The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-03-09
Atmospheric Humidity.

Atmospheric Humidity.
WriHen5 for the Fsorido Agr;cuzturist, By Dr. C.
j. KeaocoTthg. N. d.
In my hastily prepared paper read
before the Florida Medical Associa-
tion, and which you deemed worthy
of publication, l made a special
point OF the humidity of the State
All are familiar with heat and cold,
rain, dew, snow, sunshine and cloud,
bat very few are posted with regard
to- the important climatic factor,
Humidity. To my surprise, found
that an opinion was wide spread, in
and out of The medical profession
that the "air Of this State is moist
and sedative" Leading authorities
in the medical profession advocate 8
dry climate tor The treatment OF q
large prUpVrtiUn Of cases OF pulmo-
nary diseases; and as the opinion
prevails that Florida possesses
moist and sedatlve climate, parties
intel eSted in sanitaria in other States,
are using Ibis argument to injure
this State, and to prevent Insalids
from coming here If lhe State pos
Eesses such "a climate as that described
by Drs. jones, Napheys and Deni-
son, il should be Stunned by inValids
as they would avoid the deadly
Upas tree.
Ii the atmosphere ot this State is
loaded ith moisture as asserted by
DIR. Talbot Jones, OF ST. Paul, Mime
sofa; the iact should have world
wide publicity, and tourists, invalids
and immigrants warned against the
injurious climatic factor Of the
American 1taly.' ii the assertions
OF newspaper correspondents and IN
lerested parties i'll other States are
untoupden, justice to the State, to
lnvalids, tourists and intending i'm
migrants demand that they should
be contradicted, aud the maligners
of the State held up to public censure
and condemnation. J ejudicial state
tnents against tf.- State, are evi"
dently due TO npaTdonaoie lgnor
-ssass-, ligse s cTnUI cart JI1U ilsITil
ber of patti is at some sanitarlum, TO
increase the practice OF some special
list, or so induce emigranls 10 turn
their steps TO a State in which she
writer resides DIR. Jones OF Mime.
SOFA has done much To iDiure this
state by objectionable Risrepresen>
talions. In his e.. !, 'Se carefully
avoided the publication of any facts
a. nd liCi, "a
public regarding The mean relative
humidity ot Florida" IN bis essay
he published meteorological tables
tor one year relating TO ST Paul, and
asserted that the atmosphere Of that
Stale was dry and also asserted
ihat "bygrometnc" measurements
prove thai lhe atmosphere of Florida
is loaded with moisture. He neg
iec.ed to give any data TO sustain
his position, OF even enlighton hin
readers what kind OF alr Instrument
was used to Measure the moisture in
the atmosphere--a quart measure, q
bushel measure, yard stick or clothes
prop. In my paper give reliable
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and allow lhe public to form their
own opinions. Nr. Jones published
his statements IN medical journal.
Having secured tor his unfoundeu
assertions professional standing, he
re-pubiished his essay for public dis
tribution; and by his proceeding the
climate OF this State has been mis-
represented and the State injured.
l opened correspondence with
DR.. Jones, and he admitted that he
had not even visited the State and
that his assertions were mainly based
on. heresay. | forwarded him copies
OF the tables published in my paper
and pontedly asked him If ne had
n not Inisrepresented the State regard
ng the subject of mean relative hu-
midity." Until my letter containing
the tables were received, he was dis.
posed to discuss climatic factors, but
ne did not reply. Fancyiug that my
letter might have mIscarrled i ad.
dressed him second time, enclosed
tables and repeated the inquiry.
Weeks have elapsed and have not
heard anything from the veracious
cllmatologist, The least he could
have done, would be to admit his
error.
Florida has. been injured by. false