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progress he must have home com- 

 forts. 



Many invalids suffering from 

 acute diseases come to Orlando try- 

 ing to practice stricter economy 

 than they employ at home; hire 

 uncomfortable rooms, do their own 

 cooking, and live on canned goods. 

 I have known many of these to die 

 of starvation, living on a diet of 

 toasted crackers, stewed prunes etc. 

 Proper nourishment is absolutely 

 necessary in our excellent climate, 

 and unless a person can digest 

 wholesome food, and has the means 

 to provide home comforts, he will 



out a stirring air, to make one 

 comfortable. Sultry weather is un- 

 known day or night. The ther- 

 mometer does not register so high 

 in Orlando during the summer 

 months as in northern cities, as the 

 report of Government Observer, 

 E. A. Richards clearly shows. 



"I have had charge of the 

 weather observers office at Orlando, 

 Florida since Nov. 10th 1893. From 

 data in my office I have completed 

 the following table. The maximum 

 point of heat for the past six years 

 has been: 



1894 97 Aug. 11 and 18. 



THE DARROW", ORLANDO, FLA. 



be a thousand times better off at 

 home. 



Relaxation of mind is essential, 

 and one should come prepared to 

 hunt, fish, and eat and sleep out of 

 doors. I have known many sad 

 cases of invalids who could not be 

 induced to remain in Florida even 

 when they were on the road to re- 

 covery, complaining unreasonably 

 that the summers were too warm. 

 After an almost continuous stay of 

 fifteen summers, I say with deliber- 

 ation, there is never an hour with- 



1895 97 June 23, 24, 25, July 

 31 Aug. 1, 19, 20, 23. 



1896 

 1897 

 1898 

 1899 

 5, 6, 9. 



97 Aug. 4th. 



95 June 24th. 



98 C July 18th. 



97 June 2, 3, 15, 16, Aug. 



E. A. RICHARDS, 



Weather Observer." 

 Orlando is situated on a dividing 

 ridge midway between the Atlantic 

 and the Gulf of Mexico. It is built 

 on high rolling pine land; the air is 

 pure, wholesome and invigorating, 



