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into full iMossom and use. for which Nature intended and gave 

 them to us. 



The climate is ideal, and the State is as free from diseases, 

 from local climatic causes, as is any portion of the country. 

 The death rate last year for the whole State was amazingly 

 small, and epidemics were unknown. The summers here are 

 long, but not as oppressive as in higher latitudes, there being 

 almost continual refreshing breezes from the coast. Miasma 

 is found only in the low, bottom lands, where fevers are little 

 known, but the rosin in the pine belt have a most soothing and 

 healthful effect. The mean temperature in the northern part 

 of the State is 75 in summer, and 42 in winter; and in the cen- 

 t'-al part 81 in summer and 49 in winter,; while in the southern 

 portion it is 80 for summer and 52 for winter; the average 

 rainfall is 52.5 inches, and there is not much variation in the 

 different sections. 



THE WEATHER. 



The weather reports give figures and facts that are not dis- 

 puted. The snowfall for the year is very small — an inch or 

 two for an entire season being very rare. Read the following 

 figures and compare with reports for your own section. 



For the month of June for 34 years the weather has been as 

 follows : 



Temperature. — ^lean or normal temperature. 80. The 

 warmest month was that of 1897, with an average of 83. The 

 coldest month was that of 1884, with an average of 76. The 

 highest temperature was 100, on 27th, 1881. The lowest tem- 

 perature was 48 deg., on ist, 1889. 



• The earliest date on which first "killing" frost occurred in 

 Autumn, October 21st. Average date on which first "kil- 

 ling" frost occurred in Autumn, November 8th. Average date 

 on which last "killing" frost occurred in spring, April 5th. 



Participation. — (Rain or melted snow.) — Average for the 

 month. 4.46 inches. Average number of days with .01 of an 

 inch or more, 12. The greatest monthly precipitation was 

 11.05 iiiches, in 1876. The least monthly precipitation was 0.90 

 inches, in 1880. The greatest amount of precipitation recorded 

 in 24 consecutive hours was 4.20 inches, on 12th and 13th, 

 1884. 



