The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-15


observed that notwithstanding her low an
lace and sandy soil, Florida has the ,lsmsn
VI oecpminR, win proper culture and fertii
zsuon. profitable agricultural State. An
IA tnat sense invites 10 her bosom. thousane
OF industrious and energetic farmers.
Il HER CLIMATE AND INvALIps.
Florida as an asylum for invalid. dem.rs
our brief attention. During the months q
May, June July, August aud September. IN
thermometer viii generally range from so
10 l2Os during the middle OF the day. or in
deed, from eight 10 ten o'clock in tha morn
ing which are the warmest hours. Dnrin,
the middle OF the day the sun is necessary,
''hcuy avoided, by reclining In the shad,
oi us,ns suhsnaoe ia moving about Yel
genlle, aud even a strong breezs IL blovins
over the State from either the ocean mr. gnl,
curing great portion OF each summer day.
largely subduiDg the heat & { the sun durins
me day and rendering ali of the nights mos,
delightful for sleeping The writer has met
number of people from the Northern
states living In Central Florida now. who
assert the summers here TO be more agree.
aoie, both night and day, than In the North
and point with pride 10 the condition. Of
their own health Is an evidence Of its saln.
ority. Nor is the TACT that outdoor Labor
should De suspended for a few hours ir the
dsy an unfayorable one, ii being clairoed
That the same precautiou should Also he 4 kan
10 the North, and that the exceeding mover
OF gro 8th here In nature more than compen.
safes Tor the sppsgen. loss OF time. II also
exV tantiy asserted that not single case ef
supstroke has ever occurred in Florida W hils
hundreds Of cases In the North are sehsdnlsa
against II. Indeed its new inhabitants begin
TO talk FLORIDA up a. summer resort and
atnrm that the day ID not far distant when
comfort seekers in the heated term" will
be hockipg TO Florida instead of IN.
more remote North. The writer not having
spent summer in Florida, repeats hers. moi
nis own observations, bat gives the IN lorna.
ton received from others.
ASA WINTER ASYLUM.
About the only features which generally
distinguish the winter from tie summer
months here, is slightly lower tenn perature.
more cloudy skies and more freoaent rains
with occasional falls of Temperature To tbs
frost point. The upper northern counties
are quite often visited with frosts so that the
growth OF the orange and other tropics are
rendered precarious,. but they fall mostly in
that season which render them entirely
harmless to cotton and vegetables. In the
moro southern counties frosts are indeed az.
tremeiy rare and seldom Observation-Disclosures
never destructive to the orange. Lsst winter
the heaviest frosts ever known were exner
fenced as far South as Orange county, on,
no damage was done the orange crop. Thi,
| winter-the most unpleasant ever known
some white frosts have made their appear
ance, bat have been too light to iniuriously
affect any vegetation.
To speak from observation alone the write,
mus. contine himself to the present winter
in Florida. November, Dscem Der and tbs
drst week OF January 1885 were delightful
the sun remaining bright the rain fall ligbt
aud no cold North, Northwest or Northeas
winds, while the temperature seldom fell
lower than so even at night, and held I'M
most generally during the day, TO 75o anc
800. After the first week of January, how
ever, the weather materially changed. Th,
wind from the North became almost con
slant and invariably cold and chilly, the SKY
turned leaden aud cloudy, the sun disap
peared and remained absent, cold, drear,
rains were frequent, while the thermomete
at night would fall to 350 or below the freez
ing point, and struggle during the dav be
tween that point and $50, rendering th,
weather extremely unpleasant for inva
xso s aus b greatly .tt,s a,s1ponsns
former representatives OF its bright, genia
climate. Such d,sagreeable, and indeed un
healthy weather continued almost uninter
lruptedly up to the Goth of February, or for ,
period of seven weeks, during all of which
time the invalid was as much q prisoner Il
the house as if they had remained In theil
northern homes Ia the last few DAYS o
February the north winds subsidized, tn,
cloudy sky gave phase to a clearer one. IL,
rains became less frequent, tae sun shen,
brightly and the thermemeter registered a
high as 500 at midnight and was still highe
during tae day. Still at times the wind blew
down from the north upon u.s. qnite cold ant
\ chilling, but these IN welcome and unpleas
ant spells are now growing fewer and briefe
; encouraging all to hope for a return of per
msuent good weather.
!, We are told that the present has been al
Exceptional bad winter for Florida and con
z tidently assured of continued better win
! tiers liz the future, bat it is uow satsfact tori,
4 demonstrated that the winter weather o
: Florida is largely dependent upon the wealth
or north, the olizZards being invariably Der
lceptibiy felt here. True the severity of tn
cold is not transmitted here in all It's vigor
but their dlsagreeableness is manifesto,
quite as forcibly in cold winds cloudy exile
and frequent dreary rains Knowing tina
what pature has doue once she will do again
one is justified in assuming that bad win ter
of the North bring bad winters to the South
AID thus denies the invalid, even In tn
. Southern Sunny South immunity from a.
r the un welcome features OF winter.
] HER FOOD AND ISvALIDs.
4 There are still other features which rende
: fl0raOa no desirable asylum 10 the sicl
!, What they most need is nourishing food an
n those most essential are nutritious bet
r steakes, good milk and fresh grown veget,
g bies none of which must be expected her,
e either At hotels or boarding houses. The ca
+ tie Of this State are raised in 9 semi vile
State, fed only on wild, coarse nauseou
weeds some OF which are called grassel
% Meat made by such feed must necessarily b.
% and indeed is. strong and dry aud whit,
y when fatted in that slow procass must b.
~ and is, tough None can eat Florida be,
10 but those who have a strong muscle 10 CT
= it. sound. sharp teeth to masticste 1t and Ii
DO best of organs to digest it. To an invalid
Is horrible Now aud then beef and mutto
are brought here from New York ana Oh
cago, but little demand for either-on a
DO count of price-exists In small towns ar
lar valx 30 IT,