New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-10
SELECTIONS FROM THE MAIL.
ATLANTIC CITY As A HEALTH RESORT.
THE CLIMATE FOUND GOOD FOR PULMONARY
AND NERVOUS TROUBLES.

Sir Atlantic City this spring bids fair to De mo'e
popular than ever before a. a santaTum JOY Po,'o
suffering with pulmonary and nervous troubles anu ''
valescent from such diseases The lesson Of the ep o
Atlantic City was that hereafter Atlantic Cty was -
be the grand recuperating ground from the ehe''s o
all epidemcs that might in the eastern poruoH
this country; particularly such OF them a. s"""''
leave troubles Of the respiratory organs or the nervous
system As an after effect This lesson has been IulH
appreciated as is evinced by the vast improvements
and preparations on every hand for entertaining
guests, both we'll people and nvalds, particularly
convalescents and those Of impaired vitality, 10 say
nothing Of the thousands who in increasing NUMBERS
wear after year visit our delightful shores in recrea
ton from the business and social duties OF their
city life.
The grip of the winter and spring of 1se9-'9O was
without doubt. Of the most drcful seourgeS thd
ever visited our land but IL is tre saying that IL
l. an illwlnd that blows nobody good and the grip
was assurcdy great boon to Atlantic CIV III inc
way Of advertisement. The open air seemed to be Inc
grand restorative for people who had been It's Ncus'
and many persons their lives to Atlantic CITY.
The benefit experienced in many cases was truly mar
vellOus.
Each winter and spring brings species OF " inhu-
enzap with varying manifestations. determined by
local or endemic conditions. topography ana lHu'''u'"i
neculi,rlty affecting generally all the mucous mem
branes expressing itself IN various forms OF ctdrT
nasal bronchial gastric intestinal etc, affecting also
as cerebro- spinal poison exercising ts baleiu
influence ON the sympathetic system. depressing the
nerve tone digestion, assimilation and nutrition anu
interfering with the functional performance Oh nearly
everv organ I'm the body. Of the phases OF ms
"innuence, are curious one will often find 1t Turk
ing behind some other apparent disease. one uh"s
II can be pretty certainly depended upon TO do ana
that i, TO find ont the weak point in each ihdNu"'
economy; and whatever It's form Of manifestation may
have been il always leaves it, victim thin pale weak
and wrctchcd Now Atlantic city Is the fI'"'""o
for this patient The rest and quiet III elegant anu
carefully conducted hotels, the stimulating, eAhdr'"E
ocean air-with it, delightful salty spray inc o@'c
gathered by its 5000 mile trip over the bosom oil o'
ocean the delightful drives and the board walk thouS
tbo d,y fine and the sweet balmy refreshing sI"p
nj nrht-au of these soon rebuild him ana restore Nun
TO his wonted health. Let a man get away rum ~
office a woman from her household cares ana inc
doctor and come and rest in the lap Of dear Oh N"'uc
whose remedies are fresh air. food ana sleep
Every wear the medical profession is approaching
moro and more the value Of Atlantic Citi Tor ueli
cases Of pulmonary disease Acute tuberculosis cA
cent in the ncpicnt stage does not do we'll here and
should he cautiously advised if there /, any tendency
to hcmorrhagc, because the air i cSNehtldiN sum
Mating. but all cases of hbrous. bronchltic
or chronic phthisis greatly bcneh'cu ~
are all cases Of bronchial catarrh' "''U'
courh asthma chronic pneumonia convac'''ht'
rO
capillary or large tubes. The improvement In I'M
r,.ioritv If these states enumerated. that tend -
hang fire. al home Is usually most brilliant Hrr''
and one unique feature Of Atlantic CITY Is that II Is
50 large a place that while there may be seN'l"'
hundred Of pulmonary disease In the CIV ~ "N
given time still is not distressed by seeing Oh
cvcrv hand people hawking and cypcctoratng. as l.
the case in many small places frequenicd b' person.
with chest troubles. Thea. too there is such a variety
in the classes Of invalids represented. ana therc
is such a pcrvadng afr Of general improvement. the
getting we'll" condition Of the majority OF the V'I"'
is so contagious that the psychological effect IS not To
be overlooked undcrcatimated and It becomes rcu'
hard not 10 20 and do lhcwise''
Probably the most potent factor In the hencht 10
h. derived by those patients suffering with rspiaory
diseases + the ability 70 spend much Of the time III
the opcn air Atlantic city is VIGOROUSLY not WINDY
city, In common with all the other towns on the
eastern seaboarl OF the United states, II has no pr
lection from the cold north and northwest WINS Du'
the CITY Is most dvantagcou,y located In that all Of
the cold winds must pa, for more than 100 miles over
the famou, Pine Barrcns- Of south Jersey and are
warmed. dried and laden with whatever of balNanlc
cxhalations these pine barr"nS possess The climate
Of Atlantic CITY IS never sufficiently warm In the spIhS
to be cncrvatinc and rarely cold a' o. keep nvad'
within the enclosed parors OF the hotels
and pavilion, an entire day at a time.
Sufferers from nervous diseases. nervous pro'trttlon
strain, ovcrworl and r--c thousand and one iIl'
of our American life Of high and low degree, from the
member Of the United states senate t. the poor over
worked and undergrad -cho0lmirn, are the earliest
10 and The last To 20 II all the VaiIctc' Oh III
valid The grand ocean air l. simply He 1" many "'
them the pure goTatn- qualities Oi the climate" tlc
0ulct ~ I'M hotel NE aid the bcfrr-hins ,lecp
obtained. all cpnducc t1 rapid restoration 1i "d'Eu
nervous ca-r will haidl, bc called ~ dispute ana we
American people are aPPrcc!ang more ana h1't, ''e
s,.. ~ IA
tbs nineteenth century. "ur pPuMi"n miir' a.
gravItac 10 the ct.c- Man "9rh, NOR WIZ ~,
vance from phy -ical brain work has brought tram
( disease due 10 exhausted nerve force "hl'H h
1, by process Of evolution " nervous system al nan
develops. many Il these forms viii disappear. Man
nervous ,y,cm II" viii find That Win car" he can
keep his health intact ana silli 3cGmP>h an e'"rd ~
Atlantic CIV. Hero meet regular visitors
cnlc who are not Al al H. but Who nevertheless.
IrrtI away from the and strain II their home
life for a rest "a influence that shall protect them
from the nruad, Of the busy, active driving world II
when they find thcm-clyc, getting Ovcrwrpncht, IT.
naft yi 's eTprc trm- tt connect Mlqi,ic city
with all the large cities 81 me country ana nd 4,
that in this life giving mir Will soon restore them To-
mi vlgor. Verify The stitch IN time save hho'
me popular ideal Of medical science !, -prcyepi2n,
states during period Of four year, believe Una,
Atlantic Clty Is destined to be The greatest, m1,t
popular and most widely known health resort of the
American continent perhaps of The world. cha
proximity of the 'uf stream, IL freedom from wind
nS s sG92ey nd He%f c dqfS Of TO
ard more than tbs all IF these advantages have
H. marvellous growth The voice Of destiny Is IN
the very air Hear ye Not t. y yi3T %9;N NG% Md
Atlantic City. March 6. I-oi
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