Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-09-18

nrIlnl'e, aNI ino NI1I4 INnIna| nj III
b from the nouliams and pour through iho
streets Cor two of three hours n summer limo
often serve ae s%catcnecrs. removing debris end
animal escremcui. besides iaylnr the dust Ia
. short iimo after ihe ils1ppeirtace of Che
Hoods thc aim0'nhere aud slrcei arc dry aeiin
Us before. Unless "a be SANTA he. iiere 81 pro-
badly 40 city IN New Mexlco 30 which are ap-
liicihl3 che following cJnciisious OF Df. Bueh-
annn. WHO has Investigated the suhieci OF
phtiisis in Surrey. Kent and Sussex. England 4:
There & lcss p,thi,ls among populations
living on perfious soils than among populations
living on imperyious sDls.
There Is less phihisls amnns persons living
uu hign-lying pcrunus soils thti am mg piprit
lions living ON l%ow-iyinr n%erylous SOILS.
There Is less phthlsls among populations
living or slopiue imperyions sol than among
populations nsing on nat lmporyioas ,oiis -
A Few miles from the town oi that name are
The famous las Vegas iiot Springs. witch have
become % delightful sunnie resort. aud are
deserving Of "a grenter reputation than they now
enjoy. They have been foundto be very uselul
~ rheumatism and govt, rs well as many cnta-
neous and syphi 1 &c diseases. IN the treatment
Of the atter the bath is soft hot mud IS 70 con-
s@9ltuous and advantageous ientnre. The waters
are strong IN ithia.
A. residence In this Territory during both win.
ter and summer has convinced the writer that
for equal temperatures the winters cold and
summers heat are far more easily houio aud
less intensely felt here than in the eastern and
southern states-a difference due TO the great
dryness Of Tie Innate
But the elief advantage that SILVER Clty pos.
.-.. ..- .tfar do. d., N.a. nfawf.. D.. AL.
fact that her climate is suitable to the Invalid q
an seasons Of the year. II he is cold Ia winter
he has hui 20 walk ia the sun 10 become warm
again. and Il TOO hot IA samnar ne need oniy
seek the shade to find q comfortable cooiness;
but i may be safely said that there are not ten
days in the year Ia which an invalid who IS able
90 leave the house cannot spcnd most Of his
time in the open air. This point oflife In the
openNair must be acceniuated. FOR Il has been
truly said that all climates are the same in
doors.
Referring to the figures given we see that Ia
the summer Of 1892 Silver City was the third
coolest Of the six towns Of which we have re-
ports, its mean temperature being p % deg Fab.
renheit. having less rainfall than the two cities
that are recorded as cooler.
June is by far its most dlsagreeadle month
doubtless, 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
1892 Silver City had less lain Than any OF the
towns enumerated save Socorro, and, with a
mean temperature Of 60. l. dgs..- continues 70
rank as the third coolest city. IN the winter Of
is929J we find that with a precipitation l,ss,
than that Of Las Cruces Il ranks neat to that
place ia warmth, or. Ia other words, though a
little colder. It Is also dryer. It is but fair to say
however. that the recordsof a number Of years
show that the precipitation AZ Las Cruces is, u
augthing, a little less than It Is at Silver City.
Coming to the spring Of 1893, we find that
silver city leads in precipitation but All Of the
rain and snow fell in the space Of five days, the
remaining eighty-seven being clear. As to
temperature we find that, as in the summer and
autumn. it is the third coolest Of the group.
From what we have seen, then, it is apparent
that Silver CITY possesses advantages of tenn
perature for the four seasons superior to the
other places considered. Though cool in winter
it is not too cold for the Invalid 70 venture out,
and though warm during portions Of the sum
mer June) 1t is pleasant in the shade. and the
nights are always cool sunstreke is unknown
IN New Mexico. The dryness Of the climate
prevents excessive persplra ion. a specie Of
annoyance 50 ominon In other countries, the
skin being always dry except after unusual
exercise. This feature. the dryne Of the
climate. Is apparent to the stranger ut every
turn. He sees Il in the mcriunbled adobe W alls
built by Apache and Pueblo Indians over two
hundred years ago. and the perfectly preserved
household articles left by the Cliff-Dwellers IN
prehistoric time. He feels IL IN the dryness OF
his lips IN winter, and the stiffness Of his
starched collar in June. He notices that If his
ink bottle is not corked he is writing from a
paste Instead Of a nuid. that his leather goods
needed an unusual amount OF ollng, and his
newspaper is brittle and easily torn. The
absence OF dew permits c%amping-Out more than
lhalf the year, a shelter being unnecessary
uming the summer months TO those who have
q blanket In which to wrap themselves.
Atmospheric moisture Is dine In plrt to vapor
brought by the winds from distant bodies Of
water, but chiefly to that drawn up by the sun
1om the damp soil or the standing or running
wafer OF n given locality. We have seen aiready
that the winds have been delnned Of most OF
their moisture before reaching New Mexico, and
can therefore contribut but little to It's humidity.
Examining the topography Of the country we
end no lakes or standing pools about silver city
while The nearest river, the Glll, Is thiFty-ay
miles away. Accurate figures for comparing
prominent places for the same year are dihicalt
to obtain, but the following VIII SHOW Tie
advantages Ia humidity possessed by Silver City
over the tive great resorts ON the eastern and
western coasts Of the United States
Jacksonville and San Diego:
Moan relative humidity for The year ending
July I, 1881