The sun., 1896-07-13

ny WettinG the Porch the Temperature
May Be Reduced 20 1se In abe Shade.
Prom ns San tranci,co Chronicle.

May ne Reduced 20 19a II the Shade.
Prom, TIE San Eranci,co Chronicie
PALM SPRINGS. June 2o.-Agra, to tourists
probably ono OF the best-known cities OF
northern India. Ia famous throughout that
empire as the hottest of all stations. II was
my fortune to spend at least three summers
there, and each summer made vows never
TO live again in so hot place. Last week I
received letter from there, and the writer
conclVded with this remark: las the ther-
momctor points to 90. II is impossible to
continue" / glanced at my Thermometer,
and II registered llOe. almost envied the
writer. Only 93o! thought Of the large
room, with its street mud and stone walls,
Its swinging punkahs. keeping the air in mo-
ton: the room dnrkened since carly morning,
tiyiess, and comparatively cool. And yet the
writer complained. IL seemed almost wicked
to grumble at so much luxury. And the
change from that Agra residence to mine at
Palm Springs, Here only wooden frame
house, against which a hot breeze beat with
unrelenting fury and easily made It's way into
the house, making everything hot to the
touch. outside the glare as brilliant as
an Indian sun can make It. Here men work
throughout tho livelong day; there In India
during the hottest hours every seeks re-
pose.
Two weeks ago was at Salton. and It was
then declared that we were favored with the
hottest weather for ten years. l arrived at
night, and the atmosphere was close: though
P. NJ. it was still 1867. and there was q
general apprehension that no sleep awai led
the seeker. The sheets were hot-hot as II
freshly removed from before the fire. and the
tho louth OF an oven. Toward morning u
refreshing GOODNESS oyerspread the land and
A. ~, they buzzed and bit with an alacrity
which gave you miserable forebodinGs OF what
you might expect at midday. Though cool
question. The flies sang with hcndish per.
ststcnce: they swarmed over and about sou.
ance with that pest is but a mild nuisance
compared with the ty Of the Colorado desert.
tian plague, but the Egyptian fly has the
sense to prefer the society Of a son or daughter
Of tn, soil to tina. 9t the .5rapssr M Fassn.s- ass
sfsSs pc he tai to
come. An Indian has no dislike to fiy. "
can perch on the bridge Of his nose, settle
brush it of. Therefore the tiy. thinking itself
so little of pest. prefers the worrying OF
white man to the calm indifference of the
Indian.
And what worry a fly can invent. Strong
men grow peevish. Tho en- ervating. life.oe-
sreas~re Pei s S snap and snsr ar s ike pees
ish child freshly awakened from sleep. II
you try to write the fiies buzz before your eyes,
or drown themselves in the capacious ink well.
which has to be constantly watered or vine
sa1fSd try to read , bang ans sSs BOOK
you hold a wspaper the heat has made It so
brittle that in aapping it shout II breaks into
an to- snd e
You may darken the room, the fly prefers TO
sunlight. You 70 outide, and it appears as ii
every fy were on the watch 10 follow you.
A oh stand S..s the ehfssa ss bo Sap hsy
sleep-do they ever restT'
The desert flies know no rest and when the
vintage is on there they are In their glory. They
rise from the grape clusters in huge black buzz
ing clouds. They chase YOU as as a hawk hawk dc does
bite till you are almost insane.
And how does man feel when he gets up to
face the toll of long cay y M hG s has had nd no no
drags himself of the bed. feeling lstless, worn.
and tired. The sun Is not up yet gentle
cJtton woods. the birds are singing gayly
enough, and heavy oppressive weight hangs
able. You eat because you haze to eat. There
8 no relish to anything put before all you
aad eonpets fRe he day buried in dampnsss and
gloom. You think regsetfully and mourn
He cola sss
teres the be.tes you'd H 90 this morninE But
drag yourself to the work.
But it tsin salton that YOU feel the deser. and
see /. No trees break the sweep Of the hot
shu 5 out the rays of the early sun. and when
as Fses .sd eades o
hat the day before you is one 70 be remsm- sIl.
r s5sS !eaas NJ shs ps.eS c6 nnG at
high WIN l. so1" s."t asked ,s6! ,.n,., Mar,
Seaver. only l vet down the porch ana ease
her down to l2s."
consln. He spoke with inmeasurah!e pride OF
the Salton heat. Indeed; you might have
him him to could be Sr ,ne of ssa 6s .sa
damned. and not let them suffer too much
that is, II they behaved themselves and did
only swarthy and black instead of Viking
fairness he could personate the devil realis-
it Is impossible to sit stll. Motion Is i'm,
the s Ersrg OF IN
s5nt she thirst You are s'e only clad In shit and
trousers, and these garments are fiery hot.
how could one sustain life during this phe;;
ABOUT one-quarter of a mile. 1t is advisable
% let the water run for few minutes. for 1t
yo%f boots on and sit n yoSr Clothes they
get soaked. IL is true, but 1t Is sort ofdgy
soak It Is not actually Wet; tab 6pi ars s .rins
10 consume you. and you issue from the bath
as II you had been in heavy rain M and after
ward stood before roaring fire and your
clothes we're partially dried.
A mans true nature comes out In this heat
The most Renerous-natured man will drain
the last drop OF cool lemonade in the jug or
watch with envy the flow OF the cool liquid
down another's greedy throat.
The only way 10 avoid extreme suffering Is
to. engage In some active toll. The mind has
10 be- employed, but some heavy work is neces-
snry. and Il Is a fact that those who work de-
clare they feel the heat less. But II Is din
cult TO persuade the man who is not forced to
do manual labor to work when the ther-
cool. 10. He resolutely refuses N work, but
watches with anxious eyes the approach Of
some train TO take him anywhere. he does not
care where. 80 long as he can escape the ter
rife heat OF the desert.