The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-09-26

fit. Nor IS this an extravaganza. for horse
flesh and paSturace are both cheap. and
the whole establishment can usually be
sold at COS, when there is no longer ne
cesS!;y for their use. \ good solid noun
tain pony which was a delight under the
saddle and a family friend in front of the
two-sea;od Democrat" with harness,
whip and aN complete. cost the writer
tr!fie less than 81 ana was sold at the end
Of the year for 81. PasJurage on an ad-
jacent ranch cos; 81 - during the winter.
81 in the summer.
Neither barns nor sheds are necessity
for the horse hut brush shed or Indian
vataw Is an ail-important adjunct 10 the
tents If one would be comfortable. Under
is kindly shade the hammock is swung.
the table SET. the water jar hung, nearly
all the operations of daily living carried
on. These vdtawS are copied after the In
dianS'. They are made Of stout cottonwood
poles, covered with brush and leaves held
in place by the all-pcrvdSive bailing wire.
which plays such a baneiiccni part III all
the operations and viciSsitudcs OF Arizona
life.
The question is often asked: Is not the
desert life mOnntonous? To this the answer
is: That depends To one VINO loves the
procession of the seasons. the rugged
mountains. the purple but;es. the bending
sky and the all-pervading sense Of infinite
freedom. life so near 10 nature is fraught
with tremendous benefit. spiritual and ma
teral.
For the rider of hobbies-and a hobby is
a good thing TO take an invalid's mind on
his ills-there is an endless variety Of SUBJ
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. geoiogisi, m!neralogist, ornitho!o-
gist and en;omologst there is material r!ch
and rare. For the ethnoiogist there are
the Indians and MeXicans. 10 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 the
sportsman there IS small game plenty
and for the one who simply wants 10 rest
and Let the world go by-a peace unspeaK-
able.
1t goes without saying that no one
should take up the desert life II in ply
sical condition that demands the attend
ance of a doctor, or hurry call upon the
druggist For such the town. Neither
should one come hither without money.
thinking he can soon earn living. There
Is no light work for invaiidS. Grown
strong or al leas: familiar with the lay
of the land, there are various occupations
that may be taken up. # one can command
tho capital. Chicken raising, bes culture
vegetable and alfalfa growng-melon rails
ing or a stock farm-will each furnish
good living.
This, however, comes later-and there
must be means 10 live on in th' interim.
If possible. every invalid should have
some member of his own family with him.
While scores OF men and occasionally
woman come alone, the chances of rscov-
ery are much greater when there Is no
danger of homesiCkness. All these condi-
tIons 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 cas,s in which the cure has been begun
in time many have been able to return 10
their homes entirely well. Others, appa-
rentlv recovered, have d. emed il wiser 10
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 10 need no further COM
mendation 10 prove its efficacy.