Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-06-04

The climate Of Henderson, vile, the golden
mean between extremes Of temperature and
precipitation, affords health, recuperation
and comfort for Twelve months IN the year
These climatic advantages are due to lati !.
tude, altitude and relation to nearby ranges
Of mountains
The latitude of Hendersonville is between
50 and 36 degrees North giving an ideal pro-
portion and variation IN the lengths of day
and night. From the excessive summer heat
to which this latitude is ordinarily subject,
Hendersonyille is saved by its altitude Of
1900 feet
This attitudes ideal. For almost all pur
poses it has all the advantages that 10000
feet would give; and for many purposes it is
enormously better than 10000 feet, for ex-
IRENE attitudes are liable to cause or aggra-
vate affections of the heart and are charac-
terized by a number of other undesirable
results.
An altitude of 1900 feet might, under some
winter. From this Hendersonville is saved
by its relation to nearby ranges of noun
tains. The higher peaks and ramparts of the
Appalachians are to the North and West Of
Us, and thus stand as a barrier protecting us
/ from the cold. On the North and West side
Of those mountains, even at low attitudes,
the rigors of intense cold are experienced;
but this section is sheltered. And the same
feature is repeated on a smaller scale In the
immediate vicinity of Hendersonyille. The
Balsam mountains, running from Southwest
tt Northeast, afford second shelter to e.
large part of Henderson county, while Jump
Off mountain, just West of Hendersonville,
affords a third protection to the city itself
And. with all these elevated 1and-masses
guarding it from the severely of winter,
Hendersonville is situated on a comparatively
level but well drained plateau, affording free
dom from the fogs and dampness which are
among the steep banked rayines of some
other mountain resorts
The effect of altitude in lowering temper
ature is well known. The average annual
temperature in Hendersonville is eight o.
nine degrees lower than In such places as
Wilmington, N. c., Columbia, S. c., and Au-
gusta, Ga This reduction is a very great S
advantage but greater altitude would tend
TO make the temerature too low.
Equally important is the matter OF dlurnal
variations At sea level the dense aid acts
as a blanket to retain the heat derived from
the sun S rays. This heat, being dlsslpated
very slowly, persists throughout the night,
and in such places the night temperature
does not differ very much from the day tenn
perature. At high levels the air is rarer
and the heat is more quickly dissipated. The
difference between day and night becomes
more marked, and the low night temperature
in summer brings refreshing sleep. But at
extreme attitudes the diurnal variations are
excessive.
Hendersonville, with It's moderate altitude,
affords the golden mean. The changes here
are sufficient to give the maximum Of benefit
with the minimum of Inconvenience. In the
summer we have enough heat to mature the
crops, and yet hot night is absolutely un-
known. In winter we have enough cold to
make the season celebrating and strength
ming, while at the same time we have an
abundance of bright sunny days.
Of this most important data relative to
climate in summer is the night temperature.
Is very considerable amount of heat in the
day can be endured without serious discom-
fort if the nights are cool but cool nights
are absolutely essential for health, as on
them depends the possibility of refreshing
sleep In Hendersonville the nights are al
ways cool. In the warmest night Of the sum
Eier the thermometer drops from ten to four
teen degrees lower IN Hendersonvil1e than
in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Atlanta
or Memphis.
In winter, on the other hand, it is the day
temperature that counts a low night tenn
perature is no disadvantage If the days are