Year: 1876

The weather, like tho poor whether 1t be good or
bad, hot or cold, is always with More words
wasted in talking about it than used in discussing
any other topic With many people 1t is the only sub
Icct Of conversation and it is seldom persons meet
without some reference being made to it, During the
last fortnight everybody has been saying everybody
else. 1T is very hot" and everybody has been reply
ing to everybody, "Yes the is unusually
warm one" So constant those references to the
weather that only rs nearly every convcr-
sation opened by remark in regard TO
tho state of tho atmosphere, but even our
salutations take their shape from 1t, and have
Good morning. and "Good evening"" weather the
morning or evening be good or not And rs discon-
tent is one OF the forms in which human inhrmty
shows ITSELF nearly all and nearly always want
Ing weather out OF its complaining because
III season have 1t out OF In the winter
wish for spring and in the spring long for
In the summer sweat and swelter and long for
,utumn days and gentle breezcs. Even November
:annot satisfy US, and begin to talk OF sleghing
PARTIES along the Hudson and to picture the delights
Of the ballroom and the german. Evidently wo
people whom it Is impossible 10 please the
matter OF weather. for nowhere else is there much
variety In January we sometimes enjoy for day
two perfect sprngtime, and in July 'hot spclr' is
nearly always succeeded by bamy and delicious
season. Unfortunately, our October days often
chased away in single night by the blasts of Dccem-
ber and in April the iross too apt to nip the young
buds and fresh blossoms Every change affords u
subject for renewed chatter, and when either a cold
spell hot spell too prolonged to suit wo
grumble as If wo could order our weather
order beefsteak, and We seem think we have
right TO growl when either is not dono to taste
Lately we have been grumbling at the heat because
there is too much Of It, at the winds because there
have been little OF them and at the clouds
thcy have had in them.


''rHE HEATED TERM"


Never before in the history heat IN this city did
show such utter delegation of 'the termn
as exhibit toward this one Day after Gay and
,wcek after week the sun has been shooting down
series OF supcrheated rays, and at night not
breath of air has stirred the delicate
iringes OF our night clothes, while the
beds have been mole like swimming baths than
couches OF repose. If We slept all 1t only
wake II had been in the wash all night while the
mornIng bath proved only fresh foundation Tor
fresh sweat And then, too some people have been SO
sxasperatngly cool, telling US how much they liked
.hese days and expressing roguoish wish that this
weather might last. The only adequate punishment
shat he mccd to these Tor their proanc disan
for Other peoples suncnngs is to make policemen out
OF them. The sight OF policeman really made Il man
teei cooler yesterday Tor 1t is amazing bow polite the
police their hats this hot weather AT least
800 members OF tho force took of their hen GEAR 10 tho
reporters OF the HERALD while making lncir rounds to
and out how hot II was. Niney-six tue shade and
Derby nat makes policeman wonderfully polite





shc storm of The night before the only effect of which
vas 10 make everybody long 10 be caught in shower
In the early part Of last evening there pca Of
thunder in the west, and Immediately all the umbrellas
n the city were brought out as If to tempt tne ee-
nents to perform again the proceedings of the
night before. 1t need not be said that Dame Nature
Was not entrapped by this silly DEVICE and people con
anued 10 sweat anu grumble aud policemen to
heir hats all night some OF the latter took oil
her head gear to the street lamps. Everywhere
Everybody hotter than ther; had been change
the weather. Broadway deserted, the usual
aders seeking more congcnial shade and the
,tatucs which adorn that thoroughiare during most
the year standins themselves up IN the cen
siguous saloons, and Tho proprietors
also. Men IN the street crowded other
the shady side aud left the side to be led by
women and children. Tha average Is particu-
larry polite, and he would rather not suffer himself
hot day than 10 Keep anybody else from suffering.
6unsrokes and prosiratons by the heat frequent
and the cool drinks freely INDUCED during the day
And evening Will probably be followed by cholera
norbus this morning. In other parts OF the country
IKE enacted, and from follows It
will be that although yesterday only day
or series OF hot days, the weather tragedies
many and the record is singularly dismal and ap-
pauing