Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-01-31
A CANADIAN IN NEW YORK.
Why he Laughs at Our Poor Ef.
forts to Keep. Warm.

"LaughingV said q Canadian to q
representative Of The N. Y World
during the late cold snap, "why, L
can't help it! All your people look so
cold down here. You 60 along the
streets with red noses, blue cheeks and
pinched up mouths, as it the thermom-
erer were dipping bel"w zero. Look
here" he said, pointing to a group of
well-uressed men, who were standing
i'm front of the Astor. "Just look at
them! See how they draw their
necks down into the comfortless shade
of the upturned collars of their coats
aud stand edgewise to the breeze as if
they were afraid of being blown off the
sidewalk. Cold" he said: ''of course
they're colo, when they persist IN dress
ing in tall silk hats and in wearing kid
gloves and thin boots this kind of
weather. In Quebec or Montreal you
never see such a sight as that, no mat
ter how low the mercury may dip, not
even if it freezes in The bulb. The
trouble with your climate is that it is
not cold enough; if it Was, you would
dress differently and feel it less. Look
at those hideOus ear-lugs you wear!
Ii a man wore pair of them in MOn-
treal he wOu d cause ripple of laugh
| ter TO- pass over the features of the peO-
| pie who saw him. We think When it
I is cDld enough for ear-lugs that it is
time to pull our fur caps over our ears,
put on our ,Over-shOe>, heavy coats and
warm gloves, and then go along
smiling. We are never cold in Canada.
have lived there many years and
have seen more cold aud shivering peu
pie: in one day siIce | came to New
. Yo, k than | have in Canada all the
time have been in the country. The
other day, TOR instance, WAS waiting
Tor til. Cars on the elevated pIattol III at
the end of Third avenue. There was a
little breeze blowing, and the men
kept stamping up AMI down and put
ting their uiglovcd hands up to the
knuckcs into their open mouths Tor
warmth. 1t twas about ten above zero
al Inc time, and leit Ihe cod no ,uul L
than II | We're at my own tirc>idc
and the men are worse Than the wuu.-
en-. There appears tn be more. dignity
among the ladies'. or they dress more
comfortably. You never see them
stamping or pulling about to keep
themselves warm. as the men do. Gu
into the street car and see how quietly
the ladies sit on cold day, whlle the
men wriggle about and pound the
Il or with their thin boots AMI shrive
up like burnt paper in all ash pan No
you do not know how To dress down
here Or perhaps The cold does not con-
linue long enough. Now look at ihi,
man. he said, pointing to II decemtly
dressed person win was approaching
''look at thar bright striped cap It
. wears under his hat. Can nything bt
more unsighly? Ii is cold comfort,
, fancy, he derives from that cotton
covering over his scalp lock. There
Can be no heat in that thing, and evei
, If there were it is hideous looking
enough to make Canadians wonder
why warm woolen cap, pulled ovel
the ears. would not be cheaper and Ial
more comfortable without giving {
, man the appearance of having forgot
ten to change his night dress i'll tn,
; morning. 1t is no wonder we laugh
With us the poorest man must dress
warmly. Our feet are never cold al
yours always appear to be when tn,
mercury drops Il little in the tube
Once winter sets in with us we put OF
our overshoes and do not take them of
until the thaw comes in the sprins
aud then we don our rubbers. put ou
fur caps away and prepare for
, change. Ear Jugs and ni9htcaps az,
no Use in keeping out the cold up will
u.s." and the Canadian with his fur cap
overshoes and heavy great coat, walk
: ell away as cosy-looking as if the ther
mometer was in the seventies.