Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-11-03
TAKING BATHS
FOR RHEUMATISM

Our townsman B. +. Foulk, who i,
taking the rheumatism cure at Mt.
Clemens. Mich, writes an exceeding.
ly entertaining letter to his friend, M.
Il. Sohram. Mr.. Foulk, keenIy OBJ.
serving and well-informed, has seer
aud stored away in his mind for fu
ture reflection multiplicity of facts
more perhaps than the average mar
would have taken in in half dozen
trips. He describes what he saw in
his usual witty and characteristic
style. Through the courtesy of Mr..
Sohram the letter is here produced:
Friend Schram Il still live. came
here BY way of Scranton, Buffalo, Mia.
CARA Falls and Detroit, leaving home
at B. .43 Oct. 10th, and arriving at s. 80,
October Goth. 1t was an almost con
tinuous ride of $50 miles. The Falls
was in gala attire, the river being a
raging food from recent heavy rains.
1t looked like an old friend, but not
very impressive as viewed from the
Michigan Central cars. There was
quite "bunch" OF water going over,
especially at the horse shoe bend. The
part of Canada which the NJ. O. R.
r. trav5rses 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 woul
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 made
him my personal friend by the above
recommendation. After tho first three
or four baths got infinitely worse, in
fact when | would get out of bed in
the morning / expected to fall apart.
but now after seven baths feel pretty
good, and am free from pain The
lsmeness still continues to some ex.
tent. but is improving. The hot room
which you enter before taking your
bath is heated to about 1866 degrees,
and after being in about two minutes.
the thought enters your mind that if
you survive. you will surely lead a
better life, but after taking the baths,
things look different. Should you get
any of the water in your mouth, which
you will if you talk to your rubber,
you will probably keep close watch on
your mouth thereafter.
The place has nine bath houses,
twenty fine hotels and I think about
767 boarding houses. did not count
them but we will leave 1t go at that
1t has population of over 5000 all
supported by the people who come
hereSfor the baths. The streets are
we'll paved, the houses comparatively
new. and situated at least 150 feet
from front to front, wide artificial
stone pavements, with numberless trees
abounding in all the streets. which
must make it an ideal dwelling place
in summer. The land is level, which
is true of all Southern Michigan. l
spent three years in the State, further
west. long ago, and liked it very much.
A beautiful park, visible from where
| write, helps to adorn the town. In
it is a monument built to commemor.
ate the founder of the place (Judge
Olemens). 1t was founded in 1918.
He moved out from Pennsylvania in a
time, when, If out cunning and game
run short, an Indian or two could be
bagged. provided the aforesaid red
man did not get the drop on the hunt
er.
Lake st. Clair, two miles away, is
the fishing resort of the place. Mar
velous are the stories of catches of
black bass. pickerel and perch. want.
ed to go, but my rubber called halt
on all such trips. No fishing, no drink
ing. no walking. did you ever hear of
the like!
: Electric cars run in all directions,
large, roomy and comfortable. some of
which carry mail and express matter,
while others carry baggage of all de-
scription. One line runs to Pitts
burgh. When left home I intended
to go to Buffalo and take a boat to
Detroit, but when saw the lake l
concluded that the land was good
enough for me. The waves were going
over the break water about forty feet
Twenty-Five boats have been reported
lost. and there are others which have
not yet put in an appearance.
Yours truly,
n