Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-07-21

THE Monsoon IN INDIA,-A brief dispatch
from lpdia, which recently appeared, announced
an occurrence which is among the most mag.
ni6c'ut and boue6cent pheucmsnon of nature in
the Eastern world. The message was laconic in
the extreme, merely communicating that "The
monsoon has burst" Yet in those four words
lie the "promis, and potency" of renewed lite
aud fertility this coming year for Western lu.
dla; ior what the rsing of the Nile is to Egypt
such is the breaking of the summer monsoon to
! the Malabar coast and lis adiacent regions.
AS the Nile sometimes fails to reach it's annual
| high water mark, so the great cl,ud gathering
| OF the Indian Ocean OCCASIONALLY tisappoints the
| aDXlous people OF the peninsula, and passes
| away with usuf6c ent gifts of moisture. 1t is,
| however Of ,x,ellent omen when, as 10 the
present sea.on, the sea born vapors collect
quickly and 10 good time, aud break with vast
| convusion of the atmosphere. There is 10
| longer any such mystery about this yearly phe-
! nomeoon as prevailed in old days when Snbad
| oaVigated the Arabian waters. or when Happa
| lus the Greek made bold to spread his sail be-
fore the strange wind which blew so steadfasty
toWarcs Muzsris, the port of Spices"
The southwes. monsoon is DOW as we'll under
stood by scenc, as the movements of church
clock. 1t the equatorial regions of the earth
we're covered with water, the trade winds would
blow steadily right round the globe. following
| the suns course with portward DIFF actiou
| from .csmber to juno, aud With southward
| slant from j une to d oember. But the hot
moDtb bs OF April aud May heat the surface of
Southern Asia 80 that the atmosphere above it
| ,xpaDds aud rises
| The colder air from the Indian Ocean there.
upon 11Wa up to supply the vacuum. To the
north Of the equator the revolution of the earth
lends this current a westerly deviation, and the
| result ls long and steady stream of wind, which
| laden with the clouds raised ftom the wide Ara
| ban Sea, drives and piles these water. bearing
masses in serried ranks against the Western
Ghauts Of India. where, about the beginning of
| June, they gather in dark canopy, covering
| the sky FIR and near.
! On the Coromsndel coast of the peninsula it is
| the northeast monsoon which renders the same
service 1T the reversed period of the year for
that side of India. There the life. giving clouds
are brought up from the Bay of Bengal to break
over the Esstern mountains and refresh the
fields OF Oriass aud Madras. The SHOWS of Him
slays, periodically filing the channels OF the
GsnRes and the Brahmapootrs, complete the
water supply Of the Indian continent, which
would be desert like the Sahara were it not for
| the mountain reservoirs and for those 'mau-
aims" or never filling seasonal monsoons, by
whose recurrence the land is wstered from the
| sea, Indrs and Narayen keeping alive the child
l rem or the sum-
BOILED TO DEATH IN BATH.-A most ex.
traordnary and distressing death occurred re-
centIy>st Pougbkeepsie, N. Y. Mrs. Cors
Walker, of New York, young woman who
has an infant nine weeks old. was at Pough-
keepsie On q visit to her mother. She was 10
delicate health, and subject to epieptc fits. In
the morning, about 9 o'clock, the family were
chatting 10 the diaing room when Mrs. Walker
started out singing, saying she was going up
stairs into the bath room. Bslng absent
some time, one of the family went to the bath
room door and found it locked, and heard
groaning inside. Eotrance was effected through
a window, when Mrs Walker was found
doubled w 10 the bath Tub, with her feet stick.
ing over the side, gasping for breath and groan.
ing. She bad on all her oothiog. As quickly
as possible the unfortunate woman was lifted
out. the tub being 6llsd with water, and the
hot water fauc,t ruouing. Her clothing was
removed when the lower part of her body was
fouud to be terribly scalded. She fingered uu-
conscious lill Lalf past one o'clock 10 the after
noon, wheo she died. The surroundings sup.
port the theory that as soon as she entered the
bath room she was seized with fit, and leaning
/
struck the hot water faucet and turGed it on
full head, aud she fell back 10 the tub, the
stream OF hot water pouring on her till all the
bot water was out of the boiler. Her clothing
stopped up the outlet in the tub, and 10 this
way she was scslded to death.
To DESTROY HOUSE INSECTS TO thor
oughly rid house Of red aud black ants, cock
reaches, spiders, bed bugs, and all crawling
pests which infest our homes take two pounds
of alum aud dissolve it 10 three or four quarts
| of boiling water. Let it stand on the fire until
the alum disappears, then apply it With brush
while nearly boiling hot, to every Joint and
creVce 10 your closets, bedsteads. pautry shelves,
and the Iik,. Brush the crevices in the f ,or
Of the skirttng or mop boards if you suspect
that they harbor yermio. Cackrosches will
fee the paint which has been washed 10 cool
alum water. IT. in washing ceiling, plenty
of alum is added to the lime. it will also serve
| to keep Insects at distance.
GILES & Co.-Gents: have tor more than
one year prescribed your Lument, with the
very best results. | have f, uod it an applic,-
tiop 10 Inflammation of the lungs Pneumonia,
or Pleurlsy, one Of the very best It peuetrates
the tissues or parts rapidly. In Case of irregu.
lsrity OF the hearts actions, depending on ner.
Vous Irritation, it acts promptly. After being
| made acquainted with the combination Of your
Llniment ard seeing it's action in 30 large mum,
Der OF cases, do not hesitate to recommend
the same to the public aud the profession.
Yours truly, RoBT. s. NEWTON, N. D.
l37 West 47th street, N. 7.
Giles' Pills cure Dyspepsis.
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