The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-08

has found along the coast line OF the States
which border on the gulf OF Mexico.
~
Behind the prosac verblage and statlst'.
cal data which the cllmntoogIst must use
in postuation and broadcastng his dud-
ngs. so they will be Of practical use to hu-
mainly, Dr.. Cline has found somewhat OF
poetry in the forces which come TO his
aid, somewhat Of the suns radiance, some.
what of the beauties In the tiny crystals
OF the salt mist which the wind sweeps
from the surface of the gulf somewhat
of the ropic perfume in the air which
steals up TO the coast line with Its pulls
ing warmth to maintain the balance OF the
wind, when the blasts from the north try
to whip 1t down.
Cioudlessness, rainfall, heat radiation
wind, all of these Things have entered into
the calculations OF the cnmatologist and
each mas played conspicuous part IA deter
mining the issue,
CloudlesSnees. blue bending skies, which
permits the sun TO mood the earth win
light, ana units Of heat, Is . happy cOudl-
ton from tine way the scientist looks at
things. Sunshine is the greatest known
dlsinIectant tl0bby mists, which are
hlled with the poisoned fumes which oole
out Of the earth during the night, may
unroll themselves above the marsh. Bur
the suns arrows VIII soon drive them
hence, and with an Increase in the units
OF heat, as the central orb climbs high
er, other processes SET IN which consume
and destroy the heavier bulk OF this noat-
ing sheet Of poison. Thus, an era OF cloud.
lessness Is looked upon with favor by The
climntologst. IL gives the great natural
disinfectant an opportunity 10 burn and
peadeu activities which might otherwise bud
lodgmenL In the human system ana work
for CIVIL, and the undertaken, A clear sky,
sunshine and consequent heat radiation
thus become important factors when the
scientist Is considering the relationship ex.
listing between climate and health, aud
these elements because Of the favorable
showing which they made IN M eteorologlc
records along the coast having supported
The eonclusions reached by Or. Cline Ac-
eordlng to Dr.. Cline's investigation, which
COZ cred The years during which meteoro-
logic observations have been made at Cal
weston the number Of cloudless days during
a year at that point VIII average some
thing over 300 and be is inclined to be.
lieYe that Houston for the past thirty
years Will make a showing equally as good
In this respect, and at any rate wiz show
enough OF sunshine 10 lengthen llfe's aver
age beyond the limit Of the experts.
Probably the second most Important ele'
ment considered by Or. Cline was the wind,
tue salt-sprayed breeze, which sweeps up
from the Gulf Wind has come TO play an
important part ln modern scientific specula-
ton, and this natural force has probably
passed beyond the stage of a mere theory
Darwin accounted for the strange and un-
explained distribution Of certain plants In
this way, ana "a variation In form and color
from the parent type was accounted for on
the ground thar the wind had waited the
seeds To different SOIL and different eli
mate or had blown them across on the
eted by various insects, may be blown
great distances and hence the cllmatoloflSt
has paid much attention 20 wind IS fac
tor 10 the matter Of health. Wind 10 NOT