Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-09-25

a1 tSor 10 TINS an extraVagance, Tor horse
nesh and pasturage are both cheap and
the whole establishment can usually be
SOLD at cost when there Is no longer me-
cessity for their use. A good solid noun
tam pony which was a delight under the
saddle and family friend in front of the
tWo-seated Democrat" with harness,
whip and oil complete, cost the writer a
trifio less than $50 and was sold at the end
or the year for SAT. Pesturage on an ad-
1acent ranch cost 81 so during the winter,
II IN the summer.
Neither barns nor sheds arc necessity
TOT the horse. but brush shed or Indian
Yataw Is an all-important adjunct to tho
rents IL ono would be comfortable. Under
It's kindly shade the hammock Is swung,
pne table set tho water jar hung, nearly
al me operations of daily living carried
on. These yataws are copied after the In
dians. They are made OF stout cottonwood
poles, covered with brush and leaves held
In place by tho all-pervaslve bailing wire,
which plays such a benencent part In ali
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
mountains the purple buttes, the bending
SKY and the all-pervadlng sense of infinite
freedom. life so near to nature Is fraught
with tremendous benefit, spiritual and ma
terlal.
For the rider of hobbcs-and q hobby Is
a good thing to take an inyalid's mind OF
MS ills-there Is an endless variety OF sub
5ects. The myriad mounds left by the pre-
historic peoples invite to archae logical re-
search, with the certainty OF finds of tho
old Aztec pottery--if nothing more. For the
Dotanlst, geologlst, mineralogist ornitholo-
gist and entomologist there Is material rich
and rare. For the ethnoloxIst there arc
the Indians and Mexicans to say nothing
OF stray representatives Of every nation
that on the earth doth dwell.
For the artist and the photographer there
are skies and lights and shadows and sub
jects to be found nowhere else For tho
sportsman there Is small game q plenty
and for the one who simply wants to rest
and let the world go by-a peace unspeak-
able.
1t goes without saying. that no one
should take up the desert life !f in a ply
sical condition that demands the attend
ance of doctor, or hurry call upon tho
druggist. For such the. town. Neither
should one come hither without money,
thinking he can soon earn a living. There
Is no light work for invallds. Grown
strong or at least familiar with the lay
of the land, there are various occupations
that may be taken up. " one can command
the capital. Chicken raising. bee culture,
vegetable and alfalfa growng-melon rails
Ing or stock farm-wil each furnish a
good living
must be means to live on In the interim.
II possible, every invalid should have
some member of his own family with him.
While scores of men and occasionally a
woman come alone, the chances of recov-
cry are much greater when there Is no
danger of homeslclness. All these condi-
tions met with, Il two-ysars' residence In
tents OH the desert has demonstrated the
fact that almost without exception there
Is marked gain and often complete cure.
Jt, toN.4
in time many have been able to return to
their homes entirely well. Others, appa-
rently recovered, have deemed 1t wiser to
cast their fortunes with the Territory, and
have given permanent setting to their
lares and penates. Three only, out Of one
colony of one hundred who had come for
their health, returned home to die With
this showing the desert tent life for con-
sumptives seems to need no further COM
mendation to prove Its efficacy.