The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1917-05-11

some, and tedious journey, and the
facilities for comfortable living there
are, in many parts of the country,
difficult to procure; so that if one
requires any special Injuries, it Is
difficult to get them. At Marietta
we are situated conveniently to At
lanta, where we can get anything that
can be had here; and persons locat-
ed there are certainly very easily
reached by friends, if necessary; and
so they feel that they are not entirely
isolated from their friends and fami-
lies as they are when they go to New
Mexico or even California"
That this region is free from ma
laria is evidenced by the following
statement from the veteran druggist
of Marietta
Marietta, April 25,1884.
For forty-three years (from 1889
to 1889, / conducted the leading
drug business in this county, and
during that time have never known
of case of fever and ague, or chills
and fever, to originate in Mariet-
| ia.
WILLIAM ROOT.
We present an engraving of Mr..
Roots old store, at present owned
by R. H. Northcutt, which is now,
as formerly, the leading drug house
in Marietta. The following letter
from Major Howell is evidence of
the healthfulness of this favored re-
gion:
Marietta, April %, 1884.
The writer of this settled in the
northeastern portion of Cobb county
Fifteen miles from this place., on
the eleventh day of June, 1885, at
which time the Cherokee Indians
were still here, but were removed by
the United States Government in
May, 1888, to their new homes in the
west, now known as the Indian Terri
tory. In 1849 | married Savannah
lady, and in 1850 settled in this
place. In 1851 l built the building,
of which an engraving appears in
this book, at a cost of about $4,000
and moved into it on the twenty-sec-
ond of February, 1852, and have oc-
cupied it up to the present time, and
have had born, and partly raise, fiji
teen children (nine boys and six
girls), the eldest about thirty, and
youngest about five years DID, all
now living, and as healthy as can be
found anywhere. am now in my
seventeen year, and never had a
spell of fever, pneumonia nor any
other dangerous disease in my life.
| have travelled east, west, north and
south, and have never yet found a
place, taking the year round that
will for climate, water and health,
excel Marietta, and to substantiate
this statement is the reason why /
entered into details above, and no
person from the east, north or west.
need have any fears of sickness from
a visit to this place at any time dur
ing the summer months. My occupa-
ton has been merchant, farmer, cot
ton ginning, wheat and corn grind
ing Myself and son, the firm known
as A. Howell & Son, at present run
a ginery also grind corn and wheat
at this place, by steam power We
have no fears of yellow fever or
cholera. We most cordially invite
all persons from the east, north and
west, who are threatened with pull
monary troubles, to come amongst
us and reap the reward of renewed
health, as many others have done. We
think the climate far better for such
than Florida, as the atmosphere is
much drier. Respectfully,
A. HOWELL.
Hotels.-To keep up the strength
is to keep the general health to a
high point, and as all human strength
is derived from the food eaten, good
food is absolutely necessary to Sc
cure perfect health; and in locations
where the majority of the hotels are
dependent upon canned food, good ,
nourishing food is difficult to OBJ
tam; on the contrary, at Marietta
the most delicious butter, the fresh
est eggs, fat lambs and tender chick
ems, are obtainable at all seasons
and the tourist returning northward
from Florida will be astonished at
the amount of flesh which he will
regain after a short sojourn at this
popular health resort. Here one is
sure of a good appetite, and mvaHds
who have long been troubled with
sleeplessness obtain refreshing sleep.
The Kennesaw House, at one en-
trance to which the cars stop, is