The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-19

were biz, black; Winged ants, with singing
power, fercer thnn that Of the Jersey mos
quito. There were also green bugs, red
bugs and lightning bugs unequipped with
Mr.. Emery looked over his completed
map and shook his head sadly. All the
4 forecasters Of all the stations had turned
In their night reports and there was nothing
\ TO do but agree with the Washington fore
cast TINT predicts for to-day and tomorrow
Y Continued high temperature: light to fresh
southwes winds"
The only hope Is a giving way Of the high
oressufe, whose center yesterday was IN
Georgia, ndtwhose northerly and north
easterly edgae were stirring the skirts OF
a combination OF two lows over Canada.
The lowest OF the low pressures is 1894.
II has not power enough TO jam down into
I the high. It did deepen a bit yesterday,
however, but not enough to disturb per-
ceptiby conditions to the southwark.
! There was a fall In temperature OF eight
degrees at White River, north Of Lake STU
perior, which is a long way on. but may
mean the coming down Of batch OF COOL
( ness. The temperature there was 90 de-
grees. II, as the Washington prophets say,
the wind il to be from the southwest, 1t Is
probable that 1t will be even hotter than
yesterday.
According to the figures given out by
the Health department yesterday the death
rate for last week, 29.ol per 1000 per
year, was nearly per thousand per
year higher than the death rate for the cor
responding week last year, which week
was comparatively cool. In other words
"A 4 Ia does
not come In the same week every year.
The figures for this week will not be COM
piled until the end OF the week, but as nearly
as the department can tell at present the
number OF deaths from heat In the last
three days has been SO. a daily average
Of II. More died Of pneumonia.
Last week 47o persons died In Manhattan
from disrrheal diseases, while 454 Of these
were children under years OF ago. For
tho corresponding week last year, which
was q cooler week, ASS persons died from
similar causes, with 416 Of that number
under 6, years OF age. The deaths in the
Z tenemente last week Of children under one
year numbered $50, as against $40 for the
corresponding but cooler week last year,
while thu number Of children under years
(which; vef course, included those under
one year, was 800, as against TAO in the
same wssk last year. That this is COM
pairing . hot week with a cool week is
manifest from the fact that there were 40
deaths attributed to sunstroke last week,
or at the rate OF one daily to every half
million inhabieants. ~ against three last
year during the same period. This is
large town. -, ,. .....,........
To show .Yhat summer complaint is a
summer complaint and not q winter COM
plaint it is stated that in the first week
IN March, last there were only IS deaths
from diaftheal diseases az against 40 Of
last week. In March other diseases have
the lead and make the month the deadliest
Of the year. SAUDI ". ." ,, ..s.
Bad milk; poor food and the habit OF
overeathng are responsible for most Of the
cases OF; Summer complaint.
The department is doing It's utmost to
keep the nalk supply up to par. and the in
spectors chat make the rounds Of the pub
Nc schools in the winter are now going
through. the -tenements giving practical
hints to housewives. There are about ITO
doctors and nurses in this squad.