The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-09-22

| lace Sherwood OF the Indiana signal
| corps, Of Indianapolis stopped here
| for fresh water recently. He is max
ing long trip in an eighteen-foo
canoe OF cedar frame, canvas covered.
He left Indianapolis May Al. padding
| down White river to the Wabash, then
to the Ohio, and down the Mississippi,
reaching New Orleans In forty-six
| days, stopping at places of interest on
| the way.
He portrayed across from Carro1ton,
| a suburb Of New Orleans, to the New
Basin, then padded to Lake Pom
chartrain and to the east end through
the Rigolets to Pearl river and to the
Mississippi sound. From Condor point
| he padded along the coast to West
! Foul river and up the river through
| "tlle narrows" into East Foul river
thence into Mobile bay, coming along
| the east coast Of the bay.
He then portrayed Ave miles across to
| Cotton creek, then into Perdido bay.
His course then took him outside, into
| the Gulf of Mexico, and to Pensacola.
| Leaving Pensacola and coming up
| Santa Rosa sound, he reached San
Car1os-on the Sound.
| Major Sherwood estimated he had
trveled $500 miles thus far. After
! leaving here he continued his course
! up the sound, through East pass, and
| will enter the gulf again at Destin. He
will go down the west coast OF Flor
| ida, past Cape San Bias, into st. Vim
| cent sound. through Apalachicola bay
| and St. Georges sound to Carrabelle,
| then by rail to Glen st. Mary, and up
/ the south branch of the st. Marys
river to ST. Marys, on the Atlantic
coast. Passing through Cumberland
sound and st. Andrews sound, he viii
| continue has WAY up the Atlantic
coast as far north as he can go be-
fore September 81, when his furlough
! will end.
Major Sherwood Writes.
After leaving San Carlos, Major
Sherwood was forced ito delay his
journey for several days by a strong
| wind blowing on shore from the gulf,
Describing his trip in quest of health,
| Major Sherwood said:
II wish I could adequately portray
| the fascinating beauties of this coast
That 1 could remove from the minds
! of the average northern resident the
| false impression of the southland as
I see 1t. I was called crazy because
! I chose to come here in the hottest
| season of the year, and in the hottest
manner, on the water, with a tropical
sun pouring its fervid rays down upon
me overhead and rejecting in glazing
| intensity from the water about me.
That the moccasin snakes would get
me while camping on shore, or the al
ligators absorb me in the water. That
mosquitoes In millions are the least of
the insect pests I would have to COM
bat, while sharks and fevers would be
my portion if l succeeded in reaching
New Orleans and the coast beyond.
THE only snakes I have seen were
three moccasins in the White river
within 100 miles of Indianapolis. One
dve-foot alligator greeted me as I ap-
preached New Orleans, only to disap-
pear when I opened on him with my
artillery I have hardly seen or heard
mosquito since I entered on the gulf
coast none in the last two weeks, while
other insect pests are missing entirely.
The sharks are busy father south and
evidently have not been notified of my
arrival on the coast.
Quit Seeking Shade.
"I do confess to having sought the
shade of the shore in the middle Of the
day until after 1 passed Memphis,
when the sun ceased It's oppression
and the rest period was discarded.
also acknowledge to g. coat of tan on
face neck and arms which might
throw me into the classification of the
Indian race, but to offset all this Is a
loss Of over twenty pounds Of none
too healthy flesh, complete absence
of any Of the ills or disagreeable In
ternal symptoms and physical condi-
ton such as / have not possessed since
a particularly hearty young manhood.
And oh, the delightful climate!
uniform genial temperature either IN
shade or sun, the hottest days tenn
pered by a constant breeze blowing
landward from the great salt sea- NIL
ing the lungs with pure wholesome
air which makes it a positive pleasure
to merely exist: surrounded by great
shade trees of live oak, cypress, pine
and other beautiful growths under
which YOU lie and feel all your trials
and anxieties slip away, as your nerves
o1Iiet down to the normal and your
health builds up to a point unknown
to you before.
.sThe temperatures here are much
lower than at the north When warm
uniform in character, with only sllel1
variations. and the hottest days so
tempered by the gulf breezes as not
to be noticeable I know or no north-
ern resort which can offer climate con-
di.ions during the warm summer
months which VIII III any ""S
mare with this coast. along Wnlch /
am moving slowly as possible SO may
get the full benefit OF It's marVelouS
eoo+,,rae For the harassed and health
broken northern resident the chanse
n This point would be almost IKE
coming from death to he:
Excellent Bathing Place. :.
"a return to normal physician comm
+;ons would be assured in residenee
hare for few weeks. The sea oathlng
is without that shock from the emu mn
r.ter which is characteristic of the
heae hes. and the soothing
warmth Of the water ternpts one 70
snend long periods in It when G
tom being harmful. seems 70 eullo " |
and invigcrate equally with the ,aa
sbock Of the cooler seas
which is not always to De eeasi4y W..