The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-02-12
FREDERICKSBURG, va, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12 ig1o
LETTER FROM Mr. SWIFT
He is Sojourning at st. Petersburg.
Fla, For Benefit of His Health.

ne Is SoJourning at ST. Petersburg.
Fla, For Benefit of His Health.
The following letter from Hon.
Granville r. Swift, of this city, to DIR.
j. n. Barney, written few days ago,
will be read with interest by Mr..
Swift's many friends.
Mr.. Swift is visiting at St. Peters
burg. Fla. and it is thought that his
health is improving.
DIR. J. n. Barney.
fredericksburg, Va.
Dear Doctor: | hope | have i'm
proved some since got to St. Peters
burg. My spell at Lake City did me
very badly and IT was over two weeks
after getting here before | got over
the terrific cold which followed the at
tack of malaria or whatever | had
First word about our location.
have room on second floor, fronting
Tampa bay, and only some twenty-five
yards from waters edge. The room
has porch on three sides. All houses
down here nearly have pOrches on sec
ond floor as well as first. | spend
about twenty-three hou.s day
on this porch. That Is all the time ex-
cept when eating. 1 have a cot on
porch and have been sleeping out for
some little time. My room was so
well ventilated. three windows and
two doors, that when was in room
there was no lack of fresh air. The
bay furnishes a great source ofinterest
TO me, the piers where ships land being
IN full view. and there are large num-
Der of small crafts and launches here.
On the beach in front of our place the
people battle almost daily and il, is
great place for sheilng The salt
water Tor some reason does not give
people cold to paddle in. There is
party IN our house, Union soldier. 66
years of age, who suffered with grippe
and rheumatism in his home in Ohio. He
came down here last winter and pad
died around in the water like a duck.
The coolest days we have had since
have been here the old fellow will 90
out wadding waist deep in the bay.
getting shells and all manner of amuse-
ment- He has never had cold since
he has been down here. We have only
found II necessary TO have a fire some
three or four mornings since we have
been here and my wife spends all day
on the porch and she always sits out
with me until bed time. Our retiring
time is O'Clock and we get up about
that time in the mornings. Fresh
vegetables of all kinds in markets and
MOWERS IN 1uu bloom.
My appetite is good and has been so
since have been here, take my six
eggs and half gallon milk regularly.
OCCASIONALLY l find forcing so much
milk does not agree with me and ! will
run day or two on quart daily.
My doctor seems favorable TO nv
gong to a sanitarium, as he thought l
would keep quieter there.
want TO give this climate
and the present treatment a full and
fair trial. After little exercise. L find
quite a disagreeable feeling in nv
chest, which / assume must be nv
lungs. Don't you think it would be a
good plan for me to have some of my
ssputum analyzed again? Would the
Health Department at Richmond ana
lyze II If sent it direct from here, or
had better send it TO you? There is
no blood IN my sputum now, and | feel
sure that the trouble in my nose was
responsible for that which was present
when in Fredericksburg. My nose has
not gwen me any trouble since | have
been here, although DIR. Wilcox thought
--f,oS deal of nv coughing when
se>- TO-DAY afac csearR,ng l->zesnnl
came came was caused by bronchial tronhIe
When came here from Lake Citv !
would have fits of coughing which
would sometimes last fifteen or twent,r
minutes, and | felt constant ineIins.
tlon TO cough. / rarely ever congb
now; l have no temperature. and have
IT, IT, na'o any since my spell in Lake Citv.
ne medlcine DIR. Wilcox is giving me
tor hight sweats he said would Give
temporary relief. but would not ranove Sve
the cause 1S'iiO'e
am certainly pleased with this eli.
nnr proVioing It is going to give me
PStinanen' p,...: renet- Of course, am
anxious to get back to Frederickshrr%or %
as realize ] am losing out while avaSs,
yet do not want TO do anvtbino a,h;Sys,
may possibly give me a set back or ef-
have. VIC 'foupie
we are much pleased with our Ioca.
ION, and the many things going on in |
tampa bay are interesting. The bav
az thls point is at least 20 miles wide |
ne can see across, but can see the
Ights at Point Tampa, about 10 miles
ABOVE, on opposite side of bay. It's a
Two hours ride by boat from here 10
ampa proper, while only about one
hours ride TO Port Tampa. There are
hundreds OF pelicans which fish almost
every day in plain view of nv norcb
a Mr.. Schuler, who has rooms in this
building, was fishing on the pier a few
Gays ago and caught fish. and as he
was raising him pelican darted after
and caught the fish. So our fisbernan
had fish and a pelican. He had a
great time getting his hook out of Mr.
fish. P0'eAii gut Ihe
Well, i must give you a rest.
Very sincerely,