The midland journal., 1885-08-21

). e. Thatsthc soil here, being moth.
Ing but sand or silica, with no clay
above the sea level, is drained OF its ac-
cumul ting impurities soon as rain
dreuchcd. That the Gulf stream with
its forty miles width of warmer water
runs along to-a point little north Of
this, then Shoots away to the east and
around tito the ice regions. Thus the
east winds, are made enlurable as they
sweep over the warm waters of the
Gulf stream iu winter. A few years
ago, returning from Europe in mid
winter enrout from Liverpool to New
York, We were out in terrible storm.
The rigging Of the ship was SO encrust-
ed with ice that the sailors could not
handle it till the captain dropped away
to the south about due east from Phil.
adelphia to be thawed out. if
1t was also found that the air here is
dryer than at any other bathing resort
on the coast. The silks and colors in
ladies dresses are not SO injured and
bedimmcd here as sat Cape May, whichis
south, or at Asbury Park, Ocean Grove,
Long branch, etc., and other places
north. Therefore it is foo Philadelphia
to boast of the most attractive coast re-
sort in this country from a sanitary
point of view, even if she docs have to
run across the kidney-,haped State Of
Niw Jersey to get to it.
To reach this ont from Philadelphia
cross the Delaware river by first class
ferry to Camden, live city of renown
and wriggling politicians, each Of
whom is ever anxious to get there.
Then take the cars direct for Atlantic
City. A ride Of an hour and half,
across strip of rich, vel improved
gardening country; then across an un
dulating sandy barren. covered with
dwarf pine and worth ess underbrush
till the salt meadows are reached. The
waterways are bridged, the cars speed
on and into the cool, lite.giving breeze
coming in responsive to the cry of the
painting city, faint with heat, trying to
reach the interior, made prisoner and
walIoped out by the heat waves rising
in their merciless simmer from sand
plains that are several degrees hotter
than is the revised edition. Like CON-
ing from hot prickly barley field in
harvest time to the cool Of good old
fashioned milk cellar; like coming
home from hot and hateful war to the
clover fields and CHEEKY orchards is the
coming here from Philadelphia or other
locality where the sun is merciless and
where health faints, falls and goes
down from lack of proper rest and care
when in The conflict of ofelements infants
and adults alike vainly seek restful
sleep with one hand down in the cool
of the grave.
Thus by cars we reach Atlantic City.
A few days since nearly 800 car loads
of passengers came here from Philadel-
phia, each to bathe, to rest, to cool, to
rejoice. For many years this was
simply Ahsecom Beach. A light
house whose light can be seen twenty.six
miles out at sea is known as Abse.
com Light. The inlet above noted is
known as Absecom Inlet, along whose
mouth not many years ago was growth
of oaks duly converted into stout ships.
That was when the United States had a
navy and power on the waters. This
is in Atlantic County that has about
10000 resident population, the chief
native pursuits are oystering, fishing and
farming profitable in the order named.
In Philadelphia Absecom oysters are
the way up bivalvs, before whom all