Here’s an interesting Broadside I found recently on the Internet – published in 1938 by Scientific Living out of Sebring, Florida.
The three zones referred to are Tropical, Temperate and Frigid. “The Tropical is the Zone of Life and Home of Humanity, The Temperate is the Zone of Hibernation. Where vegetation and animals are smaller. And the Frigid is the Zone of Death. Its intense cold and eternal snow make living there impossible.”
It goes on to say that “Doctors declare that they can cure your mental and physical ills. Politicians assert they can cure your economical ills. The fact they cannot do these things is proven by ages of sad experience.” Interesting words in this current period of economic downturn!
The point of the whole article (I believe) is to convince people that Florida is THE place to live. “By returning to the Zone of Life, Great will be your reward.” I happen to live in Florida and love it… but I’m not sure I’d categorize it as “The Zone of Life.” I’ll leave you to decide.
I’m Tom Murphy and thanks for helping me give Ephemera the encore it deserves.
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