Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-10-24
THE SIGNAL BUREAU PROPHECIEs
AND THE 10Y IT GIVES

Indian summer, the most delightful
period Of the year, should have dawned
upon Us during the current week. The
tlrdiness Of its coming is unusual, but
meteorological reports, gathered from
different parts Of the country within
the past few days, tell that the sun
shines and nature smiles, and delightful
breezes give zest to existence in many
wide districts Of the United States. In
the prairies Of the West and Northwest
the sun shines cloudlessly, and soft fresh
winds, cooler than those that sweep
along the course Of the great river and
down the valley in which we dwell, and
dry as the breathings Of H1olus in Afri-
can deserts, and healthful as blasts be-
fore which roses bent blushingly in Par
adise, whisper Of the coming delights OF
Indian summer. We may soon recog-
nize, in glowing tints Of sunset and
in the mellow haze then yelling the
western sky, the coming Of those
delightful days which make, US invert
the poetical idea Of
aWinter lingering in the lap OF spring
and recognize the fact that rosy
May slumbers sweetly in the en-
brace Of Winter. When clouds
which FOR the past few days have OBJ
scured the heavens, have been swept
away, a calm, soft, hazy atmosphere
will veil the tinted heavens, and the
mild, genial, invigorating air webreathe
will make Us love the land in which we
dwell, and bless the hand OF Him who
invested with indescribable delights the
homes we inhabit. The mists that rise
from the lOwlands west Of the river
shape themselves into clouds, and when
borne upward and away by the winds,
the suns rays gid their fantastic shapes
with brilliant hues, and the sunsets Of
Italy are not more wonderful in gorge
Ous c0lorings and changeful splendOrs.
There are gilded Parthenons in the
clouds and abOdes Of the blest, and
spires and temples wrought by
the magic hand Of nature, resting
in Indian summer, each after
noon, along the verge Of the west
ern horizon. 1t is not strange that
DeSoto snd adventures Of old ever i'm
agined that the sun went down each
dav in an Fl Dorado through glittering
gateways Of gold. The brilliant SUMS
disc as it sinks behind forests,
which will cease TO exist with this gen.
Grafton. loses its insufferable brilliancy,
a Eazv veil il drawn over its glowing
face. and when il descends TO lave its
FURNISHED sides in the waters Of the
western ocean the eye follows it un-
harmed by its sheen and it Only fills the
minds eye with gorgeous pictures,
painted everywhere along the verge Of
The horizon. 1t viii soon rise and set,
shom OF it, beams, a great, rayless, in
caudesceut globe It is 8 delicious sea-
son that dawns upon u and well may
people employ its hours in amuse-
ments that entertain, delight and
interest Never before were such
numbers gathered in Memphis, al
eagerly anticipating the dawn Of
Indian summer. The sports at
the Fair Grounds are unequalled
I'm the history Of the turf in the South.
The Exposition gathers each day greater
throBgs to wonder aud admire. The
theaters are filed each evening to their
utmost capacity. The city's thorough
fares are thronged with tastefully dressed
women. and smiles and merriment are
only checked by the tardy coming Of
Indian summer. IL may be well to say
that cur Northern fellow-countryme
labor under the delusion that Indian
summer Is unknown i'm these lstitudes.
Here il ditfuses its choicest delights. 1t
j. recognized in Kansas and the North
west. and its mellowness and IOyeliness
bless even the Canadas. In Central Eu-
rope il Is observed, and the current
months have the time-honored names Of
81. Johns" and st. Martins y
summer, but worldwide As is its
prevalence and delightful rs are its
davs and nights, and distinctive
its meteorological peculiarities, philoso-
phv has failed 10 account for them.
il has been said that as the pole Of the
earth in either hemisphere is turned
away from the sun after the autumnal
equinox the solar influence daily de-
rreases, and the area Of polar Tefrigera-
ti0n. with an ever widening periphery,
makes itself felt in the high latitudes.
Tue immense liberation OF latent heat
which now occurs during the formation
Of new ice, and the condensation Of vast
quantities Of vapor transported north
ward uy "the winds Of summer"
will probably explain the phenomenal
interest Of fine and comparatively warm
weather 80 grateful to everybody. The
singular fact that Indian summer is
peculiar in both hemlspheres in the
middle and higher latitudes, seems to
establish the correctness of the above
view. The Signal Bureau having already
announced the advent Of Indian sum-
mer in the West and Northwest, We
may anticipate its speedy coming and
Memphis will soon be gilded with sun
shine and blest with every joy that na-