The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-11-29
CLIMATE AND TEMPERAMENT.
what is Caused by the Dryness of tho At
mosphere and the ELECTRICITY
which Pervades 1t.

AaOSpAAcio Gnu 1hc AAAStttASAky
which Pervades 1t.
As a people, the inhabitants of the
| United States are credited with having
more enthusiastic temperaments than
those of almost any other country, We
certainly get into a ferment of excite
ment over politics every four years, and
we also keep up the tension upon our
nerves more or less during all the in
termcdiate time. We are noted for our
close application to business or pleasure,
or whatever else may be the matter inn
Wediately at hand. There is, indeed no
half-hearled action about us in anything
which we undertake. and we are dis
posed literally to obey the Scripture pre-
cept of doing whatsoever our hands find
to do with all our might.
Both the merits and the disadvantages
of this eager impctuous quality of the
American nature are quite obvious. On
the one hand it inspires an energy in
the national character which is apt TO
conquer all obstacles in its path, while
at the same time it makes enormous
drafts upon the individual stock of
nervous force which in very many cases
is prematurely exhausted by the de-
mands upon it. Few of us take the AZ
artificial stimulants which other people
say they require to keep them up to the
daily round. On the contrary, we are
apt to 90 our gait, whatever it may bs
'H1I occupies Us LOT me moment win
SIreSS' an" d GeterinlhaIloh IhaC elther
CSHIly Us through 10 tIe goal OF just as
iih'lE leaEe US 'ilPPIGu an" aPeh' pF
I"o ""y'l"e, 'oiIle VI our ue9l IiieL"'
nave even charged against us IhaJ our
pressure ana reiaAaton are taken aeri-
o"Hly ana ana IHaJ we are me iP"ole OF en-
Jo9iI llG anu JUS Eoou l,,lHS2 "Io'''I-
9t'ly anu t'inPera," y we nave no
"SI'pHiI'oil J,'9' no" 30 i'l"'e iHeSe &c
o"N"l'onH' ,h"uSn u'ty are UouDIIe9s
i', ,,-, ,'SHlF roloie",
!I"O we ueHI'' 10 point out Is IlA
i"rI lhaI we are 20 " very great extent
iIIeSPohSIOie ior 'he hurry OF our HleS'
INC energy u our natures an" INC Ter
vent Heal Whlch generally marks me
conduct OF our enterprises Our mer-
us anu dement's IN inns respect nave
come ~ nature rathcr man ny cuIliFa-
tion. Ihey are Que almost entirely to
lhe drNhesS OF the atmosphere anu TO
me eiectrIc quaIltE "hIch peryadcN II.
Inns IS no ne" ih'0fy' Ii was advanced
ana admitted years ago ana formed the
SuoJ'ct OF very interesting ana m
S,ructiVe paper winch was printed by
Ifoi' Looms IN the "Annaien der
ihyS'A' NJ, IN 1921 a writer IN the
LONDON ItmcS, IN Iett"r from New
lork' PuhIlSheu IN that journal on the
l3Ih instant ana reprinted IN another
pIace, REEVES inns Ineory ana partially
a4initS IT, ne gives an account
Oh Ihe sensations when ne eX-
Perlehcea on MS return 10 ms country
aller long absence in Europe and
SPEAKS OF the nervous excitement
W%hIch nc experienced 1of me lrSt lew
Gays amer landing III Ne" ork-a an eN-
clJemehC TO some persons distressing 10
otherS eXhlarAtlng As champagne' or as
SIrong TEA or colee' ms pecuIar Dry
ness IN 'he ar ne points out Is 10 DO
lioleo fl us ene~S upon tne SatI upon
'"e u"oie' "Hi I.t 10 "A"" III ury anu
PoMuolS 'oll"I'ion' III .Hc iHP'" uiS my
oi 'ii' 'poiiSo pain anu III sie et"ci~ii :
@N" "%IPlh57 Vi " u, ,'' % loIeISh "oou'
even "iiTn 'L''7' Il"louS!i:f 'e"Sohtu'
AS 10 lhe E, elccuFic cohoiIio ,. Oh our at
lnoS'neIt Ync "Ia.eI IN ; reinoLtS
upon P"elUii''noll ""'Tl - amman ~
i II oi Us "lteu Oh rolu Hil,er GaS,
~ Is p'N7ipi'l io ,,; many PeTPie 10 I'StlI
lHc gas ny 9hIlnIn@ raPGiuiy across una
caIPe. "nu nI i INC mgr 10 y! an open
Sf's-p''l 'lo5' Ile a. IiSii'ii7 ,'' II ~ l."
i,alii'' anu me elGclilc PR SIElhS d
Gi'unc,'y near" ciHtNle. 9LIiliIar
,lLSlr"'l ~, instances Oh tie urI ana Gee
5Lle cp q IONS OF our a.lnoSPn"rg VIII
nave peeh luIiINIeu D! uie experiences
OF our readers, ana II IS NOT necessary 10
clle ahythlh@ 1urIher on the2e points.
But TINS hiISh-preSSH!tr!e ne, winch
mA9lte''S itNei so Stnhln%ly IN New
ofh ana IN some other large cites IS
not attributed entirely TO these physical
cohdltlohS' Du' TO an hefedn%ry acc'i-
mutation OF tehuenclcS toward lmnod-
efatlom as we'll me lact Is pointed OUT
that Baltlmore, SUBJECT TO the same eli
| den, Tor example, while III New DIX