West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-06-11
CALIFORNIA TRUTHS.
Hints 90 Home -Soekers in the
Great Golden State.


noticed recently the following
paragraph written bv "a wcll-known
aud somewhat eccentric physician.
"ho, several year, ago. spent two or
three winter iu thi, State.
90 SAW. when iu Southern Califor.
mia. % family of paryut. and i've chill
dr,n living under H,r-oak tree.
Whore thry htd stayed three wear,
with no other covering than tho tree.
NOT even % t"ut 10 was au intelligent
New England family. hc, l,n Na-.a-
chu-rr- vr.tDhrj from ,crofula
when -aN them they were in fine
health
After niu" wears experience in this
State. 90 b. mN opinion that th, good
doctor was vomlly deceived by that
g. Intelligent NrW England family. q"
During -drN Year "a tent would
MOT hr WprHrficHhIr, although IL
would De- found rather damp ou cool.
i'-y morning But DO d. the height
"i i"lN i1 conclude that people cam
live comfortably Cor othcrwi-,) i'm our
ordinary winter storms with uo other
shelter than that afforded los ana oak
tree.
Such statement, a, this have done
California noalcul1hlr injury The,
are generally made h, travellers and
tourists who arr here for few week.
ur months. visit some of the PRINCIPAL
cities, take tho popular excursion, and
gu back 90 th,ir homes t0 bc rrr0p.
nizad u- % standard authority on Pa
clhc Coast matters. II the season j.,
favorable aud their surrounding. pleas
ant. their descriptions abound iu ro-o-
color But ii they chance 90 encounter
stormy weather, or are forced by The
pres, Of travel into inferior accummo-
datious or something occurs 90 inter
icrc with their own individual comfort
then every thing is seen through blue
spcctaCIc-. The cities are mere mush-
room that have seen their best day..
the fruit i- iu-lpld and coarse. the
Orange, sour. tho climate "a humbug
Oh" scenery nothing 20 boast OF oven
lo-nmii" hardly pays for thc oNpcudI-
turo oi time and strength required for
the trip. Occasionally one at these
dolciuI souls vents hi- private grirv-
| auco on the entire State. but Che Horid
description, are .n large majority
10 ls easy to .ce how people may b.
led to makr these cNtravngant eNurt4-
siun,. ENer thing hcrs is new and
strange 60 them The, drive over
greco plains ,pangIed With mau,-col
urgd flowers, Zoo january a- thuuvh if
we're juno They rambIs through tho
ownga groves. breathing thc fragrant
air and pIDkIug with their own hand
thc golden globes Thct .r, boot tbou-e
! plants hIp--omiug freely in ths Yp.n
air They arp delighted with tho
climate the SCENERY. with every thing.
and frequently make tu, widest .t.f.-
ment- without taking fHp trouble iY
verify them They take single f,.
! ccpuunal instance and hold BE- up for
/ qu iuyarIabIr rule trr example
picked % cHIIH tHe-ofhrr dlf ihtt mrs--
urod -iN fest from the hl-, of fh. fpe
cr-tl'k iu thD rp of tbr .Uahr lt
came from irrr growing variety
which bias been specially .prI.h.d. hut
thr i- fgr itllt-f flower Do hH. url-
duced shall 3 them proclaim That
cHIlHe rDfrh thn hrirNf uf .t ErI m
tb.- favored laud2 Though thi ma,
lc irur Boo occasional IusfHu,... would
30 give nonresident ID correct iIcs of
thc ordinary growth Of r1l'8s'
was greatly please a when ! read iu
th" 'hr..f4H ~ Harf h.t summer
Rev John k Allen acoomt uf Santa
Barbara Do prs-eut.J uur sUmi.trpu.
Ic8. '.fa an truihuIN BIt iH.-. hap.
hazard statements Shat wiU uuf bear
Investigation give Eastern U.Dp.,
particularly OBJ. poorer gs...s
totally ff.so conception of our State
Mans OFF them ."rm fu th.uk ihsf if .
IffIr short al TsrfIf.U. IH.f ff fH.t .ar