302 EXPOSURE TO WEATHER. 



he must lose that variety of atmospheric phe- 

 nomena in which there is so much to excite 

 interest and break the dull uniformity of every- 

 day life. Only those who have lived in the 

 East, under a cloudless sky for months together, 

 can perhaps duly appreciate the feeling. Even 

 the getting wet occasionally from exposure to 

 rain, and having now and then to contend with 

 storms, is not without a certain kind of enjoy- 

 ment. 



AMICUS. The putting on dry clothes after 

 having been drenched with rain, I allow to be 

 enjoyment; and comfortable shelter after ex- 

 posure to wind and cold. I remember once in 

 ascending Etna, when the wind was more 

 violent than was agreeable, and the temperature 

 in the higher regions lower than our Sicilian 

 guides had been accustomed to, on our arrival 

 at the Casa Inglese, which is situated just 

 below the steep ascent of the crater, a lad of 

 the party was so overcome by his sufferings 

 from cold, that he got off his mule crying a 

 note that was presently converted into laughter, 

 when under cover, aided by the exhilarating 

 effect of a glass of aqua ardente. Even walking 

 in rain I can allow to be pleasant, when it is 



