The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-10-24 00:00:00

THE RAINFALL.

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;ourioug to know what men
IWO already quite tall enough

The following communication. which has been sent ta The,
Timex, will interest many readers
Sir,—Much has been written and said on the subject
of the drought of the past Summer ; and as it may
now be considered to be over, it may interest some of
your readers, and at the same time may prove some-
what useful information to others, to know that, not-
withstanding this has been an extraordinary dry year
in regard to the fall of rain, not only in this country
but in India, America, and other parts of the world,
there is reason to believe that the general flow of ,the
rivers of England has not been effected to the extent
that may be supposed, or the amount brought down to
a lower low than that of any previous year.
I have lately taken the opportunity of examining
and studying a series of guagings on a small river in the
eastern part of England, which now extend for more
than twenty years back. And I find that, dividing
the years into periods from October 1 to September
20, and comparing the mean annual flow of the river
referred to during these periods, the flow during that
period just passed, viz., October 1, 1873, to September
30 1874—has been by no means the lowest during the
Iset twenty years. The above-mentioned period, in
1858-59, gave a considerably less mean annual flow;
the period of 1851-55 was also somewhat less. The
periods 1864-65 and 1863-64 gave a higher flow, how-
ever, but by a very small quantity. The next in con-
secutive order was the lieriod 1870-71. but here a jump
was made and the flow increased by a larger quantity.
The total rainfall in the district where the gaugings
were taken in the foregoing periods was as follows
In 1858-59, 2432 in. ; in 1854-5.5, 2206 in. ; in 1873-74,
19•00 in. •' in 1864-65, 23•29 in. ; in 186364, 19-24 in. ; in
1870-71, 25'801n.
It will be seen from the above that the lowest flow
has not occurred in that year which has the lowest
rainfall. And from the deductions which have been
made from these observations, it appears that in those
rivers which spring out of or pass through the chalk,
and whose springs are thus supplemented from the
oretaceous formation, the flow is frequently more
affected, for a greater quantity or a less, by the rain.
fall of the previous year than by that of the year
passing.
It is therefore very probable that, unless we should
have a copious Winter rainfall, the lowest flow in
I these rivers, such as the Thames, Wandle, Colne, Wey,
I Lee, &c., and in the deep chalk springs that supply
I them, will occur in one of the Autumn months, and
I probably September of next year, and not in this.—l
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,

NA nt. Sr. B. BEARDMORE.

"00, Groat (4orgo-itroot, os—t-rainn— tor, London.

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Fairy Hill Uour, June 1c173.
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I: Betide° Terrace, Wilton••treet, r. to Birmingham, Mr.
John Ede, Illrebtlehl, Birmingham, Auguet 1671.
Dear Sir—l am now in my eighty.tlftli year and have been
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To Mr .1. Ede. (Nu Furniture Forger.

M.ch tat, 1673.
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143, New JeLu Street West, Milano/ham.
Sir,-1 was suffering from • sever, cold and nu inflamed
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ine —Yours, eve., A.

Birmingham, March Bth. 1873.
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Victor la bead near Potter's Hill, Aston Park, July 22, WI.
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Laadsd.oan yin& Birchtlell.

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CII.LPS Brutes,
To Mr. Edo. Sergeant-major Royal Cardigan Militia.

Dear Sit,—Mr. Mountforil, builder, of Small Heath, infunnx
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Cheinhit, Spring Hill. Birmingham.

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paragraph to explain the various peculiarities so fully
that our readers might obtain only an abstract notion
thereof. Volume, base already been devoted to the sulo
jest by eminent esthete. and other surgical authorities ;
Ports and Philos.Phers 1040 have eulogised the 1•01iAll'UU.
• eliarining influences of this -tei•irioic ,f the lOUC' mid
"Veers wf the scri,se,- but Our purpose iu them brief re•
..,be last that uf an easayist, bat rather an allusion an
WI. minor ailnient• to which dm eyes Ot MOSS reol.l. are
go frequently subject and exposed, more particularly
Orme ri sident in tropical or humid latitudes, such as
Ihniness, weakness, watery. mire. Of inflamed eye., forum
a ii..... which, though "filmes purelgjocal, are easect•
Seely troublesome and painful to the offerer. and if neg.
Meted foe a length of links may puiisibly becomes constitu-
tional disorder. It may be obseived, also, that massy eye
lotione used are alisolui ley daegerous in the hands of
unskilled parsons, because of certain strung chemicals or
• aaaaa U• properties which they contain. One specific,
bst,ster, for alleviating the affecthius alluded to tom re.
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howling and as may readily be imagined, is
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lii. furthittuore quite harmless in use.

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