The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-10-04

1.-The sun shall not sn,ite the BY day
nor the moon by night" This l'eau-
tifui verse expresses the belief, com.
no:l in ancient days. that the moon
! exercises q halefuI influence upon
those exposed to he. direct rays.
In modern times the peri,iciOus intiu.
| ence of the moon has been doubted
and even denied. But whatever the
ate zcnts. within the tropics It II
very injurious I" sleep exposed to
lis rays, especially ut the full. On
voyage to the antipodts. when near
the line. a Maltese sailor, whO was a
most c"n,ica: fellow. slept FIR some
hours on the boom with his face to-
wards the full: h,.M,c. On awakiny
III the morning, the muscles OH the
right side Or his face were contracted
~ that every attempt to speak WAS
att ndcd with the most ludicrOus
cOntCrtions. Feeling sure that so,Ne-
thing was seriously wrong, lie spike
tO another sailor, who, SupnO.iny ~
usual hc was ut his o!,l tricks, burst
out into laughter. or he went to
another. with exactly the same r..
HNNs UC kS'VS NIiVN INV SOt INV
Il rage, thereby ud,iiny not litl:" I"
the lu.licrousles. Of the scene. After
q while the truth tlawscsl upon the
captain and officers "I the vessel. The
doctor gave him some medicine, the
n,uss::es gradually relaxed. an.i in the
course q! Il week our. Maltese friend
was well again. Some five or six
yea's ago. when sailing from Tahiti
tO Manyaia, = iit,!a boy Of mine. in
perfect heath, W., tlIOllgl,tlessiy
placed i'y his nurse in li> berth. the
slantiuy 'H-,n,~ .f the moan falling
on his fac". Mex, morning I've was
feveri>!, am: i'll. and /. WAS two or
three days before ne YVES himself
again. NI tn. island Of Aitutaki, u
native woman wa watching night
after night Tor the return Of her hus.
''an:l from tie Island Of A.iu. Whilst
lc;sG sc one night she fell asleep, the
Inouu's rays M'uring upon her face.
On awaking she :c!t III, :nd her eyes
were drawn on one side. COns;.lera-
bic interest were felt by the island
crs in her case. Eventually. hOwev-
or. her eyes were restored. This fact
illustrates tl:e injury done t" human
;m;n"S !'v tn" nlr.a in the tropics.
Vet never heard of insanity or
death resulting frU'n Ibis cause. II il
we'll known, however, in tropical
countries tha: the M""ns rays M'Ca-
sion the rapid .lc.vn. position Of flesh
and fish. \ number Of lMni!as hav-
ing ',v, n eau rl't Onc evening near the
!;nc i;y a fr,r,I of mine. the spoil
was hung in the rigging OF the ship.
AMI Was thus eS;"sed tO the h,tn,,,
through! the hight. Next morning
il Was go ,krl f,: hrc::kia-t. Symp-
toms Of ,.':s"nin" were soon exhihit-
e.! l'y all wln ,mrt"o! q: ;t--their
head. swelling tOa great size. etc.
E;lciicS were prnnllIiy administer
ci, and happily no one died. Tie na-
;i:c, "I HE south Pacific are careful
ncver ~ vxw'-.. fi~h-a constant nr,i-
cle oI diet iii E,aHy islands to the
noon; rays. hy any chance. They
"it-n sleep i.y tile :, ::s',ore after ii,!i-
ing, l:ii never with the face ;i,,s,vrr-
"l. The almviyina's Il Aust ralia do
the SAME as well as they cnn with
their fishing net. exc. y fire an
~vcrs the s:,n,r pi:ri"'.". May not
the injurious influence q: the ll,uOn
lin addition (" her beauty and u.iii-
tyl acV,i:nt for the almost universal
worsl;:. j.;' ,:ia; orb 'h:Wush"i;t the
ilea;,:tu w"ri.::: -.>"mfny ~ Enm.