Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-12-18

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ban till the Zulu rickasha
man is too warm to prance
between the shafts, and goes
along with you at a Jog trot
When that degree Of heat arrives you
wouldn't change places with him for
a rubber mine. Adelaide. the capital
Of South Australia, has a breathless.
white, staring summer heat that lasts
for weeks at a time. II hurts the eye
sight, as successive teams of English
cricketers have found out to their
cost, but Is otherwise not unhealthy.
One OF the most uncomfortable
places In the world on really hot
day is Melbourne. The sun blazes
with an intolerable glare, and the
"brickfelder" Ia scorching north
wind sweeps along the city's wide
streets thick with dust and the smoke
OF the distant bush fires 1t has
brought down from the country.
whence it whirled with the velocity OF
hurricane that morning. The smoke
gets into your eyes and makes them
smart, and the dust and other refuse
make your clothes filthy and get
down your throat. into your ears,
your nostrils. everywhere.
As to London Heat.
London heat, writes Arthur J. Rees
In the London Evening Standard. re-
sembles the heat of Auckland, New
Zealand's most northern city. 1t is
humid. close, sticky. oppressive and,
above all, dense. But Auckland has
what London hasnt-a beautiful har-
Dor that makes you cool to look at
1t. The Maoris call the Auckland har.
Dor Waite-mata, which means gilt
terfng waters" and the sparkling blue
of that volcano guarded bay holds you
its lover while you are In Auckland
and ever afterward 1t is the color Of
forget-me-not, and you never do for
get II. You see the harbor from all
parts OF the city--from some spots
the whole dazzling sheet of forget
me-not blue spreads out before you.
at others Just patch OF ripping
violet glancing shyly up at you as
you turn the corner of one OF Auck-
lands winding streets.
Sydney harbor is beautiful-you
will not praise Auckland harbor to
Sydney people II you are a wise tray
1ler--but 1t lacks the enhancing blue
And the lights and shades of the Har-
Dor OF Glittering Waters And Auck-
lands harbor is still natures own.
50-mile gulf whose cliffs and head
lands are wrapped in a grand and
gracious solitude.
The subject of heat brings us nat
urally to the subject of bathing The
Australians. particularly those living
near the coast, are bathing people.
The children take to the water early
and stay in late. An Australian boy
will pass the whole OF long summer
day In the baths, with alternate
splashing and sand spraying spells.
All the state schools have swimming
clubs for boys and girls. from the
youngest classes up. where the chill
dren are taught to swim.
The schools have series OF inter
club swimming matches during the
summer, when rivalry 10 keen and ex-
cellent swimming results. AS nat
ural consequence of this splendid sys-
tenn most of the Australian boys and
girls in the large cities can swim wen
and drowning fatalities are rapidly
declining.
Sea Baths Around Melbourne.
sThey have plenty Of sea baths
around Melbourne. but no surf bath
ing such as Sydney people revel in.
Melbourne's great bay, Port Phillip.
is landlocked, SO there are no break
ers worth mentioning There Is also
a further obstacle In the shape OF pc
riodical invasions Of large sharks.
which have a calming effect on the
enthusiasm OF those who advocate the
charms OF bathing in the open. Three
or four miles from Melbourne is the
fashionable suburb of St Kilda, which
has the finest swimming baths In Aus
tralia-half dozen of them.
Bathing by night under the electric
light is a favorite amusement OF the
Melbourne people. For those harder