Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1860-10-27
Geography OF Consumption.

The following valuable information is
copied from the manuscript Of forthcem-
ing work. entitled, "Inauence of Climate
In North America:
Consumption originates in all lattudes,
from the equator, where the mean temre-
rature Is so degrees Fahrenheit, with
slight variations, to the higher position of
the temperate zone, where the mean tenn,
perature is 40 degrees, with sudden and
violent changes. The opinion long enter
tanned that it is peculiar to cold and hu.
mid climates, is founded in error. Far
from this being the case, he table of NOR
taiity warrant the conclusion that cou-
sumption is sometimes more prevalent in
tropical than in temperate countries
Iceland, the Orkueys and Hebrides; also
III the northwestern part @! the United
States.
If North America the diseases Of the
respiratory, organ, of which cousumn'ian
IS the chief, have their maxirauu in New
England, in latitude about AZ degrees,
and diminish in all directions from this
point inlaud. yhe diminution is quite as
RAPID westward rs sonthwar1 and large
district near the 49,h parallel is quite
uniform at twelve to fifteen per cart Of
consumption, while Massachusetts varies
from twenty to twenty-five. At the J9r
der OF the dry climate Of the plaiue in
Minnesota, a minimum is attained &s low
as that occurring IN Florida, and not cx-
ceodlng Eve per cent of the mortahtv. II
IS still lower in Texas, and The ah,ol,ta
minimum for the continent in temnera.e
IGGtudcs as in Southern Caiiforn a. The
upper peninsula Of Michigan, embracing
he whole Of the Lake Superior region.
Minnesota, Nebraska, ard Waahjrgton
Territory, are all alike exempt. il q Il.
marEahie degree, from the above c.tal g.
sCasc. IuvaHds sHiIerinr from pulmonary
complaints and throat disease. are almost
uniformly benefited 10y the climate o. the
above northern region, having a ronap
annual temperature Of from 40 to - de-
grees Fahrenheit
." DAD HAS SlRUcA liz. The follow
ing story Of the coal oil excitement in
A!!cghany county, Penn, is as like to ma
ture as if true, as it probably is for Ina,
IN het&hboth0od on the creek hives,
ana I"Do,ea son OF u.can, who, with
his lilEl.ed means, had barely enough to
secure small piece OF land aud TO obtain
scanty living for bis rising family. The
ideas OF his children had been taught to
shoot but little IN any direction towards
Hho"iedge or refinement, and he little cx.
: pected to De anything more than the 'II-
, age b!acksm'th. Bat when the oil fever
OFoke out learning OF the success OF his
neIEh5ors IN finding oil. he thought tia
drilling a hole upon his own homestead
lot; and, having tools convenient, he went
10 work and after few weeks Of patient
industry was successful in obtaining
good show OF oil. 1t was soon noised
about the village and the blacksmith was
someb0dy at once. lie had daughter
also, who had bIossomed into maidenh0od
almost unno'iCed ana unknown, bat now
! became more an Object Of interest to the
few young men in that small community
1t became a question how to break the
ice Of former Indifference, and TO secure a
favorable acquaintance with the heiress of
the oil well. For while the natural til
nudity ol tie boys kept them a,pof; but
at last o"c Of the bolIest and best favor
ed among them determined 10 try his
luck, and on Saturday evening, attirca
in his best. resolutely marched forward
/ and offered to escort the dansol home
lmagin. his chargin when she turning
upon him a look of LOFTY independence
that would have done honor to Il Broad
way belle, replied in language more severe
than chaste Nonsense, you cant come
that! Dad las 2tru~k lie"
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SEVENTY EARS fRo&RH>S-lH the first
year OF his administration, President
Washington made hasty tour through
the E4stern States OF the Union, and III
the following sPrins lie visited the Sonlh-
ern S.ateS-on each occasion lit is men,
toned AS trait OF manners travelling
VITA his own carriage and horses. The
United States at that time numbered Il
| largest cities, PHILADELPHIA. Boston and
New York, were then small towns; the
great branches Of industry were almost
unk lown IA small military force guarded
the Indian frontier; there was not sin
gle vessel nor State government west of
the Atleghanies. This state Of things but
i'll su5tains the comparison with that
which we now behold in the American
Union; thirty-three States. some OF the
/ largest in the basin Of the Miss,s,ippi
and two on the Pacific Ocean, a p9pGla