The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-03-15
TIE GREENEACKEEs.
From. Our !Sptciai Correspondent ]
LETTER FROM FLORIDA.
BLAKE, Nolusia county. Fla.
Mach Bird. lS,9

blAht, b4uSiI COUNTY. I IA
Mach }gd 1879.
DEAR NHIG:-ln my last letter | pro
missed TO tell something about the people
who liys here. ! have been asked what
they do for i living. About one word will
answer that question. As a rule they do
nothing: at least nothing adequate to n good
living. \ few live oil the Yankees, " and
a rery few live someiou and try to make an
grange grove. In all my travels in this
region have found bu, one itellicen,. prac
teal horticulturist and nursery man, and
his promise Of success is very fIatteriur.
He has been four years in this ueighbor-
hood. and has the finest young grove for its
age | have seen. Many Of his trees are
now full of blossom buds, and his show of
vegetables would do credit to Mr.. Booth
If he could make as fair a showing next
midsummer, he won't be ashamed of his
garden. The large majority here
RAISE No VEGETABLES,
not even sweet potatoes. Don't plant any
thing. The large majority Of the people
lave come f,om the North. mostly from
the Eastern States \ sprinLiinq from Ire
land; Germany Is represented by two or
three, aud one of my aCquiutancrs here
started from Liverpool, England, on Nov.
eth, via New York, Cincinnati. st. Louis
and New Orleans, and arrived in Florida
soon after we did. purchased l2J acres of
land or :" Mosquito Lagoon is preparing
for building a house. aud will enter upon
the culture of sugar cane. lie Is about -
years of age and fresh from some German
university We have also a representative
from Japan, though not a native of that
country Ny nrighbor ou one hand icrs !
a coal dealer III 4 Northern city; on the
other hand is si5s maker from Lynn, and
who cannot make shoe. because he does
not know how, aud his next door neighbnr
came from the same place auu followed the
same calling; and next comes an uplol
sterer from : ringi-ld, Massachusetts: then
a sailor. lawyer, retired physicians. broken
darn clctgymen. bruk n mp merchants, and
some vino never did any thing TOR ever Will.
All seem very conpanIonab!c and social,
but you and Your readers will agree with
me- think that they are not Just the per
SOUS 10
"Co>9uIR FOREST,
swing an axe, make fence. aud "wres,le
Will! a gTub5Iug hoe. The discourage
meHts here are those that come to PERSONS
who would fail pf success GA the best farm
IN Mary land. If they had sole management,
aud cIu,d not succeed unless, f.om r,;,s4.,d
failures, they had gained the necessary fr.
psric"c6. Carpenters are sometimes en-
played, as there are now and thsn new
buildings erected. No shoes are made in
tins region FAR as can lind out, all the
shoes being brought from the North. Dne,
possibly tirp, cobblsrs ii;!i employment for
few leisure huuiS mrnding old shoes
There are a number of dealers in general
merchandise. the stock kept on hand usually
being very small. have been in mum.
Der of stores, VIII, the whols stock could
have been put III George Turnei's cart
We have one dug store. combined with a
notion store, ia tho Halifax river region;
one saw mill IN operation. There are uu-
mernuS public aud private boarding houses,
where the - lankees - cnngregat. in the
Winter season, and their excursions up and
down the rivers afford employment for a
few boats and boa;men. There is not much
employment for men who are laburers fur
hire. there being very few who hire help.
should have. perhaps. mentioned in con.
nsciion with the carpenter whik That there
are fs DIV" IL - dat are laihrd and plas
tered III this region, and very few with car
pets or other II Ipr coverings. The slaulc
ARTICLES of food with many consist oil
"H,o. HoITNY. CORN EREAp,
sweet potatoes. and fish and oysters. " hen
these las, are not foo hITi to procure
those who desire better food, and hare tie
ans. purchase canned rcqstIj,ss, meats,
ANA iIuIts. ~ before stated. very few trou
bic themselves To grow vegetables.
have been asked how the climate has
all ct,d my health and that Of my family
Ny health has been better than for three
" urCgs past, aud my throat trouble gives
'nc no uncaS'ncsS. except during the prevl
leUcs Of i noithcr," auI thsu my VOICE
II. comes somewhat hEsLg sometimes. At
tended with s'jghi SORENESS LIS; Wlntnl
my throat was SORE ali re TIM Ny weight
mas increased sIrg' ;iy. Wanavs been here
Jnsi thirteen weeks. and IN ihar ;Ime two
of our family have 'tci gained ~ 4 81 over
twenty pounds, another sixteen pounds.
another fourteen ,nrInds. &c naiy one hlv
irg lost auy IN W :hr. aud that one, the
~ "Ee III our fam ly; W. think the lass au
tHpr"TSItEf. too. | have hrlti vi but one
case at l.lEtSS since our arrival herr and
that WAS an imported case from The North
he record Was - died of consumption.
pnpr man h. WAS hurried from L,s \,-,b.
.,n home a few weeks rr-yious i" T.,
i.t.." only to di. arannr STRANGERS
hone f., be ;,i,l. I, give ,nur rr,d..x !,
ACE amt of the u,ur,oI L,,IrI ,r ~ "a.
.,i,p E,r the wear AT shout marvel. e ~
hral.b hold, or du.,un the v,,r ,r,y,,,.,, ~
iiutl" 'hsafsay a. possible.
We have not experienced. since our az.
IVA! here. any trr,,u. stu.,us ,tIrh A. IA.
came familiar IN =. in N-rvI,,d aud l-.,,.
had ,u, mil. ,sf,, a., -y,,;.,,,, -. =.
th,r, months II,y, had tu,r G,sr> ~,
I,w.>t rI-,tu.ur.rr !,,rt. "a I. 90,
tn.day II stand, =; &. W. ,,,w Inv.