The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-11-23
BY BRYAN MACK

! I feel the urge to discuss bathtubs
| this morning. 1t doesn't come exactly
under the head Of politics, nor people,
and far be it from me to treat such a
subject as the bathtub in a f1ippant
manner.
/ am for the bathtub. 1t is a wonder
full institution, and while it had a strug-
gle to crowd itself into the American
household, 1t is there by a large ma
jority. The struggle was hard, but like
all righteous causes, it prevailed in the
end.
The history of the bathtub is an in
teresting one both in its development
and the opposition to It by the people
Of yesterday.
Here are some of the facts:
The first bathtub in the United States
was built in Cincinnati, and installed in
a residence there in 1912. Think of it
only eighty years ago. That bathtub
was made Of mahogany lined with sheet
lead, and 80 the story goes. the owner
exhibited it at Christmas party.
To show how there are always ones
who oppose anything new. the next day
the newspapers of Cincinnati denounced
it in no uncertain terms IS a luxurious
and undemocratic vanity.
AALC OolALub dISO Tau 10 the
gauntlet Of the medical profession, the
leaders Of that era denouncing It as a
menace to health.
1t required about a year for Philadel-
phia to learn about the bathtub and In
lS43 that city undertook to prohibit by
public ordinance bathing between Nov.
1 and March Is.
Boston went Philadelphia one better
in the year 1S45 and made bathing I'M
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sicians, and Virginia put a tax on bath
tubs Of $50 a year.
To those persons who engage in solemn
and dark forebodings about the world
going backward, I refer them to the |
bathtub, not for use but for reflection. |
The bathtub indicates very clearly the
progress Of the American people, and
there are other signs OF progress if we
will only recognize them.
/ remarked to a friend yesterday that |
was going to the Christisn Science |
lecture tonight and he seemed dunn
founded that I would waste my time |
in that way" and went on to say that |
he was sure the Christian Science move |
ment was the work OF the devil. That |
is his opinion, and he is very earnest |
about 1T, but 1 suggested that the way |
to find out about these things is to go |
and learn for oneself.
/ am not Christian Scientist by any |
means, though do enjoy hearing their |
lectures. 1t doesn't hurt me any and |
makes me stronger for my own beliefs |
am not a Catholic, but enjoy hearing |
q sermon by Catholic. am not q |
Jew, but some Of the most enjoyable |
talks I have ever heard were made by
Jews.
There Is a Christian Science lecture
to be given in Pensacola tonight, and
every one might well attend, no matter
what his belief may be. You will at
least be entertained, and If your own
religious belief is sound there is nothing
to fear from hearing first hand what the /
Christian Scientists believe.
So Frank Clark has finally announced L
that he is going to run for governor, Il
Frank has so often-during the on years Il
been a tentative candidate either for Il
United States senator or for governor II
that rather doubted that he would L
make definite announcement for Frank Il
has a nade-to-ordsr district Of his own Il
and will be able to 20 on forever repre-
ssnttng the second congregational dts-
.rtct If he decides TO, but he wants to II
be governor. and If were q prospSc- II
tive candidate for that office, would II
be quite disturbed to know that Frank II
Clark would positively be q candidate
against me.
The campaign is a long way OF. and II
ssues may develop in the next leeisla-
.ure that will make of some man an II
candidate, but whatever the
ssues may be, Frank Clark will ba vary,
much in the running
He is an unusual man, and all +hi,e.
'eing equal would get the suuport IF H..
conservative wing OF the party. thonvb