The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-03-22

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at one Of the hotels Of that place we
returned 70 our train. The next
morning at nine O'Clock we had break
fast at the Ozone House. Here | met
DR.. Nichols, from Shelter Island. He
said, alt has been my practice to visit
Florida in winter to avoid rheumatism,
but from there | generally return with
more or less malaria. Here expect
to become exempt from both"
After breakfast we visited the new
hotel, which is to be ready next
season. 1t is intended to accom-
MEDIATE one hundred and fifty persons.
A smaller house with a community OF
cottages, | think, would have been
much more select and more sanitary
than SO large a caravansary, which
crowds SO many together.
1t is hard to Judge place correctly
on 50 short d visit. In soil and
climate nature seems to have made It
all indeal place. The air IS dry,
balmy, balsamic, and ozonic. The
soil should not be polluted with cess
pools, sink drains, stables, pig styes,
| or hen roOsts.
If the natural advantages Of South
ern Pines should ever be supplemented
with the best local sanitary conditions,
we could say to our patients who need
all the resources Of the best hygiene
for recovery, here is one spot that
supplies all the requisites.
There should be on this broad land ),
SO highly favored by nature, at least
one sanitary resort exempt from soil
pollution. There should be one
spacious area which does not emit q a
congregation Of pestilential vapOrs
that would infest the North Star.
Could such a region be found, it only
need be known to become the Mecca
for invalds 1t would be the spot Of
all Others where they, if anywhere
could confidently look for a return tC
health.
Southern Pines is broad enough
and land is cheap enough to place
outside the residential section all sol
and air-polluting material. | an
informed that at Southern Pines there
are one thousand acres roundabout in
fruits and vineyards. Many of th'
graceful long leaf pines have fallen ;
sacrifice to the turpentine traffic.
The new growth should be pro
tected Here are cheap lands, cheal
lumber, and an abundance of pitCl
pine, WEIGH furnishes cheap fuel. |
is an attractive place for healthtu
homes when its natural advantage
are carefully considered and careful,
conserved.
We next visited Charlotte, which W
found full OF activity, energy, ant
enterprise. 1t has several cotton mills
, extensive COttOn-seed oil works, an(
. manufacturers of fertilizers. 1t is tn
residence of the widow of the lat
Stoncwall Jackson. 1t would b.
difficult to find a city of its size, Mort
or South, that shows more evidence c
thrift than Charlotte Our reception
, was most cordial and hospitable.
Athens, the classic city of Georgia
wa; our next stop. Here we were ais
heartily welcomed. From its genera
appearance we could only regard it a
Il specially attractive place for bushes
! or residence. We were so cordial
received and 50 kindly entertained
, that, for myself, was sorry to leav
SO soon and | hope in the near futur
t to pay this modern Athens anolhe
r and less hurried visit.
/ Atlanta came next and, as in a
+ places, the greeting was cordial an
: characteristic of this Southern country
. Atlanta has an elevation Of eleve
hundred feet above sea level, whic
. gives this place sanitary advantage:
1t has special educational advantage:
, including medical schools. 1t seem
| to be city OF great energy an
/ enterprise. OF all the cities we hav
, visited thus far, this only seems t
enjoy the distinction of possessin
= Turkish baths From the externa
. appearance of the baths | think the
r are too much under ground to be {
;, much utility. had talk with tw
0 physicians who propose to establish
n sanitarlum which shall supply a
: natural remedies.
5 We left Atlanta early, and reache
), Clinton, S. c., in season for dinner
# We dlned at what is known as tn
Dinner House, where we were favore
e with several dishes we had not befol
t met with, one of which was a hug
{ chicken pie. 1t seemed to be decide
e hit by the readiness with which it W;
i demolished. Here we visited II
It Thornwell Orphanage, which is
model institution kept in model wa
d After our group was Photographic
IF our Journey was resumed
S At Navassa we were met by
e reception committee, who came out
d escort US to Wilmington, n. c. On o.
arrival there we were driven to Il
If Orion House, where we were regale
d with a delicious breakfast, one item
Ir which was shad direct from Cape Fe;
n River. One good feature of II
e breakfast, which made it more EMO
y able, was our special devotion to
r, There was no speech making.
l. After breakfast we rode to Il
y steamer UIImington, which gave us
IF delightful sail down the Cape Fe
: River. On our right we passed
extensive rice plantation, which W
a being ploughcd and prepared to I
er Ceive the seed, when it Will be owe
e flowed or submerged with water, Son
IS of the ladies of Wilmington had pr
ID pared an elaborate luncheon, wi
which they severed us on the boat
20 we were returning.
es This luncheon was followed by Sol
1e speech making and some singir
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