Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-10-23

drainage. ana the floods that IN summer come
down nom the mountains and pour through lhc
streets fol two or three hours m summer time
oaen SERVE as soavenecrs. removing debris and
animal crcnmcnt besides laying the dust. ln
a short tinc after The disappeafance 81 che
floods tho atmosphere aud street are dry again
as before. Unless % be Santa re, thcrc u pro-
badly no clty m New Mcxic0 % which are ap-
plcabl5 The following conclusions Of pr. Buch-
anan. who has investigated the subject Of
nntnlala in Surrey. Kent and Sussex, England
"lhere "a less rhfhisls among populations
living on porvious soils than among populations
living on lmprffluu4 foil8l
There ia less philisls among persons living
on hirn-lYinn rotfi0n1 soils than among populh-
tion4 living on iow-lylng perti0us SOILS.
There il less rhthlsIa among populations
living on sioping lmpertions soils than among
populations living on nlt mpfrgious suila'
"A lew miles from The town ~ that nnlle are
tlc famous lae Vegas Hui5pflngA which have
become a delightful summon resort, and are
deserving Of q greater reputation than they now
enjoy. They have been iound p De very useful
IN rheumatism and govt, a. well q many cuta
neous and syphilitlc diseases. In the treatment
Of The latter The bath ~ soft, hot mud Is a. con-
splcu0us and advantageous feature. The W tiers
A residence IN this Territory during both win
ter and summer has convinced the writer that
for equal temperatures the winters cold hnd
SUMNER 3 heat are Oar more easily borue and
less intensely felt here than In the eastern and
southern st8ios-a difference due 70 the great
dFyness ~ the climate,
But the chief advantage that Silver City pos.
scsses over other places In New Mexico Is the
fact that her climate is suitable TO the Invalid ~
an seasons Of the year. II he Is cold IN winter
he has but % walk I'm the sun % become warm
ngain. and II too hot In summer he need only
seek the shade 10 ind y comfortable c00incsa.
but it may be safely said that there ara not ten
DAYS in the year In which an Invalid who Is able
o. leave the house cannot spend most uf DIS
time IN the open air. This point Of life IN the
open air must be acccntu1tod. Tor ~ has been
tfuly said that all climates are tho zane IN
doors.
Referring 20 The figures given we sec that in
the summer Of 1872 Silver City WAS the third
coolest Of the six towns Of which we have re-.
ports, its mean temperature being q % deg. Fab.
rcuheit. having less rainfall than the two cities
that are recorded rs cooler.
June Is by far ita most disagfceadle month,
doubtiesst because The rainy season. which
begins in'the middle Of July and last to the end
OF August. has not yet set IN. In the autumn Of
1872 Silver City had less rain Than any Of the
towns enumerated save SOcOrrO, and, with q
mean temperature OF 60. T. drs.,- continues 10
rank AS the third coolest city in the winter Of
isg293 We find that with o precipitation less,
than that OF Las Cruces 10 ranks next TO that
Silver City leads In precipitation; but all OF tie
rain and snow fell IN the space Of five days, the
remaining cighty-scven being clear. Aa to
temperature we find that, as Ia the summer and
autumn. it Is the third coolest Of the group.
Atmospheric moisture. g due m part % yapor.
brought by the winds from distant bodies OF
water. bat chiefly to that drawn up by the sun
from the damp soil or the standing or running
water OF "a given locality. We have seen already
that the winds have boon deprived OF most OIL
| their moisture before reaching New Mexico, and
can therefore contribut but little TO is humidity
Moan relative humidity for the year ending
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