New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-17
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Smithfield the settlement worker, certainly
was surprised the other morning when he OBJ
served the tall, spare figure of his friend duo-
son looming up over the heads of 1the-m motley
crowd of Arnenians, Russians and, TURKS VINO
filled the narrow sidewalks of the part OF tne
East Side in. which he was strolling. +
e17or-or1e thing. SmithfieId had been almost Ger
tain that his friend was still in Europe STUDYING
parchnents in ancient museums winch nAo .
bearing on his hobby, the early history OF
Christianity. And even if he had retu'heu "
New-York, one would never look loR e-
naacilfar combination of traveller bookworrn ano
cI,,b man in darkest Hester-st. He had never
cone in for practical philanthropy and hardy
knew that socialistic doctrines were held ~
Vet as the strides OF both brought them grad
7alIv nearer all doubt vanished from Sfnitn-
fields mind, and before they were near enough
TO sneak Hudson's face beamed smile OF recog-
nition.
pyvbat are YOU doing over here in Hester-stT
Smithfeld wanted to know. Thought you "eie
in Europe digging about the museums
Returned a week ago." answered HuoSoiA
@As INV work has now wandered into Russia
and Russia is enjoying a particularly severe
spasm of anarchy, which is no respeeter Oh per
SONS. passports or the protection of this or any
other flag. I decided to rbide wee In little olo
New York" -
"I can understand your wanting 10 get ou1 y
rnssfa and back to New-York, but what orlhss
YOU into this part of it-thats the puzzle' ue
clared Smithfield- 11,,z,o,,
I'm in search of BATH" returned Hooson'
with ghost of SMILE
smithfield shriekel
svor certainly are the limit he declared
finally, "to seek bath IN 80 80 tatt,
.boDt YOU, man Do you see any signs OIL Daen
-Trit+o on these dirty necks and faces IN these
r.,t+e5 long boards? could take you into any
- +raee tenements, and in nine dwelling places
o,1+ of fen we'd find the hath tub filled with any
thing under the sun from coal TO roIlins
tables-but not with water.
.rnTo1-aarfhaIess I'm searching Hester-st- for a
hath. and if 1 find the man who can give II ~
me I'll be the happiest being IN New hoi n
Perhaps you can help me- Smlthhelo'' 10 so0
baDnsn to know any native of Tifiis IN TINS cos
,,,anoIitan collection that the East Side holdsT'
es,nftbfeld is good at geography especially the
,,r, of F7urope but he did not place Tlttls read
iiv Hudson explained that it is the capital OF d
'1iautenancy in. Transcaucasia, some 2,O0e miles
southeast of st. Petersburg
az can lead YOU to Armenian bathing masters"
offered the settlement worker, and II you
cross the new bridge with me 1 can put you
through a most invigorating Norwegian bath
proposition, but I'm switched if 1 ever heard OF
your Tiflis brand What's it Ike?"
'"Tifis was for many years one OF the strong
holds of Eastern Christianity, and it still sup
norris a museum with many rare manuscripts,
Hudson began at was TO examine these that
1 made the long journey through the mountains
At the little clubhouse on the right bank OF the
KIra, which is well maintained by the officers
of the Russian garrison, first heard of the Won
ders of the Titlis bath.
after day or two l found courage enough
to visit a bathing parlor, which, like the other
houses of Tiffs, is highly embeIlished with
carved woodwork, both within and without
From the little anteroom where 1 stripped off
my garments 1 was led to the bathroom 1t
WAS heated to a degree which made nakedness
comfortable, and from every door and window
frame quaint idols of wood grinned down. In
the centre of the room mat about the size
of a double bed
"On this sat down, while the bathing master
Put before me one of the curious pipes one
smokes in Tfflis pipe three feet high, with
metal base and a stem at least two feet long.
As pulled away at this pipe the attendant drew
on gloves rough as sandpaper and began to give
my body a dry scour. At times the pressure
made me squrm and here and there little flakes
of skin arose from the rubbing, but the whole
the sensation was pleasant.
Then / put my hands my ankles and
them the bathing master stood while he rubbed
~ lack with all his strength. There followed
s-,fe Of exercises to Timber up the shoulder and