Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 April 1896 — The Climate Affects the Tongue. [ARTICLE]

The Climate Affects the Tongue.

Gutturals predominate in Norway and Russia, whereas, far to the southward, iu sunny Italy, there is a 'profusion of such eupronious names as Palermo, yerona, Uampobello, and so forth. Even in the British Isles, cover,, lag so few degrees of latitude, there is a iuarked difference between the “burr” of the Highlander and the soft .speech of the native of Southen Enghynd. A theory which may partly account for those climatic effects is based upon the contrast of the stillness which usually pervhdes southern lands with the stormy Inquietude of northern countries. Cloudless skies for mouths at a time characterize the climate of Italy, while a firmament entirely free from clouds Is rare In Norway, it requires, of course, greater efforts to be heard in regions which are swept by winds and storms than in still southern latitudes, and to be heard distinctly amid the noise and confusion of the elements words must be used which contain many consonants. Among the inhabitants of more tropical climes the tendency Is toward soft and musical cadence, and travellers relate that In regions in South America, such as Peru and Venezuela, - where -atmospheric disturbances are rajre, the natives almost chant the phrases of salutation.” ~ ; '