The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1860-06-14
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE
Anna Ill. juno, 5. 1860.

Having renamed In this vicinity SOM
two or three days, some further notes O
the country, I have thought might no
be uninteresting. 1t may as well b
remarked in the first place, that whoev
er visits this portion of Egypt, and de
sires pleasant and comfortable stop
ping place, will do we'll to make hi
home at the "Egyptia'e House," which i
admirably kept by Mr.. G. Lane, form
erly merchant at Ripon Wisconsin,
The weather here during the past tw,
days, has been warm beyond dispute
the thermometer has probably ranged
as high as ninety or more in the shade
during the middle of the day. The ex
IRENE of heat, is very likely uot mucl
if any greater here, than is found il
Wisconsin the difference is Ions
succession of warm days here, while il
Wisconsin the periods of hot weathe
are comparatively short.
| HEALTH OF THE COUNTRY.
There is perhaps no subject upol
which correct information, is obtained
with so much difficulty, as that of thu
health of any district of country es
pecially, when the information is sought
for from the people who inhabit it
The people Of every neighborhood, in
sist that theirs is healthy location, and
the places, subject to any prevailing
disease, are always elsewhere. The in.
quiry was made of scores in different
portions of Southern Illinois, in respect
to the general health enjoyed by the
people, and the reply was always
promptly given, in substance, "this is q
remarkably healthy country" No evil
dence could be elected from any person.
against the healthiness of Egypt.
There is prevailing opinion in Wis.
consin and elsewhere, that the southern
part of Illinois is unhealthy, and an un.
safe region for those raised in more
northe IN ATTITUDES to emigrate to
There may be force in this opinion, but
the evidence of it does not appear.
Some of the testimony in favor of the
health Of the country will be given and
the reader can attach whatever impor-
lance to it he pleases. There are now
residing in that portion of country de-
nominated Lower Egypt, and not far
from Jonesboro, eight families from
Ripon Wisconsin, or the vicinity of
that place: these families have resided
here two years, and not member of
either family as far as could learn, has
had any sickness of any kind. DR.. L.
H. Kelley of Anna, Union county, who
practised medicine ten years in Cort-
land county N. Y. also about the same
number of years in Ohio, and more re-
Gently two years in Rochester, Mime
sofa, states that during nearly a years
observation in that portion of Illinois,
he believes it to be as healthy as any
portion Of New York Ohio or Minreso-
ia that if there is more sickness in
Southern Illinois, than in Minnesota, it
is altogether owing to greater careless
ness in diet and habits of living here.
The opinion of DR.. Kelley would not be
given, were it not, that the writer hap
pens to know the character, he has here
tofore sustained for candor and INTEL.
igence. Many other evidences might
be given equally in point and to the
purpose. Suffice it to say again, that
counteracting evidence was not found
therefore none is here given. These
evidences of the health of the country,
are not understood to apply to the ex-
tensive bottom lands af Southern Hi.
nois, bordering on the Ohio and Mississ.
ippi rivers.