The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-01-10
From the sunny South.
Jacksonville, Fla, Dec. 20, 1870.

In what little information l may be able
to give, l shall endeavor not to be biased
for or against this sunny or shaky section
Of Uncle Samuels farm. Please do not
misunderstood me and think that We have
earthquakes down here, or that there is
any danger of the Land of Flowers "
sliding off into the sea, for there is no
danger in either respect. But / do mean
to say, that in East Florida and in some
parts Of West Florida, chills and fever
are prevalent to an alarming extent.
People spending the winter here need
not fear being troubled with this, one Of
the most distressing ailments Of which
frail humanity is heir to. But they
should leave if possible, by the first Of
May. The old residents tell us that if
we remain here year or two we will get
acclimated, and then we will be entirely
free from fever and ague. The old say
ing that "misery likes company" evil
IDENTIFY proves true in this case. | no.
tice many of the old inhabitants are laid
up for weeks at time, with this disease
don't doubt if person should remain
in town all summer, take quinine, (which
is almost as mean as the chill itself
avoid entirely watermelons, cantalaupes,
fruit of all kinds, and remain in the house
until 0 o'clock in the morning, until the
heavy dew has dried up,avoid the scorch-
ing rays of the meridian sun, he would
pass through the eight months Of summer
untouched. Persons troubled with
lung diseases, if they can avoid the
chils, think had better remain through
the summer months. Many man now
in Florida is enjoying fine state of
health, who would have had anywhere
else, but slight hopes of life To persons
remaining in the state through the sum-
mer, | would recommend their going out
to Gadsden county, in the western part
of the state 1S0 miles from Jacksonville.
There, instead of sand bed, as is the
case here, is as fine farming country as
is found almost anywhere. The surface
Of the whole county is somewhat undula-
ting and broken, exhibiting frequent hills
and wales, and running streams and
gives a variety Of scenery, larger than is
found on the ocean or gulf coasts. Fe-
yer and ague there, is almest unknown
and instead of the sullen bad look, which
the climate in summer, and the bad wa
ter Of this section are so certain to pro-
duce, we see in Quincy as healthy look
ing people as can be found anywhere in
the Union.
While upon visit to that section,
! short time ago, [ was told that a case Of
"sunstroke" has never occurred there, nor
has an instance Of "rabies" or "hydropho-
bia" ever been known here. know Il
decent Democrat (f there is any coming
to Florida, could not be better suited than
here, for the people are intelligent and
hospitable, and the population are COM
o posed of, so far as was able to Judge,
} warm hearted people, though they are all
a Democrats. But for indecent Demo-
Gratis, would recommend Leon or
Jackson counties, both of which l am
told were settled by "South Carolinians. u
In the latter, when newcomer enters
o the county, he is questioned as to his po.
y litical opinions, and if he is Republi
can they give him certain time to "pack
). sand," ian expression | frequently hear
. used in this section.)
! Heretofore, in the North and West
the st. Johns river, has been very gen
orally regarded as the phole of Florida
y Anyhow the people in the Western par,
, Of the Union think so, from the number
g Of persons who visit Florida every winter
:, - and 60 nowhere else. Read what tn,
. : Tallahassee Horidian has to say about it
,a ,s But persons come from the North, g(
70 20 up and down the St. Johns river, an(
~ - then return home, imagining that they
+ have seen the whole of Florida All We
!. ask is for them to visit the Middle, ant
II if they want to live in Florida, and dc
ST ST not settle here after seeing our fine rolling
~ lands, with deep sub-soil, we'll wooded
" and watered than we are much mistaken
Every Northern gentleman that we know
Y. of who has come this way on a prospect
ly ing tour has not failed to be delighted
,e and if inclined to purchase at all to in
: vest in lands and settle. We remembe
te one Northern immigrant who visited Il
el after he had purchased on the St. Johns
of who remarked: % have made a mis-
" take-I should have bought here
Others, however, have avoided this erro
o. by first looking around and then invest
ID ing. We have them among us from Ne,
York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey an
o. elsewhere, and all are well pleased wit
3, 3 the country, climate and people. Mr.. {
nr M. Haldeman, of Lancaster county, Pa
n. has nice little farm within few mile
so of this city, under good cultivation hi
b. crops are promising; and We never say
i. man better pleased generally. We ca
Sc say the same Of Mr.. Eagle and DIR. Gas,
also of Pennsylvania. As to our climate
those who know nothing about the mat
". ter imagine that it is as hot as " blu
ed blazes" down this far South, but ther
h. never was greater mistake. The mel
3D. curry seldom rises to the nineties, while i
,st New York and other Northern cities tn
D. weather for weeks at time is swelterin
nd hot, and sun-stokes by the dozen occu
70. almost daily, Our nights are provel
q bially cool and pleasant even in the ho
nd test weather. As to the health of th
on vicinity, the census returs just complete
i'll show that there have died in this cit
during the past year, among all class
and from all causes, but Twenty-Five pc
il sons, and We defy any other city to sho
Ter a better record.
Is People making good living at II
nd North, who think they can do better /
wn pulling up stakes" and emigrating
Ids Florida on Florida lands unless in scare
es. of health, with all that j. s. Adam
pleases to say in his pamphlet to the CO.
ar. trary Notwithstanding, will be sadly di
crs appointed. People will remember that
tly reading Mr.. Adams pamphlets they he'
tly only one side. A number of person
ers nicely situated at the North, having set