Telegram-herald., 1890-11-03
IN ITS FOG
Nothing Like II in the Heavens
Above or ths Earth Beneath.
EVEN IHE SUy CANNOT KNOCK II OUT
A seisntine Nna Uuseisstlnc Censidsra-
tion ~ Its Makeup Gna GsEsr@l
Cuassda asss-A Abs and sle4zl.
ships Causht "a A.

came down upon LONDON ana stayed
with as on Monday and Tuesday, lost
not an atom Of its clammy equ&nlmity
under the assaults Of persons, who do
not enjoy fog, IL was, perhaps, aware
that there IS much 10 be said ia It's
favor, that could not truthtully be said
about any other fog. Why nobody has
published = catalogue OF the different
varieties OF fog, that are to be found
within reaching distance, IN all known
parts of the globe in the course Of a
year. is a question that falls within the
province Of your correspondent and,
therefore, can not be answered here.
Ia such catalogue, if ever common
/ justice were done 10 II, the London fog
/ would occupy much space. Not that
/ London does not enjoy more than one
variety Of fog during the year. but be-
/ tween all Its other logs and all other
/ fogs OF any nationality and an andoubt-
ed and tuil-grown specimen of Lon
don fog, there is marked contrast.
An ordinary fog consists OF drops Of
water, SO minute that they cannot be
| distinguished with the naked eve, or
with an eye IN full dress. In the case
of an ordinary fog the struggle be-
1 tween it and the sun, wnen the latter
has got his grip. Is usually brief. IL is
not SO with London fog. That is the
sort that contains the trade mark both
on the bottle and on the cork, without
which, OF course, no London fog is
genuine. The sun may be feeling
strong, and may onter upon his days
work with determinat on TO shine
through everything between it and the
earth, and, IN spite of all distractions,
II may glare and glare, until its time TO
| put the shutters up. There efforts vii!
he thrown away upon London fog,
| for II is encased IN a suit OF mail, as II
were.
Any reader of the TELEGRAM-H
who has seen London fog, and whose
altactOry nerve is III far working
order, must have noticed the pungency
OF London fog. Even if the sense OF
smell were blunted the eyes would make
/ their owner aware that there were IN
/ gradients IN this fog tnat were lacking
/ IN other fogs, No everyday fog will
| make q man sneeze, unless he has
/ swallowed more han MS share of it. Nor
| will an ordinary fog give 10 the eyeiids
/ a four-bOttlcd all-night look. A single
| gulp OF London fog will create an IN
| ternal convulsion in all but the pos
SCISSORS OF cast-lron constitutions.
In non-sciontitic circles, the pun
gency Of the London fog is ascribed to
| the fact that each drop of water is
coated with a finn OF the oily products
| OF combustion, With which the air Is
! filled, and that this film prevents
! evaporation. The same opinion may
/ be entertained in scientific circles. At
any rate, the pungency is there. and It's
! individuality Is so marked that people
/ have mistaken London fog for an IN
cursiOn OF smoke. Were IL not for its
! original features, the London fog
would be an unmixed nuisance. These
/ features prove that il is not unmixed &,
so that 1t cannot be that sort of 4
nuisance.
The first detachment of fog arrived
on Monday morning. Sunday had
been beautifully fine. as had been
many days preceding It. The fog on
/ Monday morning Vas Of the real pat
tern, but light. Ia color II was a
secondhand yellow. As the day grew
older, the fog grew thicker, and It dis
played It's accustomed acumen. by lean
/ ing heavily on everything WITHIN reach,
about the time at which the various
theatres lost attraction for playgOers.
4! Vehicles OF any description were in
great demand, and prices rose, as If
| they were stuffed with gas OF peculiar
| buoyancy. Many drivers. whose
nerves needed strengthing, refused to
| accept flares" at any price, whilst
| most OF those who were
willing to make bay, while the sun
didn't shine, exhibited so much care in
| proceeding from point to point as to
give rise to much argument between
them and their fares" Between mid
glt and l O'Clock Monday night there
| WAS block in the vicinity of HYDE
! Park corner. that gave the police there
| more exercise than they may have con
I sldeTcd necessary for their well-being.
There was little difference between this
aud many other bl, cks When it was
iseutangled. It's various ingredients
followed the line Of the curb ri asnail's
/ pace. Still the fQg was deRser on Tues
day, though along parts of the coast,
I where It had hung very thick on Mon
day, the weather was almost clear on
/ Tuesday. The North German LiOvd
steamship E.dor was sighted of the
Lizard on sunday morning. Before she
could reach her Englsb destination.
the fog came down The vessel could
/ not get lntO Southampton. neither was
/ it considered safe o. send a tender out
SIDE. So she remained outside fcS forty.
I eCnt hours. and her mails did not
T reach London untl Wednesday. Letters
T that I should have received on Monday
I did not reach me untl Wednesday At
+ ternoou.
There we're accidents and DELAYS on
1 land ss well as on the sea. Trsfic
( blocks were unusually numerous q the
I city on tuesday. bat these were due
I almost ss much % the fnueral Of Mrs.
7 Booth. "the Mother of the Salvation
I Army" as q thc fog. More than once
+ tie fog promised Co entsnE.e the fune-
{ "a PROCESSION which. it j said. nuu1-
Z hered 59.eoa people beyond rfpsir. AZ
1 times o. Tuesday. e was d ficuIt to see
the river from t1e bridges Hausous
snd -bussss seemed to laek drivers. the
E latter begaE hidden u tne fsE
It vass very tsir sped men 0f fog
sd. although it Has quite u0ss BE to
see street. lan1p by stand q Close to
it. the foz wss foEEy enough 70 stand
asa record for the sutumn 4 1890.
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