The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-06-12
A FAVORED LAND.
IMPRESSIONS OF SOUTHERN CALI
FORNIA AS A HEALTH RESORT.
The Attractions and Disadvantages -
Climate and Bodily COmfOrt-ThrOat
and Lung Troubles-COnlfOrts That
Are NIissed-The Mountains.
Riverside tCaIl Cor. Courier-Journal.

Riverside (Cal) Cor Courier Journal.
Many friends at home desire TO know
my impressions of southern California,
particularly as a health resort, and l
thought it would be economy to answer
all inquiries in one letter. And in order
70 set myself entirely right wish to say
IN the outset that own no orange groves
or other property in this state, but write
as q disiDterest1d party. AS rule, l have
observed that letters from such places are
written by persons interested in building
up some locality, or who have something
to sell; so l wish to place myself out Of
that category
as health resort this section has many
attractions, and, of course, some dis
advantages The climate is certainly
very attractive, the main drawback being
the marked difference in temperature
between day and night. There are other
objections, ich as occasional fogs, and at
times high winds, which are called
@northers. But the fogs and winds are
only occasional visitors, while we have
the beautiful, warm sunshine nearly every
day. No rain has fallen in this locality
since about the Bird of January, and
very little elsewhere in the state.
During Christmas week it rained
nearly every day, and then it
stopped apparently for another year. So
my experience leads me to say that the
winter climate here is perfection. Not q
day that invalids could not sit out in the
sun since the first of the year. The tenn
perature ranged from 65 to 80 degrees in
the day and from 90 to go degrees at
night A few days the thermometer has
gone up TO 80 degrees, and a few nights
down as low as 46 degrees a little fire
is necessary in the morning, especially
for inValids, and at night there is gen
aarQlfFy fro in tho firaT1laRn PprGnna
from the east will find their heavy cloth
ing and wraps as necessary as at home.
The air Is often crisp, and in driving the
heavy overcoat Is comfortable in morning
and after o'clock in the afternoon.
Many people come here with lung and
throat troubles and get we'll while many
come and die. What cures one person
seems to kill another. But the most of
those who die are persons who are TOO far
gone for anything to save them. This
climate does not raise the dead. The trip
across the continent is hard one, and no
person should undertake it unless he has
considerable strength. l have seen some
per ons come out who had to be lifted
from the cars and they are generally sent
back in few days in box
am constrained to say that many such
cases come on the advice of home physi-
clans, who seem to want to get rid of
patient Such is the testimony of the
persons them elves; but if physician
would only think for moment he would
know the patient could not stand the trip
I must give my friends the doctors. still
another lick, in advising patients to come
to some give place out here, where they
have never been themselves. For
instance / met a lady who was
advised to come to Santa Barbara,
which is on the seashore, and it nearly
cost her her life before she could get
away. The salt air disagreed with her,
but she is now rapidly getting we'll We
are not far away from the Pacific ocean,
anywhere alorg on the southwestern Pa
cifc, and at many points it is in full view,
but we are away from the influence of the
salt air. The hotels at most places are
fairly kept, and the rates reasonable. The
population is largely composed of eastern
people, who have been restored to health
and then remain here. When / refer to
the east / mean all of the United States,
east of the Rock mountains.
Many home comforts will be missed
The water seems warm and there Is no
ice, except at Los Angeles. which point is
not health resort by any means. The
milk is little thin. and cream is an I'M
known quantity. That is not surprising
when you consider that it hardly ever
rains. IL is true, however, that there is
ample water to make the milk go around.
The butte is generally nice. 1t may be
made at the factory at Louisville. for all l
know, but it answers every purpose. The
flies are a great nuisance, and they
are here all the year. occasionally
hear the music of a mosquito, but
they are not numerous or troublesome
But there are many things to attract and
entertain our people. The mountains are
on all sides and you can nearly always
see snow on the summit of the higher
ones.
The drives are beautiful, but the dust is
trifle that you must encounter. But taking
all the discomforts which you will find more
or less anywhere, my opinion is that if per-
sons who are afflicted with throat or lung
troubles, in the incipient stages, will come
out here and stop at such place as is best
adapted for their peculiar trouble, they
will find it beneficial. if not a ,ure. Of
course each individual must make it a
business to It well, and not sit down on
the front porch and expect the sun to re-
lieve him, without effort on his part. l
have met many persons who have spent
numerous winters in Florida, and they all
say this climate is much preferable to
that / have no personal knowledge of
the Florida climate and therefor make
no comparison; so my Florida friends
need not turn their guns on me.