The daily critic., 1890-09-22
in FLORIDA.
BOW ONE MUST LEARN 10 LIVE IN
THAT STATE
caution ~ Necessary when 20 vi-it
Its Hcaithrul Climate, and uow
Long to stay - Advice
to Gnvnlids.

Flam Vg F7oriea"5y Rose Eg-r5sn c'els
'gUl, lH LIVlHf0ftg f0r Dc'o5sr.
or course, one must learn how to live
in Florida that means what to eat. when
TO exercise, when TO rest, and. above all.
he must have a real love and Joy in ma
ture. lie must have caution until he
knows how TO use precauion, and this
is not because there Is more danger the e
than elsewhere, but precisely because
there IS less danger there than elsewher. e.
It Is here. of all places, that nature give
her maximum of security, her minimum
Of risk to her worthy lovers, and in this
sense Of safety with her at all hours lies
the whole truth about the danger One
forgets that danger can exist, and, so
persuaded, goes too far and too fast in
presumption on her favor This too
easy familiarity she can, and she may,
punish. Ii Is best TO make haste slowly
i'm gaining her complete devotion. D.
not at first give yourself too much to the
unsheltercd air Of night. Have a wrap
always at hand for the FIRST hint Of chilli
In short, be half MS prudent here as you
are anywhere else and you will gain q
whole world Of new liberty and have
nothing TO lose IN exchange. | have
spent days and nights on all waters in
Floiida-the WeKiva, the ST. John. the
Indian River, on the open Gulf of
Mexico, In the harbors Of Key West
and Marco, and upon the placid waters
which float upon their surface the ever
vcrdant fleet Of the Ten Thousand
lslands-under the sun by day and the
moon and the stars by night aud have
come out Of it with a brown face, a
clear eye. no extra flesh, considerable
extra spirit, with Ian appetite that
could cat the solar system like a cake, Z"
with stores of plumber laid in by the
with treasury Of physical vigor 70 help
me through our Northern summers.
II is enough to say that In Florida
there is room and the right place for
you, whoever you are, Sobea y0u find IT,
The thing is to find H. And here the
only word ] have to say Is, Find 70 yOur.
s6J. DO not ask any one he way, D.
not 20 anywhere itrevocably on the
recommendation or experience OF any
one else. Do not jump at the offer Of
land from some amiable land agent, TO
build house or plant an orange grove
on. Go, and continue to 20 until you
find the place that suits you. That
place exists, and you will know Il when
YOU reach it; nor will the reports Of
any spies Of Ascalon disturb your peace
or uusetle your preference. IL Is all a
matter of experiment The onlY word
! am willing to say on this subject Is,
Come and seci
AS To- the date Of coming, AMI the
date Of leaving. think the student of
Florida has much tn learn. IT he be iu
search Of health. The tourist, rs sucl.
has. like Death I'm the poem, all seasons
for his own. He can take his trim 1i
two weeks or two months any time be.
tween October and May and not miss
much, whichever date he selects. ln
his case II does not matter, rs n-thing
IS at stake. But to the person who
visits Florida with the purpose Of find
ing out just what and all Florida can
do for him In health, date and duration
Of time are matters Of very great Inn
portance. on these points i can give
only a conviction founded upon my own
logic and observation, for / have not
made acquaintance with my Florida as
an invalid.
If ! were an invalid and wished TO
test the whole value Of the climate Of
Florida to myself, / would 90 In Oc-
tober and stay until September
would spend September on the water,
and 90 back IN October; and thus |
would live for three years If could
not do this, | would 60 In October and
stay until June. One should have the
benefit Of the growing time, and the
time Of maturity, and in the midst OF
this bounuiul Nature. All, and more,
that spring and summer do for US at the
North, they do for one here. We re-
yive when nature reyives; we awake
and become fresh In her awakening
and nowhere does she awake as she
does here. All her cordials are in the
air for us TO drink and assimilate. Her
sap and our blood run together. So Il
Is everywhere, and so Il is 10 Florida.