The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1888-02-16
A KINDLY Word FoR AsHEv1LLE.


| From the Cattaraugus (oowanda coun.
ty) n. Y. Times of the 10th inst. we get
the following very kindly reference to
AsheviIle, in which justice is donc our
city. The Times, Mr.. Beach and DR..
: avis haye the gratitude of our COM
murity. The Times says:
Several of our people who are subject
| to asthma and other bronchial troubles
have been interested in the many differ
cnt health resorts to be found in the
varied climates of the United States
| Rumors which we do not consider au-
thentic has reached our ears which
conflicts somewhat from previous good
reports received from AeheVille the city
o. the sky" SO called from the extrone
altitude ofits location, and which is to the
effect that q conta ious disease or epld-
eric has afflicted the residents of this
| be, utiful southern city with great
severity which We are authorized to
contradict, and in doing this will clip
from harper's Magazine an article writ
ten by VIM. Smith Brown, and also .
notice TO Whom 1t May Concern"
Hinily furnished us by Mr.. L. w. Beach
our t0wnsinan who has spent some little
time in Asheville aud who i2nows the
s'uries set afoat 10 be untrue. We com.
mend and give place in our columns to
this article from this fact; We know that
there are goodly number flour citizens
Who are sufferers from bronchial troubles
and VINO are unable to visit Florida or
California resorts, and to visit the
invigorating climate of Asheville will not
require fortune. For the good of the
.nvalids of our community we insert the
follow from Harper's:
AslI-vlile. North Carolina, in raspact
Of beauty of location and fine scenery. is
unsur, "a sed in our country by any health
resort known to me excepting Estes Park,
IN Colorado. 1t has long been a favorite
sunmor resort for the residents of other
,outhern States, ami is now attracting
attention in the North both as summer
aud winter resort It's reputation for
#eaIth ard elevated position gives
strong claims for consideration. For
those who are only delicate, without
settled disease, it offers some marked
al, antages for yea ly residence. AS
stopping place both going'aDd returning
fOl invalids who winter in a milder
climate, and al o a residence for such
from the middle of April to December,
1t is deserving attention A majority
OF those in danger from consumption
r chronic throat troubles. l believe
YEoud 1ind their chances of permanent
relief greater if they would remain ali
the year as far south as AsheVille.
Boarding houses and hotels are numer-
us and the cost of living is still very
teas"nable and inexpensive
And in order to refute or put quietus
to the rumors in regard to The contagion
# waicn Asheville is said to be suffering,
ths following notice from DR.. Oriu Davis
+ Attica, \. Y, ~ho is well-known to be
a truthful citizen and eminent physician,
will have effect. Certainly all intending
or contemplating a visit to this beautiful
health resort should not be intimidated
by these unfounded rnnors.
AsHEvILLE, n. c., Feb. 3, 1888.
TO Whom 1t May Concern:
II the interest of facts respecting the
appe rance of few cases of Cerebro
spinal Meningitis in this ciey, it can be
truly stated, these haye entirely dis
Ianpeared. Not one case of this
inflammation exists at the present time
Subsequent and calm investigation
reveals the fact that persons attacked
with other ailments, were supposed to
! be sufferers from this disease. From
these few cases enough to terrifY those
who are owed by the senseless impulse
| Of fear, exaggerated reports have arisen
taken wing and spread like contagion.
Sensible people will not be influenced
by these false and highly coloIed accounts
drawn from distempered imaginations
Thoso people who went TO adjoining
places for a few days have all returned,
and the most busy place in all this
country is the city Of Asheville. 1 have
been here over a week and the only
burial in that time that l have seen was
that of child happen to know that
no epidemic prevails, but on the contrary,
it is now a season of usual health here
ORIN DAVIS, III D.
Physician-iu-C Chief of The Bureau of
Health and Correspondence at Attica,
Wyoming county, n. Y"