, 1859-08-30

The weather We are enjoying is the perfection
o. antumnl experiences in these lake shore re-
gions. Though in August, Sunday, with Ill its
bright sunlight. was an approach to the chilly,
and among our evening church congregations
VIC noticed numbers Of gentlemen in shawls and
fall oyercoats Many Of our city readers, also
~ we did, during some part Of the day, sat By 4
cheerful fire, o. were the better for its more re-
mote influence.
And what IN evening was that, Of Sunday,
when the Northern Lights came out and aa.hed
their brarc hammered battalions along the north.
It Was settled By the savans at Springfield, Mas
sachusetts-was it not, or Was it merely sug-.
resteds that after ali, ne, this earthly ball o.
ours might be comet, and wear a traio all to
itself, and 20 flirting the same down the starry
cotillions, the admiration Of other worlds. Oh
my, what tail! And then, when kink in the
caudal appendage, or some extra firt turned its
forked pennon a,hwart cur own akies, or, per-
haps when tie earth elevated its tail-a ia pes
cock-thcn Northern Lights, Aurora Bozealls,
the Northern Dawning.
Well, perhaps it isn't settled, and rs 1t may
not be speedily. no one need to await that perl
cd Of perfect conviction, to enjoy such spec"
tacle as that Of Sunday evening. It was the
finest seen here for years, and filled that quarter
Of the heavens with play Of Light the most
bsillinn., in colors Of pink and purple, changing
and playlng, now shooting to the zenith, and
anon moving literally its cleaning cohorts of
lances, By good old rules We suppose that this
exhibition is sign Of something, and Jet it VIII
be safer to wait until something happens before
any attachment of antecedent to consequent be
attempted. OF the thousands that witnessed it
on Sunday eve, those most enjoyed it who
classed it Is it should rink, with the wonderful
mysteries Of Nature, not more mysterious than
tho painting Of The rose, or the arch Of the bow
in the cloud, perhaps ne1er to be explained to
US morta1s, and sign Of nothing but His power
and wisdom who made the universe.
We are reminded by s'gus nearer the esrth
that fall ia at hand, since the weather for the
past ten days has been decidedly autunnal.
And now, with tomorrow, August Yields to the
coming of fall in earnest, the season, In this rc-
gion Of all others, the most charming and char
acteristic Of our Like Shore. Let our citizens
abroad hasten home to find here WIN. exists in
such perfection nowhere else, IN American au-
tumn tempered and modified by the influence Of
these great inland lakes.
We are reminded here of caution now most
timely. The changes Of temperature at this
time Of the year are abrupt and marked in their
effect upon health and can only DO e6ectaally
guarded against By timely and prompt obscrv-
ance Of the movements Of the mercury. Let no
one hare false pride to dress to the ALMANAC,
or study the calender for rule when and how
to put up stoves. In this climate it were better
in every house throughout the year to keep one
room where fire may be built, but beyond this
present season it is d positive necessity. The
sudden chills checking perspiratlon, are fer
tile, and in children oftentiuses fatal cause OF
bowel difficulties, the best preventive of which
we're u1rmA which should be secured and re.
sorted to at once, on change Of temperature.
The health Of the city during the summer nov
nearly ended has been excellent and our friends
| the medical men hare had better opportunities
| than ever before for summer tours Of their own
! if such ther coveted. The bills Of mortality
| hare been light beyond comparison for years
| past, and while ne thankfully acknowledge oul
share Of general blessing Of health widely
bestowed, We in Chicago may read nearly ths
same ratio Of exemption over other cities IL
this favorable season, that was ours IN summer
past when epidemics psevzi'ed. In healthy
season Clicago is healthy beyond any Of th'
West, SO the figures dec.ared, and when epi
denies conc, the influences Of our lake ans
prairie b1eezcs bring us health beyond The por
ton Of other cities in the Northwest.