The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-30
MALARIA IS CONQUERED

M ALfihlA NOANNt | II. l trust you will not be disappointed
 when I tell you this is not "malarious"
 country There is some malaria in this section, just as there is throughout your state and the great middle west, but as malaria and the mosquito are a part and parcel of one another, and the mosquito has practically been eliminated on the farm, malaria has disappeared A little common sense precaution and a faith ! full observance of the rules laid down by Alabama's distinguished citizen, Dr. Gorgas, will entirely prevent the mos quito from acquiring a homestead here. 12 There is much good timber, of many varieties, still left
 19 We grow nearly every variety of fruit and nuts very successfully No
 greater variety of nuts can be found even in Ohio
 | IA. We do not have all sorts of pests, Ito bother human and vegetable" The 1 Mexican boil weevil is our only serious vegetable pest but it only attacks cot ton and cotton is a product of uncer- | tainty to any one but the real southern
 CT. As the weevil has brought about an l intelligent diversification of crops, it is
 probably not a great evil after all 1 As to human pests, I am inclined to 1 think you would be safe now. We have recently eradicated the cattle tick, and
 this county has been removed from all
 quarantine restrictions.
 l A few chlgres, locally known as fred 1 bugs" are to be found, but they only 1 serve to add a touch of romance to out i of-door life and are neither painful nor l harmful.
 l 10. We have been practically free of l snakes since the reconstruction period ! When Tilden was elected President the ! most dangerous varieties were totally l eXterminated but before the less dan- gerous varieties were destroyed, the elec- 1 toral college disturbed our people in ] their great work and we had to await Cleveland's election in 1884 to fully com l plete our work
 i l have been told that there still re- i main a certain deadly variety, known as the Bradley Striker in certain
 parts of Florida, Louisiana and South i Carolina. Locally, we now have only a
 small number of a harmless variety of | hlghly colored snakes. These are care- | fully cared for and guarded for their value in reminding us of the loving kind
 ness and tender devotion of ancient Saint
 Patrick They rarely come out except | near state-election periods when they are held up before the people by our | prohibition orators. If the orator is in 1 form, he often strikes terror to his i hearers by his tales of the horror and | venom of this little snake After the smoke of our political battles clears away our people realize the fact that these snakes are harmless. highly bred and l have been fangless for several genera | tions.
 | l6 In summer our temperature goes within a few degrees of your high tenn perature, but our nights are cool and we are 1ree from sunstrolles. The gulf breeze comes every evening, with it's cooling blessings
 In winter the thermometer sometimes goes as low as 20 above zero. but if rareiy goes lower than freezing point, ana the cold is of short duration. our people wear store bought clothes Tn winter and dress to suit their ind Vldual taste in summer conforming. of
 course, to best social customs and re- quirements.
 17. The price of our lands is governed oy quality, location and improvements, our good lands run from $25 to s60 an acre. V'' "ii IT you desire informal ton in detail I
 will be glad to answer questions. I as- sure you your letter has interested me. Yours truly.