The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-15

until this winter never knew 8 cold
spell 10 last more than three days, yet
on th Sc spells our trigid reputation is
based.
OUR WINTER ADVANTAGES.
In October, 1870, on a visit to Pbila-
delphia. l bou ,ht light fall overcoat
| was detained there from week to week
until the latter part Of the following
January. Having two heavy over
coats at home, / did not wish to pur-
chase another, 80 shivered as | never
did in this State, under that coat. l
reached home about the first OF Febru-
ary, at which we lad our coldest wealth
er, yet Nth comfort | wore that over
coat all that and the following winter.
The reason why we need less clothing,
why we feel the cold less than do the
residents of the lower latitudes is plain.
Our air is drg. Dry air is non con-
dnctor OF heat, damp air conducts away,
absorbs the heat OF the human body.
Judging by the mercury, ours is SEEM
ingly a very cold country, but in our or.
dinary zero weather, when there is but
little wind blowing, (and our codest
days are our sillest dsys) our little four
wear old children play out OF doors al
most as freely as in the 'iug-time.
This may seem incredible to you, but
it is a fact. We Rave abundance of
cold but little chilly weather. Only
those who have lived in this high, dry
latitude can conceive the luxures Of
winter. have gone out when the mer-
curry was 30' below Zero, and if ears and
nose were well protected, could not con-
vince myself that it was anything but
mo lerately cold day. Occasionally,
but rarely, we have low temperature
panied by a high wind. Then
we do as you do in your days OF sleet-
-tay at our fire sides Oar lumber
men, sheltered in the woods, work every
day Of the winter. hesitate not 10
say that not only 10 we nave more en-.
ioyabIe days in the year than are known
hy the people of tre Central States, but
putting our Intensely cold d,ys against
your wintry rains, halls aud sieets, that
we also have more dtys in which a
man can earn his bread in the air.
UNIFORMITY CT TEMPERATURE.
Your May days in January, when
ovtrcoars become burden, and when
the bird. are almost deceived into re-
turning from the ,uth. and the occa-
+ronal twirter OF a swolow is heard, are
truly delightful whi5 Hey last but,
al las while the system j. all unlocked,
the pores all open, suddenly the cruel
north wind comes down upon you, and
what is the result? Let racking coughs.
rheumatic pains, the sudden exlinguish-
ing OF lies light where but yester lay
hIoomed treacherous health, answer
We too have our changes, the mercury
at tines rises over thirty degrees in
twenly-iour hours, but they come not
laden with disease aud death. Rapid
ly upSard shoots the mercury but slil
keeping ten or fl teen degrees below the
lhawing point, below that point at
which the pores are opened 20 when
tue next SUD- VI bplu CDUIts, tue JDlUlS
of our htshy tabernacIes are not open
to receive its fatsl visit Providence
keeps US enclosed in armor, and when
spring really Visits Us it comes to stay.
and finds us strong 10 greet it. Where
consumptives have not deferred migra-
ton until too weak TO bear the stimu-
liant OF our climate, they find the winter
AZ God desgne it to be, the most re.
cup rative part OF the whole year, as
also do those persons suffering from
nervous prosIratlOn.
EXEMPTION FROM MUD.
Wintry rains and thaws are almost
unknown to us. Spring comes on us so
gradually that We are ignorant of the
alternate freezing and thaglng, that
away into May make Eastern roads go
trying to patience and comfort. doubt
not but that there are hundreds OF thou
sands OF f ssterr men, who if they |
should happen to read this letter any |
day OF next March or April would vii
lIngly vote for an increase Of dry cold, |
il they could thereby be secured against
the discomiorts incident to the mud
season. Ii.