Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-09-27
KEEPING co0LNIynr,

a Country Where Furniture cr..l.
Heat With HearJrending Gro,ns from
Darkness or the obstrnct;ou
ana the circulation of air nrs 40 " glare
with the exclusion of tbs esbsS.uersta,
from the outside. In Burmah sns 1, : ar
rooms wholly or partially un3s.. ! efais
are inhabited during the lnng loaadI
daylight. Cooled by NIGHT ~ ao1's Of
closed by day, FOOD is sent da, are
doors, jealousy shut down lrams Si .sa ?
and with lots OF ice and washing ~ Ia.
or great fans, pulled by swelteringp eal1s-
outside, are kep: at reasonable tsr TUol,eS
ture. pefa-
In India, people live in the ,it
chiefly on the upper stories, Int 10, 40
aeep Verat oas, guarded by heavv -
mat BLINDS and inner blinds az So. zen
work or chicks at every door insiss ne
the ever waving punkah, GOODNESS srs
gloon are still ught after. ala
In Calcutta aud the regions mora =,
medlately under the Vicereeal svov ~
therm 4ntidote Is much in vogue s w
of wind wheel driven by maunol la aol
forcing a current of cool air ,h. .-oOI
damped mating, through register ,,i !
those familiar in our winter arrrs,a@
/ ments, into every department..
In Madras this affair is little pssa.
maps three honses in the Presidency Z,
none in the Mofunil, or country di.i,,o,s
are 50 furnished, but tatties, or mats ~
fragrant kurkus grass assiduouslv wstts5
are txe5 round tins honse or nfRco -
cool the parching breeze, and give rho,
matism 20 all III he draft. Il il bealthio.
and when used to it, perhaps pleasant.
to face the music" and stand the pird
however scorching, than esdure the a,,il
ficial chilling imparture of the ku,tn.
wind. People breakfast late as n rpla il
Madras, and in Elzabethan or Franco
English style imbibe bottled ale or claret
cup instead of sea. Those who think ~
the writer can tind mild amusement bv
adding thermometer to the surrounairos
of their mDrning meal, beginning il o.,
SO degrees, soft haze pervading the 40
mOsphere, an1 gentle zephyfs mildly stir.
ring the table cloth; presently comes 4
puff as from Furnaces, succeeded hv 4
steady pour of heat which keeps the edges
of the table covering Tapping horizontally
boils the beer, mulls the Bordeaux AMI
sends the mercury to 10, III and III de.
! grees, blottiDg paper creckles electriesllyl
writing paper curls, furniture cracks with
heartrending gFGans, the flushed count.
enance dries Ike a stoker's, and all ma
ture seems at lis last gasp, Bat this sort
OF thing does not last forever. 10 an
hour or two gentler puffs intermit, and
! finally a coolIess inelfable falls on the
weerY scene, soothes ali discomfort, and
gives sense of paradisaical to those who
! face this daily sirocco of March, April
and May that cannot be comprehended by
the lauguid, pale, washed out people who
| go IN entirely for GOODNESS and seclusiou
! in their darkened rooms. The artiisia
GOODNESS encourages mosquitoes, whict
are unpleasant; also eye flies, which hap
pity We know nothing about here little
wretches which $50 for" anything bright
and of course ailliot the brightest eyes
aud are veritatle tortures 10 those unf0r
tunately obliged to wear glasses. Tit
Red Sea in September is perhaps the Dol.
test part of the globe at its hottest time
Then existence hangs on a thread, wind
sails extend from every part of steamers
family catchiug the breaths of air man
Cfactu"ed by steaming ahead and h'
normal heat in the shade ID over los de
Orecs