Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1862-07-31

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JULY. 81, 1862. SsPs - !.
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Salnbrity of the Southern States
The Southern states; especially the So
called cotton states, South Carolina, Gcor-
gis, Florida. Alabama. Mississippi and
Louisiana. have rallyspeaking. beau;
tiful, genial and salubrious climate. Tho.
winter is short and mild; it commences IN
December and lasts tc the middle of Febs
rrary. Snow is very scarce, especially IN
the low country along the coast Of the AZ
lantic Ocean and the s ulf Of Mexico Ice
appears only through q few nights Of the
season, and melts towards noon Rain is
frequent during the months of November
and December. The spring is very short.
it commences in February and ends with
March. In April. the sumner heat sets
in and lasts until the middle of October.
interrupted at the end of September and
October only by few cool nights. The
summer. although long. is seldom as ho.
and sultry as the few hot days in the Mid
die states and New England. The nights
are generally cool and pleasant. Dews
commence only to fall after midnight. =
Fogs are very scarce at any time during
the year. and in some parts of the South
ern states. as for instance. in lower Geor-
gia. Alabama aud Mississippi, nearly un-
heard Of. Generally speaking. there is no
healthier country of equal extent in the
World than the Southern states. 1t is a
fact. portions Of il are unhealthy. and
small parts Of it are extremely so; but the
latter applies only to the swamps and rice
especially of the Waccamaw. Ashley.
Cooper. Savannah. Ogecche, Altamaha,
Satlla and ST. Mary's rivers on the Allan
tic coast. The sickly portions of. South
ern states are inconsiderable. and general
ly confined to the mouths Of the rivers. the
immediate vicinity Of water courses and
some swamps in the interior, all of which
can be easily avoided. sa' =
The sickly portions Of the. state Of South
Carolina confined to the mouths of the
Waccamaw, Santee, Ashley and Cooper
rivers, and to the rice-felds and swamps
below the latter two rivers to the Savan-
nah river. The islands on the coast OF
South Carolina. the towns Of Beaufort and
Bluffton are perfectly healthy. The city
Of Charleston is frequently visited by yell
low fever. and unacclimatized foreigners
are subject to very fatal bilious fevers, es-
pecially by a change from the city to the
country. and vice rersa. The interior OF
South Carolina, above the South Carolina
Railroad. leading from Charleston to Au-
gusta. Georgia. is perfectly healthy. and as
much so for Northerners as for Southerners.
The siclsly part of Georgia is very unirn-
portant, and mainly confined to the rice
swamps along the Savannah. Ogeechee.
Altamaha, Satalla. and the St. Mary's riv-
ers, and to the vicinity Of Savannah river
mp to the city Of Augusta The cities of
Savannah and Augusta are now and then
visited by yellow fever. but. with the .ex-
ccption of this. the city of Savannah is one
Of the healthiest cities on the face of tho
globe, and its mortality never as high as
that Of the Northern cities. From the
year 1929 to the year 1852 Savannah was
entirely free from yellow fever. bnt in and
after the latter year it has been again but
not frequently subjected to this disease
The interior Of Georgia. especially the pine.
barrcns along the Atlantic Ocean and the
line of Florida, and again the mountain
GUS part above the railroad leading from
Augusta to Atlanta. are perfectly healthy
as much so as any country in the world
Even the immediate surroundings Of the
large Ockefeenockee swamp, in Ware
county, Georgia, on the line Of Florida,
are not unhealthy. -i1e
Alabamais generally less healthy state
than Georgia. Its most sickly portions
are found around the Mobile bay, and the
lower parts of the Mobile and Alabama
rivers. The yellow fever visits Mobile
nearly as often as it does New Or.
leans, and sscepds sometimes as high MP
as Montgomery. on the Alabama river
and Demopolis. in the fork of the Tom
bigbee and Black Warrior rivers are be.
sides favorable to intermittent fever
With this exception the state of Alabams
is healthy one. especially that part of il
above the Tennessee river and around tft
spurs of'thel mountains which cnter thin
state from Tennessee and Georgia. 10 ysEs'
Again. the state Mississippi is. gen.
orally speaking. q very healthy state. 1.-The
only less healthy portionsof it are the bot.
toms Of the Mississippi river. The yel
low fever ascends this river sometimes
but very seldomzas high upsss the city o.
Memphis. and invests Woolville, q atche7
and Vicksburg. Sometimes it extends a,
far in the interior as jackson, Brandon
Madison and Canton. but very rarely only
All other parts of Mississippi are perfectly
healthy. as much so as any Northern
country. Even the immediate bottoms O
the Mississippi river impart only an inter
mittent fever, which is never fatal, easily
cured. and affects the constitution much
less than that Of more Northern countries
The sickly portion Of the state Of Louis
lana is confined to the lower part along the
Mississippi river and the banks of the Red
river. The yellow fever visits New Or
leans nearly every year, from the middle
of July (seldom if ever before) to the be-
ginning Of November. but not always in
an epidemic or contagious form. After
the first of July it is not safe for Mort heru
or any other not acclimatized troops TO re,
main in the city of New Orleans; they are
in danger Of being decimated by the dread
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