Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-09-24

treaamfll, similar TO thar used in SOUR
rel cages When the dog shirked Ii,
wheel was rsyolved by hand. The dos
al rest endured a temperature OF IL:
degrees F. without apparent discom
fort, but the working dog fell PROSTATE
In half hour. At 40 degrees both AMI
mails died. but that which rested hele
out many hours longer than that whies
worked Such experiments OF oours,
apply TO sunsEroke as veil as 10 heart
stroke. since the former is due IN al
most every instance 10 the surrounding
atnaosphere-noI TO the direct burnins
OF the suns rays upon the top OF ths
head. as commonly supposed. Like
scarlet fever. sunstroke is found II
leave It's yictim-if he has the goot
luck to recoyer-generally with soEns
permanent malady. Some OF these
after diseases are insanity. dizziness
ssnsitiyeness 20 heat, headaches, col
or-blindness, gastritis. trriiaoilityi
numbness, loss OF concentration, deaf
ness. impaired sight and tenderness Of
the spine One theory is that the char
acter always becomes changed by
suastroke, because OF alteration OF the
structure of the nerve esnters. Sun
stroke. on the other hand. has been
known 10 act like the gold cure upon
men previously known 10 have imbio-
ed. Sunstroke victims are seldom able
10 tolerate high degrees OF heat One
eonyalsScent, whose case is on record,
fed TO the cellar every time the Their
mometer reached IS degrees and Enal-
ly took refuge in Alaska. Insanity fol-
lowing sunstroke is very frequent and
is pronounced ineurable BY some au-
thoritiss. Many OF our soldiers in the
tropics have been victims of sunstroke
since the war began. Many cases have
occurred aboard the transport vessels
where they have been crowded together
pending delays Such cases have oe-
Cured ar night. when there has been
no sun, as well as in daytime. A mill
tary surgeon. who has studied heat
stroke in the army for twenty years.
says he has seen most victims fall
when the sun has been obscured by
cloud or mist. The weather bureau has
been embarrassed by sensational re-
ports that il Is preparing TO forecast
waves OF crime, due TO weather eondi-
tons II has no such purpose in view.
Nevertheless some valuable statistics
lately collected by various inyesti-
gators tend 10 show that public morals
than in winter. The Chicago police
records compared with statistics OF
that city's weather bureau for period
Of eight years show marked increase
in crime as hot weather sets in, that
crime increases as rainfall decreases,
and that people Of Chicago are most
immoral when winds are southwest,
and least so when northwest. Italian
statistics show that more duels are
fought in warm than in cold weather
In France the highest percentage OF
divorces are brought 70 court in warm
months. American statistics show thar
our greatest riots have broken out in
late spring or summer, notably the
four great New York riots in May, June
and July Of 80. 81. SO and II. and
the great Pittsburg riots Of TT, Home
stead riots OF 80 and Chicago riots of
"a, all in July. Women are said to
complain less Of hot weather than
men. II was Sydney Smith who said:
1T is impossible to feel affection above
IS degrees or below 20 degrees F. HUI
man nature is TOO solid or TOO liquid
beyond these limits" and Seneca. who
| opined: The empire Of the world
has always remained in the hands OF
those natures who enjoy a mild eli
mate. Those who dwell near the froz-
| en- north have uncivilized tempers.
JOHN ELFRETH WATKINS. JR