Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-06-18
TYNDALL-s VISIT TO NIAGARA.

IL 9ii-cIOtH covering WIS SIelt III
cum lnce; it had been made for
much stouter mssa, and, standing up
right after my submersion, my legs oc-
cnpi.d the centers Of two bags OF water.
NV euide exhor:ed HE to try again.
Prudence was ut nv elbow, whispering
dissuasion but, taking everything into
account, it appeared more immoral to
retreat than to proceed. Instructed by
the .irst misadventure, l once more en-
tered the stream. Had the alpenstock
been of iron it might have helped me
but, rs it was, the tendency of the water
to sweep it out of my hands rem Tered 1t
worse than useless. l, however. clung
to it by habit. Again the torrent rose.
and again l wavered but. By keeping
the left hip we'll against it, l remained
upri ,,ht, and Mt length grasped the hand
Of my leader at the other side. he
llughed pleasantly. The first victory
was gained, and he enjoyed 1t. No
traveller" he said, was ever here be-
FORE" Soon after, by trusting to
piece of drift-wood which seemed firm. l
was again taken off my te.t. but was I'M
mediately canght by protruding rock.
We clambered over the bowl'ters To-
wards the thickest spray, winch soon
became SO welghty ~ II cause rs 10
stagger under lis shock. for the most
part nothing could be seen: we were III
the. midst OF bewildeiing tumUlt, iashed
by the water. which sounded al tlihts
IKE the cracking of innumeranle whips.
Underneath this was the deep resonant
rear of the cataract. | tried Ia shield
NY eyes win my hands. AMI LOOK hP-
ward: bat the deiellse was useless. MY
-uit!s. continued to move ON out At "
certain place. he halted and desired me
to IKE sneiter i'll his lee ani "dserEe thr
,ulalact. ihe spt.y did not come 50
mpch from the upper ed.,e rs from thr
.enound Of the. shattered water wh-ll II
struck the bottom. Hencr the eye
could be protected from tha bnndiAs
shock OF the sprAy, mhi,c the iint 81
vision to the up!ser led9es remained IT,
some eSteut clear. On looking np"aia
over the. guide' : shoulder | could see the
water iaendiug over the IA dge. while the
| TerrApin Tower loomed tituily throngh
the intermittent spray-Snsis. We were
right under the tower. \ little farther
Oh the cataract, after its first plunSt hlt
4 p7otuberance some way down, and
flew from it q protii .inus burst of spray;
! through his We staggered. We rounded
the n-n,aontorv on which Te rtpiu
| Tower stands. and pushed, amid the
wlI,.es,. cUmmotIun, along the arm oi
! Horseshoe. until the buwide's failed us
! .:nl the catnract fell into The proionn"
gorge of the Niagara River.
| Here NV guide sheltered me again.
an,i desired me to look up; dld So, ana
| could STE, rs before rle, the green s,leaih
| of th,. mighty curve sweeping over the
upper ledge, and the titful plunge of the
ualrr lis the spray between rs and 1t
alternately gathered and disappeared
| An el.iuent friend Of mine often speaks
To ME of the mistake If those phy>l :
| ,a.s who regard mans ailn 'ntS ~ pnrt-
| tx Nrmicai. to he met by chemical rem
i,ljts oniv. He contends forth- psyche
! logical element Of care. BY agreeable
| -rn.ilon-. h.- SAYS. neIv"us rnrren;- are
liberated which stimulate blood. brain.
.l.r-rs. Tne iliiience rr,ned from
ladies ewes enables my friend to thrive
oa dlslc, whIcl wouid Kill hun ii eaten
.,i,ut.. 4 sausiite eff ct oi the sam
order experienced amid the spray and
! ;hun,Itr OF N!asl.T.. q lickrned hy III.
emotions There ar used, the blood sped
exuisIngly through the arteries. a"oilsl
iuL iutraspectlun. clearing tne heart "'
all bltteru -, aud enabling one to ihlnh
| with tuitrunce, if hot with tenderness.
VI the mnst rr,i-n.less anG Hure',~ontil.
fee. Apart from its scientific value, and
uurt,l, d, :: :unr i .s.eui, ..!e 4! ~. / >to
nit. Is worth the candle. Nj comp N
.on knew no mnre OF me tnln thu /
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