The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1911-07-21
FAIR FLORIDA
|SAPARAD|SE
Visitor to Our State Writes Inter
ostinely of Conditions Here
AMERICAS BIG GARDEN
e.,ror Climate is not Hot as Many Pre-
..us-.N,w Corners Represent Every
State and Many Leadif g Nations

The Spiritual paradise is a portion of
infinite space in which the Lord OF all
,hngs although present throughout
III Ills e supposed to give more immediate
am"s,o;festation of his glory. 1t is a
a anscial scene of Gods glory. 1t also
Sps;onates the place, state and condl-
,;"n If the blessed spirits and of the
sonls of Just men who are admitted In
10 the participation or the contempla-
.;on NJ the divine beautitude. 1t is a
",sat Measure and hunting part, full
a hiss and happiness and where one
6nds happiness as a reward Tor leading
. virtuous life. a place of supreme
felicity or delight.
Florida one of the states of our union
which ha, been called the land of flow
ss has become a paradise for the
moi man in the last few years. 1t has
BECOME an Arabian Nights dream of
Aladdin palaces that CLEAN in gardens
more fantastic than those of Babylon.
The lands of Florida are low coastal
Mains, monotonous ly level and often
marshy, Toward the interior of the
PENINSULA the surface rises gradually to
an altitude of more than one hundred
feet. In places this central ridge
reaches nearly three hundred feet
The western portion is billy and well
wooded. The southwestern portion is
a remarkable example of the work of
coral organisms which form continuous
reefs, the upper portions of which have
been extended both vertically and later
ally by accretions of sand, floating
material, and by the growth OF
vegetation. .,
The eastern coast has a remarkably
even shore line being much more regu-
lar than the western coast which is
broadly indented by the Gulf and in
tersected by the nlets of several rivers.
Ia comparing the area of Ohio and
florida in square miles the ratio is as
one to one and One-half.
The tall and stately pines, magnolia
and live oak trees lend to the landscape
q tropical air. These beautiful trees
are draped with Spanish moss just as
though some master hand had been
here before one to please every sense
Of the artistic. They are grown up
with fascinating ENHANCEMENT or
rotous beauty and stand guard upon
the horizon.
A journey up stream in Florida by
night is weird and eerie and fascinates
one with rather an awesOme and dread
Cd charm when the stream boats are
lighted and are casting their myriad
shades into the silent crystal water of
the stream and as the shadows travel
toward the banks and meet those OF
the trees in foliage, all kinds of spectres
appear in the water and the silence is
" dense as to make the impression that
one has at last found paradise. =.
The sky covering this stretch OF
beautiful ground is bright blue from
which the sun sends forth its most
brilliant rays. When the sun sets, it
gives the sky a golden appearance and
t1en it becomes abruptly dark but
coudless and from it shine myriads of
bright stars.
The warm, balmy, fragrant and dry
atmosphere has made, "Our Poor Mans
rsradlse,' the greatest health resort
OF the world
When the people in the north SILVER
70 the grasp of the blizzard and the
ground is covered with snow, the hu-
man tide turns toward the balmy at.
%posphere and the bright blue skies OF
torlda. 1t is often thought that be-
S.ese their winters are mild, 1t is also
miered that their summers are unsuf-
is1solV hot. But the lme causes that
modify the cold of winter help to tenn
pet the heat of summer.
me Peninsula of Florida extends far
oat INTO the sea like the thumb of
SAINTS hand and on this account there
;;s:ults Climate that is almost oceanic
~ Us equability. The vast water areas
" ooth sides affords free circulation
9, ar and pleasant breeze across the
t" Sse almost constantly. The tempera-
sn very seldom rises above 95 nor
is,s below 80 and on this account there
49, ~ snow and consequently the people
ss enct troubled with heaters, which
ss ,% lorth columns of smoke and ashes
ts are the cause of much annoyance in
"e northern climes.
mn ,ae sound of the wild but pleasant
ill., S' y OF the wonderful hooking bird in
tSs ' , c;ear atmosphere and the sight of
t" s WHO duck and the cunning quail and
Way, Way ieedlng along these beautiful
moss 'tways and the fragrance of the
mi oeautlful orange blossoms is rest
~ 70 tho soul.
A es wing to the delightful climate and
& abundance of rain fall one is able
m,s Sise his own vegetables all the year
ahouss Is . able to realize a net profit of
crons ysoo an acre per year and his
tAer' W not have to be watched as