The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-24
MrNNESOTA'S CLIMATE.
How the Residents Prepare for a Nights
Rest-A Fruitful Field for Americanisms.

How the Residents Prepare for Nights
Rest-A Fruitful Field for Americanisms.
Minneapolis Letter.
Having good fire, and being in the full glare
Of tallow candle the acclimated man next
makes q move looking to the preservation of his
health. The atmosphere being SO dry from
natural causes, becomes even dryer from the
effects of the combustion that is said to take
place within the stove, and this double dose Of
dryness if permitted to linger, has the effect of
pastering sleepers lungs with coat of ma
terial closely akin to an uncooked Dutch pan
cake. In a damp climate the evil is easily rem
to the most elevated portion of the
stove, in consequence of which the
heat within is transferred in sufficient
quantities to the fluid without, producing a sim
fluid in gassy but moist shape The fluid, thus
disguised, reduces the intensity of the dryness
and renders the air more palatable This pro-
cess will not apply in the northwest, for the
reason that, no matter how hot becomes the fire.
it cannot be expected that anything liquid could
be induced to retain its maiden shape when
placed without the stove. On the contrary, the
liquid is invariably DESTROYS of becoming solid
with the stove. The acclimated man has over
come this difficulty. He, before retiring, depos
it's large chunk of ice within the stove, and if
the fire. is fierce enough the ice will be sufficiently
affected to slowly diminish. The moist air thus
manufactured is conducted out of the furnace
up the chimney by system OF piping made of
bored icicleS.
To prepare for ones couch is an easy thing
The usual order of preparation is reversed, and
instead of disrobing, the happy dweller in dry,
cold climate adds to his street costume such
minor articles as tend to prevent the moist air
within his lungs from solidifying couple of
buffalo coats, an extra seal cap that is large
enough to pull we'll down over the chest some
feecerlined moccasins and a few muff1ers consti-
tute an ordinary night dress. Be
fore rolling into the expectant couch,
&c Int etc q
double chilled iceberg, the duty of destroying
| the candles glare remains This is no holiday
undertaking. The simple process of blowing
and snufiing will not answer for the blaze itself
| from the flame. This is done sometimes by a
| blow from Ratchet but broad-ax is more
} effective The candle flames thus acquired and
accumulated are sold by the quart for Florida
| strawberries.
In the morning when the slumberer awakes
and carves his way TO- freedom the old incorpo
| real hereditament above referred to comes into
&C tive USE The inalienable right to cuss is fos-
! tered when solid chunk of frozen "aqua i'm
| pura" is found in the receptacle where cleansing
| water should inger; it is vigorously exercised
when the chunk of ice left in the stove by
/ the dead fire is discovered to have grown
| to such proportions from the accumulation
of moisture as to entirely fill the fire box and it is
not lessened when the thermometer indicates an
I other minus 30o day. 1t is remarkable what
words and phrases are employed to express a
mans honest sentiments upon such occasions
/ IF the author of the Dictionary Of American
/ isms is anxious to issue second volume of his
| work this cold, but dry, climate would prove a
I fruitful field in which to gather material
| An old residenter, upon being asked for his
| idea of the climate IL which Minneapolis raises
| her proud head, negatively said: fhe only OBJ
lection have to this city 80 far as the weather
is concerned arises from the fact that there are
two or three weeks during each summer wher
we have no sleighing."