TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I.— What Florida Offers. Page 



Comfort and Competence for the Honest and Industrious. 

 Increase of Prosperity, and Population of the State. Good 

 Investment for both Capital and Labor. Health for the 

 In valid 9 



CHAPTER IL— A Backward Glance. 



Why Florida is called "A New Country." A Glimpse 



of her History 24 



CHAPTER III.— Climate. 



Proved by Comparison and Statistics to be the Finest in 

 the World. Scientifically '• Moderately Dry :" Variation 

 of Temperature Just Sufficient for Health and Comfort. 42 



CHAPTER IV.— Health. 



The First Consideration. Statistics Prove Florida to be 

 the Healthiest State in the Union. Safe to Settle at all 

 Times of the Year. Purity of the Air. Points in Lo- 

 cating : Water, Wells, and Filters 55 



CHAPTER V. — Temperature. Winter. Summer. 



Violent Changes almost unknown. Mild Winters. Cooler 



in Summer than in the Northern States 77 



CHAPTER VI.— Pine Lands and Hammocks. 



Diversity of Soil and Surface. Relative Value in Pro- 

 ductiveness and Healthfulness 90 



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