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and clear, and frosts rarely come before the end of October. 
The inhabitants of the hilly tracts, two hundred miles from 
the coast, enjoy an agreeable climate, which is favorable to 
health. The cotton in these hill regions, being less exposed, 
is allowed to hang longer, so as to become perfectly ma- 
ture. White labor, well directed, will doubtless be ade- 
quate to the production of crops two hundred miles from 
the coast ; but in the more southern regions negro labor is, 
as a general thing, more profitable. 
South Carolina. — The winter of the lower parts of this 
State is mild, and snow seldom falls near the sea. The 
cold weather terminates in March, when snow and heavy 
rains usually occur. April and May are commonly dry 
months. In the low country the heat of summer is in- 
tense, but the climate is liable to sudden changes of tem- 
perature, when it is damp with fogs and heavy dews. 
June, July, and August are usually the wettest months, and 
the rains consist of heavy bursts and frequent showers. 
November is usually fine, even after the coming of frosts, 
which sometimes do not occur until December. In the 
upper country frost appears earlier and continues later ; but 
the weather is not so variable. In winter the cold is con- 
siderable, but does not last very long. The climate of the 
Santee hills, which are situated eighty or ninety miles 
from the coast, is similar in character. 
Florida. — The climate of Florida has long been ex- 
tolled as the most genial and equable on this continent, 
and its fame in that respect formerly attracted to the State 
invalids from all parts of the country. The average degree 
of temperature is about 73° F., and in no part of the State 
does the difierence between summer and winter exceed 
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