The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-11
DAHKENING THE BLOOD.
Some Of tho Effects Of Altitude in I.oadvlle
Ilssntiyilie I4siiar.I ..rs

tttsnuVtila IAHsHl
eaw but very few Caft,a Of inG,xiCntlon II
the atres,tR though thu I1H saloons IN tho Oily
held out their best Inducements ! was stlt
priced NJ this. M one ri tho notable effects N
thsgrsnt altitude of the place 90. 800 feet above
the level Of tho aea) Ia that Ill fermsntst
liquors lDtnKlrate mpTs quickly than NJ lower
elevations The boiling point. owing to til,
decrease of atmospheric pressure, IN INTO,
lower than Mt Chicago. aud tho alcohol Is
sooner vapnriSed and Lak"n into tho niroula
tlon. producing INVESTIGATION much uulGker.
Tho boiling point OF water hero Ia ahO'lt
IpUe, Inaiaad W al2", tho effoot ~ which III
boiling beams. sgga, potatoea. otG.. IL that !,
requires ii long while u cook them la All opeI
veaanl and IL Ia necessary 10 keep tho pot
we'll covered VI the water will ynpoflHn ant
escape before being ralsnd Ia tho requisite .e
gree for thorough cooking. A. thta elevation
much nit Ii required to I'LL aud ahtiafy I'll,
lungs. and breathing must 10 quicker ~ order
10 properly pxyganizn tho blood. III ~ anih
too that after ono iAa boon hero for som,
tima the uonling matt"i If the blood henon'N
darker. being changed from the peroxide IL
the aoaaulosltco Ut Iron. With paraon autlnr
Ing under any difficulty or disease 81 thu
heart. tho effect of any long continued asaI-
uon III to cause IL dangerous dngrtn of pnlpi.
thtion. and oven with PERSONS entirely VOL
the pulse runs extremely high.
There are other and notable facts connect
ed with this altitude There arc few birdie
seen here ps,hnps for tho rt4,aon that II ylnH
Ia difficult IN tho light air, Ih" common
house lly, the summer peat of Our Eastern
house keepers. Ia unknown hnra. There az
some Ut tho outdoor bIuahottla variety. bni
they seem languid and tired II y said. also
that Onts cannot livn hHfG- This In probably
owing 10 their delicate organization being TN
able tp rNaiAt tho rlEor pr tire night air. 80
the ''volces OF tho night are moi heard IN
this locality. md boUtjachs arc reserved for
their natural uses.
Another result Of the liahtn,4a Of tho MIR Ia
that. having 40 little density, 1t Ia easily
heated by artificial mains. Our nights III,
uniformly cold 40 cold that 1t IL unoonfoIta-
BILE to alt without fire; but Il few pine chips
0r ANAL sticks will warm All apartment very
quickly At the same time tho SUMS rays do
not Aaaln ~ have tho heating power that they
do In lower elevations. This snema to confirm
the theory that there ~ no substantial onloric
In the rays VI the sun. but that heat la there
suit 81 chemical action. generated ny tho direct
rays with the elements of the atmosphere
the direatness of the rays and the density OF
the atmosphere While standing high upon
these mountains, even Mt u distance from any
snoW-dtifts and where the air Ia atill. tho sum
mer sur has only sufficient power to make tho
air refreshing and pleasant. while you on the
plains ARE sweltering under Il torrid heat III
The shade Of II rock or two II Ia always cool
enough.
The effect of the altitude Ia the same as That
experienced by ballOpniats, who, In ascending
from the surface OF the earth, even on tho
hottest day. soon find II necessary to don
their overCoats and warmest clothing. In
the night. here good supply Of blankets III
always necessary. and nearly every morning
heavy frostH are found, and sometimes thick
scales Ut lou are formed. The Greats Ut some
Of the mountains and many OF the deep
upon their sides aEe still fuli of m.asss
eSyl n s l1 ks s. lsle ss s.l 4
aross, ] was compelled to eross q field OF
snow. hanging over the edge, which must
have been u mile In length and probably In