Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1859-01-05
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a Russian HQbiaman, WEle has been traV-
cling ia Africa, gives The following accGuu:
OF The SEmielt, Simeon or poison wind,
which Is saCh aa object Of lntsrest and
tsTE0ys
'sTha samiea Is felt in the Desert from
about he uiddls Of jane to the 81 1t of Sep
tem5eT. It Is experiaaeed with very
vialeE.s southwest wind, aud a. those days
When The heat OF the sun is the most ardent.
Il is h1rniax, il comes in gusts more or
less Rc0rt hing, Of mere or IEss duration
each Of hem; however, even the shJTtGas
exc sais the time that a man could hold his
bretth his wtud consists 10 o susees.
gi9a af Ra5Rtag aaq eavl gasts. In the
RTst .Aere 3 frequently double degree OF
heat AMI m2etudstty. The difference be.
tween the hat and cold gusts, according to
my observation, Is from seven TO ten de-
grees Thr highest degree Of the hot gust
was T3 deg. Of Farcnhet; the tempsra-
Eurc IA the san, without the S4Euieli, hay
ing be5H CgastaAtiy fIom 81 to 81 deg, |
tho lght / could observe that whea this
wir,i blows, a.yellowish tiuge, ineltnfug to
Hwtrh Is aiH4ssd through tfa atmosphere !;
aad nat ia its mpst violent periods, the sun
/ becomes 4 dead red Ia nAaF 4g irfectt Jrs
! 4 ri gu"r'WuYtal5t tits tEiek add heavy, and
whan iAls heat incrsaSess Is almost causes
I suBOsatlqa,
| 4 occasions pretty eoplous persptra-
! tioa, partly excited by the unsa sinsss which
one feela, and ths dialsalsy with wAieh
enc breathes on account Of it's foetid quail
/ ty thjs Precipitation appears to be more
! dsaae and vicious than the natural perspi-
! ration; The gLAd ttssR deposits an unctieas
I hQii I, The better to s13mine it's qualities
! snd it's nature, I opened my mouth 10 in
bale Il. The palate anA throat were In
staatlg parILed, Il produces tAs aama Ct.
( facs Rh5r tahalsd Through the bostrils, but
more slowly. To preserve 0ne's teR from
Lit, and keep the respiration more free, Is
is usual 10 wrap up the face With hand
/ kascaieE. Ia passing ths tissue It loses a
part of rs action, ana Of its destructive
priaEtale, and besides, the breath kssps up
) degree Of humidity, and hipdeFs the buF-
pfrg air from snddeniy penetrating into
thu mouth and luHEs. Ths Arabs, there
4 Cos q, are sccu@tpmsd, NhateyeF the beat
| NAV be, eten Id the shade, to wrap the
whole body, not excepting the head, tn
thsig cloak, ie thsy ae8iEe TO stesP. This
wind causes, hy the ratification that Et'
Ges4ds IL, pretE strong agitation OF ths
blood ard this increased moveHAent sOon
brings on weakness. II generally produces
OF mar too saeeta distiRelly charaE Eterlzad
II Ssrikea bin, raortaliy With q kind or 80
/ rhaxia, or causes him great debility.
The corpse og . parsea 50 seffoeatsd hai
, | this psculiaritY, that In few days, or sver
; hours, as some Arabs alnrm, the iinbs sep
Srats with the slightest sfsrs, &C power
, ful Is the action q the poison on the mus
. cuIzv PARTS, giving an astonishing activity
to the progress Of putrefaetien. Such /
. / eotssa is reported contagious. / know 0
, nCshiag % tegTthls ~ thIa sind | | felt
: almost constantly ID the Desert, batinI
, sotus Interruptions, one of whleh waB 70
J, thfse days assd thrss aightR masesaAixaly
y NV interpreter, hlr. RosHel, vas struck b
I It, but escaped death BY discharge Q
b. bfooa. That which soahrms what | h&s
fsaldaoF the separation og the limhs, lis, tbs
. Ehtvfng been struck By the aiF, was al
: fFeted for some weeks with an sxtTsn
Evssalasss. and vgheasasz tAa Aaast WAR
J wind hlaR on ne, I eals great faintnss 3
= aad perceived ID ny joints relaxation (
r ne ma efas. The dangers Of the wind a
~ gaafaea agaiRst by inhailng tha fHzez
ST good vinegar. and covering the face wii
10 = ith aa Ia hahakasehiag MRksd Vie AFal
, II lying aDwm on the ground was a pFeze
% Yattys against II thaay assured sas \ WI
!, net. 4 SHOULD be haslhsa myaalI To this
q q preiadical.n q r.
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