The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-12-16
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during three years previous to his iocat-
ing in Austin had run down in flesh from
$50 TO 1877 pounds. His family record
was bad, a father and five sisters having
died with consumption, and the doctor
knew that grim death was hanging around
in close quarters. So in 1882 he started
in search of desirable climate, and after
trying several points, located at Austin
and from the start began gaining in flesh
He expresses himself as feeling better
than he ever did in the northern climate
aud that he is able to do full days work
every day in the year, and believes he Is
good for a score of years yet.
Hundreds of people can be found II
Austin from northern and eastern cities
who have located to secure the benefits OF
the climate, and all OF them are enthusiasts
tic evidences of its advantages.
For the
HUMID FORM OF ASTHMA
there is no air superior. An illustrative
case appears in the person of one of the
most respected and well-to-do citizens
OF Austin, who, in early life, followed the
sea. During his life as sailor, he trav-
eled in almost every climate in the world
in quest of health, finally putting in at Gal
weston. At that port he learned of the
claims of Austin, and at once visited this
city with the result of complete immunity
from his old enemy. His experience was
so gra tifying that he abandoned the sea,
and has now resided in Austin for more
than thirty years, without, at any time,
suffering from his old complaint.
Within month past case came under
s,,x yhfoh ha yatiant tha MI fa
of a bishop in the Methodist church.
who had been
MARTYR TO HAY FEVER.
for more than thirty years, spent
part of August and all of September in
this city and vicinity without having the
FIRST symptom OF her old complaint, and
herself and husband are so overjoyed at
the fact that they have decided to remove
from Georgia to Texas. 1t has been said
that Austin is the gateway to the health
belt whose claim as pulmonary resort is
under consideration.
TEXAS IS A GREAT STATE.
en- bracing an area of two hundred and
seventy-four thousand square miles, an
area greater than that of the New Eng
land confederation with New York and
Pennsylvania combined, and it is but
natural that so vast territory should
present decided diversity of topography |
and climate. In the northern part of the |
state are to be found the wheat and oats |
and fruit growing lands; in eastern and |
aoutheast Texas are the lumber districts; |
Ia central and southern Texas cotton and |
corr receives the greatest snare of atten. |
ton, while in the tier of counties one hun
dred miles back from the Gulf, near the
cen trail longitude of the state, sugar is the |
chief product. To the western and south |
western parts of the state and to the Pan
handle region, are the cattle interests
manly confined, and it is to these por-
hons of Texas, more especially
SOUTH OF THE SNOW LINE,
that pulmonary invalids are invited. Aus.
lin and her neighboring city, San Anto-
MO are the chief commercial marts of all
,his vast section,and also the distributing
points for the travelling public whether
invalid or otherwise. Austin IS first
,eaohed on the trip from TIE north 1t is
lighly important that rest should be
AIKEN here if any of the higher attitudes
Ire to be visited. The growing town of
Burnett, sixty miles distant on the line of
he Austin az Northwestern railway, is
lone accessible from this city. It's at
itude is six hundred feet above that of
Iustin. Beyond Barnet, are the towns of {
Mason, Fredericksburg, Llano, San Saba I
md Menardville, with altitude ranging
rom fifteen hundred to twenty two hun !
red feet above sea level, and from Bur
let these points are to be reached by '
tage or private conveyance. The Austin ,
Northwestern railroad is the only line G
in northwesterly direction t
nto the health region of Texas, except
L. Del Rio on the Rio Grande, thence up c
haJ river toward Ell Paso, which gives an {
additional twcnty-four hours of travel,
'ith its attendant fatigue and expense t
( 3 very high altitude is desired, the lat
or is the trip, the Sunset road at the I
rossing of the divide, near Fort Davis, s
ttaining its maximum altitude of above q
x thousand feet. hut, if a a
PURE, DRY, BALMY ATMOSPHERIC, q
I moderate height above sea level is de- {
ired, andexperience proves this to be ex
city what is needed with large majority I
visiting health seekers, Austin and i'm c
lediate vicinity is the place, and further
'nyel is unnecessary. t
The ''northers" of Texas have a reputa- I
on which has had the effect of lettering 4
lany from seeking health here, who c
0uld otherwise have come I
nd been benefited. 1t is true I
lath this latitude is subject to |
of temperature which seem .
ute extreme and severe; but they are as '
othing compared with the "blizzards" of !
Minnesota and Colorado, or the "cold
ayes" of the East Atlantic states; and o
lsteaa of being a bugbear or draw. S
aok to our climate, they are decided I
essing. In fact, but for their bracing n
I'd ozonizing effect, there are times, even
winter, when the atmosphere of this
gion is almost too balmy and comfort
,le for restorative purposes.
THE NoBrHERs ARE REAL GoD-sEND, i
Id as their coming is usually we'll known D
fore hand, their i'll effects, if indeed, {
ere be any such, may easily be guarded q
,ainst. 1t is seldom that il is cold I
niger than three days in succession in
istin, and even the most delicate inva- b
usually rejoioes at the braoing effect of v
Texas norther. The thermometer never C.
gisters zero in this city or vicinity, Il
though at the highest attitudes men b
lned, that DOint ia often nasaed and n