Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1903-09-24
CCosdNUNICATED.
Mt. CHIMBoRAzo,
On Britton's q Bay,
near Leonardtown

near Leonardtown.
To the BEACON. As editors are
supposed to be men Of exhaustless
patience as well as of unfathomable
information perhaps you can inform
me why il is a man "run down, al
most broken down, should feel the
restorative effect Of any section in
theshort spaced twenty-four hours?
When / left Washington City. on the
evening OF the 3rd Of September for
Leonardtown, I felt as II / was near
ly q wreck. Every nerve In me was
|a-tremble. / had no appetite. and,
II possible. poorer digestion. "Bal-
my sleep, natures sweet restorer. "
was almost unknown to me, except
at very irregular intervals. and /
truly felt that life was a burden.
Imagine my surprise when on swak-
ening Saturday morning, the 9th, /
felt myself refreshed after O full
nights sleep and that without the
aid of artificial assistance. But my
greater surprise was. when on reach
ing the breakfast table, found /
had an appetite. My food was pal
atable, and ate heartily and enjoy
ed every .morsel. My experience at
the noon meal. and every meal since,
was similar in every particular, and
now / feel that / could almost eat
anything, even mince pie. What
can be the cause of this? Coming
so suddenly, what can it be but the
atmosphere Can it be ozone, of
which we hear so much and know
so little? Whatever it is, known or
unknown. il is fact, and fact that
can work wonders in one person can
work the same in others. But how
can the outside world become nc
quainted With this fact2 The voice
of one man is as but single ripple
on the bosom OF the ocean-heard
for but an instant and then lost.
There is surely something in the
atmosphere that is restorative in a
natural way-a something we urban
denizens do not get and are sadly in
need of. / always looked upon st.
Mary's county as neck" OF will
derness, almost surrounded by wa
ter; inundated by high tides; q
swampy, marGhy, mosquito-infested
locality, and I am sure there are
many living in Washington and Bal
timore as ignorant as myself. They
need enlightenment. l have, in q
measure absorbed that requisite,
and as a man who has been i'll q long
time never tires of sounding the
praises of the doctor who cures him
or who he thinks cures him, so
feel / should sound the praises OF
this section. which so far as have
discovered it is anatural sanatorium.
But the peopleof st. Mary s county,
especially the business men, should
make an organized effort iI this di-
rection. They should make isa point
to let the outside world know who
they are, what they are. and what
they have. 1t may be that I am un-
usually elated over the benefits i
have received but | believe that
am not and my belief is founded up
on what / have seen as well as upon
what / have received. see healthy
looking people on every hand, and !
see them well advanced in years and
well-preserved. and / have seen as
healthy -looking-a-people in what I
took to be a swampy section as !
ever saw anywhere. And, notwith-
standing you are cut off in a meas
ure from educational and commerce
al centres, you have as large a pro-
portion of refinement, leaving out q
certain element, as will be found in
sections deriving every berefit a
railway can bestow. for while the
latter is great civilizer, 10 is not
always promoter OF morals. But
it is not of this | started TO write,
but of the healthfulness of this sec
tion of the county, its proximity to
Washington and Baltimore and the
effort your people should make to
enlighten the people of these two
cities of the healthfulness and salu-
briousness of climate enjoyed by
those residing and visiting here.
Advertise your section. Make il
known. Do not depend upon the
Summer Resort advertisements.
They will help largely, but there is
something else needed, and that is
organized effort. Let the world
know that there are other things in
st. Mary's besides fish and oysters.
On Sunday, the 18th, / visited the
M. Z. Church, about half a mile
from town to hear the Rev. Mr.. Mil
ler and join in the worship. The
most forcible impression / have re-
ceived for q long time in religious
matters / received here. / could
not help but draw the comparison