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

Consumptivcs by renting OH thc DescF'
Itselt-Those who Brave the M'asum-
mcr Heat are Said to Derive the Great
est Benefit.
The extreme aridity OF Arizona. which
has caused the downfall OF many well
laid agricultural scheme and made the
sun-kiSsed Territory notorious, Is one oil
its great merits as a health resort, says
the New York Sun.
Ii is d generally accepted theory nowa-
days that the white plague Is 10 DE
stamped out only by the segregation OIL us
victims and an absolutely out-ot-door iie
for them. The first condition is man!iestE
impossible in the crowded city ana the
second is feasible only where mother ma
ture is most beneiiCent. where the sun
never goes into hiding for months at
time. where the breezes are not too wanton
and where the night air IS as dry and Tree
from vapors as the day.
All these conditions for the absolute cure
or the amelioration of consumption are 10
be found at their best in the Southwest,
particularly in the Salt River Valley
Ariz. Within its area OF oW."n acres,
fruitful as the Garden Of the Gods, so soon
as irrigation is applied, there are miles OF
desert where the climatic conditions for
the relief of all pulmonary troubles are
perhaps uncXceled in this country or
abroad. Here the transition of the sea-
Sons-and there are but two four months
of summer and the rest of the year Il per-
petual spring-is slow and gradual. The
skies are a cloudlcSs blue. the air 80 sweet
that it can almost be tasted. and the
average humidity SO low as TO be incon-
ceivabe TO the swelterng resident of the
coast and lake regions.
For December and January the mocknS-
bird MARBLES his clear-throated epithalam-
ium 10 his brown mate in the cotton
woods-the full orchestra OF red-w!nged
blackbirds follows The Lead Of its sable
precentor who sits up on pepper 5ough
and conducts his followers through a
chorus of Wagner!an melody. the shirt
waist girl swings in her hammock as COM
fortably as in an Eastern June, and the
small boy beats tile sides of his hurro or
Indian pom? with bare brown feet Pic
MICS are the order of the day. In Fehru-
ary the almond orchards. which rim the
deserts northern edge, burst into mass
of pink white bloom, the pomegranates
are budded and the blossomng orange
groves send forth their fragrance for miles
around
In the colder lands the invalid would be
shvering in furnace-hcatcd rooms fearful
OF every draught. Here he spends mis-
days and often lis nights in the open. the
starry heavens his canopy. The nights
throughout the winar are cool sometimes
when ice formed i'll the water bucket in
the tent. and a hot stone for the feet.
night caps and bed socks were more than
welcome. Blankets are necessity all the
winter. Yet with the rising of the sun
genial spring again asserts itself. This
difference Of temperature between night
and day is possibly the one exception 10
perfect climatic conditions. ForcwaGncd,
however, is forearmed and with plenty OF
bedding and warm uisa, garments there
is no danger of taking cold.
II is a strange thing about this desert
life. that it has charm which grows with
acqua!ntancc-and one who has spent some
time in the desert is said 10 be never quite
happy elsewhere. The summers are hot.
There need be no reservations ABOUT that
statement. For days last July the thcr-
mometer registered anywhere from % de-
gree to III degrees right along-but the
absence OF humidity made the heat much
easier 10 bear than the close. mugcy de-
vitalzed air OF New York and Brooklyn.
There were no sunstrokes no heat pros
trations. Ranchers vert about their work
suffering no inconven ience.
Although the majority OF health-scekers
turn their faces to the seacoast of South
en- California or the pines of Prescott for
midsummer UayS those who brave the heat
and remain are said TO derive the greatest
benefit at this season. The intense heat
seems to heal the lung tissue and destroys
the germs. Sufferers from kidney trouble
or rheumatism also make their greatest
gain in summer
While nearly every ranch in the valley
stands ready. for a consideration to open
Its doors to the invalid the best results
are to be attained from tcnting on the
desert itself. The ranches must he irri-
gated at stated intervals. The desert, no
mans land. is dryness itself.
AlthOuuh the ca n1Opr "A SSl,rpI Of Su,r1,-
ter sovereignty, may set up his canvas CS-
tablishment where ne will. the qouS;ion o!
a convenient water supply leads him 10
select q site near a ranch. y quarter will
pay for barrclfu Of wash water hauled
each week on n stone boat from the irri-
cation ditch. while two bits more will keep
the swinging ola, o. Mexican water jar
filed and provide water for cooking from
some adjacer, we'll Other supplies are
also readily obtained. The Indians bring
in from the reservations wagon loads OF
mesquite and iron wood. which they retail
for 81 - or s. a load. while the same
amount will buy dry almond, liz and april
cot wood from the orchards which have
died for lack Of water. FaSSOting parties
are also popular. and he VINO will can
gather for himself the ilotSam and jctSam
OF the desert.
Fruits may be obtained at the orangc
groves and adjG"ent orchards AZ Il reason
able price and OF delicious quality The
roll-cal of native fruits includes oranges,
grape fruit lemons. apricots. peaches,
pears pomCgranatcS. figs, grapes nccta-
rineS, plumS. berries and melons galore.
Rich Jersey milk may be obtained at the
ranches for five cents a quart. butter for
twenty-five cents 4 pound, honcy-dcIi-
cious as the famed honey Of Hymcttis-
fifteen cents a pound. leo. artificial can
be obtained at any Of the towns at sixty
cents Il hundred. The markets of Phoenix
supply the best beef and mutton in the
world 1T live and let live prices. Groceries
are high owing to the frcgh; rates. hut
the stores would be credit to any city
Of New York State outside the metropolis
An accurate account Of living expenses
kept during the last year for a family of
three adults and = child showed an aver
age of so a month for table expenses 81
for water. service and lamndry; oil and