The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-01-12
INTERESTING LETTER
A Big sandian in Arizona.


FD. NEws; In my last | prom-l
ised a more thorough discussion of
this climate for eonsumptives.
This much dreaded disease is re-
sponsible for over one seventh OF
our death roll. The bible teaches
us that it was appointed once that
all men should die But how nat
ural it is for us to want to hang on
TO the hind end of time. ] never
was much of believer in that old
hymn Il would not live always, |
ask not to stay" TO those OF your
readers who are contemplating .
change would say the climate OF
Central Arizona is especially
adapted to those suffering with pull
monary phthis!s, or what is known
as quick consumption. All forms
of phthisis pdlmonalis are benefits
ed here. The air being dryer than
any part of the United states(5O%
humidity and supercharged with
ozone the effort TO initiation is
rendered free and the lungs being
so easily expanded that life is soon
restored, and the diseased parts be-
gin healing process. ! could adj
wise man with one lung TO come
here, as you can live very comforta-
bly with but one. But persons with
legs than one lung had probably
better make their will than trip
west. Asthma and kindred diseas.
es are speedily recovered from, All
throat and lung troubles receive the
greatest benefits here in the sum
mer. | have reported to YOU that
the summers here are very hot, So
they are. There in the river bot
toms and especially are they hot IN
Phoenix. But up on the mesa's
the summers are very much tenn
pered and the nights are oomiorta-
BILE.
| can give testimony that it is
hard to part so far from home, KIN
dred and friends, but perhaps life Is
worth living, and is so | would
beckon you this way.
The better plan for health seek.
era that are coming here, is to come
: in February. Provide yourselves
} with a good and sufficient tent,
folding cot, and blankets. This
you can bring as baggage. You
| can then provide yourselves here
with other necessar,es and camp al
your will. Please remember this,
, that am giving you the plan by
which you will receive the creates,
health benefits from this climate
and also the cheapest plan for liv
ing. Hundreds OF people do this
: even whole families. Don't forge
e that only advise those to com,
2 here who are in search of health
i Money has the right of way here il
r the west. With it you will be car
e ried free all over the valley, bu
i without 1t you will soon get tire,
y and wish yourself on the poor forI
y of Georges Creek.
: On account of this being a healtI
resort, trades, professions OF al
= sorts. and ali business is very
! greatly overdone. The money
making business here is confined t
y the money loaner, the doctor and
d the undertaken.
IS All publications that are gottel
n out here in TIE west for eastern
Of people to read are as bright as {
h headlight and az gentle as moor
De beam. But look out, they are load
st ed to the muzzle every tins, an,
I'd if you touch one will think hue i
H. a boiler of the internal regions ha
Oh collapsed, and you will be lookin
: around for your head.
Well, fycu have it in one corn'
Of your eye 10 come west you won
rest until you do, no matter what
should say about il. So the earli
a in life you start the longer you vi
ng have to live after you get bac
n Before you start let me whisper
lie little secret to you. 1t takes mon'
ne to make the FLY go out here.
W The green fields, fine cattle, mou
his tains Of hay, and limpid waite
OF coursing along every roadway, re
oy der this valley very pleasing
he the eye. So does the honey in I
do bee-gum. Two per cent money r
IA month on these farms is like
Re- man chewing rubber shoes
or hunger. BY the way, there IS o
Ike business | think would return
3 sweet profit here, and that
CO. bee business. would e.
us formal invitation to Col. :.
as Preston Borders and George Car
in to come down and try their hal
1t is said that it takes the sa
ing kind of a man to raise bees that
'aw does to raise fish.
of Mr.. William Osborn, who |
o a ported hae an eighty acfo Hrm
ap. acres is large farm lac
ion nephew of Uncle Clabc sAuiat