Buchanan County bulletin

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ber tried down for oil, Tlie turtle,

both the green edible species and

the hamsbill, are abundant in the

deep sea, a few miles from land.

migration than in several of our new

States* The eastern portion of the

island^is constantly swept by the

trade winds, and they are much

more healthy than in Hayti, to which

the ravages of the yellow fever are

chiefly confined. The losses of the

Spanish army from illness were

largely dnc to the lack of sanitary

care, and the commissioners are sat

isfied that their losses have been

largely exaggerated. The commis

sioners have given special attention

to the matter of health, and, besides

getting information from other quar

ters, they have charged two medi

cal gentlemen to report specially

upon it, and their reports are ap

pended. Their conclusion is this:

The popular idea that the Domini

can territory is particularly un

healthy, and that persons visiting

it are peculiarly liable to fyel/fr. fe

ver, is entirely erroneous, So,

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erage general health and longevity

is quite equal to, and probably great

er than, the United States upon the

whole. Immigrants arc not liable

to any more disturbance of general

health than persons passing from the

old to the new States of the United

States, and, saving upon the sea

coast, the process is so simple as to

escape notice. Taking the year

through, as much agricultural work

can be done without affecting the

health as can be done in our Mid

dle and Western States, and with

greater results. Persons in all cir

cumstances can hert", by selecting

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Buchanan County bulletin. (1871). Independence, Iowa, 1871-04-14. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84027186/1871-04-14/ed-1/?sp=1

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Buchanan County bulletin, 1871-04-14.