. The Daily union history of Atlantic City and County, New Jersey : containing sketches of the past and present of Atlantic City and County . aradise in which to escape the annovances of thehtated, bustling cities are numbered among the prominent of the nation. Hon. M. S. Quay, who is credited with being a judge of what is pleasing, visitsBrigantine frequently and there finds solace for the harassing cares of state bycatching drumfish, and the late Congressman Harmer. of Philadeljihia, also hada lovely cottage there. Artesian wells furnish water as pure as the air in which ( )ld (ilor\- rioats
. The Daily union history of Atlantic City and County, New Jersey : containing sketches of the past and present of Atlantic City and County . aradise in which to escape the annovances of thehtated, bustling cities are numbered among the prominent of the nation. Hon. M. S. Quay, who is credited with being a judge of what is pleasing, visitsBrigantine frequently and there finds solace for the harassing cares of state bycatching drumfish, and the late Congressman Harmer. of Philadeljihia, also hada lovely cottage there. Artesian wells furnish water as pure as the air in which ( )ld (ilor\- rioats abovethe highest building, while electric lights of many horse power make night asbrilliant as the brightest day. Graveled streets that invite driving and cycling have been built through andacross the island. Brigantine has recently awakeneil from l(.)ng time conservatism and ins])iredby well-directed enterprise is taking on new life and is making commehdableprogress. Its nearness to Atlantic Citv, its moderate cost of livin;:. its elegant hotelaccommodations make its natural features especially delightful to thousands ofpeople. (351). Sea Hii\ ^L kind l(ir centuries. Ancient writers tell us of the periodic niit;ralicin (it aris- tiicracx to the seashore at certain seasons, there to be restored and .-treniith-ened fur more tryin,!:; times in the interior. Modern civilization is still leaniint^ thesame lessim. Physicians and families leave pleasant homes for renewed vi-or andrecuperation by the rolling waves. The purest air in nature is that found on thehigh seas after traversing hundreds and thousands of miles of ])ure salt water, un-contaminated by smoke, dust and the exhalations of cities Here it is that saltmists and fogs clarify, purify, and ozonize vitalized air as only Mother Nature cando. to present it later for mans sustenance. Sea air is so tempered 1)\ its sur-roundings that in summer it is cooled by radiation from the cooler water tem-perature and in winter warmed b
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