100 HOME LIFE IN FLORIDA. 



CHAPTEK VII. 



"where shall I SETTLE?" 



The very first question that arises and imperatively calls 

 for a decision, after the great question of ''to be or not to 

 be" a Floridian has been answered in the affirmative, is : 



" Where shall I settle?" 



In its narrower sense the query is quickly and emphati- 

 cally answered : "In the piney woods — never in the low 

 hammocks." In its broader sense the answer is not so 

 ready, and, Yankee-like, must be primarily answered by 

 another question : 



"What is your special object? The best climate for a 

 consumptive ? " 



Then locate in South Florida, by all means. 



Do you want to raise oranges, lemons, guavas, bananas, 

 pineapples ? 



South Florida again. 



Is it merely your object to secure a climate less boister- 

 ous than that of the more northward Southern States, 

 where you can raise peaches, pears, plums, and put early 

 vegetables into the northern markets ? where you can raise 

 the regular farm products, oats, corn, rye, and potatoes ? 



Then Northern or Middle Florida will suit you just as 

 w^ell, if not better, than the more tropical divisions. Their 

 soil is richer as a rule, and the two or three hundred miles 

 of distance saved in time and freight make a respectable 

 item in the balancing of accounts. 



And now it strikes us that we have used the term of 

 Northern, Middle, and South Florida, and it is not likely 

 that one in ten of our readers will understand what these 

 terms signify. Let us explain. 



