What to see in America . ring conditions areideal. Jacksonville is only thirty hours from New York byfast trains. Twelve hours more take one to the southerntip of the state. Thus, within two days time, one maychange his winter environment from arctic to tropic; from iceand snow to gentle skies, unchilled waters, ever-bloomingflowers, and singing birds — and all this without leaving themainland of the United States. But persons who come toFlorida with the expectation of spending their midwinterin white linen lying on beds of roses under blossoming treesand palms, should change this delusion for
What to see in America . ring conditions areideal. Jacksonville is only thirty hours from New York byfast trains. Twelve hours more take one to the southerntip of the state. Thus, within two days time, one maychange his winter environment from arctic to tropic; from iceand snow to gentle skies, unchilled waters, ever-bloomingflowers, and singing birds — and all this without leaving themainland of the United States. But persons who come toFlorida with the expectation of spending their midwinterin white linen lying on beds of roses under blossoming treesand palms, should change this delusion for the far finer andtruer notion of a temperature just cool enough to save aman from degenerating into a luxurious vegetable of laziness,and just warm enough to be tranquilizing. Even if it chancesthat you have to endure a brisk cold spell, you can find cheerin the knowledgethat the North ishaving a bitterfreeze. All thenorthern half ofthe state is moreor less subject tofrosty nights, andnot until you getbeyond the main-. A Pine Woods Log-team 184 ^¥hBi to See in America land well down toward Key West do you reach the frostslimits. The rainy season is in summer. It does not consistof a steady downpour, but of afternoon thunder showerswhich come up in the heat of the day. Four months is itsusual duration. Improvement in health depends on taking advantage ofwhat the Florida winter has to offer — which is unlimitedopportunities for activity. To keep indoors, taking noregular exercise, and with the mind and body unemployed,offers little chance to gain. The climate cannot be toohighly praised for children. The winter is one long outdoorplay spell for them, and in general they are wholly free fromcoughs, colds, and other ailments. In many parts of Florida are interminable stretches oflong-leaved pine forests. The rough-barked tapering trunks rise straight as arrows,and lift their plumedtops sixty to one hun-dred feet in the needles are fromtwelve to eighteeninches long. Th
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