, 1881-09-20
HOT Az ITAI)ES.
The soorching Heat in Which
RoIling.Miff Hands SjzzIe
and Sweat.
Fiery Furnaces, DllbblIng Masses
OF Iron, and Rivers Of
Perspirntfon.
What the Operatives Drink-Big
Wages and Few Fu-
nerals.

nerals.
4 TntnuvE reporter has by chance mu,tn dis.
cnvery which, though It may t,a 0f III prnutical
Importance, en, i,U written hbDttt tn tho eni'ght-
onnont OF inhny, nnh pu.slbty to tho cdlfltMtiou
of SUMO. liz l,Hs solved the question ~ tn what
Is tho EHttcst rtacp ths sdu OF ltltlcs- thNt IS,
tho i1uttest Ftane whrru man bava to live anh
work. The particular season ut tl1o ycur whrn
tho ptaco III question nssurts Itself Is. Of COURSE,
III tho sunny altnfnrr-tfmu when tho tl,ot tf,or.
Gscrs of ordinarily cool localities ARC nttpst toD
short to lGa 4 the mercury climb y i.'Hh, az Il
/. nt,t. as wolI 70 ns III tirst % 10 iIatSr. ia
ally snpnsuh, tho local department ot tha chca.
s,,as 70 'n'y 2 attpapsr 5 sry !ep9r,srs !, fs @
or tho lny yileid, or thu laundry. or the kitchen
1t Il lii t.o roit.t.x-tnlll. Nos!e tut tl!n ,t.cu
industry, A,lo,,g inltnensu furnaces nrIu molten
and scett'ng metal. haro my conception Of
TIE HEAT WHICH \ MlLt,.tttSD HAS 70
ESlItflsE
| while Mt his hnrfl asld tedious Inlor. iiu who
| mDus up MI irrKutG1 euuntonai1cs behind NJ,
nIlcu desk. nr she wllu Irons shirt whi!o sprIk-
S T s W. , S s sEss%tSn M ursss &C. f' is st
| tivr!y QUO! current Of alr Gy prolonAd!ny
throi,Gh Z roll!ng.,nlll: ,,u....,,, -, ..u
pspEy e sts thftcSK tSKf5 the s ';n. .
n,nre nen who wnrK nl,o,,t thc premises, at,d
| yot somehow or uthor du not melt. rho h.lt OF
81 viii tno GSsf ,c o iI a Sry aots
ncttcd tlctAl lind Eone through with. fhoy
:. caltsA Inst Saturday cool and comfortable ny
| for work. but the visitor. after short ttMo
spent au,0ng tho workers. felt that only b. q
.ay's sojourn In an icc-box could hu 10 restored
From tue t!ins tho orc gocs into tho blast
fnrnaco nntit thu rlf is snwrd an'l strn'Khtrne,
tho men VIM hara handled i through nl !'s dr.
| tCreut GhAnKcs huv1 hrcntheu 1n1 Itytu III Nn
atmosphere hotter than ND people ont Of I,tAU
ever even walked throttEh Il " no wonder.
| then, that nlnny or tile rolling -mll labUrers
sUcCEatn To THE st1IT3f, H1tO11.1Nt'. AM,
MUnKY ATMOSPHERE,
for many Of thctn lid enrrei!nr to tho heat dur
Ing tho summer. throw dawn their iron itnDte.
:s soes mud III fsf 81 sve aS %Sa
oppottumity to rsstoTo !.sGf & Tho public take takss
'hSss Tas Sp spor.nianaes sGta Ell 1p ,sas a
tho n!!l!. hands as r.lio bad held out IN Hoott
had % pivo np." or coHrse, III one Gun aay
!noy cSro. Ier wSxcs S' r%ns,nx %a fron ii to il
high ns Sl4 dny& but In thu summer t'Is sheir
m"ney s Gnrne n at tha risk @ os hc1'ti,. Y usny
Of 8unstrnkc. but
SHEER CoL1.Arar OF NATunE
from ovcrcxertson. Iut whit elso Is moro mat
ural. Mhcn W. they hnyn w ooon kuow!i ~ ncEsptrG
pour tho accumulated pessplrnton ullt Of thcfn
i, IN actslal stream; whom every ".putdler." unt
otera rinRa nn 9nsh '. ,.oar a NJ e''v vxa ~ III II
twU.1sfd!Elnry- sized buckets, tho OBJECT bclug
.1ssss # ss' axea as Il thS per Of sH ta sH
visitor thht II thor1non,oter: hung where t'lt
putldurs wesu working, would register ltU dc.
: hah III three b,iokcilus Of watcr, IL tluy, mt
ihat he had sweat moro rhtn, II gallon from hi
uan wis oniy milking csti.,ue;, hit stiIl ho Is
nut kiI1w to whom he wns talklug: or ttRt WIN
t ! rnrwnv ~ WA ~ "1's&'''' ''' ""''oa y
: eon''s soue ,rr. op r,,r s,r,, .r,ov
s"M'' inEA ~. W 1!.i' ~, n4to.a h!oN.
,., A. the Nofsh @ Chtsugo KollliK;Ml!!s the nei '
water. Frcuuuntly, With tic wv.tSor Is ycF
hot. tt.oy nix oui,i'oui With tlo water tho mkt
i,ro bang more nolirsl,lag aud iess nCt 10 crc
I,ands slrjak suyer.i xiass"s or boor 'i,,rInr IL
div 1'ho Inait bavern|n. tboy say. ,ghum ttkr,
3rMlmriur a sht1nw va of III Iniof,rntioSs RI % WlisSY
tho CN,sago hassIs ny, !s Snsi, ard b.ttsrmsi'
nbat tho % worst III rk .'ioy " could W tnko ' On ho
): days, FOR tic reasoa TINT il wouli not swoat o,,
TO experisnco: ] WnIlo tle a tternonuter IN Il
iieishborins collar registers, sly, 10 degree:
d to,l ouAa I'D. p'A'F "'Snps s'''''n'l& e'' Ii"
STANDING IN ruoyr OF 4 FURNACE.
M stlrs Up lot of molten boiling, t,a1bI!se n meta 4
Makcs u ttto n1ll ltko butter Hna pulls i ~ y,
sry @ %sss aa % Woceis % It W. tao acbi| 81 IL
nr tna sos ~ ~ r. e ~ gp ror ,I @
.hey must 10 heateI aKa!n. and wis 20 yon ll,.
or1 no bdt e;s ',. 11 ', ,,'ar a wS, W.
s,MmeraE cartel to thu ro sa I II assr ast
seinE sawoa ~ TeiEhs ~ 1pns ~ ~ S R9'ahas, ~
hundred Or more other tiot rails. iiess, tl.et
IT. To 'o .. to s9 g Wbn r