The organizer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1849-07-14

ne Pihs Woods 81 nlIsluI1pi.
Tbs Following from the coffespon
snce Of the n. o. Delta IS litel
and 'tfne description Of an inferesfin
portion o our State
Passing through Gown 5n. III
smallest and best cultivated disEris
ia East mississippi, you cross The Lea
River q branch 81 the Fasoaeonla
id1o Ito county q Jones Ii lhi0l
settled. aud adap 4 clliel A 10 grazing
Numerous large creeks afford fin
wate power More than two-tliird
Of the land sci belongs to Govern
menL and st the present minimum
will not be entered Tor years to como
Most Of Il Is iimb6red with the long
leaf pine, and It's surlace undulate.
like tie waves Of the ocsan. AlIovel
this great forest the grass grows tire.
feet high. with painted flowers Of ev
cry hue. Thousands OF cattle are
graze0 h6re. Tor market. The REQ
deer troop along in sqnadrons. The
wild turkeys rnn before you in the
road, and The sharp whirring of the
startled partridge IS constantly heard.
But Cor this panorama oflife, the soil.
tnde Of q ride through that region
would be absolutely painful The
houses are from ten TO twenty miles
apart the cheering mile post, and the
gossiping traveller. are rarely met
with; the afmless pines look gaunt
and spectral, and the breeze that
shakes their aged tops signs sadly on
the car. ,e
Jones is remarkable for the almost
universal exemption from all diseases
that il enjoys Although irrigated BY
numerous large streams that have
extensive swamps. fevers are very
rare. Tue people are pastoral, their
herds furnishing their chief revenue.
No doctor or lawyer has ever settled
in the country. The Circuit Court
sits twice a year. and usually adjourns
on the same day that it organizes. for
want Of business Isaac Anderson,
Esq. the oldest magistrate in the
county, Informed me that during a re
sidence Of twenty>three yearsswith a
family Of ten children, thirteen grand
children and fifteen negroes. he never
employed d physician, and never,had
but one case Of fever on his promises
His brother has fifteen children --has
resided there aboutfhe same time. and
never had case ofsickness requiring
medicine IN their neighborhood.
called to sec the venerable John Evans
and wife. They are both over one
years old have lived there !,
over twenty years. without sickness
Of any kind. The whole stock OF
medicine consumed in his county du-
ring the year. does not costtwenty dol. T
lars. No regard Is paid 20 diet or
weather. The houses ane built OF ,
logs, partly len unchinked. at all sea. s
sons. Great quantities Of fruit are
the corn fields are planted l
with melons, which are frequently eat s
halfTipe, and warm from the sun. The
men pass day after day in the woods,
hefding cattle Of deer stalking, and Y
Ihet swim.water courses. and catch 9
lho drenching winlersrains. without q
Of hot teas, warm baths, and d
Try clothes, to avoid taking cold. The M
Universal practice is 20 let the wet +
garments dry on the body. An ages
llunge with impupityinlot the streams,
I'D children and ducks plash in the :
water togethers yet there IS no sick y
less, no drugs. no doctor; The men b
lro robust. active aud long-lived; che
women bcaufiinls the ehildEenlively J,
& crickcis and rudy IS rose-buds. :
-.et che man who swallows some filthy Z
cotton three times day. 20 keep Z
way n chill or fever. or 20 restore D
q appetite, think Of this. II he finds Of
.imsslf becoming richer and weaker 7
rtfg day; bis capacity for enjoyment !,
|miaishing as his means increase
wing childless. or seeing bis children /
assine every fall, like autumn leaves "
3 tho tomb-let him remember that
here Is In a sister State. within a I'd
undred miles Of New 0rleans. IRE. N
lon more salubrious than the ALE. :,
hanics, where rosy,healib dwells per
eiuallys where no welded ,iircsido
without the smile and he pratile q
ohildhold, and where loss than the pc
mount required lor an uncomfortable 81
Iurney north, would supply The nee
.silies Of life in abundsnee. Land
~ IS occupied al viii. or im-
'orsd with good cabins and lhl