We also made observations regarding soil, atmospheric temperature and relative humidity and took soil samples to measure the moisture content.

Excessive humidity caused all leather articles to become blue with mould.

"Thirdly, the general abundance of springs, producing water of the best quality, and the consequent permanent humidity of the soil; two advantages not existing on the eastern coast.

This extraordinary and constant humidity appeared only to occupy the atmosphere for the sky was always beautifully clear and serene.

Not of much use to him are the observations of the doctor on the immoderate consumption of his radical humidity.

"Thirdly, the general abundance of springs, producing water of the best quality, and the consequent permanent humidity of the soil; two advantages not existing on the eastern coast.

It has every variety of climate from the tropical humidity along the southern coast to the frigid cold of the mountains; peaks of ice, reefs of coral, impenetrable jungles and bleak, treeless plains.

It comes, doubtless, from that constant humidity of the atmosphere which distinguishes the climate of England, and gives to both land and sky an aspect which is quite unknown to our great western continent.

Pardon me if I add that this suspicion is to some extent confirmed by my finding you destitute of protection against imbriferous inclemency under atmospheric conditions whose contingent humidity should be obvious to a being endowed with the most ordinary allotment of meteorological prevision.