The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-08-07

a little ready money will be appreci.
ated. If the settler pursues the above
course he will find himself at the end
OF year or two with the residue OF
his funds still on hands, with suffi.
cient experience to gain living, and
the reasonable prospect Of a compe-
tency in the near future.
While much Of the dissatisfactic n
with the State is the fault of the set
tier, it is useless to disguise the fact
that there are many disadvantages
and drawbacks incident to life in Fla
some common to all new countries
others peculiar to the State. Bv
meeting these with intelligent fore
thought many of them can be avoid.
ed and others much nlitigated.
The malarial influences which IRE.
vail during certain seasons Of the
year are perhaps the most serious Of
these drawbacks. Among all classes
and conditions Of the human race,
health is the great desideratum ofex.
istence. All else that is desirable in
life is oflittle avail without this boon.
No person would wish to make q
ornament home in any part OF the
country where they would be subject
TO ill-health from natural causes.
Statistics show Florida to be an ez-
ceptionally healthy State. The III I
habitants are peculiarly exempt from
malignant and fatal diseases which
prevail in other sections. The ma
-larial difficulties which prevail to
some extent during the Summer
are not as severe as afflicted the eariv
settlers in the Western States, They
are OF a mild type and yield readily
to treatment. Cone ounce of pre-
is wore ~'77p und of cnr4 }, ;
s92'Mstever: BY 4 on szs.F+Sssti .,s
= e.ra; ct, - euyselv aTolded7 Etept
! mn III sections peculiarly subject to nias
matte Influences from local causes
: Health. is the result of obedience t'
+. certain natural laws. Some OF tn
laws of health are general in their ap
plication, others are modified to tn
VARYING conditions and circumstance
= Of life. 1t behooves men egerywher
- - to study these laws of life, especial
- ~ in relation to themselves and the
~ ~ surroundings. that they may by the
y y application secure to themselves tt
greatest possible degree OF health
L. i. A naturally healthy Location is
.S .n course tie first requisite. Clean
- ness, always so desirable, is especi'
s' w Necessary in q warm climate al
- should be strictly enforced in al
'e- around the dwelling. Domestic a
~ ~ mails must be kept at some dlstan
~. .'A from the house. The natives t
'r.t quently allow their hogs dogs a
,nv fowls to congregate under the hou
@ Iot This not only breeds insects, but
-, a,. % ositivelT unhealthy Barns
~ outhouses should be removed SO
ue distance and kept scrupulously Gle
"es Pure water is absolutely essen
Nso 20 GOOD health. Unfortunately
many parts of the State pure wa
sther than rainwater, cannot be
se. u wells and Springs supplied
ham surface water are impure. In 81
ods' sections, especially upon the
set nine lands, pure water can be ha'
lg DIGGING, but in most localities clf
ring water ate must be depended upon
Up 70 drinking and culinary purposes
,(9 is the better and certainly the !
; ez- bealthful plan in all sections
per- cbeap and durable cistern can be
penu structed by anyone of ordinar
.omy.' gcnuity. 1t is more durable !
,1,hor 2Jser built Of brick, but where there