Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-01-16

, prevalence, has never visited this section
but once or twice.
, A second very important feature in this
region Is the mildness of the winters, and
: coolness of the summers. A casual observ-
er OF the map, will naturally conclude that
, at latitude of Sc, the weather will be very
, hot III summer. But the latitude is COM
pensated by the altitude The higher we
ascend from the level of the sea, the cooler
the climate in summer, so that upon the
highest mountains lying along our eastern
and western borders, there is no excess of
heat in midsummer. Again, the southern
latitude renders the winters mild, and
hence, we never see the mercury down to
zero. Snow never falls more than a few
inches in depth, and remains upon the
ground but short time.
We fad here a mean of temperature
through the year, not elsewhere seen in
the country, except on the Pacific coast.
There are very many people through the
Whole North who are DESTROYS of finding
a locality free from extremes of heat and
cold, and at the same time healthy. Such
may with truth be said of East Tennessee
We feel safe i'll saying that no region can
be found at the same distance from the At
lantic coast, which combines so many of
the requisites to comfort during the whole
year, as this.
! Although at midday, the suns rays fail
much more vertically than at the North,
still the nights are cooler than in Ohio or
Illinois, while in New England the heat
is oppressive during the whole night time;
here, one is seldom troubled with the heat
after 10 o'clock. l
Persons, predisposed to lung diseases,
and who are annoyed every winter with
cough, i'll the colder States, will verv
soon appreciate the change on coming
here. There is much of the consumption
in our nation, which results from the rigOr
of long and continuous cold winters. EX-
ercise i'll the open air, which is so necessa-
ry to all, cannot be taken safely, when the
weather is extremely cold. Here, how
ever, it is never so cold in the winter as TO
compel close confinement indoors,
The mountains on either side tend to
break off the force of the high winds COM
ing from the cast or west. Hence, severe
storms seldom reach Us, and a tornado is
almost unknown.
The atmosphere also is much less humid
than in other parts of the country. The
people complain little or meme of opprcs-
sion III breathing, even in the heat of mid
summer. One can take full inspiration
at all times, day and night There is less
of languOr and lassitude than is felt in the
States lying along the Mississippi and its
tributaries. There Isl degree of lighthdart-
edness and hilarity experienced among 4
these hills, scarcely known in latitude
so far south i
Ono very prominent and favorable result
VI conllll8 Ihltner Is experienced by per-
SONS afflicted with asthma and chronic
bronchial affections. There are people
scattered over East Tennessee who came
here suffering severely with asthma. who '
are either entirely cured, or very material t
ly relieved. 5
Some have stated that their breeitbino |
became easier before they had been here L
three days, and that on returning 20 their G
former Northern or Western homes, the a
sense OF suttocatiOn would be felt mmedi I
ately. c
we read that multitudes OF people all a
along the Northern portions of the United q
states, are spending the winter months in
Florida, but are compelled to return in G.
early spring, when the heat became on o.
presslve, while the chill of a Northern Iat- C,
tude still fingers, reluctant to yield TO an Ii
summer. Those same indi-' Ii
VIdrals would find this region to be q kan. IL
Dy mean between an early Southern and is
ate Northern spring. After the middle OF
II February, there are seldom many cold fir
lays and the heat of midday is not rncom a
ortable before June. Another pleasing al
eature of this region is, that if desired. the al
leat of midsummer may be avoided by re
'olng few miles to some mountain resort. in
Mineral springs abound in these noun TO
ans, the waters of which have excel dl
ent medicinal properties 1t is said that tx
every 100 feet elevation, there is the diff a
erence of about one degree of temperature SUI
nd by going half days journey bv rail tn
DAD, difference of 10 or - degrees can
e found. More might be said. still. in re- W,
ard to the climatic advantages afforded bv oil
residence here. The testimony of those lis
hO oil Il : I,