New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-28
TILE MERCURY STILL HIGHER
ANOTHER DAY OF sCoRCHING HEAT.

|
.terday; indeed the mercury vaulted two degrees
higher than its best position of the day before the
maximum temperature being the same as that of
| Tuesday last Daring the forenoon there very
little wind and what tnere came along the
streets more like a hot blast than cooling breeze
! Over the broai paving stones the heated air could
| be seen dancing; and children in their bare feet
danced sometimes, too, when they happened to step
on a smoothly worn iron cover over coal opening
| in the pavement, that had been heated by the sun
! till almost hot enough to cook eggs upon
| The hearts of the myriads Of lemonade
sellers were made exceedingly glad by
the profits which flowed IN as their
rather ques ionable lemonade flowed out, and the
3-cents-a-glass soda fountains along the sidewalks
in the Bowery fixed and fixed and fixed them
selves out time and again in the course of the day.
| Wrnkled old women stood over bowls of ice-watcr
in which Aoated bits of cocoanut or pineapple, and
busily fshed out slices at from l cent upward to
| clamorous urchlns who had succeeded in getting a
cent ahead Nearly all of the beer. shops did large
business, but the advertisement of hot free lunch
was not a particularly taking" card The Ice
water stand of the Business Mems Moderation So
ciety in front of the Post Office, empticd itself
many times during the day, and thousands OF thirsty
| people were somewhat comforted by its sparkling
streams "Oh this is a grand institution it is III
| deed said tall man who had just emptied two
cups of ice-water into his persplrng system; but
a dash of claret-just dash Of claret, you know
| would improve it wonderfully"
The sun bore out yesterday the reputation he
gained from bis contest with the wind in the time
of Esop He made the perspiring wayfarer remove
his coat and then his waistcoat and he so changed
the fashion that many of the most aesthetic citizens
| appeared in the streets with broad-brimmed hats,
| and with handkerchicfs lightly tied around their
| necks in lieu of collars. Nobody cared so much for
his appearance for his comfort and even business
| men seemed rather disposed to let their business
q" do itself" in many instances rather than exert
| themselves Every seat in every park seemed to
| have an occupant, and the stone curb about the
waterlcss fountain in City Hall Park was covered
with tired or lazy people all day long There were
| more people than usual on week day in Central
| Park. but they were not very active they were
content to sit OH the benches under the trees, and
| let the catcrpillars drop on them and crawl over
them without making any disturbance about it.
In fact, almost every one who sat down on
park bench went to sleep in very few moments,
and hence became sublimey oblivious to the cater
pillars army-wOrms and all the beautiful bugs
which may have found in him or her an an attrac-
tive object for consideration. The knd-hearted po-
| lcemen when they were able to keep awake them
selves did not wautOnly disturb the numerous
sinmberers, but let them sweetly dream on-of
cooler cmes and cooler seasons, it may be.
The excursion boats crowded, trip after trip,
the hot weather discounting the fears of collisions
almost entirely Everybody VINO could get out OF
| town appeared to take advantage of the Oppor-
tunIty. and many OF those who could not get away
II the daytime went in the evening The tree
baths at the Battery and elsewhere did good work
in making a large proportion of the population
healthier and happier. and in every way tier. IL
is sad thing however that the classes of citizens
most needing the advantages of the free baths
never avail themselves of them. If Baxter-st. Bay
artl-st Rooseve-st., Mulberry-st and half dozen
other streets in the neghborhood of Chatham
square could just empty ont the whole of their
heterogeneous population into the free baths occa-
sOnaliy, those streets would be wonderfully I'M
proved In point of hcathfulness, morality industry,
sobTlety and various other virtues a tribune re-
porter walked through some OF the streets men
toned yesterday afternoon. In BaXter-st the gut
ters filled with a black SHINY 0oze eXhallng
an odor which must have Deen iull oil the germs OF
disease Children crowded both street and side
walks their nearly naked bodies being III about as
filthy condition as the streets them
The wretched little things were lighting
over a piece of watermelon rind one moment IN
the gutter-sIme and the next III the middle OF the
foul street, rolling over each other crying striking
wickedly aud venting language IN consonance with
their condition and surroundings.
FIfth-ave. wore scene OF desOlatOn nearly all OF
the most attractive houses were closed for the sea-
SON and few persons were 10 be seen on the streets.
he greater portion OF the population IS distributed
at Newport and Saratoga ana Long Branch, ANA "A
hundred other places, out of the par-bOllcd city.
For blocks together the streets were pare OF pce'-
trans at intervals, and the scores of elegant
carriages winch whrl along with bright
ia ces sparkling eyes and marvellous toilets month
or TWO ago are now only memory.
Various methods have been suggested for lessen
ing The burden OF the heat. physician, wei
enough known To he authority In sucn mattais told
Tribune reporter tnat dilute claret was about
as sa C and satisfactory drink "a could be par
taken OF III TIE summer time, ana he recommended
,ce.t tea as another excellent Institution. " Inc
BATH" siid lie, may be rendered mucn
more effective and refreshing II lew
drops OF a mixture of equal paris of alcohol
ana ammonia be added 10 the water. In the
first place, he water is thereby rendered softer;
the alcOnOi and ammonia cut all OF the animal
matter when thrown OH by persplration, aud
thOrO gnly Opeh ana Cleanse Inc pores OF thc Skill
Inon ~ hen one becomes uvcrhedteu, the pores be-
Ing open the perspiTatlOn passes OH SO redy It Is
scarcely nOuceaOie lhe alcOh II and Ammonia also
have Jne effect OF somewhat cooling the water /
mink. There Is no unpleasant Odor abOut the mix
tuIc; almost immediately alter use evaporation
aers H." Among various devices 10 ward OF the neat
Is the od-tIme idea OF wearing cdObage-oat IN
,he nat. Inns Is reSOrted To by lhe mlrhetulen
Oh Washington Market and elsewhere Wnethrr or
not 1t has al the vrtues supposed 10 abide In 1t, II
must Ger AMY be admitted rDat IA caDbage-leat IN 4
nat has tho advantage over " BRICK Iii ones hat
III warm weather.
Memoirs of tue Produce Exchange did not APP
pear to grain OF yltaasy let. Ihey were IA
JaucdlOOklng set, ana appeared on tho floors utter
upon them JneIr CoatleSs, Ia. 1858 ana cOariesS
state. IneTe was ttle disposition 10 trade 80 tey
sat III the windows and other supposed cOol PAGES
watching tue quotations TO see tnaJ tncy did NOS
climb up with the mercury. MemDcfsO l the cotton
EXchang 20 dressed down 10 the limit Oh mOuesty and
wore Almost tnreaubare clothing, That being the
thInnest they could get he Maritime Exchange
was nearly deserted early III the afternoon, Inc
memos IS having taken 10 the water III hopes OF
1ndns a cOOi plact.
Coney Island was poorly patronzed early in the
morning, but as the day advanced the crowds beS'h
To 20 down III large numbers Brighton and W est
BIsntOn Beacnes hal the visitors. out at
Manhattan tle beach by no means deserted.
Dalners were numerous. AOOut the middle OF the