North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-06-04
THE SIMEON.


The effects of the Simeon are instant sreo.
every living creature that happens to be ,vi,b 10
sphere OF It's activity, and immediate putrosa.a The
the carcasses OF the dead. The Arsbians d;aS Of
approach by an unusual redness in the air lis
say that they feel and smell of sulphur as il 'ne
me oniy means by WHICH any person can DIaa ssS
himself from SOLDERING by these noxious Ill., pesefVe
throwing himself down, with his face nnon Is by
till this whrlwlnd of poisonous exhalation earth
ed over. which always moves at a certai t nlS pass
the atmosphere. Instinct even teaches H. sht in
incline their heads to the ground On these ous 10
The Arabs of the desert call these winds SSaSOns
or poison, and the Turks MamueucIa mr. w. IIeaoIN
ria, from which it formed The SanlieL 'TbO SY'
is sometimes SO excessive, that it is diicnl, neat
any idea of its violence, without HAVING axno iOfl
1t; but 1t may be compared to the heat nf ,'eHced
oven at the moment OF drawing out the broad uage
these winds begin to blow the atmosphere " nsn
an alarming aspect The sky, at other tines 1ssu3es
In this climate, becomes dark and heavy; and ba af
loses his splendof, and appears of violet co SA
air is not cloudy. but grey and thick, and is me
filled with an extremely subtle dust which n.y.. Ecl
everywhere. This wind, always light and r"S
not at first remarkably hot but increases j.; ru, IS
proportion as it continues. All animated bodioa
discover il, by the change it produces in them SA
lungs, which too ref ned air no longer ernan lne
contracted, and become painful. RespratioU ~ de
and difficult, the skin parched and dry, and t Su9H
consumed by an internal heat. In vain is raco"'J
had to large draughts of water nothing can o
Precipitation. In vain is GOODNESS sought for. IV
dies in which it is usual to find it, deceive bo W.
that touches them. Marble, iron, water nn,n n;Su
stdnding the sun longer appears are hot Tlr
streets are deserted, and the dead silence If r;n
=eigns everywhere. The inhabitants of houses asH
villages shut themselves up in their bouses a"I
those OF the desert in their tents, or in ni,p ba
dig, where they wait the Termination of the do!
tructive heat 1t usually lasts three days, but +
exceeds that time is becomes insupporta6Ie W.,
the traveller whom this wind surprises remote Gom
shelter he must suffer all its dreadful consequence
which sometimes MORTAL The danger is mo'
Imminent when II blows in squalls, for The raDdi,v
of the wind increases the heat to such degree az
cause sudden death. This death is real sufocalion.
the lungs being empty, are convulsed, the circulation
dIsordered, and the whole mass of the blood driven
by the heat towards the head and breast whence
that hcemorrage at the nose and mouth which han
pens after DEATH The wind is especially fatal TO e.
sons of pleihorc habit, and those in whom stiUrs
has destroyed the muscles and the vessels, Thu
corpse remains long time warm swes, turns bus
and is easily separated; all of which are sigus
that purld fermentation which takes place in animal
bodies when the humors become stagnant. These
accidents are to be avoided by stopping the nose and
mouth with handkerchiefS; and efficacious method
is that likewise practsed by the camels, who bury
their noses in the sand, and keep them there till The
storm is over.
Another quality of this wind is extreme aridiy;
which is such, thatwater sprinkled on the floor eva.
porates in few minutes. BY this extreme dryness
it wtliars and strips all the plants and by exhalng
too suddenly the emanations from animal bodies
crlsps the skim closes the pores. and causes that e
verish heat which is the nvarabe effect of suppress
ed Precipitation.