Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-11-06

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The "Poison Wind"
A Russian nobleman, who has been tray
elling in Africa, gives the following account
of the Samieli, Simoom or Poison wind,
which is such an object of interest and ter
ror to all classes aud all nations. He esays:
'.The Samieli is felt in the desert from
about the middle of June to tho 21st of
September. 1t is experienced with a very
violent Southwest wind, and on those days
when the heat of the sun is most ardent
1t is burning; it comes in gusts more or
less scorching, of more or less duration
each of them, however, even the shortest,
exceeds the time that a man could hold his
breath. The wind consists of succession
of burning and cool gusts. In the first,
there is a double degree of heat and impct-
uosity The difference between the hot
aud cold gusts according to my observation
is from to 10 degrees. The highest de-
gree of hot gusts was 73 degrees Farenheit,
the temperature in the sun, without the,
Samieli, having been constantly from So
to 81 degrees. thought could observe
that when this wind blows, yellowsh
tinge, inclining to be livid, is diii'uscd
through the atmosphere; and that, in it's,
most violent periods, the sun becomes of u
deep red. It's odor is infectious and sui
phurous; it is thick and heavy, and when
its heat increases it almost causes sufoca-
ton. 1t occasions pretty copious perspir-
alton, partly excited by the uneasinesse
which one feels, aud the difficulty with
which one breathes, on account of its fcetid
quality. This perspiration appears to me
more dense and vicious than the natural
perspirationj the wind itself deposits an,
unctious fluid The better to examine its,
qualities and its nature, opened my mouth
to inhale it; the palate and throat were in
stantly parched II produces the same eff
feet whon inhaled through the nostrils, but
more slowly. To preserve ones self from
it, and keep the respiration more free, it is
usual to wrap up the face with handker--
chief In passing the tissue, it loses part
of its action and of its destructive principle;
and besides, the breath keeps up,a degree
of humidity, and hinders the burning air
from suddenly penetrating into the mouth
and lungs Tho Arabs therefore are ac-.
custoniesb whatever the heat may be, even
in the shade, to wrap the whole body, not
excepting their head, in the mesehlah,.
Cloak if they desire to sleep. This wind
causes, by she rarefaction that attends it, a
pretty strong agitation in tho blood and
this increased movement soon brings on
weakness. 1t, in general, produces on man
two effects, distinctly characterized. 1t
strikes him nortally with kind of asphyxy,
or causes him great debility The corpse
ofa person SO suffocated, has this peculiar
ity, thatin few days, or even hours, as
some Arabs affirm, the limbs separate at
the joints, with the eslighsest effort, so pow,
crful is the action of Che poison on the mus--
cular parts, giyingan astonishing activity
to the progress Of putre2aesieD Such
corpse is reported contagious. a know nc-..
thingsas, terrible MS this wind feel il al
most constantly in she desert, bariag some.
Interruptions, one of which was for three,
days aud three nights suocessiyely. My
Interpreter, Mr. Kossel, was struck by it,
but escaped death by d discharge of blood.
Tint which confirms what have said of
tho separation of the limbs is, thai having
boon struck by this air, was affected for
some weeks with an extreme weakness J.
and whoneyer the least warm wind blew on
me, / felta great fiintncss and perceived
in my joints a rclaxation OF the muscles.
The dangers Of this wind are Guarded
against bg inhaling the fumes Of good vim
egaGy and covering the face with the hand
kerohief. Iasked the Arabs flying down,
on the ground ssas pYeservative against
1T; they assured m0 II was not | should
be nclinedl,nyself to think, it.prejndicial. !"
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METHODIST REyIyAL.-~Itis gratifying
to,learn that numerous additicnsh have been
made to the Methodist cohgregltionsoftl,e
Edgsdeld circuit during the eurfent year.
TheF0 has been so u8ususl degree Of rcli-.
gions EtoTestteanifcstcd among the church,