The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-10-25

,he thought of an imaginary "has
Deen." Another thing they are sure to
,ell you is, that they are poor, but
proud, very proud. 1t is well they tell
that to you, for you would never dis
cover their poverty when you see them
dressed lavishly; nor their pride by
their actions. Whether or not they
have ever been sup North" they will
speak of that part of the atlas, and of
the people who live there, very depre-
cativeIy, and, if you are bold enough
to try to convince them to the contrary,
they will play out their last trump by
telling you that the N ortherners cannot
even-bake Johnny cakes That
settles it. In support of my argument
1 could tell many an interesting, even
spicy, story; but l may go South again
some day, and do not like to get my
face disfgured overmuch when 1 get
there.
vi. GENERALITIES.
Further down, to the South, there
are hardly any ocean resorts. Charles
ton, Savannah and Mobile have moth
ing worth speaking of, and even New
Orleans West End is mere place for
pleasure seekers, Coney Island in
miniature. st. Augustine, Fernandina,
Tampa Bay, etc., tho situated Oh or
near the sea, do not come in the same
category; they are climatic resorts,
where the rich people from the cold
North delight to spend a few winter
months, or weeks, just as they do in
Southern California, in Nice, in the
Rivera and other similar localities.
will mention that Jacksonville, tho not
strictly a resort of any kind, has be-
come such lively, hustling and wide
open town since the great fire of 1901,
that hardly any of the many thousand
people, who visit Florida in winter,
fail to spend few weeks in Jackson
vile. Next to New Orleans and
Birmingham, it is now the most pro-
gressive little town in the South.
The water Of the Pacific is much
colder than that of the Atlantic, and
this is one of the reasons why ouI
"Coast States" have but few ocean re-
sorts. The people of San Francisco
however, have an excellent substitute
in the wOrld-renoWned SutrO Bath
situated at the very entrance of the
Golden Gate. These baths are heated
by steam, and are provided with 6
theater and other amusements.
Of Bar Harbor and others of oul
most Northern resorts cannot speak
as have never been there. They are
1 understand, mostly frequented b.
rich people, fond of fishing ant
cunning.
| Several hotels at the places men
toned by me. are deserving of a detaile'
description; but I shall wait with. tina
until THE MIRROR has received thei
ads. Then I shall laud them to til
skies. And why shouldn't they adve1
, tise with us? There are in this plac
, alone seven hundred men eager. ayt
| absolutely longing for sniff of ocea
, breeze, and ready to depart for Lon
, Branch, or any old place, at moment
notice, rain or shine, frost or hea
, cyclone or earthquake.
. The ocean air is as invigorating as
/ is refreshing and pleasant. But il
. good qualities will be more than dot
D bled if the air is taken in connecti0
q with salt water baths. Such bath
Q possess the faculty of strengthenin
o the body more than most any otht
r treatment the physician can prescrib
Not only are they good to strengthe
# the thin and weak, but, strange as
" may seem, they also tend to redu'
d embonpoint, and are said to be Gu
b for several diseases peculiar to female
y There are thousands Of weak ar
It otherwise ailing women, who would
b, immensely benefited by the taking
IS ocean baths. They, surely, need the
70 more than anybody else. And it
1t just this class of women, q nonsensic
10 almost indecent custom has debarr'
n from enjoying them. What thin, wei