The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-01-18
Perpetual Daylight in Norway.

The farther north y0U 20 in v0yaSins
along the Norwegian coast during the
months Of June and july. the brighter and
longer becomes the daylight. ana NJ last
You arrive n the regions OF perpetual dav.
The exquisite charm OF this novel state OF
things l. utterly beyond the comnrehensian
OF those who have not experienced IL. a
part altogether from. the giaddenins inari
ence oi sunshine, there Is something de-
hshNuliy reckless IN The feeling that there
: no necessity whatever Tor taking note oi
the light OF time-uo fear Lest We should
while wandering together or pcrchance
alone, among the mountains. be Overtaken
py night During several weeks We lived
I'D me blaze OF long uigh,leSs lay
do not use hNperbohcal language whea
speaking OF this perpetual DAYLIGHT. Du-
ring several weeks. after We had crossed
The arctic circle the sun descended littla
more than lis own diameter below the ho-i-
zon each night, So that it had scarcely SCI
when Il rose again. and the diminuti0n OF
the .igh; was quite Insignificant. IL ala not
approach in the slightest degree to twilight.
II ! had been suddenly awakened iu~ino
an Qi the twenty four hours. in the cabin
90 the yacht or ln any place from which n
was impossible 10 observe the position or
the sun ! could not have toll whether il
was night or day. Having said that. il IS
almost superfluous 10 add that We could
even IN the cabin read the smallest print AZ
Midnight rs easily as MONDAY. Moreover
a clear midnight was absOlltly brighter
than q cloudy forenoon
Nevertheless there was a distinct differ
ence between night and day-a difference
WIKI which light had nothing to DO. am
frlt mol f.a g rf.
mus OF minute. Invisible creatures with
which God has filed the solitnlcs OF this
world. even more largely than inhabited
parts, exercise much more powerful inhu-
ence upon our senses than We suppose. Du-
rlr z The daytime these teemine millions
bustlng about ln The activity of their tiny
spheres. create an actual, though unrecog
nlzahle noise. do not refer 10 gnats and
flies So much as 20 those atomic insects
whose little persons are never seen. ani
whose individual voices are never heard
but whose collective hum is n TACT that -
best proved 10y the silence that follows is
cessation. In the evening these AN retire
10 rest. and night is marked hy a deep i'm
pressive stiffness. which We are ant errone-
ouaiy 10 suppose Is altogether the result OF
that noisy giant man having bclaken him
self 10 lis Lair Yet the difference between
night and day was only noticeable when we
were alone. or very quiet; the prepondera
ting noises resulting from conversation OF
walking were more than sufficient 10 dispel
the sweet influence
We were often very wrong In our ideas
Of time. Once or twice. on landing and TO-
ing into a hamlet on the coast We have
been much surprised 10 lind the deepest ST.
lence relgning everywhere. and, on peepins
M AZ window. 10 observe that the inhabi-
tants We're all ahcd. while the sun was bia-
zing high in the heavens. Sometimes. too.
on returning from a shooting or fishing ex-
petition, have seen a bush or tree iull OF
nall birds, each standing on one leg. with
b. head thrust under its wing and lis round
little body pulled up 10 nearly twice its usu-
NJ size, and have thus been reminded that
the hours for rest had returned. OF course.
little observation and reflection would al
any time have cleared up our minds as 90
whether day or night was on the wing: ney-
theiess, j state the simple truth when / say
we were often much perplexed, and some
times ludicrousiy deceived, by the cOnver-
sion OF night into day.-A Yacht Voyags
10 N0rray.