Evening star., 1901-07-03
Causes of Discomfort.
From the Philadelphi8 Inquirer.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Much Of the discomfort in cities arising
during the heated term Is to be ascribed to
the perststency with which the materials
now used for paving. roofing and the like
retain the fiery rays of the sun long after
the sun goes down. For this reason the
nights many times are more deblitating
than the days.
Is there not in this fact a suggestion to
the gentlemen who devote their energies to
the study of scientific problems? We know
now of no paving or roofing that does not
retain the heat. but are We to assume be-
cause of that. that it is not possible to hit
upon something that would be cheap
enough to be practical?
The suggestion is thrown out only for
what it Is worth. 1t may be 1t will never
bear fruit. But the fact remains that the
man who would nave suggested the tele
phone. telegraph. electric lights. wireless
messages and similarly progressive meas
ures a century ago would have been voted
a lunatic by those who prided themselves
on their shrewdness and sound sense.
Think of the North Pole.
From the Baltimore American
Think Of the north pole! Think of the
lands where the unfortunate people have
to break their way through SnOwdrifts!
Think of the wretched passengers of a ves-
sci threatened by icebergs! Think of the
ing. have to break their milk with 4 wedge
and thaw out their food supply with iyna-
mite! Think of the suffering business men
who have been locked up in their own re-
frigerators by burglars. and been frostl.it-
ten in August almost to death! And. think
ing of these horrors Of the cold, be con-
tent. Comfort, after all, depends very much
on the way you look at it.
Cool and Comfortable.
From the Portsmouth (N. H. Chronicle.
The shirt waist man has been out Cor the
past two or three days, and he looked so
cool and comfortable that those unfortu-
mates who lacked the courage to dOff their
coats envied him. Unless the heat is turn
ed or pretty soon, however, We shall all
be shirt waist men. and will be praising
the name of the daring individual who
started the fashion.
A Cruel but Effective Lesson.
From the New York World.
Nature is giving us a most valuable OBJ
Ject-lesson in the common sense of dress
and diet. And "us" in this case means
about two-thirds of the population of the
This enormous heat ought to hasten the
of late years rather rapid process of she'd
ding kinds of clothing so long worn upon
the absurd theory that New York and
America generally had mild summers.
Also 1t ought to hasten the adoption of
summer diet of fruit and vegetables. with
nothing stronger than water to drink, and
that water chilled only and not iced.
Nature has very cruel way Of teaching
her children. But she produces results
No High Ball In Summer
From the Springfield Union.
Keep away from the high ball and the
gin fz, and you will keep cooler.
The Sun All Right.
From the Baltimore Herald.
There has been no evidence lately that
the sun has suffered much from the loss of
heat threatened by certain worthy astron-
omers.
Good for Cotton.
From the Birmingham Age Herald.
Nobody sneers at summer now. 1t is
here by large majority and 1t is strength
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