The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1917-05-11
AN INTERESTING OLD
BOOK ABOUT CITY
Of MARIETTA
Many Interesting Pictures OF
Old Scenes Found In
The B o o k.
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no part of the country are tne re-
marks of Prof. Kerr more applica-
BILE than to this region.
In regard to the effect of the eli
mate of Marietta upon pulmonary in
valids we present the views of Dr.
P. r. Cortelyou, who has been a resi-
dent of Marietta for several years.
At a meeting of the Kings County
Medical Society at Brooklyn, N. Y,
Nov. 1888 DIR. Cortelyou an old mem
Der of the Society, being present, was
called upon to relate his experience
in regard to the climate of Georgia
as a place of residence for persons
affected with pulmonary and throat
troubles. DIR. Cortelyou said Il do
not know that ! can give you inform
alton in regard to the treatment Of
any special disease, and what shall
say will be very informal | came
here tonight DESTROYS of seeing the
old society with which was connect
ed in former days, and to see some
of the gentlemen with whom | was
acquainted in former times. While
we all know that climate is in no
sense absolutely curative of any di-
sease, yet we all are aware that it ex-
ercises a very beneficial influence in
the treatment of many diseases, and
especially pulmonary and throat
troubles. 1t was my misfortune a
number of years ago, as some of the
gentlemen present know, to be trou-
bled with pulmonary difficulty, and
/ suffered from severe hemmor-
rhages, and was generally considered
in a precarious condition, so much
that it was necessary for me to go a.
way from this climate, and to find
some place where there could be
some chance of prolonging my days.
My first experience was Southern
Georgia, where l went in 1875 at a
place about twenty five miles from
Florida, in a sandy section, the wood
being pine, and the elevation being
800 feet above the level of the sea.
] passed the winter there and found
the climate in many respects very de-
lghtful and very beneficial to me
during the winter. The average tenn
perature for that section for the
winter is about siXty-five degrees.
The weather is such, of course, as
to allow me to be in the open air a
great deal of the time. The main
difficulty experienced by myself, and
the same difficulty l found was ex-
perienced by others, was in the
dampness. There was good deal of
moisture and considerable foggy
weather, which affected many very
unpleasantly, many others more than
myself, and also in the feeling, es-
pecially towards the spring, of relax
alton and debility. | found that in
the morning | did not feel as refresh
ed after sleep as | desired. / then
came north in the spring, and after
remaining in Brooklyn, for about two
months, was troubled again with
my old difficulty, hemorrhage, and
general bad health | then went
back to the southern portion of Geor.
gia, and found that as l had done
so badly in coming North in summer
| would remain in the southern part
of Georgia during the summer
remained there until about the mid
die of July, by which time | got en-
ough of summer The result was
typhoid fever, before the summer
was finished. | made up my mind
therefore, that however the climate
might agree with me in winter, il
would not do for me in summer. My
idea, then, was to find a climate suit
able all the year round; and that il
seemed to nae after careful study was
the climate which l desired This
changing from one place to another
| found, caused me to lose about as
much as gained, and if could fine
a climate where / could live through
the year, could gain ground.
then went to upper Georgia, and fin.
ally located at Marietta, situated in
latitude of "a degrees, about twenty
miles north of Atlanta, with an ele
walton of about 1850 feet above tbs
level of the sea. The country is roll
ing, and the soil is of a red choco
late color, similar to that which pre-
walls in eastern Tennessee and Vir
ginia. The water is '"freestone,' bur
there is an absolute freedom from
all malarial troubles so prevalent il
many of our southern States, espe
cially in Florida, and some parts OF
Georgia. l found the atmosphere
was more celebrating and bracing
The average temperature for the
winter months is As degrees, and fol
the summer rs degrees; but / may
saw during NV racidanon tbara