The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-06-03
GOVERNMENT RECEIVES 500 PEI
YEAR FOR EVERY BATH TUB.
Cannot Make Suds = Laiher Of
Water Everybody has a Drink
Ing Cup COnsaInpllEes Cannot
De Treated-TRO Murders and
. Suicide.

Hot Springs, | VIII endeaYor 10 give
them an outline and description of
the place as / see and learn. 1t re-
minds me of Gettysburg. as without
the great battle fought there, the name
and town would hardly be on the map.
So With Hot Springs. which are said
to be the greatest as far as curative
qualities are concerned. OF course
| the bathing and drinking the water
| is not all. Il alone may do a lot Of
good. ret everyone taking any treat
menI for any trouble should consult
| n physician as To their particular
trouble. and in fact, no bath house Il
allowed TO let any one battle. unless
| they have a certificate from a regis
/ tered physician, and no physician Is
allowed to practice unless he is regis
| tered By the government. In fact, the
government has general supervision
over the water, bath houses and price
| the doctors are TO charge. | am told
| that no doctor can charge more than
| fofty-five dollars per month, whether
he Is the best or poorest, he can
charge less II he wants to, and many
people Just consult one upon arriving
and probably have no use for him
again. in that case the charges are
generally Ave dollars.
Many of them give their services
| for nothing and q few are working
nov for glory and what good they can
do for humanity. Ny particular doc
tor, who is now about seyenty=fiYe
years old, and haH Isan practicing
here for forty years. ] would think
weighs two hundred pounds, Is as
bright and keen as brinr, has pre-
srribed for thousands and thousands
of cases. and always On duty from
nine 10 twelve In The morning and
| from two 10 Ave in The evening. In
Guiding Sunday morning One would
think man Of his aKe would retire for
/ the balance OF his daya, to get away
| from the troubles. surTows and Attic
| lions that confront him every daY.
| Not he: he was offered some time
ago. I've thousand dollars TO pay 3
visit to , patient which would take
two Of three days. H said no. what
vii ny people do lmeaning his poor
and rich patients Warrington him each
day here1 while | an gone. so | say
| thai Hhen he does stop or die In the
harness. his thousands Of patients
viii say. well done. thou true and
faithful servant. enter thou into rest.
The city OF Hot Springs Is sloped
| Ike ; funnel and the neck Of the fun
mel Is the interesting nafi here. The
mnIn thoroughfare II called Central
avenue. II runs between two noun
tain Ike hills, rising abruptly on each
side II the height Of - hundred feet
On the left side Il TIE Government
Reservation. and on i l. situated The
springs and bath hoaaeH and few
hotel. On the right EIde are situated
hotels. stores Of all kinda and Offices
for physicians.
I There are about forty-seven hot
springs located on the reservation
some visible others MT. They supply
the bath houses and The fountains
that the people drink % much d.
Everybody has their own drinking
cup and they march nn Ike soldiers.
all hours OF the day. md pRrtaae Of
same. The temperature 1T the hot
test Il one hundred and forty degrees.
II Is estimated thai nearly one mil
lion gallons flow daily from these
springs. and OF course. lots Of II goes
to waste. II has several necnliaritieH.
you cannot make sud or lather with
piece Of soap. After Il becomes
cold t has no curative properties. i
will not blister the mouth or fieah.
II has the same effect on you In bath
Ing 1t ninety-hve degrees as water At
home would do at ninety eight.
Tie bath houses are wooden cot
tage style. with nice reception
room In front where people rest be
fore and after bathing. II they wish.
The hot room Is kept Al 4 temperature
of one hundred and tNo degrees, and
In here Is the bath tubs. all porcelaine.
The cooling room Il next. where you
cool on. The second and third floor
consist of massage. gymnasium aud
dressing closets. The ladies depart
manI Is Just the same. The cost Of
the baths vary little. for three dol
lars 10 seven for tHenIy-one baths.
and al charge three dollars for at
tendanIs for the said number of baths.
The variation In price Of baths is the
accommodation and equipments In
side. ! few OF the hotels have their
own private bath houses. and the
charges are a little more.
Tie government gets sixty dollars
per year for every tub that Is In the
buildings.
A said In the Sentinel letter. peo-
pie are here from every one of 1t
least thirty states. This Is the dull
season. everything Is fnll In January.
February and March. The people
from the North come IN cold weather
and from the South n hot weather.
The cost of living varies from s4.5o
TO SO per week.
Consumption and heart trouble
cannot be treated here. At least theY
cannot take the baths. outside IF
those troubles. people are here for
everything, and the majority OF them
get benefited. Some tome on cruteh=
Is. wheeling chairs and stretchers.
Their Joints screeeh Ike old rusty
hinges, AMI III most eaaaa they come
through ell right. So much for Hot
Springs.
| get both papers from home and
see TINT everything i moving along
as usual. that some 1re sick, some
have died and some coming and going
to the Hospitals. Thu gou have elect
ed the Mayor hnd Council under the
new charter, which yon. Mr.. Editor.
worked 30 hard to get for us. | CIR
taInly congratulate Y0n on the choice
nude, md trust the citizens OF our
dear old town Will . al in their
power % help,
Judging from the number OF autos
fhat=1re being purchased. 1t will hard.
iY b safe for one With : bad eyesight
To 70 IN the street much. II Is hoped
TIM the new authorities IN adopting
an making new ordinances will see
that they are carried out. especially
the automobile ten mile speed limit.
which has never been enforced, al
though money spent Tor sign boards.