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the sea--abounding in pleasant and fertile valleys, large and valuable forests, together with many beautiful lakes, nearly all of which are filled with the purest of water and with great numbers of the finest fish. While the attractions of Minnesota for the tourist and emigrant have been duly considered in these pages, those of the climate for the invalid have received especial consideration, and we have added such hints and suggestions as circumstances seemed to demand; together with observations on other localities and climates favorable to pulmonic complaints. BROOKLYN, N.Y., 1871. CONTENTS. INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER. LEADING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE STATE. The water system of the State.--Its pure atmosphere.--Violations of hygienic laws.--A mixed population.--General features of the country.--Intelligence of the population.--The bountiful harvests.--Geographical advantages. CHAPTER II. THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI. The source of the river.--The importance of rivers to governments as well as commerce.--Their binding force among peoples.--The rapids at Keokuk.--Railroad and steamboat travelling contrasted.--Points at which travellers may take steamers.--Characteristics of Western steamboats.--Pleasuring on the Upper Mississippi.--The scenery and its attractions. CHAPTER III. RIVER TOWNS. Brownsville, the first town.--The city of La Crosse.--Victoria and Albert Bluffs.--Trempeleau and Mountain Island.--The city of Winona.--Its name and origin.--The Winona and St. Peters Railroad--The Air-Line Railroad.--Her educational interests.--Advancement of the West.--The towns of Wabasha and Reed's Landing.--Lake Pepin and Maiden's Rock.--Romantic story.--An old fort.--Lake City and Frontenac.--Red Wing and Hastings.--Red Rock. CHAPTER IV. ST. PAUL. As seen from the deck of the steamer.--The pleasant surprise it gives the visitor.--Impressions regarding new places.--The beauties of the city.--The limestone caves.--Pere Louis Hennepin.--The population of St. Paul.--Its public buildings and works.--A park wanted.--The geological structure of the country.--St. Paul, the Capital city.--Its railroad connections.--The head of navigation.--Impressions. CHAPTER V. CLIMATE. The climatic divisions of the country.--Periodical rains.--Prevailing winds of the continent.--Changes of temperature.--Consumption in warm climates.--Cold, humid atmospheres.--What climate most desirable for the consump
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