Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-06-27
The SinlOOn.

The effects of the Simeon instant suffoca-
ton to every living creature that happens to be
within the sphere of its activity, and immediate pu
trifcation of the carcasses of the dead. The Ara
bans discern its approach by usual rednessin the
air. and they say that they feel and smell of
as it passes. The only means by which any person
preserve himself from suffering by these noxious
blasts, is by throwing himself down, with his face
upon the earth, till this whirlwind of poisonous
halation has passed over, which always moves at
certain height in the atmosphere. Instinct even
teaches the brutes to incline their heads to the
ground on these occasions.
The Arabs of the desert call these winds Semoosm
or poison, and the Turks MGmyetGW or wind of Syr-
ia, from which it formed Samuel. Their heat is
times excessive that it is difficult to form any idea
of its violence, without having experienced it, but
it may be compared to the heat of a large oven at
the moment of drawing out the bread. When these
winds begin to blow, the atmosphere assumes an al
arming aspect The sky, at other times clear in
the climate, becomes dark and heavy and the sun
loses his splendor and appears of violent color
The air is not cloudy but grey and thick, and is in
fact filled with extremely subtle dust which pen
etrates everywhere This wind always light and ra-
pid, is not at first remarkably hot but increases in
heat in proportion it continues. All animated
bodies discover it, by the change it produces in
| them The lungs, which a too refined air no longer
expands are contracted, and become painful. Res
pration is short and difficult, the parched and dry,
and the body consumed by an Internal heat. In
vain is recourse had to large draughts of water
nothing restore perspration In vain is GOODNESS
sought for all bodies in which it is usual to find it,
deceive the hand that touches them Marble; iron.
water, not withstanding the longer appears,
are hot The streets are deserted and the dead ST.
lence OF night regns every where The inhabitants
of houses and villages shut themselves up in their
houses and those of the desert in their tents in
pits they dig, where they wait the termination of
the destructive heat 1t usually lasts three days,
but if it exceeds that time it becomes nsupportable
Wo to the traveller whom this wind surprises remote
from shelter he must suffer all it's dreadful
quences which sometimes are mortal. The danger
is most imminent when it blows in squalls, for the
rapidity of the wind increases the heat to such a
degree to sudden death This death is real
sufocation the lungs being empty, convulsed.
the circulation disordered, and the whole mass of
the blood driven by the heat towards the head and
breast whence that homorrage at the and mouth
which happens after death. The wind is especially
fatal to persons of plethoric habit, and those in
whom fatigue has destroyed the muscles and the
vessels. The corpse remains long time warm,
swelS, turns blue, and is easily separated all OF
which are signs of that putrid fermentation which
takes place in animal bodies when the humors be-
come stagnant. These accidents are to be avoided
by stopping the nose and mouth with handkerchiefs;
| an ef6cacious 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 aridty
which is such, that water sprnked on the floor evap-
CRATES in few minutes By this extreme dryness
it withers and strips all the plants and by exhang
too suddenly the emanations from animal bodies,
crisps the skim closes the pores and causes that fe
versh heat which is the nyariable effect of suppress
sed perspiration
The last ASHFORD Herald says: '' We learn from
reliable source, that Adam Crooks of abolition no
toriety, was committed to Montgomery Jail on Sun
day last He was urged to leave the State and up
IN refusal was committed"