The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-12-14
AFFECTS THE MIND
Felt by Those In Mental
Pursuits. !.

that the atmosphere is great gaseous
ocean surrounding the earth, and that
we are walking about on the bottom OF
this ocean--the sciem.e of the weather,
however, cannot be said to have sprung
up before the last half century.
To-day we know that the atmosphere
has it's tides and billows and whirling
eddies, but these are vastly greater
than those of the watery ocean. At one
time we are under the crest or rounded
portion of a mighty atmospheric wave,
at another the hollow between two such
waves is over our heads, exerting an
influence not only on the body, but also
on the mind. Some, indeed, may at.
feet to treat this with ridicule, and the
strong and robust may scarcely be SEN
sible of any minute changes which the
state of the weather may produce on
their systems, but the more sensitive
and susceptible again are fully alive to
the facts; soimuch SO, indeed, as to be-
come in some measure living barom-
eters.
Who has not, in some part of his life
at least, experienced the depressing
effect of dull and muggy rainy day on
his mind, on which he felt it his nat
ural prerogative to be ''out Of all sorts" !"
or who, on the contrary, has not feltt
exhilaration of dry air and bright,
glowing sunshine?
There are several circumstances"
said DR.. Latz, Chicago physician, who
was asked to give his views on this SUBJ
jcct, which naturally affect the atmos-
phere as respects its influence on or
ganized beings such as its tempera-l
ture, its moist or dry condition, its
purity as respects admixture of other
gases, and its electric condition.
sHot air" DIR. Latz added, '.is always
depressing and relaxing to the whole
system, and as hot and highly rarefied
air contains in the same bulk smaller"
proportion of oxygen or vital air than
cold and denser air, the lungs are thus
defectively supplied with one of their
chief stimulants of life. Cold air, on
the other hand, is bracing and highly
stimulating. Everyone must have ex-
perienced the effects OF these two ex-
tremes-the first in the languor and
lassitude and oppressed breathing ofa
sultry summer day; the other in the ex-
hilaration caused by dry, frosty day
in winter and the increased muscular
activity and the ruddy glow of health
which such weather causes.
when the air is suddenly rarefied,
or when change of its constitution is
about to take place, a corresponding
impression is left in the animal system.
This is experienced before great
storms, hurricanes or heavy falls of rain
or snow. s
Not only does man become sensible
of this, but even inferior animals,
throughout all their grades OF exist
ence, manifest by some outward indica-
tions their feelings Of the approaching
change. The cattle leave their pastures,
often with loud believing, birds wheel
about in the air and other small ami
mails become unusually agitated. Physi-
clans attribute the prevalence of many
diseases to the different states Of the
atmosphere. Thus, moist air gives rise
/ to bilious affections and in some locali-
ties and seasons to agues; dry, sharp
airs, again, are enemies to all disorders
of the chest and lungs. An irritable
state of the nervous system, and even
temporary insanity, may also occur
from extreme conditions of the sur
rounding atmosphere"
| Nearly all vocations- of course,
more than others - are affected by
4 weather. Men of science are often as
much subjected to weather as seamen
Some writer's must have the weather fit
the mood, character or scene and can
do nothing if they are at variance. An
adverse temperature brings them to q
dead halt. IL one will but read poetry
attentively he will be surprised to find
how much of it bears weather marks
scattered all through it. Diverse wealth
er states may be one cause of so much
diversity and even disagreement il
thought processes usually regarded q.
scientific.
Miss Mighell, an experienced teacher
| and principal of the Bryan school
thinks there should be notifications o
/ school work and discipline to CORE
spond with the weather. Mr.. Kurowski
q Chicago manufacturer, said:
1--WE reckon that a disagreeable da.
yields us about ten per cent. less worl
than delightful day, and we Thus hav
to count this as q factor in our prof
and loss account" Accidents are NOR
numerous in factories on bad days. ]
railroad man never proposes change
| to his superior if the weather is no
propitious. Fair days make men &C
cessible and generous and open to con
slider new problems favorably. Som
even. say that opinions reached in bes
weather states are safest to invest on
Chicago Chronicle.
Laegage Arrived First.
AS train was moving out Of Scotcl
station a man in one OF the compart
ments noticed that the porter, in who's
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