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gry, and the meal looked so inviting, that I determined
to take my own time, and go on to Georgetown the
following day. The appetite that one gets in driving
through this brisk mountain air is positively marvelous,
and almost makesa man ashamed of himself, as he devours
course after course. Then again, the bread seems
whiter, butter sweeter, meat more juicy, and vegetables
more luscious than that down in the valleys. Certain
it is, however, that whether the air or the quality of the
food, there is a something that gives everything a gout,
unattainable by the use of even Lea & Perrin’s much
imitated but inimitable Worcestershire sauce.

After dinner I strolled out to look at the hot springs
and the swimming baths. The springs were discovered
in 1860, by some miners who were engaged in sinking
a shaft, and who, at the depth of about sixteen feet,
were compelled to abandon their work on account of
the heat of the water that flooded the shaft. Now
there are two comfortable swimming baths erected
there, into which pours the hot spring water. One is
30x50 feet and the other 2ox4o feet. There are also
private baths for ladies and gentlemen; hot and cold
shower baths, comfortable dressing rooms, barbers’
shops, and all the necessaries to make things pleasant.

Although rather soon after dinner for such an experi-
ment, I couldn’t resist the temptation, soI took a dive
head first into the warm soda water, and as I came
up at the other end of the big bath, made up my mind
that it was the most delicious thing I had ever experi-
enced in the way of a swim. It doesn’t do to stay in