Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-07-31
Mean

From the above table it will be seen that
the mean temperature of the coolest day in
January is degrees above zero, and for
February and December II degrees above
zero.
The mean temperature of the warmest
day in July will be SO degrees, for June SIS
degrees and for August 81 degrees. These
are figures based on observations for eigh-
teen years, and show our climate to be
neither extremely warm nor cold. The
average temperature for the year is about
81 degrees. Reader, compare these figures
with your own climate. DO you live in
Maine? How often do you find the Their
mometer in winter 20 degrees and more
detOW zero? How often do you find it in
summer over 100 degrees On the 9TH of
July, 1865, the report shows that the Their
mometer at Portland, Maine, stood at 0S-
1904 or mean of over 100 degrees for
the day. These figures will show our
Northern readers what our climate j. and
its advantages for farming. They can APP
ply the figures and judge for themselves.
We propose now to consider
OUR CLIMATE AS TO ITS IIEALTHFULNESs.
There is no consideration so important
to the immigrant as the healthfullness of
his proposed home. He may find in an
unhealthful locality better chances for ac-
cumulating wealth, but he takes those
chances at the risk of his life. What, af-
ter all is there more valuable in this world
than good health. Men toll all their lives
for wealth and then travel the world over
TO find skilful physicians and health-giv-
ing waters to relieve their maladies. All
these affections might be spared by judi
.cious selection of Il home
The elevation of East Tennessee give it
a dry, well drained soil and clear free-stone
water Thus miasmatic eXhalations breed
10 fever and chills and among our native
population this dread disease is unknown.
known of har
remarkable improvement in the health of
persons afflicted with bronchial and pull
monary diseases. The figures of the GEN.
'sus of 1850 show the deaths from con-
sumption in the States as follows In
New York, | out of every 473; in Penn
-sylvania, out of every sos in Massachu
sets, out of every 256; while in Tonnes
see the proportion is but ! out of every
III. a
There are some very noted cases Of cures
OF consumption in this city. Some of our
most prominent business men came here
from the North for better health and have
been fortunate enough to find relief. We
can give the names of persons who are
now III East Tennessee, through the influ-
,enee of our articles, who are finding great
relief Mr.. j. II. Brock, of Spring Valley,
New York, came a few weeks ago to
friends place near Rogersville, and we
hear from him that, from the day he ar
rived, he has been rapidly improving.
Mr.. w. II. DuttOn and Jonas Irish, of
New York, have both been greatly bene-
htted by our climate. Mr.. Button feels
that the four years he has resided here, CON
stantly improving, have been four years
more than he would have lived if he had
remained in New York. Rev. William
Braine from Pennsylvania, has been here
for some weeks, constant Y improving.
lie Is afflicted with asthma. We might
add name after name, but we leave the
subject by adding that we do believe very
few better sections for pulmonary troubles
can be found
In other diseases the tigures compare
favorably for East Tennessee. The deaths
by searlatina, by the census of 1880, were
IN New York one to every 800 of the popu-
latlon III Pennsylvania, one to every O30
IN Illinois. one to every 1000; while in
Tennessee it was about one in every | ,264.
THE HEALTHFULNEsS or KNOXVILLE.
We have taken some pains to gather
some figures as to the deaths that have
taken place in the past three years in this
city. We believe ii TO he one of the most