Show or F L A or t A py richt W N U I 1 by ELMO SCOTT WATSON elivin DEN and what Is indian summer here Is a case indeed where doctors disagree for there are many theories ns as to the lie origin of the name the reason for it and the time when it occurs most people will agree upon the fact that it means it n period of warm weather in one of the three months of september october or november and that it Is characterized by three peculiar elements ey by a warmth greater than preceding days or weeks by tranquillity of the atmosphere mo and by smoke and haze cut but when an attempt is made to predict a definite time for the appearance of indian summer then divergence of opinion begins consult the dictionaries and you will rind find that one such authority the standard says A period of warm dry calm callia vi weather teather in late autumn with hazy atmosphere cut but noah noab webster goes into more detail as fol indian summer in fit the united states a period of warm weather late in autumn usually characterized by a clear sly sky find and by a hazy or smoky ap bearance pc pe arance of tile the atmosphere especially near tile horizon the name is derived from tile the custom of the indians to use this time in preparation for winter by laying la in stores of food or from their belief that it Is caused by a wind blowing directly from the court of the southwestern god however he expands upon the theme by giving two quotations one from freeman slid and the other from the national in regard to this season the first quotation from freeman Is as follows the southwest to la the pleasant esl est wind which blows in new england in the month of october in particular after the frosts which commonly take place lot at the end of september it frequently products produces two or three weeks of fair air weather in which the air Is perfectly transparent and the clouds which float in the sky of purest azure are adorned with brilliant colors this char mitor beason Is called the indian summer cummer a name which to Is derived from t the he natives who believe that it Is caused by a wind which comes immediately from the court of their great and benevolent god or the southwestern pod god the explanation irom from the national also Is ba based sell upon an all aboriginal custom it says the short season of pleasant weather occurring bout about the middle of november Is in called the indian summer from the custom of the indians to avail themselves of this delightful time lime for harvesting their corn it Is in a bland and genial time in which the birds in acts and plants feet eel a new creation the sky k y in the meantime Is gener aliv lv filled with a haze of orange and gold fold intercepting the direct rays of the sun yet posa enough or of light and nd hem best to 10 prevent enat lons of gloom or chill while the night prow grow sharp and frosty and the necessary fires give ch erful forecast forr cast of the th social winter oear near at hand band go bo here are two disagreeing on both the tini time trine one says october and the file oilier diller november of indian the reason for tilt name perhaps the earliest cur liest known reference to the he terro term was that made toy a frenchman l st john crevecoeur in 1778 when he was living at map hill orange county N Y in an epsay A esnow storm as it affects tin the aikawa n when the ithe acorns drop fyhen theres there a a abi whisper on the hilltop and a murmur to in the wood th tile theres r a a a dream of golden eolden elory 1 ir ory everywhere v on the beech a russet cover on the elm a mottled hood while the walnut lifts her branches brown broun and bare oh tho the crows crow hold their meeting in the old oaks top and ho tor for indian summer bummer when the acorns drop theres a bloom upon the meadow like the ghost of summer cummer flowers but the forest and tho the valleys are aflame and on hillside and in hollow throughout all the misty hours descend the rustling drops of autumn rain oh ob the squirrels at his feast ins ing in the old oaks top and ho for or indian summer bummer when the acorns drop when the chestnut and the hazelnut put un on a richer brown and the blackbirds all are gathered in a fanek when mallow in the marshes buttons up her yellow gowns then its time lime to heap the fod fad der in a shock hock oh autumns u dmn on her waning better gather in the ernp and ho for indian summer when the acorns drop cornelis cornelia R Dol dolberry berty VS ft american Fart fanner ner printed in 1782 hp he called it ifante If Inte sauvas Sau voge 11 a free translation of which would lie indian summer in this essay eay he said after the fall of leaves hut bill any snowfall comps comes a rainy period great rains at last replenish the lie tp springs rings the broolis brooks the swamps and impregnate Impre enate the earth then a severe frost succeeds which prepares it to receive the voluminous coat of snow which Is soon to follow though it Is often preceded by a short interval if smoke rind mildness called the indian summer tills la Is in general the invariable rule winter Is not nol suld property properly to begin until these few mcw rn moderate lays and the biqing of ill alic wale waters rii have announced a it to ninn the origin of flip lie term which Is 19 most widely known occurs bet urs in a hook printed several ears later than essay tills this was pr dr joseph els notes lips on tile settlement and indian wars of the western parts of 1 VI 11 1 bulj e ali and ican sylvania syl vanla from iii to ats ridd ridge traces the term hack back to P arly colonial times time when indians indian still were a menace to the linek backwoods woods seniors all durins during the flip summer settlers I 1 in the hie more sections had find to live behind stockades in dread of indian rian raids vown the flip hill blasts of winter nine on every mio fit enfried hren thed a hotl bah b f relief no 0 o inner lon would tile the indians attack the sever reer ity of the winter annd prevent that danzer dans pr the hemmed in sett settlers lero now took look to the open going coins to their log outside with the joyful feeling of men r from prison arkon it happened lines however that the we welcome leonie inclement weather gave way to a few days of angen on ohie warm this athla was called indian summer b feupe it II pave gave the indians another chance to wale to de rici ip warfare warfa e against a the colonists once more the term second summer was also used for indian summer but that was not until some time later inter by 1798 1708 the name indian summer was widely used in new england in new york by 1809 and in england by 1830 the name indian hualmer Is an americanism but tile the season to which it refers Is not dot limited to this country the same phenomenon of delightful balmy weather occurs tn in europe in england it Is known as st SL martins summer or all hollow hallow summer referring to the time of the year if occurring cur ring when it has made the most impression st martins day november 11 or all hallow even find and the days following all saints saint day november is 1 in germany it t Is called old womans comans summer or st lukes summer commencing about october 18 and in the mediterranean regions it is commonly called st martins little summer so as nearly as it can be fixed alsed indian summer may come any time between st lukes day october 18 and st SL martins day november 11 although the indian summer type of weather may he be experienced before or after elther either dite in september or even in december science cannot find any fixed period to correspond to pop ular ideas idea of when indian summer Is and it cannot be predicted any more than thaws in midwinter science can however account for its appear appearance appearance anc even if it cannot predict it find and it accounts for indian summer by say that it Is a phenomenon resulting from a sluggish lucish movement of the areas of high ind and low barometer across the country and the fixation for a time of high barometer in ID the south with low pres pressure more in the North northwest wet cling glang general southwest winds and mild we weather concerning indian summer one scientist says in the united frilled states this indefinite spell li is likely to lie be more apparent apparel at in the upper valley where ft 1 l Is more inel inclined tried to lo he be in strong contrast with the cl climatic imalle condit conditions inns thai ahr precede and follow it east I 1 of the rals volley valley the autumn periods of brynes rind and become irregular rp alir in theer oe occurrence currence and of brief durnal the rainfall Is normally so llight in te t e wehrn frates 0 f our country th fh rt t th the clafer elements of the tren uinA inglin summer or are not our af farl antly unusual to attract 0 attention cation the hnyp anre which m may Y occur mccu at 1 time of the year I 1 la chiefly cnut d hy by the accumulation of dust and smoke amolie in the almost motionless atmosphere mo sphere it Is frequently called called dry ang find U guilly illy appears in w what toa I 1 9 known as ait an anti when dry minute diatoms and volcanic dust duett and tho th dust from decayed vegetable matter mattei contribute to the density of it it ii ay also alao he be hy by the smoke f from r 0 m prairie sail and foiest fires which may he tran grot dist iners through the upper while at the same time the flip air near the earth may remain rei MR I 1 n quite 11 1 e ipar clear often producing a peculiar yellow lh h or pinkish effect due to tho the blue rays ray of sunlight being ab b anlin summer hns has become a part oi 01 the language even though 11 ls Is nt not hv bv arlenne even though indian summer pummer Is not rv rii tp d h ivri 11 i ims faliva alwag and probably always will hold its it place in american tradition and amer lean literature it Is a favorite theme of pet pmj especially among the new england group essayists and cartoon ests all 1111 of whom have told in one way or another of the glories of tills this sea son ROIL visual acquaintance betty bottig Bot fattier father Is familiar with many tongues quite a linguist eh hf no a physician |