Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-04-25
FRIDAY, APRIL 10.

crPersons who intend visiting a water
moro healthy spot than Newport here
they will be located ithin few hours
\ ride or sail Of New York and Boston, -
they will breathe pure air, enjoy cool
breeze all the time, and have every luxury
which they can desire. In regard to health,
we are bold to say ;ha, we challenge the
residents of any other place in America 10
show that there is another spot which can
compare at all favor.bly with Newport,
for its saIubrious air and generally healthy
climate. We do not merely make an as
sertion, and ask the public TO rely on this:
but we are prepared to pro luce statistics,
and we will show, by the most ncOnlro-
yer,ible facts, that at all seasnns Of the
year, and particularly when diseases of all
kinds prevail in almost all other places,
New port is not only quite free from si.k-
ness, but that there is a most extraogdina-
ry degree Of health rrevai ing here. Dur
ing a periol Of liac 1ceeks. last summer,
when almost every place was afl ctcd with
far more than ord'n,ry sickness, aside from
the Cholera, which was raging every
where, VIC Lad bnt fire deaths in this town;
two of these had been cripples for year,
and ded from no particular disease, bat a
mere wearing out O nature, and the 9th
er three ere infants. Neither was ;here
much sickness all our physicians had a
comparatively easy time, aud not near
cmploymen, enough /, Eeep them busy.--
We have permanent population Of about
nine thousand, anl during the last summar
there were about four thuusanl strangers
here, at a time, on n average, during tie
season. Those came from the cities, where
all manner of luxu.ies were iNdulgej in, as
long as il was coasi 'ered safe, and H. u
people left for the country. Durng the
whole season, people here GrL!lis their
sppt,i,es, to the fullest extent, in wha;o,-
er they desired they ate all kinds Of
fruits and vegetables, ard were no more
abs'cmaus in regard to their diet than
they would have been in md winter, or al
period ven there vas no Prevailing
dis ase in the country. Yet, there was
not i ease Of Cholera in Newport, or any
thing wSich at all approached il. Al
were healthy and hearty, and al 'ell saC.
People in the cities and different parts Of
the country, who intend going to water
ing place this summer, will do well to cor
slider these ihings and gentlemen Of the
press, if ;hcy wish To render service to
the pu' lie, should call attention to this mat
ter, aud repeat the facts which we have
state l. In Newport, we. nave the fine
and largest Hotels in tho country, all e
which are kept in the. best style We have
any quantity OF Frivata boarding houses
both in tie town and just out Of it; there
are plenty of private houses, ready furnish
cd, to let; we Lave the beS' bathing in tie
world, delig ful fishing, glorious idcs, an
abundance Of amusements, good churches
an excellent preaching. the most s,ilful
physicians land, in shot, everything
which can be desired 'or conf t and pleas
ure. Steamcre are constantly running, 50
that we are in daily Communication with
all the principal places Of the Union. Mark
what we say, Newport is to be the great
watering place this sumner.