The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-09

the springs which actuate the
lower strata Of English society
is unequal and unaproachable
deliberately to gain the APP
plause of the bigoted portion
of his countrymen, misapply his
talent by seeking to yillify and
abuse our rising cities Of the
west. From the personal tes-
timony of all who have resided
there and who, by their con-
nection with the city, are the
best qualified to Judge, we un-
hesitatingly assert that not
only is this point one of the
healthiest in the valley of the
Mississippi, but that Cairo is as
healthy as New York. The sal
ubrity OF the climate will COM
pare favorably with the health
lest cities of the west This Is
proved by the testimony of resi-
dents, whose families present a
picture of robest health, not ex-
ceeded by the inhabitants Of
and other district, west or east:
and short acquaintance with
the locality will not fail to salts
fly everyone of the fact.
DR.. James c. Cummings, now
of Portland, Me-, who resided in
Cairo for some years, practcing
there as physician: yellow
fever and consumption are I'M
known. There is not a swamp
within miles of the city and the
rivers being more than a mile
in width, Cairo has nothing to
fear from the miasma Of the
Kentucky or Missouri shores.
There is generally. refreshing
breeze from one river to the
other. The climate is delight
full. The summers are long and
by no means extremely hot. The
atmosphere is generally clear
and usually refreshing breezes
The winters are short and mild;
snow is seldom seen and lies
but a short time. The water is
excellent. Shippers say it is
the best in the world After a ~
heavy rains even, "a hours OF
clear weather, will generally
make the walking good in any
direction"
Since the departure of DR..
Cummings, the Trustees have
cut down the timber on the fats
from river to river, for a con-
siderable space, and this per-
mits of the free circulation of
air. and has driven away the
miasma. which might have pro-
duced chills and fever. Last
summer, when there was so
much cholera in the other towns
on the Ohio and Mississippi,
there was not one case of it
among the inhabitants of Cairo
In fact, Cairo Is far enough
north to avoid the disconmforts
and fevers of a southern eli
mate; and lar enough south TO
avoid the frosts, which during
a portion of each year binds in
letters the giant streams of the
great west. The salubrity and
healthiness of Cairo is officially
recognized by the United States
Government and steps are now
being taken for the establish.
ment OF u. s. Marine Hospital
at this point, (this institution
was established as predicted in the
foregoingl to humaneIy meet
and protect diseased immi-
giants. and sailors navigating
the Mississippi from below, dur
ing the summer season.
Charles Dickens visited Cairo IA
ears before the phamphlet of the
'ustees was published and distribut-
1 In that brief period many of
he conditions, which he claimed to
ave seen, we're removed; in fact,
Il were eliminated, If the state
.ent of the trustees Is to be accept
! as truthful, and there is no reas-
n to believe it was otherwise,
Seventy years now have elapsed
nd wonderful changes have been
rought in Cairo. From the"swamp'
lat shocked" the English writer,
wonderful little city has been
uiIt, and if he could return, Cairo
would be the recipient OF
II apology.
Alfred Tennynn Dickens, son OF
nc author, is travelling in the Uni.
d States under the auspices of the
lew York Lyceum Pureau. He viii
isit Chicago and St. Louis next
lonth, and 1t is planned by the Cairo
Club to ask him to come
. this city and see, with his owl
yes, the many marvellous changes
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