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THE WARMTH OF JULY 



IN each day now the heat 

 is higher than before. 

 The sun's rays are hot- 

 test in this the northern 



• half of the world at the 

 end of June, but our 



| days are warmest in July 

 and August. 



WHY JULY IS HOTTEST 



This at first seems a paradox, but it is not. 

 A man is not necessarily richest when he is 

 earning most. Even though his receipts 

 diminish, so long as they exceed his ex- 

 penditures his wealth accumulates. We 

 gain warmth from the sun while our part 

 of the earth is turned toward him. But we 

 are losing heat, throwing it back into space, 

 all the time. During these long days we 



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