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now & it may not be any higher. I wish I could see you & talk over with you about Minnesota & elsewhere. We must decide soon where we will spend the winter. Mr Gale thought we had better come up there say the 1st of Oct, & try the climate. I do not know. He said by giving him 3 weeks notice he could rent for us a comfortable house for from 25 to 30 dollars a month. He saw many come there & derived great benefit, in faith got quite comfortable. I met many who went there with hemorrhages & who say they have had none there & feel quite well. I have heard of others who run right down I am inclined to think the climate would do you good & perhaps it would me. It would make the children vigorous I think. There is no ague in that part of Minnesota they tell me. I know of no place outside of the suburbs of Boston where I would as soon live if I could as in Minneapolis. They raise no applies there. The winter kills the trees. In Wisconsin they have an abundance of apples. Minneapolis market is well supplied with fruit brought from the south. Southern & central Ill. is the fruit garden of the world. Chicago Market is flooded with fruit. Mr. Butt's folks said we could get good board in Minneapolis during the winter for 6 dollars a week & Eddie, Winnie & George, half price & Artie nothing they thought. Board in the winter is much cheaper than in the summer as the pleasure seekers are gone. This would make our board 21 dollars a week besides our washing. They said we could live much cheaper than that if we rented a house. If we should conclude to go there to spend the winter, perhaps we better board till we see how the climate affects us. Board in Asheville N.C. in Getchels institution is 7 dollars a week, but I was told in Chicago we could rent good houses for 10 dollars a month & every thing in the eating line was cheap but it was difficult to get beef. We could live there probably much cheaper than in Minneapolis but could not board as cheap & we should not want to move our things till we know how the climate effected us. I am inclined to think you need a bracing atmosphere & if so Minneapolis is the place. In the summer the seaside would be good for you if you need bracing air. Doct. Hatch of Minneapolis has a daughter in decline & he took her to the seaside this summer & she derived great benefit & gained much in flesh & strength, when