The Republican journal., 1873-04-10
a place of temporary, not permanent resi-

place of temporary, not permanent resi-
dence.
believe that invalids suffering from
what we unprofessional men usually de-
nominate rheumatic and nervous affec-
tons, may by residence here during the
winter months escape, for the time being,
the aches and pains which render life at
the north during the same season of the
year undesirable if not almost unendur-
able to them. Whether permanent cure
can be wrought by residence of one
winter here, can better say year hence,
should | live so long. l believe that a
winters residence here would prove emil
neutly beneficial to the system exhausted
by intense labor, mental or physical |
do not think it would prove remedy for
the malady of old age; but | do think
that there is rejuvenating element in
this climate, although the Fountain of
Perpetual Youth has not yet been disccv-
cred. | believe that persons in that con-
dition usually called the incipient stage of
| consumption can derive benefit from a
temporary residence here, provided they
arrive early in the autumn and delay their
departure until late in the spring, and
provided, most Of all, that they take suit
able care of themselves, and are suitably
cared for. The great mistake made by
many is that they come too late and
leave too early in the year, and are too
apt to infer from the improved condition
in which they find themselves after being
| here a month or two that a cure has been
| effected; as consequence they are apt to
become careless in their mode of life,
yield too easily to the temptation Of appe-
| tite, and their last state becomes worse
| than their first. | do not believe that
those in whose system the insdious dis
ease has many any very considerable pro-
gress, or with whom the disease is heredi-
tary, can derive any essential benefit from
Writer'S residence here. The hands of
the destroyer may be stayed, but not para
lyzed
could give you details of some cases
which would start tears in your eyes
eases where a loving wife or husband has
brought here tenderly beloved compan-
ion in the hope that restored health would
be the reward of saint-like devotion to
the poor, painting sufferer. 1t proved to
be Il vain hope. Worse than this. cases
| in which the invalid has come alone, unat-
| tended by friends, been thrown upon the
| tender mercies of strangers, who have not
been deaf to the call OF humanity, but who
could do little more than array the poor,
| emaciated body in the habiliments of the
grave. Worse still, thousand times
| worse, eases in which the stranger invalid,
| with pecuniary means but little more than
| enough to bring him here, yet encouraged
| by the senseless cry, $50 to Florida and
be healed" has come and died, alone
with no hand of friend or stranger to wipe
the death-dew from his forehead, the
twinkling stars the only watchers over
| him as he sunk into his last sleep. Have
nvalds, with death clutching at their
heart-strings, no friends at home ?-or are
those friends brutes, or idiotsp Would to
God that He would open the mental eyes
of those to whom much has been given to
see how far better it would be to glority
humanity by founding hospital in
Florida than by building church to
glorify God
This is my last letter from the Land of
Flowers" In few days l turn my steps
towards home. Home! New England !
! "Where'er | roam, whatever realms to see
| My heart untravelled fondiy turns to thee -