-Caveat Lector- "Taylor, John (JH)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snip> > ...It has long been noted that there is a higher incidence of mental > illness > in regions of the planet where there are "chinook" type winds...these winds > have been shown to raise the positive ion content of the air by huge > amounts. > (Chinooks, sciroccos, other names, found characteristically coming down the > leeward sides of mountains...) > <snip> The *Foehn*, as this wind is known in Switzerland and southern Germany, is called "the wind that drives men mad." The suicide rate goes up sharply, cases of depression increase, reports of migraine headaches rise asymptotically... Wherever it occurs, it causes untold agony. The Santa Ana of Southern California is particularly notorious, not least because it also brings wildfires. Incidentally, you can track weather systems quite precisely by logging the complaints of migraine patients, who are often especially sensitive to even very small changes in air pressure and ionic charge. (As I know from miserable personal experience...) Bob ================================= Robert F. Tatman [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Remove "nospam" from the address to reply. NOTICE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml POSTING THIS MESSAGE TO THE INTERNET DOES NOT IMPLY PERMISSION TO SEND UNSOLICITED COMMERCIAL E-MAIL (SPAM) TO THIS OR ANY OTHER INTERNET ADDRESS. RECEIPT OF SPAM WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION OF THE SENDER'S ISP. ____________________________________________________________________ More than just email--Get your FREE Netscape WebMail account today at http://home.netscape.com/netcenter/mail DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
