New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-28
MADEIRA, AND A VOYAGE THIrgER.

Correspondence Of The n. Y. Tribune
MADEIRA. November. i,5I
Physicians have praised and poets sung the delicious
climate Of Madeira And, in truth there is not prob
ably in the world more saubHous one. Never
i'm any place of great population have found among
the natiyes and confirmed residents few affected by
disease have seen and heard of none with pulmonary
complaints Longevity too, is here rather the rule
than the exceptional general more than particular
enjoyment Ny partners at whist few evenings SINCE
were three persons, (POruguese,) one Colonel, and
the others, C0nog0S, or Canons OF the Holy Roman
Church. whose united amounted TO the patrarchal
aggregate of two hundred end twenty-five years! and
whose intellect was bright conversation as lively,
and mastery Of the game as perfect As you md with
men Of middle age Ii is true that their habits oil lie
have couduced their mental and physical vgOr never
in their youth did they apply hot and rebeOus liquor in
their blood but much still OF both Is fairly to be at
trbuted to the temperature OF the climate IL knows
10 extreme of heat cold; and no sudden reyerses-
the too frequent curse Of cllmes less favored The
greatest rcor of winter in Fmchal seldom if ever pre-
cipitates the mercury lower than % Fahrenheit, so
that fires are barely necessary but 20 the cusine while
in summer under the very rage Of the Dog Star, IL
rises i'm WaTmest exposures but to oo-a difference OF
but little more than thirty degrees between the height
of summer and winter and this difference overcome by
no spasmodic leap, but gently attained at either end,
with regular gradatiOns. Can be surprised, then,
that with moderate indulgenceS, under sun so we'll
tenpered old age is only gen raj but thar, when
If slowly comes il comes like usly winter frosty,
but kindly
Nor merely that il prevents cures cOnsumptive
complaints or that il induces and chershes hale odsge
that We commend the climate of Madeira. IL has
ceneratve no less than conservative or restorative ex
ceence and fertilises women equally with the sou 1t
is no uncommon thing to matron of middle age fol-
lowed by brood of children, OF the apostolic number
whose relative ages might be well designated by mile
stones Indeed have heard that one lady here pre-
sented her husband wththree OF these nestmaoe CUTS
in tvepy-seyen months in instruments Of one at tlme
. I 10 in he a q
Young children Happy IS he that has quyer full Of
theml" OF d truth, the people of this island seem 70
agree with the inspired Psais and discharge their ar
rows necessarily. -,
the natives of the island The from abroad who
come here feel the genial influence OF the climate and
soon remove their lords or their repr0ach. In
many instances cases seemingly desperate have gwen
WAY 10 proper treatment estates that threatened 70 de-
yoye upon distant and unregarded knsmen, have been
maintained in neal descent by unhoped aeeoHhemeH
and graceless nephews who have thought that the old
fellows made them 'wait too long already, for an es
tate cash or country seat have beeH baked for ever
by what they might term malicious providence.
esIndeed have heard Of instance OF the recupera
tive influence of this climate which, but that Is well
attested should hesitate 10 mention While the Eng
sh in their extravagaDt contest with France, held pos
session of this island against the enemies OF Portugal and
Portugal Itself they garrisOned Fuhcha with two reg
ments Of soldiers many OF whom brought chdess wives
Win tneuli NiNea tnht hau Octh 81 perhaps
century, more or less The regiments remained here
for years; and when after the war, the soldiers
who were married, returned 10 England, they al re-
turned with the most gratifying pledges Of their wives
affection!
have not read of any remarkable and so wei
authenticated except that of Mrs Abraham, whose
christian name" was SArah-s full account of which
contained in the book Of Genesis But Sarah went "a
Egypt think before she conceived, and Egypt has
remarkably fine climate and besides always land o.
prodigies.
Scandal believes OF affects to believe, that these
"femmes du regiment changed more than the climate
to give their husbands heirs but il is much better
should take the story 10 It's naked simplicity.
Dining few days since with afriend the happy author
Of numerous offspring, took the liberty, after the
editions of himself-ten copies Of one ssef being