The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-26
Mr.. BARNES WRITES OF
| HOT SPRINGS.

pOllC1cS mas k1nQer cOOloQ GOWN,
possibly you'd give a small space
for short note from this place
Hot Springs, Ark.
| Mr.. c.. H. Grain and myself
left Brandon, August sch, and
came by way of Jackson and
Memphis, and reached here
Thursday at 4 p. m.
/ After going to the government
office and getting instructions
pertaining to baths, etc., at the
different bath houses, which are
liz in number-and the govern
ment has supervision of them all,
we landed at 201 Central Aven-
ne, which is one of the most
prominent streets here, and
where we found about 80 other
men here for the baths.
The next morning friday
we went around and were exam
ined by a physician who gave US
bathing instructions and told US,
or suggested (they are not al
lowed to tell anybody where to
go) which bath house to go to
so off we went and were soon at
the Imperial Bath House.
Now, | guess it is useless for
us to say we had a sense Of dread
of it. We felt somewhat like we
used to when boy and would
do something wrong and ex-
pecting a "flogging" for it.
Well, in a few minutes they
had us in tub of hot water up
to our ears and a big negro man
| there to rub US with a rough
bath nit. We stayed in this wa
ter Is to Is minutes; from here
1--we go into a hot glass box,
where we stay 2 to 5 minutes.
Nov, / just want to tell you I've
.Ibeen hearing of hot boxes
,lbut this is the hottest I've ever
4been in. While in here the
sweat runs off like if you were
disrobed and standing out in a
fspring shower. From here we
lgo to what they call hot rooms
and we can testify to the truth
|fulness Of it being properly
named, for it is surely hot, and
we stay in there Is to 20 min
utes. Then we are wrapped in a
hot white sheet from head to
foot and carried to what they
call the packing room, which is
also very hot place, where we
are wrapped and packed like
they were afraid you'd freeze.
I asked them one day if they
thought it was going to snow.
Here we lay on an iron cot or ia
| BILE for 20 minutes. Some times
| the sweat will wet our sheet and
robe and then run off on the
| floor. Next our bath robe is put
on us and we go to what they
call the cooling room" where
we stay rs to 80 minutes or till
we are comfortable and then we
go back to the dressing room
where we redress and are ready
| for home.
They have a nice waiting room
furnished with nice chairs, desks
writing material, ice water, etc.,
where we can stay as long as we
!, wish So much for the batheS.
i Now little about the City.
IT'S beyond question the clean
est we have ever seen. We
/ were very much impressed with
this idea when we first walked
up the streets and later we were
more impressed with this fact.
The main part of this city is in a
long valley with Mountains on
east and west. IT'S a very pretty
place with a population OF Is to
II thousand.
: Mr.. Grain and myself took a
stroll upon what is known as
! East Mountain one eve where,
right at the highest point there's
a tower with an elevator which
goes up 100 feet; from here you
J look just as fa- as your vision
will allow. They say bright day
you can see the city Of Little
! Rock. You pay 25c to go up
J and stay as long as you wish
but we didn't stay long before
we felt that we had cotton our
moneys worth. The Govern
ment has nice drive way from
the City up to this tower every