Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-31
lear at hand" 1 believe the baths

near at hand" / believe the baths '
are only 25c each time.
There are several consumptives,
who, when they came here were very
feeble, and are now comparatively
we'll. Our pastor for one, when he
came from the east few years ago
was very feeble; he commenced
dieting and digging around in an
orange grove, belonging to a relative,
just as he had strength, which in
creased daily, just for fresh air exer-
else, and when he first took this
church, I believe, 3 or 4 years ago,
he had to preach sitting, and now
he calls himself we'll man. Elder
Sampson is only one sample Of many.
The greatest trouble is people are
apt to wait until the disease is too
far advanced before coming here,
then Of course there is no remedy.
This climate is the greatest sleep
producer in the world, which, 1
think, is one reason why people
feel so well here.
This is one Of the winter homes
of the spring and summer birds of
the north, and as we stand on our
porches aud listen to their glad songs
it fills our hearts with thankfulness
the same as during the carly summer
times, of'times past in our eastern
home. Blackbirds and some other
kinds Of birds are numerous here the
entire year. Rents vary here, accord
ing to the locality, same as other
places; roomed houses in good
locality are from SIP to SIS per
month. do not suppose you can
imagine in the cold winter place, of
how people here use their screen
porches for wash rooms all winter?
That is fact and even then are too
warm many times.
The houses here are not consider
ed finished without back screen
porch; they are any size one wish
es. One is z x IL feet, they have
floors and roofs like any porch, are
boarded up from 2 to 4 feet as one
wishes, then q wire screen from
. where it is boarded up to the top,
and a screen door, then when cover
ed with Ginning vines, one cannot
i imagine how nice they are to work
: in, and some have their stoves set
out there and do their cooking. A
lady told me the other day, she had
done her cooking in her screen porch
all winter and she was able to have
it otherwise if she wished.
This climate being SO warn, PEG
pie must be the more careful about
taking cold, they are apt to run
!, greater risks than in cold climate
take cold and perhaps have pneu.
l monia. You see the mornings and
, evenings are so much cooler thar
the middle of the days. The safes
, way is to have some kind of a JACKIE
4 or saque to slip on mornings ane
i take off when it begins to get warm
, then put on again toward evening
f One need never take cold here OF
e have pneumonia if they take proper
t care of themselves.
y The rainy season has commenc
1 ed, gentle, quiet rain, that soak
r into the earth; there is no wind
, every body is rejoiced; we have
, only enough fire to keep dampnes'
out Of the house.
| In building houses here, they
usually nail the siding on the stud.
ding outside the lath and plaster in.
side, no sheeting or building pape,
. is necessary. | have seen several
houses built of upright boards and
, battened and no studding, some
! times lathed and thin coat of plas
4 ter inside on the boards; and othe
houses made the same without stud
: ding and only papered with wal
J, paper inside. Such houses are call
t ed Southern Cal. houses" Blu
y all the best houses are lathed on TIL
s studding inside and plastered.
e Mrs. Lulu Knowles and her sister
OIL Josephine Knowles, formerly c
|, Delaware, but now Greeley Col, ar
u out here for he.health Of the former
t They call Cotton "a perfect littl,
e paradise" They like it here yer
" much, and Lulu, who had no appetit
a for long before coming here, sal
y she was hungry every meal tim,
a and Josephine has gained 8 pound
r in six weeks, SO that proves whs
Cotton will do for i'll health Q
+ unhealthy people. Their father, j.
y Knowles, is still in Greeley Col.
vi l send you a clipping of the si
o uation of Cotton and other towns
g RS and G., thinking they might il
II terest you, also mistletoe sprig
d / don't know as my little will interes
n you, for it contains only a, little Q
o the many lovely points Of this sum
o summer land Of fruit and flowers.
It We often say it does not seel
= possible we could ever again Ii,
bach east through such cold winter
d We all continue to prosper as
s first, and the people continue q
W kind and friendly as ever, but "
e enjoy getting the old home news
o your paper just the same.
g Very ,Respt.
Il Mary N. Young,
', P. O. Box 1913. Cotton, Ca
Is San Bernardino Co.
d Insurance Graft in Iowa.