The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-16
CONDITIONS OF HEALING AMONG
THE SAND HILLS.

" m, l.ttEif9AlNO Tllk6Ss
receive letters frequently asking
d the merits Of the climate of South.
an Pines and vicinity for inyalids.
Is this section has genial tempera-
lnre and a dry atmosphere the only
answer IS that it is a climate highly
desirable for almost anybody sick
q Wen. Yet It is proper to go fur
tllier and say that as sunshine and
~ an. are two Of Natures most
cWertuT agents in preserving and
string health, the invalid has plen-
q reason to expect good results
nom; d protracted stay here. This is
rue Of almost all manner Of diseases,
Ior there are few maladies that know
d which are not susceptible to sun
slime. good air, good water and an
incentive to outdoor life. And in or.
mat I may not be misunderstood
81 what follows, will say that after
n certain degree Of familiarity with
III climate Of the Pacific States, the
siasIwestern Territories, the Rocky
Mountain Country and the Gulf
I coast i think the best climate Of the
United States for a steady thing is
5uund on a line drawn from Phila'
alphia to New Orleans. And in that
IBmraaa for health, business and any
thing else.
Bit climate is only one factor in
salIlg with the invalid. To be Of
i6eneat the advantages Of climate
must be secured before hope has
gun ne Some years ago lived in a
tIaw Mexico town that was much
.ffequuuted by invalids: 1t was no
sticeable that most of them were af-
4 ft6satI with chronic diseases and the
4 Iaslrger proportion we're in a serious
enhdition, That same thing was ap'
! gzraut in Denver, in Arizona, in Cali
drnia,. and is prominent in every
iaiaImrmlnitp where invalids go to seek
health.
s Il is true that some cases that
seeu absolutely hopeless yield to
proper treatment, and I have known
1rSacuyeries that appear almost like
: MIRACLES. Yet the plain truth Is
tkat! to shake of serious chronic
stisease Is a task that takes time and
jpStience and systematic effort. And
& he complaint is Of long standing
he prospects are certainly not SC
b yu5a as IL taken at the beginning OIL
tae Sickness.
Y. While the light holds out to burn
Il Old hymn assures us is time Z
make an effort; but the man wht
Il wants to so to any climate for The
deneft Of his health will find that 4
N casts Infinitely less and promises fal
u more Of a likelihood Of recovery Il
ne sili make his pilgrimage as soor
Il III he has discovered that he Is all
ing. The family physician hesitate'
10 pronounce any case very grave
y BECAUSE he does not want to dlscour
Iiysage the patient on his hands. Dis
\ egurasement is serious handical
X gattast recovery. But IL the physi
Gianl Knew that his patient would picl
iigSJiupand 80 to a more suitable climate
iitmprissd Of the dangers that attend
deIay7in Iuy serious case, he might bt
more soptspokep in his statements,
I one of the results ofour housed i
cisilizat lon Is consumption. It take
u lives than any other one dls
aa .. The death rate from conspnp
i'm q snot sso large pow;in the UhifeE
!; h state from tthi aisesssS ass Il was
nv years ago, because inteIlig
tnant eid sahitafy precaut lonl
aylng whole solne etteets
hoffnonsS est 81 iiyes ana ii mon
u eneh yeas gives 10 me teSFihA
plg precedence over all pthe
fifinr4 lkiat ctnsf5Ire atainsf mankind