The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-14
The Weather.

In another column we publish an analysis
of the weather records of several years back
by which we are enabled to institute COM
parison between our present winter weather
and that of other years. The well estab-
lished law of compensation of temperature
is satisfactorily illustrated in the cases cited,
so that our inquiries need only be directed to
the nature of the causes of those extreme
variations this season from the normal me-
neurological conditions which we are accus-
toned to experience in winter time. There
is ample room for speculation as to these
causes and more especially SO because their
influence appears to extend over nearly the
entire area of the continent. When we at
tempt to reconcile one theory with the ex-
listing state of the weather we are con-
fronted with some condition which takes the
keystone from the arch of argument and
all our speculative edifice falls to the ground
The extraordinary barometrical record on
the 5th inst. alone presents a problem which
will tax the skill Of our meteorologists to
solve Experience, however, has taught us
that the measure of heat and cold, dryness
and humidity varies very little from year to
year, and whatever may be the cause of the
present condition of the weather we may be
assured that the account will balance fairly
at the end of the present as it has at that of
former years. In the meantime, we must
adopt ali those sanitary precautions which
the spread of disease warns us to adopt. 1t
has been observed that, although pneumonia
and it's kindred diseases are not as destruc-
tive to life this winter as the last one, the
prevalence Of the zymotic diseases that accom-
pany warm unhealthy seasons is very marked.
The mildness of the weather should not lull
our sanitary authorities into fancied security.
1t is a rule of war to be doubly on the alert
when the enemy keeps too quiet.
PEN1rENr New YoRK.-Over twenty-five
thousand New Workers must have shared in
the ministrations of the evangelists, Messrs.
Moody and Sankey, in the seven meetings
for preaching and prayer at the Hippodrome
yesterday. Mr. Moody preached in the
morning, afternoon and evening, and it
really looks as if the quickening of religious
feeling so anxiously prayed for had vigor-
ously set in among us. This is an admir-
able beginning of the second week of
the evangelical labors of these untir-
ing workers in the Lords vineyard.
Nor were the other sacred edifces Of
the city denuded of their customary con-
grcgations to swell the attendance at the re-
vival meetings. Even in the materialistic
utterances of Mr.. rockingham may be
traced sentiment of deep respect for the
work of Mr.. Moody. These are some Of tho
most hopeful features of the revival In
the thronged churches where were heard the
sermons of DR.. Wyatt, Mr.. Giles, Dr. Tying,
DIR. Hepworth, Mr. Armitage, the force of the
Gospel was felt. The Catholic churches were
filed, and Mr.. Beecher preached to his
usual attentive audience of believers. A full
report Of the various services will be found
| elsewhere.
How New YoRKs MANS are collected and
distributed is the subject Of an interesting