San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-08-08

-IIUUK'ee nyar, ulsUeT, nc SAUL iOu w
gone about fur huff with this ere boss an
wagin." And he began to draw in the nearly
spent horse. There was short struggle,
then a pistol report, and Sam fell backward
into the body of the wagon and Lay notion
less.
Slowly and gradually the consciousness OF
earthly things began to return to Sans
darkened mind He made an effort to turn
over and look around him.
"Wha-whar be IY' he queried, weakly.
you're two weeks out at sea, my hearty,
and bound for six months cruise to China,
on the trimmest craft that sails the blue"
said CHEEKY voice beside him.
"a friend o yourn shipped you" contin-
ued the voice, afterwards proving to belong
to the kind hearted second mate, "just after
you'd hurt yourself foolin' with your re-
volver. lie said he'd promised you to, cause
YOU had =. sick relation or something IL
China, al, seeing your name was ON the
books, all he furnishin' plenty o money for
your nus in, we had to take you along as
Mental Effects Of Hot Weather.
One Of the most interesting studies bear
ing upon this subject (of the relation Of mind
to matter) is found in observing the effects OF
q
tions. The nervous, sensitive man, when
the Thermometer ranges among the nineties,
is chiefly intent upon publishing his personal
discomforts. Instead of sitting still and
cooling his mind through work or general
diversion, he moves busily about, telling
everybody how hot it is, with gestures
and calculations to match. He Is mental
radiator, bent on transmitting his own con-
dition to other minds, and without intending
it, is generating his own discomfort within
others.
On the other hand, the man Of even tenn
permanent of cool mind avoids all mention
of physical and thermal conditions on hot
day. His purpose is to get his mind as far
away from them as possible. He hears his
nervous friend fling down his pen or spade
and declare that it is too hot for work. To
him congenial work is the very best means
of keeping his attention away from physical
discomfort One feels comparatively cool in
this mans presence. He is partial refriger-
ator, and transmits his own conditions.
The mere physical temperature OF man
on a hot day is not the measure OF his dis
comfort. In this busy season hundreds OF
New England farmers toll on the open fields
in the hot sun in such excessive perspiration
that hardly dry thread is found on them
through the day. But if one is accosted from
the roadside and reminded that it is a ter
ribly hot day, he will generally reply, with
true Yankee drollery, that it is splendid
weather for corn The farmers mind is on
the hay and corn crops instead of on the
heat His mind is kept cool by congenial
labor and the promise of good crops.
What is true of man is true of beasts. One
of the most painful sights to person of kind
heart is to see the distress of the horses that
pull the street cars ON scorching day. These
animals receive the best of care and treat
ment by the companies, and their muscular
strength is not overtaxed so far as mere
work is concerned. A horse doing the same
work on a country road would not Perspire
much 1t is the tremendous strain upon
their nerves caused by constant fear of los
ing their feet on the smooth paving when
starting the car that chiefly induces their
sweat and semi-torture. Even with horse,
it is the condition of mind that largely de-
cides its power to endure heat and work.
New York Graphic.