Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 September 1885 — Letter from John G. Culp. [ARTICLE]

Letter from John G. Culp.

W AUKESHA, Wis., ) Sept. 21,1885. \ Friend Mac. : I promised, when I left Rensselaer, to give you a short communication from this place. I arrived at Waukesha depot, at 12:10 p. m. on 9th inst., anticipating to see a small town, visited by a few diseased persons, but in that I was mistaken. I found a nice little cit ■of over 4, 000 inhabitants, composed of wide-awake,, energetic business people, with 3,000 visitors to the fifteen mineral springs during the past three months, from all parts of the country. The rush is now about over, except peril Ips 300 guests from the South.

The city has ninety hotels and boarding houses, charging all the way from $4 to $25 per week, and generally, I am told, good board. There are eight churches in the place, some or them good structures; the Baptist church cost $25,000, and has a $1,600 organ. I think the mineral springs of YV. are destined 111 the near future to be a great health resort, as 1 am certain from personal knowledge of less than two weeks that these waters contain medical virtues. lam feeling better than at any time within two years, aud could I remain here one or two years, or probably less, I am of the opinion I would be a well man, using nothing but these crystal-like waters, —for they are as clear as crystal, and perfectly pure. Their analysis show the principal composition to be bicarbonate of lim e and biearbonat of magnesia, with a small amount of iron, soda, alumina, etc. To-day I will send a barrel of this mineral water home, and I think it will be a great benefit to my ailment, and probably effect a cure in my case. Mrs. Dr. Caldwell, of Bethesda spring, one of the most thorough analyzers in the West, tells me, in her opinion, .six months constant use of these waters will effect as near a cure as can be in my cape. Since my arrival here I have talked with men from nearly every Southern State, ailing with different ailments, and all tell me they have been largely benefited by using those wate.s. 111 looking at the people who are residents here I see the picture of health in nearly all; and possession of good health makes them in part the most courteous people I ever met with in the same latitude. If I were in a financial condition to afford it, I would like to live in Waukesha, but it takes more money than in Rensselaer for a family ’’ to keep up with the style of the people. The dimensions of the Fountain House, under the management of Mat. Laflin, formerly of Chicago, from the best information I can get, is: It is 400 feet long, with two wings, each 300 feet in length, and will accommodate 800 guests, being the number stopping there when our own Tom Hendricks was given the grand reception some three or four weeks ago. The grounds are very nicely kept, with mineral spring near the house, and a handsome park for the enjoyment and pleasure of the guests, with a good driving track. Well, Mac., I can tell you more than I can write, and will close for the present. Expect to get home about the 25th.

JOHN G. CULP.

The Pittsburgh Dispatch: “Tha eff ctiveness of a word or two at the right—or wrong —juncture seems to get an especially strong illustration from Mr. Blaine’s estimate of what the Rev. Dr. Burch* ard’s alliteration cost him. A correspondent who has visited Mr. Blaine says that the latter calculates that the three R’s cost him exactly 17,000 votes. As this is 5,666 votes to each word, it seems likely that Mr. Burchard can claim pre-eminence in the effect of his eloquence.” The postmaster at Chica, Cal., has been removed for “offensive ! partisanship.” A $2,000 shortage i discovered in his accounts.