Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-08-09
BAR HARBOR.
The Most Prosperous Season Of ALI.
Mnat the Future Of This Famous Resort
Must Be.
Classical History of the Dog DAYS
Spray.
BAR HARDoR.
Especial to the Kennebec Journal. l

'eiii"s INV the notch were only partially
niieu' the social atmosphere less boyant, and
'A'e PoPuiauoh smaller than last season, other
correspondents nave gone earnestly to work
70 ascertain the facts. As result they have
Pfo'eu oy ngures and facts which cannot be
''os' prosperous one that Bar harbor has yet
seer" ihe population mas oathumoered mat
Vi 'aS' 'eaSoh oy nearly thousand the
weather mas been Tar more delightful, and
the social atmosphere brighter and more VI
'acious thah ever before. 10 be sure 1t has
'no"h very decided tendency TO desert the
amusement haiis ana ho'ei pariors ana ENJOY
i''eii III Tue open ar Drives pichcs' SAILING
par''eS' e'c' nave oeeh the order OF the day.
Ne notes nave all heid their own this season
All" '"'" '"s"' gar" over ia'' YEAR. AT
Tue present H'iie 'i'ey are remarkably wen
i'''eu' 1t Is no' NJ ho'eis Ut "oaf"ing houses'
"'"e'e'' "''' We must iooA ioi 'he greatest
increase Vi poPu'a''oh' Inc cottage colony
""S s'o"" "'"'e' iHiiy ia'' "i'nih inc last
year anu S"i'e oeau''iui summer houses
nave Deei a'ueu 10 'he attractions Oh bar mar
"'i' Leu '"e oi'aAei " muse eSpeciai pressure
- " Ne'i' n"' ii'i'o' 'p'"" ioiehooi'
VII" nv anu WIN guarantee 'ha' ne Will
never again ihduige MS uoieiui strain
nat 10 these magnificent summer Villas
puii' WIN all 'he iaSishness OF modern afchi-
'e''ure' iurh'sneu Win every comfort that
'hougi can suggest OF wealth. suppiy-rep-
fese"''hg "hiliions Vi uo'iars-"hat ask 90
these MONIES prove II II De not the permanent
ey Oh bar haroor' An eroaKlhg friend the
i"'ufe Vi DAT iaroor JUST oa"hihg. Inc
wealth. "irea'y invested mere III houses "hich
IN NOTES. IN development is outa tlthe OF what
Is 10 ioiio"' some Gay IN the very near fu-
tare predict that bar haroor VIII come
TO the front as me great watering place OF
scenery such as can be found at no other
summer resort III America. The mania OF
our people Tor summer resorts increases and
will increase with the population and wealth
number of desirable places for summer homes
by the ocean will always remain the same.
The chances then are all in favor of the
present resorts, and am forced to believe
that the best possible investment man can
make of his surplus if he be so fortunate
As to possess such an article, is to put it into
land along the Maine coast. The returns
may not be quick, but to my mind they will
Every one is familiar with the saying,
These are dog days and this simple
sentence means that the dog days commence,
according TO the almanacs on the 81 of July |
and end August llth, and are "a certain
number of days preceded and following the
heliacal rising of Canicula, or the Dog Star.
Some of the old philosophers used to write
of the influence of the Dog Star upon earthly |
objects, and they firmly believed that the day
this star first rose in the morning, the sea
boiled, the wine turned sour in their cellars,
dogs began to grow mad, and all animals
felt its influence and grew languid and to
men 1t brought disease, such as burning
fevers, Mysteries and phrensies. The
Romans sacrificed brown dog every year
to Canlcua, at his first rising, to sppease his
rage. 1t is certainly true that the weather in
July and August is generally more sultry
than at any other period in the year, and
that some particular diseases are consequent
ly at that time to be dreaded both to man |