portable spa were also popular befire the civil war in the southern states for healthy and socializing and specifically the white sulphur springs which flourished especially after the great war.Many of the customers were injured soldiers who loved the effects the water/springs had on their body and could see nothing wrong with the practise.There were several doctors that had attacked the idea that the thermal minerla springs, which is esentially what they were had any great advanatges over the standard tap water being heated but people were just having fund and didnt care.But this counter claims did not stop the barnum like claims and the amazing side effects that the owners were stating came from bathing in their ponds and spas.
THe saratoga spa was doing such great trade that it took more than four years for the designers to seetle on a decent plan that was accepted by the owners and within their budget such was the popularity of the portable spa of that time period.





