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recently sent a patient to Atlanta, with the injunction to “live there as, after investigating the climates of the United States he had come to the con clusion that it had the best climate in the United States.” Having shown that Atlanta has an equable temperature; a small annual and daily range; relative humidity be tween the extremes; a comparatively small degree of cloudiness and rain-fall semi-tropical, the writer feels that the factors show a good sum on the side of salubrity. The full force in mercantile and me chanical or manufacturing establish ments can work, without discomfort, the entire year. With Atlanta’s low summer temperature and healtnfulness, it offers inducements to northern man ufacturers who may desire proximity to cheap pig iron of superior quality, and forests of hard wood convenient. To their laborers they can say, that the saving in fuel and by wearing thinner clothing than in the North are equivalent to an advance of 20 per cent, on wages. ADAPTATION OF THE CLIMATE TO DIS EASE. The writer is now brought to the di rect consideration of the diseases to which the climate is remediable. Bron chial Catarrh, including chronic Bron chitis, whether the expectoration is scant or profuse, Laryngeal and Pharyngeal Catarrhs, especially those cases complicated with aural troubles, so common and intractable in the North, are readily cured. To the ar my of consumptives Atlanta, and the region tributary to it, offer asylums. The consumptive may choose an ele vation of from l,10(> feet at Atlanta, to 3,000 on the Blue Ridge mountains, north of there. Patients, more than physicians, are generally blamable for not promptly seeking a change of climate, upon the discovery that a lung has become tub erculased. Why persons cannot realize that the same causes that produce an affection will aggravate it, and for that reason they should early abandon home for a suitable climate, is enigmatical. Ear ly changes are curative in a large pro portion of cases. After softening has progressed the proportion of recoveries is small. Life is, however, prolonged by a change, even then. Medical lit erature contains reliable accounts of cures after cavities have formed. Few persons have the perseverance to fol low out such a hygienic regimen as is absolutely indispensible to a cure. Without which cure is impossible. And where health is being restored, it is always the better part of wisdom to remain and establish a new home. Northern Georgia is favorable to re covery from Catarrh of the Apex, Chronic Pneumonia, Caseous Phthisis, if destruction of tissue is not so advan ced as to forbid active and persistent out-door life. Its climate is especially conducive to the cure of Catarrhal Pneumonia and Fibroid Phthisis, Haemoptysis, Catarrh of the Bladder, Dyspepsia, Insomnia, Nervous affec tions and Chlorosis. Persons broken down by disease or overwork will soon gain strength and spirits by a residence in Atlanta or oue of its numerous sub urbs. The general healthfulness of a region is popularly measured by the ratio of deaths from consumption. Folks die everywhere. If they do not die from consumption in sections of the low country, in great numbers, the pro portion dying from malaria may be as great as from consumption in some re gions of the North. In north Georgia the mean is struck in both diseases. A study of the accompanying mortali ty tables, collated from the reports of the Census of 1880, may prove to be interesting. Prof. Henry T. Campbell, of Au gusta, Georgia, ex-President of the American Medical Association, recent ly gave the writer abundant informa tion to show that the region in and about Augusta has been preventive of the development of consumption in persons whose progenitors died of the disease, contracted in the North. Re search in relation to the region about Atlanta goes to prove that a like pro phylaxis prevails there. There are now living in Atlanta a mother and two adult sons, sole survi vors of a family of ten. The husband of the lady, three sons and three daughters died of consumption. The mother and the remaining sons moved to Atlanta years ago to escape the fate of the other members of the family. The sons had premonitory symptoms ol consumption at their native place. The mother had hemorrhages. The tendency to which has been entirely overcome by her residence in Atlanta. Several nieces of the head of the family died of consumption. The gen tlemen do not wish their names pub lished, but should any persons be curi ous to have them verify these state ments the writer will furnish their names. Other testimony in support of the preventive properties of the cli mate of Georgia in persons of the con sumptive type is attainable. To those, North or South, in whose families there is a tendency to con sumption, Georgia offers a home where its development would be prevented. Dr. Richards, referring to a change of climate for the aged, quotes Dr. Weber as follows: ‘ ‘Low temperature, cold winds, rapidly occurring changes of weather and a low degree of relative humidity are badly borne. High al titude stations are to be avoided at all seasons, but in summer mountain re sorts of moderate elevation may be cho sen. Any person in the primary stage of consumption, who will live in the neighborhood of Atlanta, keep out of billiard rooms, hotel-offices and other places with vitiated and confined air, ride horse-back, or what is even bet ter, —walk, sleep in a second story, well ventilated, sunny room, eat solid, substantial food, avoid stimulants (un less prescribed by a physician) and ex cesses of any kind, bathe frequently and seek refined and cheerful society will recover health. A material advantage in choosing the vicinity of a large city as a place of resort is that, men who have form ed business habits are thrown into a ousiness atmosphere. Many opportu nities for investment are presented, so that, as health is regained one can find profitable employment for mind and capital. Ratio of deaths from Malarial Fever in 100,000 of Population. City of Atlanta, lO. ( White population.) Northern Georgia, 31. “ Illinois, 33. Kentucky, 43. “ Indiana, 44. Kansas, 72. Missouri, <■" 72. All persons in Illinois, lowa, Wis consin, Minnesota or eastern Missouri, who intend going south, or expect to ship freight south, should call on or write to Thos. McGill, General North western Agent, Western & Atlantic Railroad and Associated Roads, at 79 Clark St., Chicago, 111. I Persons in the Northwest who desire information about passenger rates, schedules, etc., to Atlanta, Florida, I THE KENNESAW GAZETTE. . 00 O c o . . 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Considering its size, Marietta is one of the choicest centres of culture and refinement of any city in the South. We may properly term her, “Little Paris,” as she merits the title. TJie Kennesaw Royte always ahead, death rate from consumption of only 70 per 100,000 of white population, and a mortality of only 16 per 100,000 from malarial fevers. This paper would be incomplete were the interests of the Army of In nocents neglected. There follows a ta ble showing the proportion of deaths among children under five years of age in 100,000 of living population, as shown by the report of the Census of 1880. SPATES. Male. Female Northern Georgia, *3,200 2,840 Maine, 3,410 3,275 lowa, 3,630 3,020 Minnesota 3JOO 3,020 Kentucky, *3,850 3,470 Michigan 3 } 870 3,280 Ohio, 4,130 3,630 New Hamphire, 4,190 3,420 Coast of California, 4,130 3,720 Pennsylvania, 4,750 Kansas, 4,000 4.490 Indiana, 5,020 4,460 Illinois, 5,040 4,350 Missouri, 5.420 4,730 New Jersey, 5,590 4,830 Plains of Colorado 6,190 4,800 Maryland, *6,300 5,410 New York, 6,410 5,540 Massachusetts, 6,960 5,980 CITIES. San Francisco, Cal 7,480 6,270 New Orleans, La *7,740 6,510 Philadelphia, Pa 7,760 7,090 Pittsburg, Pa 7,490 7,230 Cleveland, O 8,030 7,230 Cincinnati, 0"... 9,150 7,780 Brooklyn, N. Y 9,370 8,230 St. Louis, Mo 9,440 8,120 Baltimore, Md *10,210 8,870 Boston, Mass 10,239 8,490 New York City 11,580 9,920 Note. —Where the ratio is given for States in which the ratio for any of the cities is given the mortality for those States is exclusive of that in the cities. Sums with the asterisk (*) are for white population only. Passengers leaving Cincinnati in the sleeping cars on the 8:10 p. m. train and coming via Western & Atlantic Railroad, have only one change of cars, and that at dinner-time the next day in the Union Depot, Atlanta, for Grovetown, Augusta, Aiken and Charleston. Marietta is the sanitarium of North Georgia. ESTABLISHED 1888. KELLY & DAVENPORT, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN WHISKIES TOBACCOS & CIGARS, 833 Market and 13 & 15 W. Ninth Streets, Oiiattanooga, Tenn. OUR SPECIALTY: 200 Barrels Four-year-old Sour Mash Corn Whisky, AT $2 PER GALLON. Write for prices on our pure old Liquors, etc. KELLY & DAVENPORT, Chattanooga, Tenn. BOARD. MARIETTA, CA., Forty-five minutes ride from Atlanta on the West ern & Atlantic Railroad with six trains each way daily. The beautiful site called “THE HEDGES.” There are a number of fine rooms in the main building and adjoining cottages, with large and ovely grounds, also a free livery for the exclu sive use of guests. Situated on Powder Springs street, within three minutes drive or ten minutes walk of railroad depot, the churches «gid shop ping and in full view of the Kennesaw Mountains. Table service strictly first-class. For terms apply to JAMES A. LAFITTE, (IRJ n ■' tywager, 7