The herald., 1895-08-04

The months from June to September
are the wnrmest months of the year. and
9pe record for the past five years has been
used to deduce the 70 lowing: Along the
coast llne from San Francisco north the
average maximum temperature during
the summer is 65 deg, and the sensible
temperature is % deg. south Of San
Francisco along the coast line the aver
age maximum temperature is 20 deg.
and the sensible temperature is 81 deg. /;
IN the Sacramento valley the average
maximum temperature Is 81 Deg, the av-
rage sensible temperature is IS deg; in
she San Joaquin valley the average max
mum temperature Is "a deg. the ayerap pe
sensible temperature is 63 deg. south Of
the rehachepi mountains and over South
western Arizona the average maximum
temperature is l02 deg, and the average
sensible temperature is 20 deg. So it is
seen that during the GUNNER months,
while the average maximum TEN perature
is high except along the coast. the aver
age sensible temperature Is below 60 deg
along the coast. and from 60 deg. to 70
deg. in the interior. The average maxi
temperatures over California during the
Summer are from so deg. to 72 deg. along
the coast, and from 81 deg. to IS deg. in
the interior.
The highest temperatures on record at
San Francisco during the months Of June
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while the sensible temperatures on the
same days average 63 deg. At Red Bluff
the average highest is Ill deg. and the
average sensible II deg. At Fresno, av-
erage highest 10 deg, average sensible
IS deg; and at Yuma the average high
est is 1l6 deg. and the average sensible
temperature at the time of the highest
air temperature is 73 dag. These COM
parsons show that the sensible tempera-
ture is on an average from % deg. to 40
deg. lower than the average maximum
temperature, and that on the extremely
warm days the sensible temperature Is
from 30 deg. to AZ deg. lower than. the
that while high temperatures prevail! at
periods of the year the temperature
which the body is required TO endure is
about 81. deg. less than the air temperature
recorded, and this difference is due to
the amount OF moisture in the air. Ii
the arr were as moist as is found in the
region of the great lakes and along the
Atlantic seaboard and the temperature
as high as it is now at times. the effect
of the heat would be to kill by what is
called sunstroke the greater number oil
our population. to destroy vegetation and
to desolate the country tnat now pro.
duces as much and as great variety as
globe.
Sunstrokes are produced by heat and
moist atmosphere; these prevent evapoIa-
tion and cooling of the body. The
normal temperature OF the body in
cIean, healthy person is 9S.4 deg. ii it | g
above 99.5 deg. or below 1913 deg. some
form of disease is clearly indicated. An
increase of l deg. temperature above 9s.4
deg. corresponds with an increase OF ten
beats of the pulse in minute. Ii a
patient is shown to have a temperature
of lO6 deg. the prognosis is unfavorable.
and 10 deg. is almost certain to produce
fatal issue. Hence can be seen that
cool the body during high temperatures.
else the blood becomes heated and death
ensues. The conditions favorable to sun
stroke are anxiety, worry or overwork.
irregularities in food, and in marked
degree intemperance. One using beer,
whisky or other blood heating drinks is
much more predsposed to sunstrokes
water. Personal uncleanlness, which
among other things prevents the healthy
action OF the skin, tight garments, which
impede alike the functions OF the heart
and lungs, and living in overcrowded and
unsanitary dwellings have an equal hurt
full tendency. 10 overcome the unpleas-
ant and debilitating effects OF heat as
much as possible, clean healthy skin
is necessary, and good pure food and pure
air: avoid alcoholic drinks. To obtain
the beneficial effects of the reduction of
the temperature by evaporation. the
shade must be sought and the direct
suns rays avoided. Beneficial effects
may be incurred by natural or artificial
breeze or wind, and for parts of the body
covered by clothing they may be obtained
by adapting the clothing to the free pass.
age of air and moisture. For hot weather
and in the shade the color of the clothing
is of less consequence than its texture.
together with sufficient looseuess to per-
NIT of the free access of air.