Man's Exposure to High Temperature.
INVESTIGATIONS show that the limit of temperature at which men can work depends upon the length of their exposure, and the amount of exertion they put forth, their condition and the nature of the atmosphere, particularly as to its degree of moisture. It is stated that men have been employed on railways at 104 degrees; in mines, under very favorable conditions, at 125 degrees, and are said to work occasionally, in the stoke-holes of tropical steamers, at 156 degrees. Professor Dubois is reported to have estimated that a temperature of 122 degrees can be endured when the air is as dry as possible, but that even 104 degrees is likely to be fatal in an atmosphere saturated with moisture. It is also considered certain that men cannot become accustomed to stand for any considerable time a higher temperature than from 145 to 165 degrees, even when they keep perfectly still and are in quite pure air.—Chicago Times. FROM Reuster Height, 1,200 feet above the level of the Baltic, in the duchy of Saxe-Altenburg, eight different countries are discernible. You can't hire a man to be honest; he will want his wages raised every morning.—Josh Billings.