“Several families from New York have recently arrived at Velasco. We understand they intend settling in the southern part of Washington county. They will meet with many New Yorkers in Texas whose hale and rugged appearance will furnish them with the most satisfactory testimony that the climate of this country is as healthy as that of New York. We have a word of advice for them which will apply to all emigrants from the North. Avoid all undue exposure to the noon-day sun; eat but little salted food; use no ardent spirits; and if possible drink only at breakfast, dinner and supper. What is commonly styled the acclimative fever of this country, is induced, we believe almost invariably, by an excess in drinking, and a careless exposure to the sun.”
