The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-07-04

that require their own peculiar susie
nance, it seems to me that it would
pay publishers to furnish it, as we
are furnished refreshing drinks of a
quality to have cooling effect upon
the body. Our heroes might well ex
plore the Arctic Ocean, make trysting
places of icebergs, and woo the snow
maidens in freezing instead of torrid
accents. There is no sensible reason
why the Equator should have mo
nopoly of sentiment.
If the mind so influences the body
as scientific research leads us to be-
lieve, it would seem that to transport
the one to the SHOWS of Caucasus
should at least have a cooling effect
upon the other. Perhaps We might
keep cool by simply reading. At any
rate our imaginations are superfuous
possessions at present if they can't
help us out of our discomforts.
There really must be some pretty
women about the North or South
Pole--it does not matter which-and
no one has ever written their love-
story, and for that reason many OF
us think they cannot be interesting.
| think we are being cheated out OF
proper brain food. We take strong,
hot food all winter, and weak, hot
food all summer. There is no arts
tic reason why an author shouldtake
US to the mouth of some cavern from
which the sulphurous fumes of the
underworld are issuing, or battle us
in fires even to insure our immortal
youth. These things won't make us
live any longer, and the heat of our
available sunbath is sufficient to sat
isfy all cravings we may have in that
direction. 1t would be just as arts
tic to seat us ON a snow. bank, to
show us green waves dashing against
ice that does not melt, and mountains
that are white with enduring SHOWS
No matter what sort of people might
figure on all this background they
could not be more discouraging ma
terials for heroes and heroines than
are found under the burning skies oil
the tropics, from which come distor-
ted lips, tatooed bodies, disfigured
noses, barbaric jewels and not many
clothes which we are called upon to
invest with the glow of romance. 1t
requires effort, and in too hot an at
mosphere. The other background
would be better, and since we have a
summer literature we should subject
it to all possible improvements.
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There is a prospect that the North
ern people may seek the Southern
country for refreshing breezes.
l saw not long ago man from
Florida who found our hot days SO
oppressive he straightway hied him
back to his own cool land. At the
same time l met man from Boston,
and when | raised my voice in pro-
test against mercury that wander.
ed about in the neighborhood of one
hundred, he transfxed me with his
terrible eye, and assured me that ]
did not appreciate my position, that
he had left it one hundred and four
in the shade in that intellectual city,
which goes to prove that Boston is
no more behind in temperature than
other things. 1t may be that her in
tellectual activity accounts for the
high run of her mercury, but it would
never do to account in like manner
for the seemingly comfortable regis.
tration of Floridean thermometers
All North America may ultimately
look to Florida for comfort during
the summer, for the people who spend
the hot months in that State seem to
be the only ones entirely satisfied
with the situation.
| saw Hindoo during the early
hot days of the spring, and he was
wrapped in over-coat, muller and all
the paraphernalia a man can conven-
iently place between himself and the
weather, and he was shivering, and
protesting against our unbearable
cold, while the remainder of us were
oppressed by the early heat. If
had only known how it was in Bos-
ton, should have recommended that
climate. Still / think that man must
be enjoying reasonable degree Of
comfort even here as these days go
by.
There is one advantage we have
over the Florideans. We furnish
an infinite variety Of climate, and
never gel into the habit Of indulging
in one kind very long at 1 time. Per-
hsps it is because We recognize the
possibility Of change thai We protest.
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