The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-05-16
b Nets AND FiNCIES
odds aud Ends Motel By The Man
Cpa Tree for n SUNDAY Dish

Odds and Ends Motel b. The Man
tpa Tree for a SUNDAY Dish
Last winter when We were all .hak.
ing and shiveIing around here, one Of The
Chief consultations for the extraordinary
discomfort was the fact that tbs cold
was death 10 the insects and that Ne
would not be pestered by mosquitoes -
much As usual. But il wa, ,lelu,ivs
hope The 'pesky critters seemed 10
have thrived and grown big and ia, and
multiplied ten fold and the luckIess
wight !" no falls asleep outside Of a mos.
quito bar IS neither much refreshed
from bis slunber, or his mind as psac..
fui and quiet as Christians should
he.
The falatka mosquito is supposed to
have been born hungry. and to indulge
literally in paten, appe,izers, for he will
BITE as hard and as often in the mornipp
after nights feast az he does at the
besinhlng of the evening. IL. laughs at
wire screens, and insect powders, for
Ike a town dog in lodging missiles, he
Is an old hand at the business, and
knows how To look out for number one.
Inc sret back, 'carniverou, MOSQUITO
Is bad enough, hut the blind .'omniv.r.
Gus species are the greatest nuisance
that ereI hefsl II community.
They arrive in August and Sep
temher, and they come in such large
excursions that there is no room for
Their baggage. The natives say tina,
they Will extinguish the brightest bon.
lire that can be built on the river banks.
the light attracting them in such show.
era as to exinguish the blaze. Be tina,
rs 1t may. the mosquitoes come. Thsv
must have been made for some usefnI
purpose, bu. just what, ordinary ppople
have so far failed to find ont
While sitting close To- the pickle bar.
n'oee's SURE the OtileF AFTER
noon telling the proprietor and clerks
how used to lead prayer meeting bs.
lore came to Florida, and other facts
n regard to the up country,a glance n,
he shelves and about the store, put me
o cogita'ing on the subject Of what
We cat The shelves were loaded from
no end to the other with canned goods
mi cases and cases VI them on the floor,
here being in the lot almost every ar.
icie used on the table. Here in Florida ,
'" boast OF the fact that wo can grow
"setabes and fruits the year round.
nd one Of the first ATTRACTIONS offered
he new settler is the fact that he can
't fully one half the food for his famf.. I
from his garden. But q glance at the
rocery stores shows tina, even semi. :.
repeal Florida buys her vegetables n
rom the farms Of Maryland and her b
'uts from the orchards VI other states, .
MT besides going to all the expense Of !. y
sitting them here, running the risk of :,
eng poisoned from the canned goods. Is
no papers report that all the imported o
rench canned goods have been con. b
'mned by the health authorities Of /,
reral Of the large cities. -
am not cruel enough to wish to con. -
ne our summer diet 10 bakers bread ..
nj vncanized beef steak We arc com. Il
He'd to exercise our ma1ilary muscles a.
during tho hot summer months, but y,
It'll all our advantages for vegetable -,
III fruit growing in Florida, il seems 10 d
1t would he the true policy to diver. ir
y our crops more and grow our own A.
retables the year through. Besides IN
nS more helthy than the canned arti. I'll
's, 1t would be infinitely more proiita. w
to our farmers and decidedly more o.'
tsiactory rs an article of food. IN
While walking along the streets, mon. fir
hg pcrspiration drawn out by the rays tn
the Florida sun. philosophical a lii. ei
the other day. The residences and va wa
ut cottages Of the city are all nice tn
ntiEl, aud would he great credi. to sh
ieh larger town. but they arc too Re
'wded for comfort, and most of the 49,
rds are ~ small ~ generally found in IL
gr cities, Vow and then along the de-
Ilhs, and in the.yards where there il on ON
IN enough, arc scattered few little 20,
lnge trees, which are more ornamen ga
than useful as shade trees. Why not do
lngt''ate reform in the way of shade III.
80. The orange and palmetto are very os
't'v. hut tho live oak is much more en-
nj and vigorous grower. and furnish. m,
more drnae shade and better pro. e.t
ton against fire. aud they always mr.,
h well when kept free from moss. Tor
ey are c!canly trees. and are within
reach of all property owners. 1t W
: Walter Scott, | believe, WHO said ces
did not envy the mans feelings who ne,
used to plant out n walnut tree be- hle
'se 1t would not bear until the next a.