St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-07-02

Der or victims.
The following table shows the num-
Der of deaths from sunstroke during
August, 1895, as reported by the
health officials: Boston, So; New York,
726; Brooklyn, 319; Philadelphia, 81;
Baltimore, 80; Washington, SO; Worces-
ter, Mass, a; Rochester, 2; Buffalo, 2;
Pittsburg, s.; Cincinnati, 10; Columbus,
O., 2; Chicago, ITS; Muskegon, Mich, 1;
Davenport, Ia, Q; Keokuk Ia, i; st.
Paul, i; st. Louis, 1872; Chattanooga, 1;
New Orleans, 1; Phoenix, Ariz., /; total,
1917. Add newspapers, 2O7; add special
reports, ID; total 2O38.
The greatest number of fatal cases oc-
Cured in the week ending Aug. Is, the
aggregate number being 1924.
From the given table 1t is concluded:
(a) That the number Of sunstrokes fol-
lows more closely the excess Of the tenn
perature above the normal than 1t does
that Of any other meteorologic condition;
(b) that the number Of sunstrokes does
not appear to sustain any definite rela-
ton to the relative humidity, the maxi
mum fatalities having occurred In one
region with relative humidity above
the average, and in the other region with
a relative humidity decidedly below
the average; (c) that although the alb
solute humidity was greatest during the
maximum of sunstrokes, yet 1t does not
appear that the variations influenced the
number of cases.
AS a provisional index to the Sun
stroke temperature" Of each climate,
the author proposes the use Of the aver
age or normal maximum daily tempera-
lures during the warm season of the
year, and as a working hypothesis de-
rived therefrom submits the following
proposition: "Sunstroke becomes i'm
minent during the summer months, when
the mean temperature of any one day,
or of several consecutive days, becomes
equal, or nearly equal, to the normal
maximum temperature for the same
period"
One item gathered from the reports, but
not shown by this table, Is that only Is Of
these cases were colored people, and the
mortality among them was 2. AS to
sex, 100 cases were females. So far as
occupation was concerned, all walks of
life wera represented. but the greater
number of cases occurred among those
engaged in occupations apparently re-
quiring physical rather than intellectual
effort.
Senator Proctor of Vermont and Col.
onel John S. Mosby, the ex-Confederate
general, had an interview with Presi.
dent Mckinley the other day. The
talks between the president and Colonel
Mosby are always of pleasant char
acter During the war Senator Proctor
in close proximity to Mosby and his war
riors The Vermont senator told the
president that Mosby caused him good
many uneasy moments. Notwithstand-
ing this he was willing that Mosby
should have good place in the consular
service. Colonel Mosby wants a good
consulate in China or South America
and is going to get it. That much is
settled on. 1t has been the presidents
intention for some time to provide fol
Colonel Mosby, and the only question
has been the place to be given him.
The Swedes who urged the appoint
ment of w. w. Thomas Of Maine a.
minister to Norway and Sweden, ant
who were assured that Mr.. Thomas
would in due time receive the appoint
ment, are now asking the president t.
make the appointment before September
Ernst Lundgren, the head of a Swedish
organization in New York, called OF
the president recently, in company will
Congressman Hurley of Brooklyn. Mr.
Lundgren explained to the president tina
the 25th anniversary of the accession o
King Oscar of the Swedish throne will
be celebrated in September. 1t is tn
intention of the Swedes of this countr
to present their former king with mag
nificent silver set. They want MI
Thomas to make the presentation an
would like to see him nominated as min
lister in time to perform that honor. TIL
president has a high opinion of Kin
Oscar, and if the favor asked will gratif
the Swedes it will be granted. 1t wa
some time ago decided that Mr.. Thoma
would succeed Minister Ferguson, bu
owing to the, latter's service. to the Re
publican ticket in the last campaign
was desired to let him remain as min
lister for time.
An official announcement Is agai
made that the president has no intentio
of going into the appointment of consul
until the close of the congressional ses
sion, and that the recent appointment
are special and to fill vacancies. I'll
president some time ago told every ser
ator and representative that the consu
ships would not be taken up until towar
the adjournment of congress- The cor
gressmen so informed their constituent
who were here and about to come hel
in pursuit of the seductive, but elusiN
foreign appointments. By degrees tt
candidates here were induced to go hon
and those about to come on were induce
to stay home. Then, a few weeks ag
the president nominated few consu
to fill vacancies. kilograms and lette
flew thick and fast to congressman, ar
the consul hunting brigade again maj
g preparations for descent on Washing
}. ton.
q Commander N. M. Dyer Of the Por
a land lighthouse district has been d
q tached from duty as an inspector al
a ordered to command the Philadelphi
"A now at Honolulu.
u Vermont seems to be getting her sha
r. of the plums. 1t will be remembers
y however, that the Green Mountain sta
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