The Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Range rising at either
edge of the continent form the immense valley through which the
Mississippi takes its course; and these two factors of the high
mountains and the broad plains have the greatest influence on the
climate.
Our immense length of seaboard and the proximity of the Gulf Stream are
also agents for engendering our variable climate.
Trees protect moisture from rapid evaporation, and a wooded country is a
blessing to its inhabitants, defending their dwellings from wind in
mountainous districts.
The denudation of the forests tends to destroy the moisture of the
atmosphere, but has little effect on the sudden transitions from heat to
cold.
EDITOR.
MR. WILLIAM B. HARISON.
DEAR SIR:--Thank you very much for the box-kite. It arrived
the day before yesterday, and works admirably.
Truly yours,
ELEANOR H.
DEAR ELEANOR:
We are glad you like the kite, and that it flies well.
We witnessed a very funny attempt to fly one of our kites lately. It
took the small owner of the kite, his mamma, papa, and two friends to
make the effort, and even then failed, notwithstanding that the papa and
the friend climbed the fence at the risk of their necks in their
endeavor to reach the breeze.
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