Mt. Pleasant Pyramid | 1913-09-26 | Page 6 | Concerning the Dog Days

CONCERNING THE DOG DAYS Among Other Truths Writer Observes They Are Evidonce That Backbone of Winter Is Broken. The dog days are hot and stuffy. They warm up about the middle of August, and are a sure sign that the backbone of winter is broken. It is only when the Dog Star rages that we jiavn dog days, but nobody has yet ibvt.virnl v. hat the Log Star rages :.r.y. !.'!' 's it is 111 sidereal heav- ens at night, ana he certainly does rage about these considerable. Which reminds us that the Dog Star rages only at night, and it is the dog days that we hear more about. There is no answer to this one, either. But that makes no difference to the weather bureau, and the mercury shins up the tube just the same, while mankind simply drifts along on a sea of perspiration. per-spiration. The name of the Dog Star is Sirius. This is because he is no joke. Dogs become mad during dog days, and why shouldn't they? Every body else does, and swears besides, which dogs do not. Dog daisies blossom blos-som at this season, and they are tropical flowers, all right. In conclusion conclu-sion it may be said without fear of successful contradiction that although every dog has his day, every day hasn't its dog, and the rest of us ought to be doggoned glad of it. LIp-pincott's.