The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-02
THE HEATED TERM.
DEVICES OF THE PERsprRrNa THOUSANDS TO
rrpp COOL

DEVICES or THE PERspIRINa THOUSANDS TO
KEEP COOL
The thermometer rose yesterday to % at hall-pass
three in the afternoon There was some mitigation
OF the cruel effects OF the heat by the brilliant clear
mesa ana dryness OF the atmosphere and the gentle
breeze which was blowing during tho greater part OF
the day And thus, although the thermometer
showed highest point OF the season, the suffering
OF man ana boast was not so extreme as during last
week II Is generally conceded by those who are ex
perts on the subject OF New York city heat that It Is
not so much the degree OF the thermometer. which
marks the extent OF torture Inflicted BY the heat, as
sne oppressvcness and closeness OF the atmosphere
TRYING KEEP COOL
Az u was, however, those not lucky enough 10 be
able.to dip into the into the buy at the Bat
terry. or take sail or and some other Of cool
ing their scorcned skins, suffered quite enough.
The public baths were crowded. and the few private
bathing establishments were also well patronzed.
1t is wonderful what COOLING invigoratiug effect
dip IN the Geld water has upon the system, not only
for the time being but for the whole Day The boats
to Harlem, Staten Island, Jersey CITY, Hobokop,
aud other resorts were Aled by thousands anxious to
catch cool breeze and TO escape the broiling heat Of
the city.
In these days the contrivances for keeping cool
give evidence OF the ingenuity OF our cosmopolitan
SQUARE has ht upon inoaus which, Il very grace
tul attractive point OF appearance, would seem
to DO least iolcraOlv effective. They spread across
their windows wet rags or sheets, tho evaporation
which Is caused bcn. sufficient to cool tho tempera-
ture II will be remembered that something similar
is used by the people OF Morocco and other African
counties Tor keeping their water cool wnen is cx
pos ed In certain hete In Chambers street,
In which Charles Dickens stopped upon HIS irs VISIT
to this country, great revolving fan Is used IN the
barroom, and though il reduces me heat greatly y
keeps Wy rattle very unpleasant 10 weak nerves.
Nearly every body nds OUT the long run that 1t Is
mistake 10 consume Quantities OF sodas, especially
with rich cream, and that aftcr drinking them one
keep COOL" however, the ADVICE volunteered BY
everybody Is almost as mult!afious as was that ten
derod 10 "Fritz' on show to cure headache. T"
TExEMExTs AND AT TIKI PIERS.
Those who fortunate enough 10 i've ID spacious
and have but little idea Of the suffering 0i
tho poor who are swcltering in tenement, anu v no
last evening thronged the Diers on both river
sizes get some slight rclsf OF tho cruel
heat. Certain peers in the most populous wards
wero literally black with people, anc, surely, they
traveller 10 switzerland inhales tho nrst sniH OF the
pines FRS Tor niles and miles before he reaches
tho Alps IL Is easier to imagine THAI to describe
what tho heat must have been last night Ia the tene
stuiIy lttlo rooms or III those lodging houses
where, Tor or nfteon cents night, the homeless
outcast finds shelter with twenty or thirty others IN
the same apartment.
John Norris twenty seven years OF age residing at
No 1C4 Wlloughby street, Brooklyn, was overcome
by the heat Myrtle avenue and Was removed 70 his
home by the ambulance
RANGE THERMOMETER
The following record will show the cnpnges Ia the
temperature Tor tho past twcnty-iour hours. In CON-
Indicated by the thermometer ut Hudhut's pharmacy,
HERALD Building. NJ. 218 Broadway