Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-09-25

fl. Nor is this an extravaganza. for horse
flesh and pas;urac. are both cheap. and
the whole establishment can usually be
sold al cost when there is no longer ne
cessi;y for their use. \ good solid noun
tain pony which was q delight under the
saddle and family friend in front OF the
two-sea;ed "Democra!.' with harness,
whip and all complete. cost the writer a
,rinc less than $50 and was sold at the end
OF the year for $41. Pasturage on an ad-
jacent ranch cost 81 80 during the winter,
81 in the summer.
Neither barns nor sheds are a necessity
for the horse, but a brush shed or Indian
vataw is an all-impOrtant adjunct 10 the
tents If one would be comfort2ble. Under
its kindly shade the hammock is swung,
the table set the water jar hung. nearly
all the operations of daily living carried
on. These vataws are copied after the In
dams They are made Of stout cottonwood
poles covered with brush and leaves held
in place by the all-pervasive bailing wire.
which plays such 4 b neiicent pari in all
the operations and vic!Ssitudes OF Arizona
life.
The question is often asked: Is not the
desert life monotonous? To This the answer
is That depends. To one who loves the
procession OF The seasons, the rugged
:,
sky and the all-pervading sense Of infinite
freedom, a life so near TO nature is fraught
wiki tremendous benefit, spiritual and ma
,erial.
For the rider Of ncbb!es-and hobby is
a good thing TO take an invalid's mind off
his i!lS-there is an erdiess variety OF SUD-
jects The myriad mounds lief; by the pre-
historic peor.5< invite 10 archaeological re-
search, WIKI the certainty Of finds OF the
old Aztec pottcry-f nothing more. For the
botanis;, eeo!OgiSt mineraiogist. ornitholo-
c.S; and cn;omoloSist there is mater!a. rich
and rare. For the ethnulogist there are
the Indians and MeXicans. 10 say nothing
OF stray representatives of every nation
tha; on the earth doth dwell.
For ;he arts; and the photographer there
are skies and lights and shadows and sub
iects 10 be found nowhere else. For the
sportsman there is small game plenty
and for the one who simply wants 20 rest
and l.; the world so by-a peace unspeak-
able
il goes without saying that no one
should take up the desert life If in ply
S!cal condition that demands the attend
ancc of a ,ioc;or. or Il hurry cali upon the
druggist; For such the town. Neither
should one come h:;hsr without money,
thinking ne can soon earn living. There
IS no light work for invaidS. Grown
strong or al least familiar with the lay
Of the land. there are various occupations
,hat may De taken UP Il one can command
th,. capital Chicken raising. be culture,
vegetable and alfalfa SrowinS-:ne!on rais-
ing or u sock facm-w!il each furnish a
good living
This, however. comes later-and there
must bc means 70 live on in tn interim,
Ii possible, every invalid should nave
some memocr of MS own family with him,
While scores OF men and occasionally a
woman come alone. the chances Of r5cov-
cry are much greater when there Is no
danger OF homesickncss. All these condi-
tons met with. a two-ytars' residence IN
tents IN the desert has demonstrated The
fact that amos; without exception there
is marked gain and often complete cure.
In cas- in which the cure has been begun
In TIM. many have been abe to return 20
their homes entirely well. Others, appa-
ren;ly recovered. have i emed il wiser 10
cas-; their fortunes with the Territory. ahd
have given permanent setting 10 their
iares and pena;ss. Three Only. out OF one
colony Of one hundred who had come FOR
their health. returned home 10 die. with
this showing the deser, tent life for con-
sumptivcs seems 10 need no further conf
mcnda:ion 10 prove lis efficacy.