Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-09
florida: The Land Of FnChantmcnt.'

florida. Tho Land ot t.nChantfncrt.
lnCudlug an account =. uS romantic
hi,tor, from thc ,laN II Ponce dc Leon
and the other carly explorers and
settlers. and II, story nl ITS n3tlvc
Indians; a survey ot rs climate, laNeS
and rivers, and description ot rs
scrni, wonders. and lhundrHt animal
and llrd I,c. and a comprehensive re-
,lcW of the Florida oi today. rs State
important ior ITS industries, agriculture
ma educational advantages rs we'll
i. the unsurpassed and justly colo
IrafrG winter rC-ottS Ql AmCrlca. with
u.tar.llel. II attgactlpts !or health and
p,..~a. -.t>.i~ nature lovers, motor
l>'~ aul >,a-t~ncu Hv \Cvn g.
Winter. author 81 Tc>a~. the Marvel
lo.- 1L. Eu~~lau l,upIrc ot T.Cay
aud N-,erl3y. Nlc>cu and Her
PronIc +. Iod.y With 2 map and -
plat,~otubl.h ctgs- lrc in color Boston,
Mas m, pag, CO, - Beacon street.
Iucc 81 u,i
ilprm. d eN,r. b lu our thoughts ~
pr,~cu d d, lr riu%c from the
~fr. + 81 v..r tu1i,i- tlc haYpy pleasure
lruul 81 q via -cc> rclIci from over
WORK. rc>pts rom northern cold. J.
prs>4,i Il rcl,rldu. 81 hoiy ard mind
.iat ~. ucc,. ;uor. now lt.u tvCr bcforr.
Il ]. oar kulcla an. more wonderful IN IT'S
interests and diversions. rs hI~'orv and
resourrt- han IN, old world section that
could l., suggested People are going there
both winter nd summer, bcc4u>c IN tho
e,ld season il X vsrm AMI balunV and
during the. summer ii j. uo hotter than it
II ia thc Northern ur Middle St2tcs
Tor most oi us, Elofia means, first Of
all. the fame! land oi the spring Of
youth. that FIRST and never 20 be eradI-
Gated impression gotten lrOm our history
books Il meals Il VISION of Eiaglor and
hIs resorts and hlS RAILROADS. always IN the
public eve IN SuInc manner or other. and
then. too, % recalls oranges, pictures OF
aihgators ar the Everglades and the
inevitable Negro, lay and happy The
lorlda of industry Wc are apt TO over
look, bar there are great works there, in
addition 10 the recently developed ship
building plants and Tie vast fruit grow
ing areas HoadbuIidInG. for one thing,
has tccn pursleG with admirable energy
during the last few wears, and tins makes
II State for the InotoIl>t.
II Il = Stat. Tor everybody % whatever
taste or need. We find when We read Mr.
Winter ook lisc many Of the States Of
our union . hlg empire ID itself. that
lecl lon> 10 Youth with Is offers OF work
and NJ. restful resorts and secluded homes.
What q HISTORY II has must be read TO bc
appreciated - must we read of is large
,, sources to understand why there has
been "a grca; eNodu, thcr from the North
within Ia, las few carz Mr. Winter
h..- learned II and written OF IT, with q
deep sympathy and admiration COM
blncd with hi, intimate knowledge Of tie
STATE and ne ms treated il, past and
present u such q wonderfully delightful
,t1h Tint j, S pheasant and profitable
u..idiue from first page a. llst
The pictures III this volume are among
IT. best charms Both photogravures and
color plates are beautiful illustrations Of
the text. ana they, like the text, make the
reader long to visit that land Of wood and
water, TO see for himself lts great narvels,
and to view It IN the light OF a past ad-
mIrably set forth bv IT, author.
Received Of tie publishers.