The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-02-16
Tlac Parks Of Colorado.

The atmospheric condition of the San
Luis park, like its scenery, is one of con
slant brilliancy, both by day and night,
obeying steady laws, yet alternating with a
kind of playfully methodical fclllcness.-
There are no prolonged vernal or autumnal
seasons. Summer, and winter divide the
year. Both are characterized by midncss
Of Temperature. After the antumnal cqui-
noy the SHOWS begin to accumulate upon the
mountains. After the vcrna equinox they
dissolve. The formation Of light clouds
upon the crest of the Sicrras is incessant.-
The meridian sun retains its vitalizing heat
around the year at midnight prevails cor
responding tonic coolness The clouds arc
waited away by the steady atmospheric cur
rents coming from the West. They rarely
interrupt the sunshine, but rclracting his rays,
imbruc the canopy with shining silver light,
at once intent and brilliant. The ntmos-
phcrc and climate are essentially coatincn-
tal, being unintcrruptcdly Salubrious, bril-
liant, and tonic.
The tanks of the great mountains, bathcd
by the embrace Of these irrigatir@ clouds,
arc clad with dense forests Of pine. fir.
spruce, hcmlocll, aspen oak, cedar, pinon,
and variety Of smaller fruit trees and
shrubs, which protect the sources OF springs
ind running rivulets. Among the forests
alternate mountain meadows Of luxuriant
and nutritious grasses. The ascending
clouds, rarely condensed, furnish little irri
CATION at the depressed elevation Of the
plains, which are destitute of timber, bat
clothed in grass. These delicate grasses,
growing rapidly during the annual melting
OF the SHOWS, cure into hay as the aridity Of
the atmosphere returns. They form peren-
NAL pastures, and supply the winter food of
the aboriginal cattle, everywhere indigenous
and abundant.
An infinite variety in temper and temper.
ature is suggested as flowing from close iux-
opposition OF extreme attitudes and duprcs
slons, permanent SHOWS, running rivers, and
the concentrc courses of the mountains and
rivers. Storms of rain and wind arc neither
frequent nor lasting. The air is uniformly
dry, having a racy freshness and cyhilcrating
impression upon those who live pcrpatually
exposed to the seasons. Mud is never any.
where or at any timc seen. Moderation and
concord appear to result from the presence
and contact of clcments 50 various.
The critical conclusions to which a rigid
study of nature brings the serutinizing mind
is the reverse Of first Impressions. The
mullitudinous variety of nature adjusts itself
with delicate harmony which brings into
healthy action all the industrial energies. -
There is no use for the practice Of prolrS
sonal pharmacy. Chronic health and Ion
gcvity characterize animal life. The cnycl-
opc of cloud-compclling peaks, the sccluSon
from the oceans, the rarity Of the air inhaled,
and the absence OF humidity disiulcct the
earth, the water, and the atmosphere Of ex-
halations and m!asmas. Health, sound and
uninterrupted, stimulate and sustain u high
tone Of mental and physical energy. All OF
these are banishcd, rs it were, by the per.
pctual brillancy and salubrty Of! the atmos-
pherc and landscape, whose unfailing beauty
and tonic taste stimulate aud invite the phys
| ical and mental energies to perpetual activity