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Show Free Baths for Congressmen. J Washington dispatch: Robert, the venerable African who has charge of the free bathroom for the Congressmen, reveals re-veals some of the business of this institution. institu-tion. "Mostly all the members take them," he says. "Mr. Morrison, I reckon, is the only old member , that never did. Mr. Carlisle's only been here once or twice in his life, and Mr." Randall comes only when his rheumatism is very bad. Mostly all the rest come down pretty regular once or twice a week. The new members come as fast as they learn about it. Many of them don't know there are any baths here, and they go a long time before they find it out. Some of the members are very particular about their I baths some bathe in rum, some in sea salt and some in sulphur." "Are the baths furnished by the Government Gov-ernment free?" 'Yes, except the sulphur, the rum and the 6alt ;' that we have to buy ourselves and the members pav us back for it We don't ask any pay, but they know that it comes out of our own pockets, and they generally pay us back. The government pays us our salaries and furnishes tubs water, towels, soap, combs and brushes and such like. There are five tubs for the members, and they are most always full. Then there's a Russian bath, where the members can get steamed. They can he down there and get .steamed just like oysters." - - J |