Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-09-30

now tho Summer Health of Our People
May lie Increased.

Now that Fort Worth is rapidly fili-
ing IN. the houses coming together.
and ii begins to look aud EEL IKE
metropolitan city, some serious cues
lions suggest and will before long Irrte
themselves upon the public attention.
The more people the less air for each
individual. and the more houses the
moro confined will be each little BACK
or front yard. Oxygen, truly named
the nlife-giver,r must be supplied tle
animal. OF il dies. For the children
The merry-lnughing play-ioving chil-
dren-- actively engaged nc their sports.
but OF tender frames that need
constant and plentiful nour-
ishment. IS needed air, pure air, IN
adulterated by contact with the refuse
of the city, and undiminished IN
quantity by being too largely DIVIDED.
But where In the crowded city can
plentiful supply of heavens own exha.
iation, divine oxygen, be obtained!
In the suburbs the evil may be lees,
but even they will In time he built up,
perhaps as closely as the most central
part OF the city. Then must come to
The inhabitants Of even those blessed
quarters. the shadows that now
thick OF the city. Summer complaints
among the children will increase,
aud those who DO not die or go 10 their
beds, will linger around with hollow
eyes, pale cheeks, and languid forms,
the elasticity and joyousntss OF youih
departed. They need room for growth,
| for exercise, for life. Some may go 70
! the country and revel in tie shade Oh
outrageous oaks, coming bach NJ the
/ end of the summer with the nush o.
health again mantIing their cheeks.
But there are some, and these FAR out
number the others, that can
not go away from the city, even for a
! few days. For these something should
be done. In many Of The Eastern ana
! Northern cities the claims OF these
can't-getaways have been recognized
IN wise legislation. Large plats OF
ground have been purchased IN various
portions of the cities and turned into
bee Jtiful parks, There, on the hot
summers day, when the house is ali
heated to suilccation by cooking, and
the yard dry and sultry, the pale
mother may steal out, with her little
one gasping in her arms for breath,
and in the park find rest and comfort.
There, upon one of the many seatf
provided. she may sit and watch the
boat upon the lake; the tiny rivulet
adown the mountain side; the grazing
deer, with its simple look OF inno-
cence: the birds and the fishes, the
squirrels aud the rabbits; the flowers,
the busy bees; the winds playing softly
on the leaves and the branches over
head. Then there comes to her the
sweet peace that is always hi,
''wh0, in the love of nature
holds communion with her Wis
itle formsn 10 her is spoken Il varied
language thatadapts itself to her MOOD
and brings into her face the glad light
SO welcome to the returning husband
at night The weak piping child
forgets to cry as it gazes upon the
many new and attrac i've sights anC
feels the soft touch o
/ the breeze upon It's cheeks Sucl
! places are public beneiactions, and Inc
| who will start the BAH at Fort Wortl
and keep it rolling unit
we have nots one but even three
beautiful and attractive parks in til,
city, will earn the gratitude of comm
generations. There are many suita
BILE sites for parks around the city. i
|, other cities, where the government
would net provide them street raj
ways have done 80, and made re
mufnerative business out of th. cal
fage of passengers. Now Is the tim
to settle upon II location, so that tn
| winter and spring can be spent II
! properly laying of and ornamentini
the grounds. Who wants the rubli
| gratitude? Who will be a public ben