The farmer and mechanic., 1915-05-04
WAVE KISSED SWANB0RO
Little Village Set Like Pearl In An Ener-
aid Band In The Hollow Arm of the
Mighty Atlantic

ocean, and from inlet to inlet Tall
pines rear their evergreen heads to
cerulean skies, there resnous cones
and clustered needs diffusing the
sWeetScented ocean breeze with their
fragrant, health giving aroma; sturdy
water-Oaks, too, whose evergreen fOli-
age refuses to pale before the stern
lash Of Boreas, but defiantly displays
its verdant babiliments to it's nude
companions Of the forest, whom the
autumnal frosts have divested of their
sarn1ture. Here and there a palm
waves it's timber fronds in welcome
recognition to the trOpic breath of
the nearby gulf stream. Wild grapes
cling in purple clusters to their rus
tic supports; the bamboo chambers
the wild honeysuckle vies with the
jessamine in exotic achievement.
Sand Piled In Hills
The winds of countless ages have |
slowly piled the sand in hills, and the |
abundant vegetation, with its ever |
increasing network of roots. spread |
| over and around and under it and |
| held it, as fast as it accumulated un- !
til the soil. unlike the shifting sand |
dunes of other parts of the coast. is
permanent, and very much resembles
| the soil Of the mainland. One is re-
| minded more Of the mountains than
| Of the seashore. Whe1- he penetrates
into the silent depths of the forest
| and finds hills and valleys on every
hand: great. mountainous hills, not
mere sand dunes. Numerous ponds
are seen, formed by sinks and hollow
places, filled by accumulated rains
or from water backing in from the
sound, or sometimes from springs
which gush forth from the hills. In
winter these ponds are the favorite
haunts of wild ducks-black, NAL
lard, canvas-back, and others. Many
varieties of game abound. Once
deer were plentiful, but they have
been practically exterminated. Yet,
one has but to cross the sound, either
into Carteret or Onslow, to be in
!: hunders paradise, where deer, bear,
, turkeys, quail, and all other birds and
animals Indigenous to this section Of
, the country, abound in great guam
: titles.
. Game In Abundance.
Il In winter the sound and river af-
ford splendid shooting; ducks, geese,
and other waterfowl being plentiful.
Already sportsmen from the North
! and other parts have discovered this,
and every winter finds them at their
s places in the blinds. In summer the
8 water TEEN with every variety of fish,
J and the disciple of Isaak Walton may
S here indulge his angling prOclivities
0 to safety. There is very depth Of water
from the shallow shoals to as many
fathoms as you wish; so that the
e bather or boater, whether he be no
e vitate or expert, can find the depth
e that suits him.
e In summer, when others are welt
;. ering in the sitting heat and gaSpins
q for a breath of fresh air, the fortu
n nate dweller in this Eden comfortably
- stretches out beneath the shade OF s
- tree, or swings into a hammock, an(
famed by the COOL invigorating, per
petual breeze, forgets the vicissitude
- of life. and gives himself up to the in
y = finite enjoyment of the moment. AL
: ways a breeze-morning, noon AM
>. night. A continuous, ever-fowing
a health-giving current Of pure ozon
,r right off the ocean. At night yO1
re reach for your blanket and pull it owe
m you with grateful sense of comfort
" for the air is washed in the cool water
ne of the sea, and as it streams over yo
in all it's virgin purity, it seems t
ne filter through all the pores Of you
lis system.
or Mosquitoes are a negligible cOnsid
re Grafton. That place on the coast whic
IT, boasts an entire absence of mosqu1
,ic toes is a good place to avoid, for
as the boosters will lie to you about tn
d, mosquitoes they will miSrepreSent an
ut of the other vital considerations
ng their place. There is no place on tn
nd South Atlantic Coast where mosqu
no toes do not exist; but we are free
IT'S from these pests than any place
no know Of on the coast. Keep yo,
X house screened and you will never
"a aware of their existence.
'ut An Undeveloped Eden.
On l have described to you some Of tt
10 natural beauties and advantages
m ne this place as it stands at present.
- | have pictured to you an undevelOpe
- | Eden that some day in the very imm
"" nent future will be opened up ar
les tIaiioioi i,eu g, !iilo Vo,i'a ole pn. pi ~ = !.
les |. poST,u1il'iIS o. oio'. q
- limited, crowded coast resorts al
ON watering places where a person ru
to get out Of the heat and CRIME
the city only to become blistered wi
ive heat, Gevoured by mosquitoes, cheat