The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-12-10
Indian GUNNER.

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4 paprr read before the National lnstii,he
by Professor Jacobs, of Pennsylvania Col
lcge. says the Baltimore American, treats"
these almost hciic phchbincha 50 cnaiae'c'-
iStic OF orr autumnal skies during the con-
tinmancc uf what is called Indian summer
The learned c>sayiSt says that TINS au'nm-
nal season is only one oi class 81 s'Nnar
phenomena occurring at lai!"'l> 'ilncsVi
ing the year. He dc.i rbars ihrN' S''clui
seasons as follows. giving II as lis oli'ith
that they occur when either the temperature
or the pressure of the atmosphere, OF both
together base attained their hightH d' elec
or their lowest, and a.c about to lass 10 the
opposite tNtIoHc:--
Seasons OF tomlalniNc rest in tic atmos-
phctt are of FREQUENT occurrence, and the
sky is scarcely ever free iiom matter, whats
ever that may lie hich destroys its 'rans-
palcncy.
-Four periods occur, however, during ire
year with considerable regularity, at which
are TO be- witnessed the grand distinguishing
characteristics lust named. .....y. .fs
The first occurs with but little vara'ich
Us 10 time. n, about the close ct oct0lef. cr
beginning Of November. Its :, aIcsl. tver
as late as tic 18th or BIB Il t!'G !a'i.i nam
cd month. This is the period ~! tie 'Ihui-
an Summer" properly so called In us Gu-
Iaicn il is not perfectly uniform. Seine
times il lasts two or three weeks, ana al 9TH
orS only few DAYS. During the autumn
Of 'i3, it continued cnly for five days. VIZ
from the :Sth of October to the I'd OF No.
vembcr. and was then so family marked. M
10 havelcd many persons to suppose thaiior
that year there was no Indian Summer. and
was, therefore, scarcely dis!insuishablt ircin
the rest Of tic season.
The second occurs about Tic middle or
close of April. Though not in general SO
well characterized as the period just namedj
il is sometimes 50 distinctly marked astoa at
tract the attention Of even the casual obser-
yer. A remarkable instance of this kind
, occurred during the spring OF 1923. From
the l1th or 18th Of April TO the 9Th Of May,
period of three weeks, the atmosphere was
subject to bit little disturbance: the winds
were gentle: but few clouds were to he
seen: no lain fell TO water the earth, and
the sky was darkcncd by what had the ape
pcarancc Of smoke, which was afterwards
enforced by real smoke. arising frcm extern
sivc fires then prevailing in our mountain
forests. But during every year, perhaps
without exception, this peculiar state Of
weather may be noticed at This period, some.
! The third period occurs from about the
middle Of January to the first week in Feb.
ruary, aud continues from five or six DAYS
TO three weeks. During this season Il not
unfrcqucntly happens that the farmers in
Pennsylvania and Maryland plough the
grounds designed for the reception Of their
spring crops. Among the more remarkable
examples of this kind might be named the
winters of 1877 and 1918, and those Of 1912
and 1913. Every year, however, as might
be expected, is not alike in this respect, just
| rs is the case with the s'Indian SumfnerD y
! fourth period Of similar atmospheric
condition exists during the month Of August.
The atmosphere has been sunk in state Of
almost perfect rcpose. The breeztS from
the south and southwest, which had almost
daily, during the months Of June and July,
refreshed us, aud thus rendered the heat less
oppressive. have died away. The stagnant
and Sulry air has its transparency destroyed
by . thin haze Of smoke, through which dis
tant objects appear Of Il whitish blue color.
/ Thunder clouds have diminished in freWen-
cy and extent, and hence. except during exi
traoidinary seasons, the month Of August is
d; iicieht in rain. The widely extended
rain cloud does, indeed, come with its re-
trcshing and cheering showers, but these it
distils rather gently and quietly, and, after
it has passed away, il leaves dusky a!fnos-
phcIc. 1t is about the middle of the month
when this state Of weather mostly occurs.
Agrccably 10 these views, there are, there
fore, four grand periods at which smoky
or ha2y atmosphere pre- cminently prevails,
viz two OF greater intensity, Occurring about
n month or six weeks after the auinmrai
and vvrnal VQuinCNeS, and two Of less mi,n.
lsi. |, 4 f,fip IL Cl
about the same length Of time artcr the sum.
mcr or winter so'sticcs. The au,unnal is
Of the greatest intensity, particularly 20, d,
the immense volumes If actual smoke.
which are thrown Into H., all from ten ,lo,I.
sand fires kndlcd ty Indians md hunters
among the western forests s'rcwcd with tie
recently fallen foliage, and their sombre hue
to the already 'yS'ug Napor smoke. The
Indian Sumner u. therefore, oilv cue &c
these four periods, and subject, like the rest,
to vary exceedingly IN character and d,ua.
ton, during different Years.
The papers make an unnecessary novelty
/, OF tho Chinese ,dolJosh, as though we Chris.
tiau> have not our JoSh. rs well ~ tn, hi.
ucHc wor>mppcrs of Boodha. lo-bc.sufe,
we tic not feed our Josh with slowed iais
aud roasted dogs; Int VT make cosilcr sac
niic'S othc huge IDOL Our Christian Josh
is money. aud We cItuth N, lis fr,t and neV
homage TO the mou,tcr. lfaiirh man com
, m!is q crime, JOSH Screens him !rcin tic
penalty; If lich man p,tS drunk, Josh
will not allow him 10 be called by the Harsh
I name at drnnhnld: il hc dcccivcs a roor
, gls! and corrupt. her. Josh hushrs thc mat
, ter up-n short, our Josh, instead of being
. Scn,,lcSs block Of wood like the Chinese
, idol. is an active agent, who everywhere
makes his power felt. and is everywhere
worshppcd. The Chinese have The ndvnn.
trgc of as: their Josh canlo them no harm;
, ours makes wrong right ana oppression law.
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u y lN1UrkS LirE SAVED ny ms S0S.-
Among the dCSCrtcrs tried aud sentenced IN
Il be hung in Mexico, was n man named Id
\ ward McllcnrI, ci the 4th artillery. Gen.
5 ciai Scott. ms Cummandcr-iu-chicih had the