The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-12-08
Letter from Florida.
SoJouES, NrAE OR.SoK LAKE,
EAST FLORIDA,
November %, 1851


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!r"r'i ana ''s''''o'r i''"'nc''s lof''o'is
"i NC '9'a'c' Hceu acatcciy d"''i vi OK =
patiaic upon me orange groves. Much
HAS a!rc"hy peeh written oi thefh' whlch
your many fc"''r, nave seen. h"t per-
maps the statements made maze MOI oceh
ovcrIra"h or exaggerated III Is q iact
S't 20 De uciiionstraien "hat me capacity
"i an orarg" orchafd ~ mere are no
groves "ld enough III thl7 part "l florda
10 s"i'c me question:. let hcFe' hitcr u
icw years experiment and, may be. not
under Tue most skisi!ui management
'hcTc arc s'hSic "clcS o' groves th'l VIII
prouhcc Fi"V worm 'h oranges yearIf.
occasi"haiip iro9t9 ana even freezes come
ana ihJurc Dp,h iEui, ana trees. but the
recovery "i me tree is most rapid ana
wonderful. Last year rs cold did the trees
no injury III 'his latitude The rearing
accomplishment rs 10 grow pe;lch or
APP 10 orchard III upper Carolina cSe-
tiblcs succeed admirably. Ihcy may be
grown The entire year. MY lanulady has
now beautiful pitch oi English peas
with young peas nearly ready 10 pun.
Cabbage plants have been put out some
Time since Tor spring cabbage. Iurnips
ana salad are abundant. lhc sweet po-
tato Is universal, and Ecre aitalnS pcricc-
ton III size, shape and taste. The pinucr
or goobcr Is inevitable, too, ana spread
about gcncrai'y i'll the piazzas. Corn
grows well here, frequently producing
with the crudcst cultivation iorty or iiity
bushels per acre upon fresh hammock.
The long staple cotton is limiledly culti-
vated, but With skilliul cultivation would
bc very profitable crop. Sugar cane
ana oats do well.
Tho health OF mo country nj tins time
would say, from my observaloE, IS
good, ana although thcrc arc causes OF
mnlarin, and 1t certainly exists. yet the
or chanSeablencss dissipatcS the poison
so that its effects arc not so frequent or
severe as III many other countries
aOounding With atmospheric impurities
or iiiiaslilis. ACTIVITY, cleanliness. good
1000 ana ordinary observance OF tho laws
OF hygiene VIII secure health here. Dis
ease taken timely yields readily to medi-
cal treatment. II any should be incredu-
lous upon tho matter oi tho ability OF Il
wiite man To work III TINS climate, let
hini come dowh ana nc eau see citizens
oi high order oil Intelligence ana resi-
uchts Oh inc country ior score anu more
Oh years haru anu uiigchliv nj work
Lazihess' siotil ana cncrva'ioh arc not
cohiiheu OF Pccu'i"r 10 any cihiate or
country. "rcehinho mas hcr slusgards,
san bohiiiiso hers-though oi Inherent
r"ces. hc genus "o"'o IS noil"'ous ana
ana WIN suliicicht indictments
VIII succeed Ill equa'oriai Africa or In the
Piains--aihiu Arabian
sa'ius OF 1,oiar SHOWS IL 1s' however,
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."Scs' ic'' ~ Sonio oi 'ne oouo'ihe couiu
p"t laNo circuit oi Two miles IN my
anu seo tue e'iuchces ol
INDUSTRY 'heS wo"iu no longer esteem
lh's country Vi sio'h anu cher'atioh.
1.Acs' swung ny oo'n oiach anu "hlte
men, 10 '"c hummer o' iro'i' SIX 10 'eh'
'n'S "'''''s' oc i'"'u iioi' 'na' MANY
'io"' ''ss 'o' "no'o .oo, you SEQ
ISL '".S ""i "e'.'y :" 'hc of"hso
s'o'cS 'oi'' "'o ''P'"'9 piuohi"s 'ho
bo'uo" iuit' o'hcis are Wrapping uhu
i'"chins' ana ""so'is arc iiislciiihS 10 the