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Show CALIFORNIA FOR HEALTH. Mild Climate, Rare Medical Springs and Charming' Scenery. There are many conditions of the body in which a change of environment Is far more valuable as a remedial agent than all the medicine that can be prescribed. California is pcculin'-'y fitted to give all that nature can give in this direction. direc-tion. To the newcomer the environment environ-ment Is so strange and so striking that it claims tle undivided attention. Everywhere and all the time there Is something strange and Interesting to see. Of climatic conditions the invalid has a wide range from which to choose: In elevation from about 300 feet below sea level to 6000 to 7000 above; In humidity hu-midity from the moist sea breezes of the coast to tho dry. Invigorating air of the inland mountain ranges; in temperature, tem-perature, from the almost perpetual summer of the southern part of the State to the more severe, though not unpleasant climate of the upper Sierras. Si-erras. In addition to all this, there are numerous nu-merous mineral springs, many of them having marked medicinal qualities, which have already won for them a wld reputation. At some of these sanitariums have been erected, and all the conveniences of modern civilization are at hand. There, too. one can enjoy a more healthful and varied diet than Is accessible acces-sible in any other locality. Fresh fruits and vegetables the year round; an abundance of wild games and meats that are nutritious and hlghly-llavored. A climate where even a delicate person per-son can. with no fear of taking cold, spend ten or twelve months In the open air. needs few accessories In the work of restoring impaired health or vitality. vital-ity. Great numbers of semi-Invalids already go to California to escape the cold of the Eastern winters, and find to their constant surprise that a greater great-er part of a California winter Is almost an exact counterpart of the balmiest days of an Eastern spring. For descriptive and Illustrative literature, liter-ature, call on or .address D. R. Gray, general agent Southern Pacific company. com-pany. 201 Main street, Salt Lake Clly, Utah. |