The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-06
NEW SERIES...NO. II

tropics This summer we have spent q
good share of the time during the past
month plying our friends at the North for
the hot weather they have had. All that
time the thermometer ranged from 900 to
llO' all over the North, while the highest
point reached here has been OF Q, and that
only for two days. The average midday
heat for the past 30 days has been $40,
which corresponds 10 about TO ut the
North. In this most peculiar atmosphere
one does not feel the heat near 80
much as in more Northern climate.
One delightful feature of Florida sum
mer Is thg almost constant breeze TINT
blows by night and by day. 1t il a rare
thing to look out on the grand old 81. Johns
and see it perfectly smooth. This breeze
blows from the Atlantic or the Gulf, and
fans this part Of the peninsula, 50 that
summer in Florida is made even more than
pleasant The prevailing winds from May
to October are either east, south east, or
north east. This gives US an ocesn breeze
coming over five miles of the Il. Johns,
that being its width at this point. The dis
lance from the river to the ocean is thirteen
miles. We can get on a steamer at nine
o'clock in the morning, go down to the
mouth OF the river, or the bar, as it is called,
spend four hours picnicing, surf.bathing,
etc, and return to the park for supper.
The fruits of Florida at this season consis,
OF peaches, aprcots, grapes, pomegranates.
plums, figs lemons and berries. The or.
ange crop does not ripen until December,
Away down in the southern counties in this
State the pineapple natures, and Is now
ripe. Vegetables can be had any time, II
you will plant and care for them. To show
the wonderful resources of this soil and eli.
mate, copy from the Orange Park paper
OF May 18th, list Of articles grown there
Corn, sugar cane, cotton, sweet potatoes,
popcorn, cowpeas, India-jute, teaplants,
peaches, oranges, lemons figs, bananas.
grapes, persimmons, blackberries, peas,
beans, strawberries, lettuce, radishes, water.
melons, muskmelons, squashes, carrots,
pumpkins, tomatoes, cabbages, onions, bee,s
turnips, cucumbers, celery, Japan plums,
pecan nuts, black walnuts, hickory nuts,
English walnuts, sage, rice, sweet corn, to-
bacco, castor beans, yellow plums, mulber-
ries, pomegranates and shaddocks. With
such listto draw from does 1t not look u
ii we could live, even in midsummer And
| assure you we do, with as much, II not
more comfort than | experienced duriss
the midsummer months at the north. The
principal reason is, we have always cool
nights, so that most of the time 1t Ia ne.
cessary to have wooden covering on the bed
Often have received letters from friends
in the north during the heated term, telling
OF the intense heat--l09o or theresbouts--
and fearing that We, down here, must be in
a furnace Of fire. Not so my friends the
influence Of the Gulfstresm, combined with
the trade winds is what gives us comfort
even in midsummer. One more summer,
such as this has been at the north, and We
shall have to invite our friends To come to
Florida to cool of. It docs no,
seem possible for the most remote
Southern State to possess this wonderful
climate, both for summer a. well as 4
winter residence, but as o northern lady
spending her first summer in Florida, can
only say, it ia truly delightful and we are
most happily disappointed. Now do not
let any one get an impression that the SUN
is not more than warm, 1t is hot at midday
out in the shade or walking under SUN
umbrella, it is not oppressive. Residents
here have 3l2 days for outdoor work In the
year; they do not expect to do much during
July and August, it is not necessary.
About yellow fever, we have no fear Of It,
and we do not think of it except when We
read the associated press reports, and physi.
clans agree in saying that 1t could not exist
here, In this letter I have endeavored to
state facts in relation to this section as
have found them. What has hurt Florida
more than anything else Is the few.
ing, gushing descriptions sent north by
travelling correspondents during the
winter season, and am pleased
to say that we have found one place not
overdrawn by printers ink. Mr.. Benedict,
the proprietor, publicly says that il oil that
is claimed in any of his publications con.
corning Orange Park is not fully realized
| by his visitors, and more, too, he will give
them Tree ticket to the north We found
everything as represented, and for that reA,
son all the settlers seem to be contented,
and work together in building up the
place.
All the towns on the river are growing
very fast, and the time is not far distant
when the banks of the st. Johns will be
dotted with orange groves and villas to It's
mouth. have already inflicted too long
letter upon your readers, but there Is 70
much IN wr;ta about that II saema difyirult