 5. 43 Oct. 10Th, and arriving at $50,
October GOTH 1t was an almost con-
tinuous ride of $50 miles. The Falls
was in gala attire, the river being a
raging flood fCom recent heavy rains.
1t looked like an old friend, but not
very impressive as viewed from the
Michigan Central cars. There was
unite bunch" OF water going over,
especially at the horse shoe bend. The
part of Canada which the NJ. @. r.
r. traverses is low and wet. Stumps
in the fields galore. Stump fences
abound and once in while, an oc-
cupied log cabin looms up and disap-
pears. We flushed two woodcock at
one boggy place. both of which would
have been an "easy mark. +"
am taking baths at the Fountain
Bath House, which is conceded to have
the best remedial water for rheumat
ism and kindred diseases. | have a
good attendant, who was recommend
ed to me by John Cruikshank. l made
him my personal friend by the abov e
recommendation. After the first three
or four baths l got infinitely worse, in
| fact when | would get out of bed il
the morning l expected to fall apart
| but now after seven baths | feel pretty
| good, and am free from pain. The
| lameness still continues to some ex
! tent. but is improving. The hot room
which you enter before taking you
bath is heated to about 165 degrees
aud after being in about two minutes
the thought enters your mind that il
better life, bat after taking the baths
things look different. Should you ge
any of the water in your mouth, W hicl
you will if you talk to your rubber
you will probably keep close watch OF
your mouth thereafter.
The place has nine bath houses
twenty fine hotels aud | think abou
7G7 boarding houses did not coun
them but we will leave 1t go at that
1t has a population of over 5000 al
supported by the people who comr
here for the baths. The streets ar
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new, and situated at least $50 fee
from front TO front, wide attlfcia
stone pavements, with numberlesS tree
abounding in all the streets. which
must make it an ideal dwelling plac
in summer The land is level, whiui
is true of all Southern Michigan
spent three years in the State, furthe
west. long ago, and liked 1t very much
A beautiful park, visible from wher
| write, helps to adorn the town. |
it is a monument built to commemor
ate the founder of the place (Judg
Clemens). 1t was founded in 1878
He moved out from Pennsylvania III
time, when, If out cunning and gam
run short, an Indian or two could b
baggad, provided the aforesaid re
man did not get the drop on the hunt
er.
Lake ST. Clair, two miles away,
the fishing resort of the place. Maj
,uIous are the stories of catches c
black bass. pickereI and perch. l want
ed to go, but my rubber called haI
on all such trips No fishing,no drin
ing. no walking, d.d you ever hear c
the like?
Electric cars run in all direction:
large, roomy and comfortable. some 0
which carry mail and express matter
while others carry baggage of all de
scription. One line runs to Pitts
burgh. When left home | intende
to 90 to Buffalo and take a boat t
Detroit, but when l saw the lake
concluded that the land was goo
enough for me. The waves were goin
over the break water about forty feet
Twenty two boats have been reporte
lost. and there are others which hav
not yet put in an appearance.
Yours truly,