St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-02-16
ST. TAMMANY PARISH.

ST. TAMMANY PARISH.
We End the following interesting
description OF our parish in the
last number OF the Meteorological
Journal. from the pen Of Hon.
Alex. Band. Weather Service Oh
seryer ct Vaudeville:
st. Tammany. one Of the Florida
parishes. 10 situated in southeast
crn Louisiana. north Of Lake Pout-
chartrain. Covington 10 the parish
scat; seven miles south lies The
town Of Madison vile, and south Of
it 10 Vaudeville. ono Of the pref
test towns in the State. on the Dor
der Of Lake Pontchartrain. It 10
two hours ride by steamboat from
the city Of New Orleans, aud is q
noted bathing resort Ten miles
east Of Vaudeville 10 the village OF
Bayou Lacombe. then Boniouca.
and last Slidell, on the N. E. r. r.
The parish contains about 1914
square miles, being 81 miles long
and 36 miles wide. Swamp lands
coser 200 sections in the southern
and eastern portions of the parieh
and are subject to overflow from
Lake PoLtchartrain and Pearl
river.
The land 10 generally . sandy
loan. aud produces we'll: the swamp
land is Of the richest. The total
number Of acres OF land under cul
tivation-cane 200. cotton 100,
rice 1850. corn 5000. potatoes $500.
hay 1900. and tobacco so. Straw
berries, grapes and al kinds Of
vegetables 90 yell here. Water is
plentiful aud is of the purest: arte.
sian wells are 40 common as salt
in Q good kitchen. Cattle thrive
we'll the year round; sheep raising
10 . paying industry. the wool com.
manjing . high price, it being
kn0xn 40 Lake wool.
The health Of the parish is nm.
surpassed by that Of any in the
State. The writer has proved by
actual observation, covering . pc.
riOd of about two years, that there
is more ozone in the atmosphere
than is usually found anywhere.
making it one Of the best places in
the world for invAlids, and q noted
/; winter reeort The ozone observa.
tions were made under the direc.
ton OF the State Board Of Health,
and the statsment Of said Board
shows that the town Of Vaudeville
furnishes lighsr aggregate values
than any other Inhabited lccalit,
within the State. TIE excess o.
ozone ut Vaudeville il accounted
for by Mr.. !. H. Ststlmm, who
compiled the records for the State,
40 follows: First. on account of il,
exemption. to q very great extent
from those causes common "a
larger towns. which are known Il
I've exhaustive Of the supply. 40 fnr'
nisl'ed by the atmosphere. aud tc
its freedom from mal.rious e,nans.
tions normal to low-lying ewamr
lands; and. again. to the favorable
Typographical situation, with LAX.
POntchartrain Oh it's front, and tb.
health-giving pine forests in The
rear. The salt sea-breezes furnish.
cd by the Lake are conducive h
both health aud comfort, and thu
pine forests are believed to be pro-
motive Of general health, and e.
pecially beneficial u some par.
ticnlar diseases.
These pine forests are believed
by many to he ozone- producing
and the substance turpentine Ger.
tainly behaves differently 70 ozone
than any other. having the power
Of storing up and again liheIatine
lit. (nndsr certain circumstances.
without changing its organization
or propertiea TIE balmy odu,
given off BY the Pine is doubtless
due TO the production of ozone OF
some kindred substance.
"When the healthfulness OF Man
deville and vicinity Oh all have be.
como moro generally known. l hav,
no doubt that it's advantage AZ .
health resort will he recognized. II,
proximity to New Orlsaus woul,
render it especially available a. ,
place Of temporary sojourn during
the summer months. and the North
ern invalid. during the winter. vii
fiud there q delightful place o
refuge from the severity Of NORTH
ern climate"
The climate is mild. the average
summer temperature being elightl !,
above 80 degrees; winter. 50 de
gress; spring. g degrees; sutur D
66 degrees. The highest tsmpers
tnre on record 10 SO degrees, ant
the lowest IL degrees. (~hich oc
CURED during the cold snap o
January. 1851
| We have all the palatable fisl
and game common to Southern
Louisiana. fishing and hunting he.
ing the chief pastime the yea
round.
| 0nr finnl,ar In il,a nri.la n III,