The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1881-01-01

mild climates produce the vine, the almond and
the peach in the open air with full success, as also all
kinds of fruit trees and culinary vegetables Acorns
and beech nuts grow in great abundance every two
or three years In temperate climates fruit trees and
garden vegetables generally thrive we'll In the forest
we see all forest trees growing except such are
limited to warm climates Acorns and beech nuts
abound once in six or eight years"
The abruptness of the ascent to this extended,
elevated region places it at in the upper strata
of air, in an atmosphere Of purity, high above any
malaria or other maign influence, that might
threaten it. and while its altitude gives superiority
over all lowlands, its plateau character renders it
more desirable than any valleys however elevated
since these latter tend more than open areas to the
production Of consumption and fevers. The sum-
mers of this region delightful, as the writer
testify to from personal experience, and the winters
are mild as compared with the more northern States
The summer mean is between seventy and seventy
one degrees, Fair. the winter mean between thirty
five and thrtysx degrees, and the mean for the year
fifty-four degrees. 1t exhibits favorable medium
between the enervatng influence of the warm or
uniformly mild regions and the overpowering cold
Of high northern ATTITUDES, very great attitudes
Fromthe dryness Of the air the heat is not oppressive
in summer comparing favoraby in this respect with
the seaboard States of the North The fall snow in
winter is light inrequent and seldom remains on the
ground more than few days. outdoor work,
poughng in the garden field, may be done through
out the winter, with the exception Of brief period
in December and January The great number of
clear bright sunshiny days. the transparency of the
atmosphere, as indicated BY the absence of clouds
by day, and the remarkable cearness of the heavens
by night, the brliancy Of the stars and the intensity
and brightness of the moon at its full, all attest to
the notable dryness and purity Of the air. Rainfall,
clouds and storms come and go, but their duration
is brief, although the annual amount of rain measures
forty-hve to fifty inches.
Being upon the southern border Of the line of pro-
gress Of the great winter storms from October to
Apri that form SO prominent feature of the meteor
ology of the United States there but few days or
weeks of prolonged rain, or " wet weather" such
mark less favored regions both North and South
The general surface is undulatng or rolling, with
frequent shallow ravines the sources of numerous
springs, brooks and rivuets, and deeper gorgelike
Gallons, from two hundred to three hundred feet
below the average level, through which the larger
streams and rivers flow.
The soil is pervous and absorbent, afording ex-
celent and complete drainage, great local advant-
age on the score Of health In this connection refer
ence must be made to the very valuable researches
of Dr. Bowditch, Of Boston, on the influence of
subsol drainage in producing pulmonary affections
1t has been satisfactorily proved that dampness of
the soil, from which constant aerial humidity must
result, is important cause of consumption to the
population living on such soil.
Forests of pine oak, chestnut, BEECH etc, abound,
and cover the entire surface, not dense nor mpene-
trabe, but with many thousands Of acres free from
underground, with open, space here and there, YER
dant with wild grasses in the autumn and summer,
presenting very attractive appearance to the eye.
Here, also, great forests of pine are found, and
invalids enjoy, to the fullest extent possible, the
beneficial and healing influence, attributed BY many