The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-02-22
WONDERS OF BUENos AYREs.

Sitting with Fairfield one warm
noon time, with the doors and win
dows all open and slipping a glass of
delicious Latitte, | experienced a
sudden but not unpleasant susation
like n quick. light chill. whicI. lasted
not longer than quarter Of a scc-
ond. At the same time a sharp click
proceeded from the bottle aud wine
glasses. rs if they had been lightly
raped by some small object Fair
field smiled and said, that Is the
aire." What is the aire?' / asked.
If you attempt to lift that bottle,
you will find it cut in two; and Won
will also discover that the glasses
have shared the same fate. Acting
on his suggestion, l found his asser-
tions verified, much TO my astonish-
ment. Il cannot. continued Fair
field. 'give you any positive or sat
isfactory definition OF this phenome-
non, but i think il entirely clcctri-
cal. 1t sometimes assumes Il more
serious phase. For instance, If Il
dog, or other animal should happen
to be heated ut the time Of its occur
renee, and exposed to its action. that
animal would instantly be fixed in
its then attitude. Let us imagine
that it was about to scratch its car.
the hind leg would be held rigidly.
as if in the act, for several successive
DAYS. Mankind are not wholly cx-
cmpt from its influences, and / have
frequently seen people with THEN
heads turned half round, rs If look
ing over their shoulders, who hav,
been caught in that position by the
'aire.' These effects arc readily re
duced 10y poulticing, and have ncNeI
occasioned serious aiiiictiou. In
deed, we are so accustomed to il.
visits that it affords more matter fol
amusement than otherwise. exccp
when it invades large quantities o
glassware, rs it sometimes does OF
festive occasions"
One day while strolling near Ia,
buildings, and admiring the gambol'
of flock of goats, became sensibl,
of sudden change in the tempora
ture, having passed, rs it seemed {,
me, from warm to n cold one
Taking one step backward, / again
found myself in the warm current
j then advanced half a pace, and ex
tending my arms horizontally. / per
ccived n marked difference in tn,
surrents of air that passed me. Tn
phenomenon SO excited my curiosit'
that l sent gaucho to fetch me
thermometer, which showed tha
within the space of six inches ther
was difference of ten degrees Far
enheit, between the two currents
This strange disparity lasted nearl,
half an hour after L first discovere,
it; how long it had existed before
had no means of ascertaining. o.
mentioning it to Fairfield, lie replie,
that it was not remarkable occur
renee on the pampas, but could Civ
no sufficient reason for its existence
Buenos Ayres is full of surprise
TO an American or European. I'm
agine my astonishmcnt at hearing
Fairfield give the order to slaughte
dozen bullocks and repair certain
piece of the road with their carcasses
l thought at first he was poking fun
NJ me, but he was in downright ear
nest. The country is so level tina
You can't fill a hole in one plac
without digging hole in another
and as beef is worth almost nothing
and the flesh will not rot in the opeI
air, the sides of slaughtered cattl
are used to repair the road wher
quilted, the hides, horns, and tallo,
being first disposed of by feedin
them To the buzzards, of which tl.cr