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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 ns a remedial agent than all the medicine that can be prescribed. California Is peculiarly 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 the undivided attention. Everywhere and all tho 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 G00O to 7000 abpve; In humidity hu-midity from the moist sea breezes of the coast to the dry, Invigorating air of the inland mountain ranges; In temperature, tem-perature, from the almost perpetual summer of the southern part of the Stato to the more severe, though not unpleasant climate of tho 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 wide reputation. At some of these sanitariums have been erected, and all the conveniences of modern civilization arc at hand. There, too, one can enjoy a more healthful and varied diet than Is accessible acces-sible In any other locality. Fresh fruits nd vegetables the year round; an abundance of wild games and meats that are nutritious and highly-flavored. 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 seml-lnvallds already go to California to oscape tho cold of the Eastern winters, and find to their constant surprise thRt 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 City, Utah. |