The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1889-03-22
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CHAPTER .NNETTI

lii+tI LIN -A-h-hlll
1t is to the bright. bracing climate Of North
America that the activity, and consequent
prosperity of ,Ionf,kan is mainly to DO Mt
tributetl.
The dry, n.igoratin, air induces activity,
and you can 10 things in America which it
would never enter your mind to attempt in
Ell "a saff2e-
Tho cold il winter is excessive, but you do
not suffer fro", it, FOR my part, | scarcely no.
ticed it. 1t is a Kind of cold which docs not
penetrate, and against which it is easy to pro-
tect ones self It is dry, bracing, he;,lthful,
excites tho circulation of tho blood, and
makes one feel full of life
The air is charged with ozone aud electric
ity. Several times, in touching the heating
pipes and gaselcrs, had tiny electric sparks
flash from my fingers ends. In brushing
your hair you will often hear tho cracking of
the electric sparks produced by the friction:
Of the brush
The American sky is bright, Of a lovely
blue. 1t is never cloutlcd for more than two
or three days together. You live in clear,
smiling atmosphere which sheds joy in the
heart 1t is not wonderful that tho Ameri-
cans are 50 bright and lively. Man, every
where is influenced by the climate in which
he lives.
Stmulants are not needed, water suliccs,
and few Americans drink anything but water
at meal tiInc on ordinary occasions. Alco-
holc drinks are almost forbidden by the eli
mate y bottle of WING goes to tho head
sooner in America than half q dozen would
in England or the north of France.
When WIGS in America, though it was
winter time this includes the spring, which
only exists in American ananacS,, | was al
ways thirsty; the dryncss OF the atmosphere
made my tongue constantly feel like Crater
quenchcd my thirst with water or an ice.
Drunkenness is not a national vice III
America On the contrary, it is rare even
among the lower classes, and does not exist in
the higher.
The air is SO dry in the north Of tho States
that when heated, at theatres, concerts and
balls, one tiett!ies with difficulty, and it
often catlses the brcat!! to be disaGrecablc,
repeat it. the cold is healthy, and the for
eigner who visits Amer lea during the winter
only suffers from the suifocating heat Of tho
rooms With fur wraps and the ears well
covered he has nothing TO fear in the air, TN
less it be lis nose, which would advise him
to keep an eye upon.
The Americans, who cook themselves within
DOORS fear the cold go little when they arc in
motion, that in the states of Illinois, New
York. Chic, Wisconsin, and others in the
north, when tho thermometer is down to
thirty degrees below zero, they give the
preference TO open carriages. In Chicago,
Buffalo, Milwaukee, one has almost Il diff.
Guilty in finding a covered sleigh or cab to 20
out in AT night It is tho same in Canada,
In Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec,
nothing but open sleighs. The driver buries
you in furs. Your feet and body are warm,
glowing, and the cold that cuts your face
seems to help to make your blood circulate,
and is quite enjoyable.
| went to SEQ tho niagara Falls the grand
est spectacle it was ever given to man to be-
hold in the early part of February. With
out suffering from the cold, was able to
drive for tLrec hours in an open sleigh,
through thickly snow laden mir. TO have the
snow beating in ones face was not agreeable,
but the storm added, if possible, to the
grandeur of tho scenery. On alshtng at
the Prospect house, to have a cup of tea be.
fore beginning the train Journey to Buffalo,
took off my wraps, md never have l felt
such glowing sense Of warmth and life.
Tho frequent and very sudden changes of
temperature in winter, md the grcut differ
ence between the temperature of tho houses
and that OF the outer air, is very trying to the
foreigner
An American to whom was complaining
of this one day, and who would not stand
anything like criticism of his country, said
My dear sl', those changes are very health
full. They stir the blood, quicken circulation,
and are as good Us u Turkish bath