Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-08-26

treadmill, similar to that used in sQuir-
rel cages. When the dog shirked the
wheel was revolved by hand. The dog
at rest endured a temperature OF lib
degrees F. without apparent discom-
fort. but the working dog fell PROSTATE
in a half hour. At 140 degrees both ami
mails died. but that which rested held
out many hours longer than that which
worked. Such experiments OF course
apply 10 sunstroke as we'll as to heart
stroke, since the former is due in al
most every instance to the surrounding
atmosphere-not to the direct burning
of the suns rays upon the top OF the
head, as commonly supposed Like
scarlet fever. sunstroke is found to
leave its victim-if he has the good
luck to recover-generally with some
permanent malady. Some or these
after diseases are insanity dizziness,
sensitiveness TO heat, headaches, col
or-blindness. gastritis. irritability.
numbness, loss Of concentration, deaf
ness, impaired sight and tenderness OF
the spine. One theory is that the char
acter always becomes changed by
sunstroke. because of alteration of the
structure of the nerve centers. Sun
stroke. on the other hand, has been
known to act like the gold cure upon
men previously known to have imblb-
ed. Sunstroke victims are seldom able
to tolerate high degrees of heat. One
conyalescent. whose case is on record,
fed to the cellar every time the Their
mometer reached 10 degrees and final
~ took refuge in Alaska. Insanity FOL
lowing sunstroke is very frequent and
is pronounced incurable by some au-
thOritieS. Many of orr 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 oc-
Cured at night. when there has been
no sun. as we'll 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 condl-
tons. 1t has no such purpose in view
Nevertheless some valuable statistics
lately collected by various inveSti-
gators tend to show that public morals
reany are at lower ebb in summer
than in winter. The Chicago police
records compared with statistics OF
that city's weather bureau for period
Of eight years show a 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 to court IN warm
months. American statistics show that
our greatest riots have broken out in
late spring or summer. notably the
four great New York riots in May, June
and July of 10. 81, SO and II. and
the great Pittsburg riots of II, Home
stead riots of 80 and Chicago riots OF
"a. all in July. Women are said to
complain less of hot weather than
men. 1t 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 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 mild eli
mate. Those who dwell near the froz-
EN- north have uncivilized tempers."
JOHN ELFRETH WATKINS, JR.