The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-25

fit Nor is this an extravaganza, Tor morse
flesh and pasturage are both cheap, ana
the whole establishment can usually De
sod at cost when there is NO longer ne
cessity for their use. a good solid noun
tain pony which WAS delight under tae
saddle and a family friend in front OF the
two-seated Democrat with harness,
whip and all complete, coss the writer q
tri1ie less than $50 and was sold at the end
of the year for ST. Pasturage on an ad-
iacent ranch cost 81 so during the winter,
s. in the summer.
Neither barns nor sheds are q necessity
for the horse, but a brush shed or Indian
vataw is an aIt-important adjunct 70 the
tents if one would be co-nfoctabl Die. Under
its kindly shade the hammock is swung,
uhe table set the water jar hung, nearly
all the operations OF daily living carried
on. These vatawS are copied after the IN
dians'. They are made Of stout cottonwood
poles covered with brush and leaves held
in place by the au-pervaSive oai!inS wire
which plays such benefcent part III 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 fraughr
with tremendous benefit, spiritual and ma
.erial
For the rider Of hopoies-and a hobby is
a good thing 10 take an inval!d's mind on
his ilIs-there is an endless variety OF SUD-
jects The myriad mounds left by the pre-
historic peoples invite 10 archaeological re-
search, with the certainty of finds OF the
old Aztec pottery-if nothing more. For the
botanist geologis1, mineralogist, ornithoio-
gist and eneonologist there is materia~ rich
and rare. For the ethnoloSist there are
the Indians and MeXicans, TO say nothing
Of stray representatives OF every nauon
that on the earth doth dwell.
For the artist and the photographer there
are skies and lights and shadows and sub
iacts to be found nowhere else. For the
sportsman there is small game plenty
and for the one who simply wants 10 rest
and let the world so by-a peace unspeak-
able.
It goes without saying, that no one
should take up the desert life if IN ply
sical condition that demands the attend
ance of doctor, or hurry caIl upon the
druggist For such the town. Neither
should one come hither without money,
thinking ne can soon earn living. There
is no light work for invai!dS. Grown
strong or az least familiar with the lay
OF rhe land, there are various occupations
that may be taken Up. # one can command
the capital. Chicken raising, bee culture
vegetable and alfalfa growing-rnelon rails
ing or a stock farm-will each furnish a
good living.
This, however, comes later-and there
must be means TO live on in the interim.
If possible, every invalid should have
some member of Us own family with him.
While scores Of men and occasionally
woman come alone, the chances OF recoV-
cry are much greater when there IS no
danger Of homesickness. All these conoi-
tons met with, a two-years residence IN
tents on the desert has demonstrated the
fact that almost without exception there
is marked gain and often complete cure.
In cases in which the cure has been begun
in time many have been able to return 10
their homes entirely well. Others, appa-
reutIy. recovered, have deemed 1t wiser to
cast their fortunes with the Territory, and
have given permanent setting to their
1ares and penates. Three only, out Of one
colony of one hundred who had come Tor
their health, returned home to die. With
this showing the desert tent life FOR con-
sumptives seems to need no further COM
rnendatIon to prove its efficacy.