Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-07-27
OUR PHILADELPHIA LETTER.

was written, | am reminded that a
considerable period of time has elaps-
ed. | now hear of deaths, resulting
from fatigue and sunstroke, occurring
in all portions of the city. Then |
heard no such reports indeed, | was
disappointed in finding wind aud
weather SO favorable for sight seeing.
Even the storms of the West made
no impression on the sky OF the East
not even a cloud drifted from the
Mississippi to the shores of the At
lantic, and still the air was bracing.
1t ia only of late that | have been
compelled TO strengthen my nerves
that might be an untllnching OBJ
server of the distressing attitude of
men aud children suddenly dropping
before me- Before the first Of July
this did not occur. | have thought
it strange that my experience in wit
Messing the effect of sunstroke, has
| not YET encompassed the spectacle OF
falnting woman, but such, never
theless, is the fact. have not seen
onel They faint, however, | have
no doubt, and perhaps some even die.
The papers say they do and have
| even cited one or two examples of
woman swooning and dying at d
small building on the grounds at
time when, by chance, | happened
myself to be there, and still was such
an Inflated observer that l missed
the sight. But still, | believe they
faint, because L have already seen
| men and children in senseless con-
dition carried away from the gazing
crowd, and | can offer no explanation
why women should be exceptions.
1t occurs to me, however, in this
connection, that there are two or
three hundred reclining chairs push
cd around on wheels like baby's
carriage, by stout men, by cid mon,
by young men and boys, all OF whom
make regimental squad as you see
them together with their white straw
hats with broad blue bands ornament
| ed with "Rolling Chair" in bright
| gilt letters.
If you think it worthy your while
to turn your attention from the con.
fusng variety of exhibits before you,
to the recumbent or sitting occupant
of these rolling chairs, you may be
surprised to rest your eyee, not on
old and failing women, not on weak,
decrepid men, not on many young
and healthy ladies, but on gentlemen
Young and middle aged gentlemen,
healthy, strong and robust gentle
men, who apparently sink under an
exertion that even ladies can stand
If it is strange, it is still true that
these rollng-chairs are used much
more by men than by women The
| inference is ther efore fair, that either
this is proof that "women can en-
dure moro than men," or an exempli-
fication of the fact that imam carries
the purse"
Some of your readers will undoubt-
odly be interested in perusing short
sketch of the appearance or show OF
Wisconsin in the various departments
| of International exhibits. Glbbon
in the philosophical reflections OF his
history remark ed, agriculture is the
| foundation Of manufactures since
the productions of nature are the ma
teriala of art" Turning therefore to
Agricultural Hail, let US see what
foundation Wisconsin has made, by
tho show of Der exhibits, for manu-
features and arts.
Northwest and but short distance
from the centre OF the building is a
small platform six or eight inches
high aud probably thirty feet square,
devoted to tho agricultural interests
of Wisconsin. There is an octagonal
shaped pyramid in the center OF this
platform apparently about fifteen feet
at the base and three feet at the top.
A well.prepared badger, of course,
graces the pinnacle OF this pyramid.
On shelves lengthwiee round the
eight sides Of this pyramid are ar
ranged, in glass globes, the agricol-
tural products of the state-wheat,
oats, shelIed corn, corn in ears, peas,
beans, rye, etc. There is case OF
tobacco dried in leaf, raised in Rock
county There is fine glass box
from the linseed oil works of Il. ).
Emmeraon 4 Co. of Racine, contain
ing bottles of fax>seed, boiled oil,
linseed cake and linseed oil in its va
rous stages of perfection.
The Wisconsin Central r. r. have
on exhibition the numerous varieties
of wood growing along their road.
Il. J. Hansen Il Co., Of Milwaukee,
dealers in hops, present to the eye OF
the observer a small and moager nc
ton of the hop interests OF our state.
Bask ct willow culture is exhibited
by Adolph Meinsche, by specimen
willows from his farm near Milwau-
kee. From card attached to this
willow display; | learn that there are
now in Wisconsin moro than 200
acres exclusively used for raising
willows. The English osier is gcu-
orally preferred for basket ork.
The culture of basketwlll ws in
Wisconsin dates from the year 1860.
One hundred and twenty five to fifty
thousand pounds of willows are used
per annum in Meinsche's willow-ware
factory of Milwaukee.
Health chiccory is exhibited in
packages by Schneider q Schimmel,
of Milwaukee. OF course a patent
churn is added to the display, or
Wiscousin's versatility of genius
would but imperfectly be shown.
Elias Sormson, of De Pere, hangs
out his sign as '.Ship Builder over
| all these exhibits. Under his name
is the builders model, miniature
ship, complete in frame and finish
ed vessel.
This, think, is a faithful sketch
of every exhibit from Wisconsin that
appears in this part of all J. |, Case,
of Racine, however, has in another
part of the building tbreshing ma
chine, plated and capped with silver
and cold He has unQuestiOnablV