Show ACROSS THE SEA Gorgeous Excursions f or the Vork Worn Invalid Restoration to Health and a Jolly Good Time To combine all extended enjoyable and health ghing trip with economy I is not an easy matter but now that ocean traveling has been brought to such a per fection in the matter of comfort and speed an excursion to America is made available at little cost and can be affected in a very brief space of time A Scottish merchant who describes himself as haying hay-ing been run down in health and spirits was advised by a friend to try marine hydropathics I for his recovery Ma rine hydropathics meant a trip across the Atlantic in a White Star steamer and the adherence to a regime specially ap plicable for men run down in health and spirits The Scottish invalid took the advice tendered to him and thus recounts his experiences We took the Germanic White Star line and were not disap pointed This vessel is simply a fine yacht on a big scale Large staterooms thorough ventilation perfect sanitary ar ngements electric lights wallcooed viands and a total absence of disagree able smells and add to these a large smokingroom a cozy readlll room and a fine suite of baths Making the acquaintance ac-quaintance of the doctor on board we explained the object of our trip and asked his advice Well he said after asking a few questions my advice is simply and easily followed Get up at 8 30 eat an apple or orange while dressing dress-ing go down to the bath room take a cold bath with the chill off then to bed for half an hour and enjoy the after glow dress and take a walk wet or dry for ten minutes and you will enjoy break fast Occupy your time between meals by walking reading cardplaying and resting About 4 oclock take a hot salt bath and thorough rubbing and rest for an hour before dinner If you feel thirsty eat a few grapes or drink glass of Apol linaris no spirits and no beer for the present As for meals prefer the plain dishes avoid roots such as potatoes but eat fruits in plenty Follow this course said the doctor and look for good results re-sults The first day we followed this diet and regimen and got on finely the second sec-ond day alas what a fallingoff After breakfast we felt queer and getting on deck tried to walk it off The ship rolled we made a dive for the rail and freely cast our bread on the waters Next day we had a good appetite and a lightness of spirits we had not enjoyed for weeks We had got rid of our bite and although we had two rough days and nights the sickness did not return We persevered in the prescribed course going and returning took the baths regularly regu-larly and the result was such a toning up of health as we never before experienced ex-perienced This is hydropathy with variations and in some respects a great advance on establishments on shore Besides the baths named there are the cold spray and the douche The vessel ves-sel takes a header the sea breaks over her bows you look on admiringly the cold salt mist blows aft and bites your face and hands that is the spray or you stand at the cabin doorway watching watch-ing the hoaryheaded billows careering past when suddenly two waves meet in collision and a great lump of reen water leaps on deck and covers you from stem to stern that is the douche Go to your room change your garments and come back refreshed There is good variety va-riety among the passengers too Parties of ladies and gentlemen on pleasure bent old hands completing a trip around the world cattleranchers from Montana and Panhandle Frenchmen from Quebec Canadians Mexicans and clergymen generally gen-erally a detective from Chicago aiter an i embezzler a Buenos Ayrian returning I home from New York via Liverpool pre ferring the zigzag route with its better comforts and company operatic singers returning with a harvest of dollars dry goods buyers from Boston and New York altogether a mixed lively and agreea ble company How pleasant also to parade pa-rade the deck breathing lung searching drafts of ozone and watch the everchanging liquid hills and dales dancing in the sunshine I or as I night steals on to gaze at the gorgeous colorings in the west and see the rosy god of day kissing the horizon as he descends de-scends to rest But what of the time and the expense Well you can do it comfortably com-fortably in five weeks and see all we saw viz New York Philadelphia Chicago Detroit Montreal Niagara Falls and Boston We returned by the Adriatic making the passage home in seven days and twenty hours As for the expense 2 per day will cover all or about 70 for the trip The value is gooddont grudge it if you need toning up Try Marine Hydrophatics for a change |