LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 0014205114A F 144 .A8 096 f Copy 1 ®f)e Cttj> of | &otm*t Heaitf) I B& Earle L. Ovington President Curtis Flying Station Member Chamber of Commerce I I Issued by Chamber of Commerce ATLANTIC CITY ATLANTIC CITY WINTER SPRING SUMMER FALL RESORT "ALL THE TIME" Cttft Publisher n ~T 23 WIS THE CITY OF ROBUST HEALTH The very first day I came to Atlantic City a person with whom I was talking remarked: "Atlantic City has a wonderful climate — I have never felt so well as since I came here. And my children are pictures of robust health." I smiled indulgently. Words spoken to impress the stranger, I thought to myself. Probably he has an axe to grind. That afternoon I overheard two men talking in the street car and to my surprise practically the same remarks were made. And after that I heard them again and again. This set me thinking. I used to be in the United States Weather Bureau and there became much interested in climato- logy. The climate of Atlantic City must be particularly beneficial, else why should its praises be sung so persistently. If so, why?, I asked myself. And this is the way I explain it. You, who are fortunate enough to be in Atlantic City, have three of the greatest health-giving elements known to science; sunshine, ozone and recreation. Let me say a few words regarding each and the bearing they have upon your health and vitality. Sunshine Sunshine. To be sure, other places have sunshine, but few have the wonderful solar radiation of Atlantic City. That is be- cause Atlantic City is practically an island five miles from the mainland. The sun's rays come to you through an atmosphere unpolluted by smoke and dust. This is more important than it sounds, as dust and smoke in the atmosphere reflect and ab- sorb the short wave lengths of light, that is, the violet and the ultra-violet rays. And it is these very rays which give to bright sunshine its highly germicidal character. As proof that there is something in the sunshine of the seashore which is not found in that of the city, I simply need to re- mind you that a man can walk city streets for a whole summer and not get as burned and tanned as he would after a single week near the water. In the city, the dust and smoke have taken the vitalizing violet rays from the sunshine, while in the clear atmosphere of the seashore you get these vitalizing rays in their fullest intensity as nature intend- ed you should. And because Atlantic City is an island, swept by the purest of ocean breezes which have never been breathed before, you get here the maximum of the rays I speak of. Ozone Ozone. Here is another big vitalizer. Why does hydrogen peroxide, which you purchase at the drug store by the bottle, kill germs and heal wounds? Because when you put it on a cut, for instance, it liberates atoms of pure oxygen, which kill, almost instantly, any germ in exist- ance. The same thing happens in the case of ozone. Bring it into contact with a germ and the chemical substance ozone, composed of three atoms of oxygen, splits up into atmospheric oxygen containing only two atoms, and liberates an extra atom of very chemically active oxygen which vigor- ously attacks and kills any germ with which it comes into contact. It is this extra atom of oxygen, entirely different from the oxy- gen in ordinary air, which does to the germ what the hydrogen peroxide does — kills him immediately. In addition, ozone is one of the greatest blood purifiers known. Recreation Recreation. The wonderful sunshine and ozone of Atlantic City will do you little good if you worry about your business or personal affairs while you're down here. But Atlantic City won't let you do so, even if you have a tendency to. Atlantic City, more than any other city in the United States, offers so many attractions that you simply must forget your troubles. Boating, fishing, hunting, golf, etc., for lovers of the great outdoors. Dancing, music, games, theatres, etc., for evening diversion. The finest hotels in the world, with food and cooking — ah, but just try them! And last, but by no means least, a Boardwalk. Yes, I've spelled it with a capital simply because it is entirely in a class by itself. Atlantic City's Boardwalk is Broadway, Fifth Ave- nue, Chestnut and Broad Streets, all rolled into one and stretched out along a flawless beach washed by the breakers of the Gulf Stream! To sum up. When you go to your phy- sician and tell him your brain is full of cobwebs, or your liver is misbehaving itself, what does he say in nine cases out of ten? "Take a sea voyage if you can spare the time." Like a Sea Voyage When you are walking up and down At- lantic City's Boardwalk, or being wheeled in one of the many rubber-tired wheel- chairs, you are just as truly on the prom- enade deck of an ocean liner as if you were in mid-Atlantic — minus the seasickness and inconveniences of ocean travel. You breathe the same vitalizing, salt-laden air, and oceanward you have the same tumbling waves stretching as far as the eye can see. But in addition, when even tumbling waves get monotonous, there is always something to interest you in the passing throng or in the attractive shop windows which line the 'Walk. And — to remind you again, so that you won't forget it — in a few moments you can command the comforts and luxuries of Atlantic City's superb hotels. There's robust health awaiting you in At- lantic City. You have but to come here for a while to prove the truth of this state- ment. And — I speak from experience — At- lantic City will give you a hearty welcome. o ATLANTIC CITY A GOOD PLACE TO WRITE PLAYS George Arliss, famous as a character actor, has returned to the Hotel Traymore to write another play. Last year Mr. Ar- liss spent considerable time here in the preparation in conjunction with a collab- orator of ''Hamilton," a play founded on the life of the first Secretary of the Treasury. Mr. Arliss believes there is both good luck and inspiration in Atlantic City. "I find I can do my best work here," said Mr. Arliss shortly after his arrival. "There is something about Atlantic City which acts as a sort of tonic and I find my thoughts always turning to this truly wonderful re- sort as I travel about. I have had very good fortune with Hamilton and propose to play it again during the coming season; it met with popular approval, but for the fol- lowing season I shall probably want an- other play and I shall endeavor to put that into actible form during my stay here. Al- together Atlantic City is the most attract- ive of American resorts." o ATLANTIC CITY'S HOTEL MENUES CALLED MODEL FOR WHOLE NATION Washington, July 14. — Atlantic City has a clear field for first place as the model food saving resort in the country, accord- ing to the Food Administration, which gives all credit to the voluntary work of the hotel men there. More than that, the Food Administra- tion emphasizes, the frequenters of Atlan- tic City from all over the country are car- rying back to their home communities the conservation idea. This conservation has been brought about by simplifying the menues, urging guests to order no more than is absolutely necessary, serving small portions when re- quested, eliminating wheat and minimiz- ing the use of sugar and beef. — Daily Press. KILL THE RUMOR "They say"; "I heard"; "Someone said." Yes, but what about the facts? Ask these "I Heard" and "They Say" people to prove it. NEVER PASS IT ON. Those who pass along any rumor which may lessen the confidence of the American people in their Government or in the cer- tainty of final victory, are working for the Kaiser, whether they realize it or not. Patriots will make enemy propaganda a failure by refusing to repeat it. KILL A RUMOR. FISHING BANK IS PAYING DIVIDENDS Chamber of Commerce fishing cards, an adjunct of Atlantic City's first fishing bank, established through the joint action of the Chamber of Commerce and the Atlantic City Yachtsmen's Association, have gone into action. The first return to the Chamber of Com- merce office is an interesting bit of certi- fied testimony to the effect that the fish- ing bank, built by the Chamber in the face of discouragement at the outset, is paying large dividends. The card bears the signature of Captain H. H. Parker, of the yacht Jeanne Crosier. It bears testimony to the fact that a party of fourteen, headed by W. A. Brown, of Philadelphia, on Captain Parker's yacht on a recent date caught in a few hours 750 pounds of sea bass. How's that for a record. Maybe some other Inlet skipper can produce something better. The members of the party on the Crosier were W. A. Brown. M. W. Patent and I. Goldsmith, of Philadelphia; Lew Moyer, of Youngstown, 0.; James Barnes, Brooklyn; J. H. Stephen, Camp Dix; and Albert Manheimer, Albert Medelmer, M. Blumberg, J. Blumberg, John Bagano, Nunzio Buleo, S. Goldsmith and E. Fretz, Atlantic City. o EXTENSION OF SHORE SEASON GAINS FORCE An ambitious movement of seashore real estate operators, fostered by the Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce, to "add Sep- tember to the season" by extending sum- t mer rentals a month later than customary, is steadily gaining ground, according to reports from many of the leading rental agencies here and in Ventnor. James R. Blakslee, Fourth Assistant Postmaster General, the first of the official Washington set to become a shore dweller, although many always are to be found in the hotels, has given encouragement to the longer-season movement by taking an apartment in the Victoria, Atlantic and Victoria avenues, Ventnor, one of the most attractive apartment houses in the fashionable down-the-beach section, and signing up to stay until the first of Oc- tober. September long has been regard- ed as one of the most attractive months by the sea. The prospect of a Washington colony, as well as Indianapolis and Pittsburgh cot- taging groups, is interesting to the large number of Philadelphians who are occupy- ing summer domiciles in Chelsea and Vent- nor. — Philadelphia Public Ledger. o RURAL MOTOR EXPRESS WILL HELP NATION A new and unusual development in high- ways transportation, of particular advant- age to the rural population, is described in a bulletin issued by the Highways Transport Committee of the Council of National Defense. The purpose of the Council of National Defense in urging the establishment of Rural Motor Express lines is the conservation of food and man pow- er, as well as the furnishing of regular, convenient and economical transportation to the rural sections. Any encouragement that you can give toward increasing the present means of highways transportation will be a step in the right direction. "I have visited most of the Famous Playgrounds of the World, both in this country and abroad. All of them have their attractions. But none of them combine so many attrac- tive features as Atlantic City.*' CHARLES M. SCHWAB. Director General United States Emergency Fleet Corporation t LIBRARY OF CONGRESS I ill Hill mil mil mil mil mi! mi! mil ii iiiiil 014 205 114 ft i ) LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 111 INI ii 0014 205114A