Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-08-14

The natural fall Of the long streets Of the owl
from north to south insures rapid and thorough
drainage, and the floods that sometimes come
down from the mountains and pour through the
streets for two or three hours in summer time
often serve as scavengers, removing debris and
animal excrement, besides laying the dust. In
a short time after the disappearance Of the
floods the atmosphere and street are dry again
as before. Unless 1t be Santa Fe, there is pro-
badly no city in New Mexico to which are APP
plicabls the following conclusions of DR.. Buch-
anan, who has investigated the subject Of
phthisis in Surrey, Kent and Sussex, England
"There is less phthisis among populations
living on pervious soils than among populations
living on imperyious soils.
There is less phthisis among persons living
on hign-lying peryious soils than among popula-
tons living on low-lying pervious soils.
There is less phthisis among populations
living on sloping imperyious soils than among
populations living on fat iinperyious soils"
But the chief advantage that Silver City pos
sesses over other places in New Mexico Is the
fact that her climate is suitable to the invalid at
all seasons Of the year. II he is cold in winter
he has but to walk in the sun to become warm
again, and II too hot in summer he need only
seek the shade TO End a comfortable GOODNESS
but It may be safely said that there are not ten
days in the year in which an invalid who Is able
to leave the house cannot spend most Of his
time in the open air. This point OF lifei in the
open air must be accentuated, for 1t has beer
truly said that ali climates are the same in
doors.
Referring to the figures given we see that In
the summer Of 1892 Silver City was the thir.
a.. - A..r-r. - .-l4.N u. ara "a
ports, its mean temperature being 2:9 deg. Fab
renheit, having less rainfall than the two cite
that are recorded as cooler.
June is by far its most dlsagreeadle month
doubtless. because the rainy season, whie
begins in the middle Of July and last to the en-
of August. has not yet set In. In the autumn
1892 Silver City had less rain than any Of th
towns enumerated save sOcorro, and, with
mean temperature Of SO. + dgs,- continues I
rank as the third coolest city. In the winter
~lsa2-a3 we find that with a precipitation les
than that Of Las Cruces IL ranks next to th'
place in warmth, or, Ia other words, though
little colder. It is slso dryer. 10 Is but fair to 50
however. that the records Of number Of year
show that the precipitation at Las Cruces IS
anything, a little less than It Is at Silver oity.
Coming to the spring Of 1888, we find thi
; Silver City leads In precipitation but All OF u
rain and snow fell In the space Of five days, q
a, remaining eighty-seven being clear. As
temperature we find that, as IN the summer al
{ autumn. it Is the third coolest Of the group
From what we have seen, then, 1t Is appare
that Silver CITY possesses advantages Of tel
r perature for the four seasons superior 20 q
other places considered. Though cool IN wint
, It isnot too cold for the Invalid TO venture o.
4 and though warm during portions Of the sun
o mer (June) It is pleasant la the shade, and I
e nights are always cool. SunstroSe Is unknog
In New Mexico. The dryness Of the elima
4 prevents excessive perspira ion. a specie
4 annoyance so common Ia other countries, Z
: skin being always dry except after unusu
exercise. This feature. the dr3ness OF {
climate, Is apparent 70 the stranger at eve
turn. He sees Il In the uncrumbled adobe wal
built by Apache and Pueblo indians over .
7. hundred years ago. and the perfectly preserve
v household articles left BY the Cllft-Dweilers
q prehistoric time. He feels Il ID the dfynesa
his lips IN winter. and the stiffness Of
= siarched collar ID June. He notices that II
u ink bottle Is not corked be is writing from
,t paste instead Of gfqid, that his leather goo
needed an unusual amount Of oiling. and
newspaper IS brittle and easily torn. T
absence Of dew permits cannplngpul more "
half ihe year, q shelter being unnecesaa
2, uurlng the SUMMER months 10 those who ha
n o blanket In which 70 wrap themseiy
Atmospheric moisture Is due IN part 70 vap'
Drought By the winds from distant bodies
= water. but chiefly 20 that drawn up by the 8
ffOm the damn s0il on the standing or runni
u water Of a iven locality. we have seen alrea
Il that the uinas have been deprived Of most
4 their moisture before reaching Kew Mexico. a
= can therefore eontglbut bui little % ~ humid
Examlnine the Typography 81 the country
3 ond ~ lakes or Standing pools about silver g
\ while the nearest river. ine CHA. Is thlrty-l
q miles away. Accurate figures for conrarl
prominent places ior tht same Yenr are dime
2 10 obtain. but tho ~g,l9ulng Win show
r advantages ID humidity possessed by Silver Q
e ogor no two great le,qrls ga the eastern q