The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-12

possibilities Isrsatsntie to any one VINO may - ~
TO take closer view, however. \ may
DC Wen 10 can attention.
rlIst 70 the healthfulness and Mo-
turesqueness OF the mountain resorts
reached by the seaboard Air line. The
Sc, scenery n the Chimney Rock couptyy Is
the range q the Blue Ridge or XiissSsry'
ca,'t seconn; the country immediately Ada
climate free from fevers. eauabIs n ss sHm.
pera.ure' avoiding extremes IN wantsr or
Typical Of tho health featurs 4. ~. a.
nous resort at Southern Pines. N C
ABOUT twelve years ago State Geolor1st
rrot, rd, w; =. Kerr while exploring this
lived iiin thsrs he1se0yersd we're that the people whs
forms OF pulmonary and throat dlsasses
ne thought Il was due TO the presence o,
me me iohs n,nss ieaf e pine; which Is the growth
Prof: kerrs report which strongly REQ.
emsye, esnenaeo the Pine Hills 20 all person
widespread attention in the rssnss, mesics
world; During the past few years NAM
invalids have found their way to ths
fcial results have been apparent South
ern Pines Is now a prosperous little nam.
iet inhabited by those who came seekinr
health; but the best Of II is they are ns
perature is A. The climate IL as dry q,
longer inyalids. The average winter tenn,
that OF France. and the cultivation Of
practical proof Of that fact. The abs enc. n
OF large bodies OF water which cause, by
their cooling effects. condensation Of
fog. Is most desirable. IL precludes shs
possibility OF miasma, which In Away
present in lowlands bordering on streams
ssd ceors Ths h o R pos Sl sras ss
uatcd On tho Seaboard Air line, 69 males
south Of Raleigh. in the heart OF tho re-
lima, and is, at It's highest elevation, s;x
hundred feet above sea level
The delicious odor Of its pfres 10
marSaIble. and the niidness & IS Of 4 II: S Climate
from lung, throat and nalsrial troubles.
cape the rigor Of the Northern wintNs
and the conveniences offered In the way
OF railway travel; air which admits Of
ter season, with an elegant new hotol and
several smaller hotels and sanitariume-
these are advantages which ths tourist
sotes ss %odenn w snd snapossny hspt
The best OF medical skill Is within easy
reach. The sanitary conditions are absc-
wood with rugs. thus giving absolute
cleanliness. Private bathrooms are at
tached to It's many suites The ratee are
all times most bountifuily provided and
the amusements are varied, not to Gpeak
OF the carriage and horseback rides.
NtIy 10 COutIcTn Ilntr3 arc tu0
health resorts OF Pinehurst. Pine Bluff
and Roseland. A new 250-room hotel n In
process OF construction at Pinehurst, and
Will be luxurious and complete for the
winter season. The inns and climate
there are OF similar quality TO those at
southern Pines. Fuller particulars may
be had by ad 1ressing Mr.. John T.. Pat
rick, chief Industrial agent. Sea.board Ar
Line, Pine Bluff. N. G. Indeed, Mr. Pat
rick is fully In touch and conversant with
every interest OF this system, and much
time may be saved by those desiring in
him.
do not wish to close this article be-
fore referring to the unsurpassed termi-
nails which the Seaboard system has at
Portsmouth and Norfolk In Portsmouth
Its warehouses cover practically the
whole water front. with rail and river,
deep enough for the largest vessel, with
In a few yards of one another. Tho
growth about Norfolk during recent
years has been phenomenal, and ths ten
dency OF Newport News, Hampton and
Old Point Comfort points TO the new
time when there will be a city OF from
100 900 to 2)0.J00 inhabitants. For that
matter. there Is no harbor on the Attain
tic coast that Is altogether equal In ex-
cellence to that OF Norfolk and Ports
mouth.
The seaside resorts of Virginia Beach.
Ocean View Old Point Comfort and their
hotels. are reached by the
Seaboard Air Line. as are Seeo ths Sea-
side resorts OF Carolina Beach ond
Wrightsviile. near Wilmington.