Excursions And Lessons in Home Geography

rn people. For many miles the Halifax River, from a half to three-quarters of a mile wide, runs southward parallel to the coast, leaving a narrow strip of land two-thirds of a mile wide, separating the river from the ocean. Along the inner or western bank of this river, among beautiful groves and thickets of live oak, pine, and palmetto, lies the town of Daytona, a paradise of beautiful homes, forested streets, and perfect roads for bicycles and carriages. From the town three long bridges stretch across the Halifax River to the strip of wooded land whose eastern margin is washed by the tides of the ocean. This wooded peninsula is laid off by pleasant streets and adorned with many parklike grounds and luxurious winter homes built by Northern wealth. It really consists of a series of sand ridges or dunes, with low swales between, built up by the ocean tides and winds. On its eastern edge is the last of these sand ridges, rising fifteen or twenty feet above high tide and wide enough for a row of cottages facing the oceanand used by people who wish to spend a few days or weeks on the ocean shore and beach. Landing at Daytona with a family of five boys and girls, the youngest three years old, we soon found a hack to carry us across the bridge to the seashore. The ocean as it came in sight was greeted with a shout, for inland children are strongly impressed at the first view of the wide-spreading waters, and by the noise of the breakers pounding on the sandy be... --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.