The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-01-05

eliminated in the death of eight. The las
ueath occurred on the 9th of October. ant
since that time no cases have occurred with
IN the borough limits. There is a wors,
contagion infesting our town than the smal
poX, and that is intcmperancc. Young mar
there Is one foe who will not face you. Should
he do so, you would at once brace yourscl
TO oppose, but will not. Yet he is on YOU
track day and night tempting and trying tc
chsnare you in the meshcs of appetite, and
despoil You of all that is high, noble and
manly. Yes, he would dcbasc, Supply and
Drutalize you by drunkenness. Such is his
ann, and to accomplish II he sitteth in
the lurking places in the villages, his words
s"eeter than oil, yet they are drawn swords.
! lhtemperance, oh, that could dip my pen
IN the blood Of its slaughtered millions. and
| portray ii before you in its true character. II
can not be done; the blue exp anse of Heaven
Is 100 narrow to contain the picture Eter.
nity is too short for the work. Atlast II STING.
eth like serpent and bitcth like an adder.
l on eXclaim, sir, see no such foe am no
| drunkard. The little | drink involves no
| danger All! drink little, do you? There
syour enemy clothed in the garb of friend.
ship, his iron hand is gloved with silk, fair
are his professions, his words are smoother
than butter, but war is in his heart. You
have but to go on as you have begun and
your ruin is sure. Nonsense, YOU cxclaim.
can stop drinking just when will. No
doubt of it, but all, how soon will come
sad reversal of that feeling. Now
can and won't bnt if you go on, 1t will soon
be, would but can't Much could saw on
this subject, but this must suffice for the
present ON intempcrance.
Thermometer for January, 1891 lowest
point degrees below zero highest point 40
degrees above zero. A rainbow the morn
ing of the LIST. occasioncd by the suns rays
through the frost, while the thermometer was
degrees below zero. February, lowest
point degrees below zero, highest point SO
degrees above zero. Thermometer registered
low the entire month. March, lowest point
~ degrees above zero, highest point 90 de-
grccs above zero. On the whole it was cold
and rough. April, lowest point 20 degrees
above zero, highest point SO degrees above
zero. After Il protracted winter of five
months the sevcrest, longest and sickliest
winter ON record, the heaviest mortality in nil
our cities ever known by the Oldest citizens.
May, lowest point 3G degrees above zero.
highest point 06 degrees above zero. June. |
lowest point so degrees above zero, highest |
point "a degrees above zero There were
two frosts in this month 1t rescmbed tbe |
month of June of 1916, for cold. through the |
entire month. July, lowest point 80 degrees
above zero highest point 0G degrees above
zero August, lowest point So degrees above
zero, highest point 103 degrees above zero.
For seventeen days the thermometer rcris.
tered from 30 degrees to 1903 degrees in the
shade. September, lowest point 60 degrees
above zero, highest point 104 degrees above
zero From the 9th day of September the
thermometer registered for sixteen days.
from 30 degrees to 10i degrees in the shade.
On the 9th day of September, the thcfmome-
ter registered for one hour, 104 degrees in
the shade. October, lowest point 36 degrees
above zero, highest point "a degrees above
November, lowest point 20 degrees, highest
point go degrees. December. lowest point
y degrees, highest point 66 degrees. Du-
ring the year there were clear days, 40,
some of them partially so. There were
cloudy days, 1874, rainy days, 3s, including
nights, snowy days %, including nights.
Thunder showers 81, the first on the 10th of
May, one on May -, one on June 13. one on
July s, one on August 4. A good many
showers but little rain fell Whole depth of
snow from January 1st, 1881 to January 1st.
SS2, was feet, 81 inches
The mortality within the borough limits of
3loomsburg during the year is as follows:
From 80 to 90 years, 1; from 20 to so years,
7; from 60 to 20 years, 4; from so to 60 years,
i from 40 to 80 years. D. from 30 to 40
ears, II; from 20 to 30 years, 5; from 10 to
% years D; from the cradled infant up to
0 years, 10, making in all, 81 deaths for the
ear, an increase of two over 1880.
Wishing you happy new year, all
his is respectfully submitted by your
rcnd and well wisher in Christ.
JonN SNYDER
BLooMsBURG December 31st, 1881.
About one-half the report of Mr.. SNYDER
5 omitted for want of space, being about
matters that are of no special local inter-
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