Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1872-07-24

CHARLESTON. s c., !
July Is, 1872. J


July IS, 1872.
M. Ea;t,r How can you expect
letter from South Carolina in July !
To write under a wiae-spreading tree
near some meanderiog stream IN the
mountain regions of old Pennsylvania is
possible. but here. where your energy is
all melted out of you, such thing is al,
most impossible. Why. this is the third
letter | have commenced. Two. alas
are in the waste basket. l know not
but that this one will be there before l
finish. Perhaps if do accomplish my
task. your readers wsllsay. "lt ought to
be there with the others
But, after all. we who are this tar
south have no reason to complain. l
have had several letters from northern
friends, saying. "The heat is almost be-
yond endurance-how we pity you all
in the Sou:h - This commiseration
was not at all appreciated by us, for we
were having very pleasant weather just
at that time. Before l came South. |
supposed the heat was so intense here
tha. no one not used to it could endure
it. But go far. l an obliged to say |
have suffered more from the heat in the
North. The thermometer varies little
from between s. and % degrees. The
direct rays of the sun are very hot
Stand under them for time and you
literally melt, and woe to that part of
the skin which my be exposed. But
stay in the shade, and with the stiff
breeze from the ocean blowing constant
ly. you feel quite comfortable
The time to 60 out is before A. NJ.
and after in the afternoon. Between
these hours it is better to keep SHADY"
Those who are compelled TO 60 out be-
tween and 4. have to travel at slow
pace, aud carry an umbrella over them
Dealers in this commodity say their busi-
ness thrivcs best in this country. Broad
trimmed hats are worn much in the South.
and white" is the color preferred. One
ofour dailies said the other day tina: this
augured we'll for a large majority for
Greeley in this Black Republican State,
but | am inclined to the opinion that the
people choose white hats because they
don't attract the rays of the sun as much
as black The people in the South are
very slow people. They transact busi-
ness in slow and easy way-none of
your rush and tare aort of people, such
as we see in the North, aud especially
in the West This is the way with all
dwellers in warm climates
Charleston is Gull in summer. All
who can leave for the season, have gone
North. They must acknowledge there
is little virtue left in that despised sec
ton of our land. Many who cannot
leave for the summer have moved their
families either to Summerville, beauti-
full and healthy little village TWENTY-FIVE
miles from the city, or five miles across
the Bay to Sullivan's Island. on the sea
shore, from whence the first gun was
fired upon Ft. Sumter. These removals
have thinned out our once populous city.
and made all kinds of business more or
less dull.
Those in authority are actively en-,
gagged in fortifying against cholera and
yellow fever They learned a lesson
from the visis,of the latter disease last
fall which they will not soon forget.
Boards of health have been established
in every ward-the streets and lanes
are carefully watched and kept clean.
and chloride of lime and copperas are
freely circulated throughout the city 1t
is to be hoped that God will hold back
forever that terrible scourge with which
the city was visited last fall
By the time this reaches the eyes of
your readers, l hope to be parking nv
"carpe,-bag' for the purpose of finding
cool retreat somewhere in old Juniata
Hoping to see you face to face soon, |
now. for this summer at least, bid you
and your kind readers an affectionate
farewell
Yours as ever
WM A PATTON