The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-14
@, ESTIONS 4ND ANsW FMS.

rsnn,,t help NOTHING . wtf- div erEen,e ne
tween sHp-raiurr> a. a, sn Ost ~ the westhsr
huresu hsrs In New NStL ead thoss .onmca
Z 'oSnSs IN ts - ~. FSns.sksris IN. :anrst
uas 'rN warm one And ne sonni town o.
~ i SsSi ,ssi S' r.-s' - sa- sts.os an
s,lilas fnr ~. ,s.s q proeas'in and s srs@
either through inArcura'e Instruments oI Oh
Ssr,sr, ,eoush I'VE ss''msn' AS not a1ssi1 sns
here IN New oTA ant give the n,asirnnm hesi
on Jas f stsa' .arcI,hs a. MOI ,,s"r.r ~
70 b eIrlslnei' IN I hght u matchmaking
ins,rum,ni, on All buildings ~ above nc air
and tempeIAtirrS wherein most OF ~ arc oenssd
ss,s ~oud 20" r MIND ,AsISs ISs, ma, me
,,uons's can hc 70. s',,nS :, ,hs lScs ST n2
a. ne ,os 81 2, me ~" srrs' sSI,ass 90 t,si aSet
Ssw >S, dIs , ne !, ISS d and ,ssa a. ,Sl.rb
a. are the Ones Tevoried under the cirrum>tAnre>
too SAS 70 be appisi 10 orsei the results Of
extreme heat reNeTb-rauon at the surface. but
AHe~tei h, those rrV erber atIons' In short. are
puhhr reroris Of mcteoro'ory worth nythins
A. all ! Sometimes doubt II ID %.
Tho purpo.e Of the temperature obseT, atoms
OF the weather Bureau II not AZ all direvte 10
pro, vide information 20 how hot the day Il or
has hecn The thermometer DOES nothing OF
the sort II cStAbnNhe> but one element Nhirh
gO.S 10 make y? the daily temperature whLrh
ve feel the other element Of the problem Is
detr-mn~i ~ the u>s Of the p-ychrome'er.
namely the percentage Of humidity. By the
combination Of these two elements u IL possible
to measure tue ssnSihi~ temperature THIS. the
onh valuable temperature report for the pur
fOss. ~ ne la citizen. vHs nrSi published
SNStsnAu~Apy hy col william Glassford
Wh-n he Was Withdrawn from the meteorological
service to thr ~ rfcTmanCr ~ his military duties
this pubis a'ion Va> suspended In the T"'ent
torrId weather Prof SrArr ma sought 10 fArniI
t.ENW - H. VNlfR ord nj
sensible temperature nv showing how the ternpeT
allure has heen hIshes, days when the Their
moretet hA, no, recorded q maximum.
The purpose Of the o,iriAi thermometer record 4.
taken a. remote as possible from ground condi
lions oh,sininx IN our tides l. tn provide the
ten peraturr component Of the daily record
whereby u may ~ possible 10 forecast the move
rent Of change In ne weather Thi, serN ice ha~
fer greater aIue than the mere confirmation Of
, tho Individual feeling that the dsy Il warm
Nothing IL more common than for amateurs
Of the YEA thor 70 propose the opinion that formerly
the winters were colder anil ths summers warmer
,han - present The oT'cial records Sspt In
New Work AShing tim and several OF ihe larger
titles FOR tho last forty establish thr falsiy
OF AM such judgment, The climate has under.
gone no change
ud pr ILvins tone -,dr',or TO ;i,co,er III.
north p.,le o. TIC source Of the Mic River u
S'anIry = \ I
AS the rssios Of 'h~ great lakes Of eaua'ortAI
africa H. obisrf AS rril7S rily to eN'end m
operations OF the London Missionary Nocieiy.
under sho>r direction ne uAs working br
I.slns>ton~ never wholly rclinauiShei his riS
sionar, chAract,-. although IN iss7 he resigned
rom tho so-ietN and In his later years IN Africa
his geographical exploration Amounted "a
nu-r more than MS preaching and hts medical
srvtes His is>I sor. after parting rom STANLEY
In March is7- VA directed 'oUsrd the solution
~ ~ Nu~ problem aver promising recon
so,>Ss n~r' NJ ~.sAyei such = detailed survey
% III hasins o. the i.uAiNbs snd the LusoulA
rivr-s he hnned might establish tho watershed
i~sVecn the riyc- - st-r's OF me ongo and nc
Mic il~iofr H. NorI as hnlshed hc died. Ma !.
3 isfa a, rsnlNrho.s ulAg- ~ tho shove o. Lake
Rangw~olo Tho ie'eruinA'ion Of the fountain
head OF 'h~ Niie ras effected only after sittinS
OFT 'hr rrsuIt> ~ ihe oh.~-, ations % many ~
orrr,. and mis- nv ~s,EA'ion NAs no' competed
{ uniH Inn after IIsings tons time This fountain
hrli 3, 80 srur-, ~ V'f'- stress, StIa'-i u.s.
north ofN IN 'pnxi'uie ~ ~ q. ~ height
/ Of siia 'e~t shovr the S-s Iu no npth~rn ~
tre-itv 81 the mounts bordering the noftheAs'
\ coast 81 IA.e TanVsnNt,a me stream becomes
| tae RgNu' Rive and that hccomes the ksEera
! ~ NeSAndrA Mic ana cmrties into Nic'oris
/ Syanss on IT. IVES coast
c.n o. E,yc ~ ~ ,n'cr-,,'ion shou, ne
i ma although . ',Anfs in me omen i,hss nsysr
/ The coli-,n {. not properly sssociAbie win The
f Ertah alrGr " car ed iron pillar Which
belongs to ne ,hiri 'our'h crntrrs ~ MS 80
. n T. sorid shau " wrought iron more 'hsn
. IL i,ch~. ~ dia'-Sfsr aud YpWarf Of - feet In
lenEth 81 ~hich - 'e-' above zroInd ~
hear. a Ssn..r't Interruption IN sii iinss. record
/ o. ~ triumph ~ an othsTsiss forgotten Pa Il
/ pfa,s Who oh'Ained b Ms oun srm an IN
. divlisi -ONer~iEn', On ne ssr'h for long
7 prrtoi rho ku'sh MIRA nine rriIes south
of an
,pa SIN ne hsar'y ~ renAln~ IN state o. eSrel
len, ar-~~r,s tor. -1r~rt that ne CANOPY which
. 'pr1Is-f, csrr~i 10 aAs THO ian Town ~ IN ear'h
susss I'ls = fee, In diameter A. he hase and -
y roe s'And- u - 'se' high
Nslch . s,'!w;;,,,,",,,Y sor,'.' ,s'' ! .-
T.LcsII, I-corr-~, doe> extensive Gesg, make
NJ Ierv l.Sihlc a--onS people 10 nr"iend - sNeaS
ard ~-i'e an>nin.''' correct rTn>h ,,,.r,,
.rss,i,H- nor docs extensive u'ss. mai.
N. otre s-rls'ih.e
+ Sou- correspondent $50 indsIss
,ro.' No nrs, ~" Of s'e'-, se'' nrprr''lns
rorrrrt notwithstAnilng the statement % the
ir.,lcan t;noIoSTt.l, nat III, ne saT,r 10; sc.
s,.n cnArSe ~ TO -'een, Srsine. vsch .s !.
stationed N ne - one - me a.,
nj sAr,i - rs' an from nrr. - liability %
nr-s dosn o. T.. oSn w.iSn, 'cus'nr co"sdrr
! I, doy.n hama ergtne~ ~ VS. huilt by 80
7 Z ant a NrUe dli 7 err nc WI Ar
rrr,h.rtnF 20 = ire The stAteiucnts In quota
Ion IRE 'Asen from our rireTrn 49,
d CHAntEs N SrpoTT
I IA r,rI, 20 y y th~ nrSt tNo s-f uronellinF
--s engines mo NiagsrA and John - storms
T,ry we're houser in Chambers or centre
] street har. Of the Hail ~ pecorts This Nas -
'S4n no. slhly yrar sosrer ~ later They did
! moi meet With fAvJr and the rii' tried Ia dsposr
~ then pne ~ 'eeT. ths Storms ! think was
Z '.L,n 20 NeHaTb foY rthihiiion and trial
1 IN. hsa,y grade 81 the hll streets could not be
a, .rcons 20 nothing came o. ~ " they Oerr
moi su~c~.> foT use IN land the rowrrful pun ~
/ acre taken on, md riAce,f IN ihe nrsi ire boau
. g. & ]
4 ~, ~, steam propelled nre engine IN pse
., SrW Nor- riiy In the eus'ody Of Fnrine
p ,o-,u,ny 4, ~ 'hr VOiUn'~rT nre d-nAriEnen'
.rt 'vas hn'Ised In hTicE hrlIding on the centre
s,rse' sits ~ tho tiiy HAr PARK FnRtne
d US ne N-,t s'rs 49, engine In 40 IN the rtv
/ N Vss . rrs' ,is>S .th~ largest Anio> keAs. but
/ u.s drawn to rr~s rs tho men ber> Of the rnm
I many not steam propelled J. ="
Through .su- Information column would
! ~ 20 md shsr~ could obtain copv Of pom
! = hirN APPEARED In ono OF Our TAgarine- W isI
. II i an AlIezoricAl i-oern. and tho iononlnE y
! 'h- theme \ VonAn - she y ent inrongh thr
houss OF her ne iocs~d evefN door brhlnd NJ
on. door hsweNrT she neglected % clo~s and
/ iocl. sn1 n 'ugh nat door in entered TIC
! so-r.n di-f End li~r guide tried eNery door 70
beacon nrd iourd them III lOckei agsln-t her
toors "a hitch she had ocke 81 durtrg her NE ne
sst-' her here ~ door which she Odd not