THE PARADOX OF THE EAST WIND 295 



out in the unequal fight its own latent heat of fusion, some 80 calories 

 per gram of ice, plus the latent heat of condensation, some 596 calories 

 per gram of water. Similarly men blame the breath of old ocean, the 

 invisible vapor brought in by the east wind, calling it chilly, damp and 

 disagreeable; forgetting that the cold has been caused primarily by 

 the wide-sweeping western winds. Certainly Apheliotes is a water- 

 bearer; he bears and pours, ministering to the desiccate air even aa 

 the garden lover bears and pours upon the parched and thirsty beds. 

 For the service rendered, this wind from the water gets small praise, 

 while noisy Boreas and blustering Skiron driving all warmth and mois- 

 ture before them pass approved of men as health givers. 



