Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1824-07-14
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FROM THE AMERICAN sENTIsEr.

OOUt6 ICHtuIhS UUUHt TUG SuOoH1 " tutItcis ~
1t is generally known, that the Moon
appears new or full, by our seeing that
part of her which the sun shines upon !;
and think that the borrowed light of
the sun has no influence on the earth
when coming from the moon, either as
it regards the weather, or the growth
of vegetation, or of peeling of bark or
cutting oftimber, TO make it durable, or
any other similar within.
The sun and moon attract the sea, and
cause the tide to ebb and flow but
the shining of the moon makes no differ.
ence. When the moon is new or full,
we have higher tides, for the sun has
nearly an equal effect in both cases.
Clouds running in opposite directions
Indicate falling weather. 1t has been
said that thunder storms go against the
wind, and that other storms do not. But
it is fact, that all long storms progress
directly against the wind that blows near
the earth. The upper wind carries the
main cloud, while the lower wind drives
understanding clouds in quick succession,
which help fill up and continue the
storm, and when it is ended the wind
generally blows the same way near the
earth that the main cloud came from.
Northeast storms, as we generally term
them, begin at the southwest; and South
east storms generally begin at the North
west, and they travel from 100 TO 1000
miles in "a hours.
A hazy cloud will be seen in the
Southwest, "a hours before Northeast
snow storm. a cloud will he seen in
the Northwest from to 10 hours be-
fore southeast storm. And a South
east wind on our coast will generally
produce rain in Is or 60 hours. When
uncommon birds are heard 10 make a
noise and the brute creation, as veil as
winged fowls, appear 10 be more active
than usual, then look out for rain.
have heard shepherds say that sheep,
and especially lambs, are the most ac-
tive before rain. When drops of wat
er appear on a white stone, or ona cup
of water, or any cold substance, then
look out for rain; for these signs show
the air to be full of moisture.-When no
dew is seen on the grass in the merning,
then we may suppose the moisture is
gathering in clouds for rain.
The falling of snow in a particular
time of the moon, is no sign Of its dura-
bility. Bnt any whim we'll stuck to, will
generally satisfy some persons for if
it turns out otherwise, it is easy to i'm
pute it to some unknown cause. One
woman told the weather by observing
which way the old sow rooted and
which way cat turned herself to the
fire. One woman thought her flat irons
did not hold heat well, because they
were probably cast i'll the wrong time
of thesmoon. have seen publications
in favour of cutting timber, at partic.
ular time Of the moon, but | am well
satisfied that the moons being eithe,
new or old makes no difference in the
cutting of timber. But the shining Of
the moon is of great use TO give light Ia
those who happen to be out in moon
light evenings-and as we have the
light of the moon about half the even.
ings in the year, have thought it nigh
be well to APPOINT such public meetings
as we wish to have in the evening, OF
moonlight nights; forsometmes accident
happen to those who choose darkness
rather than light, even if their deed
are not evil.
| have written down the weather fo
years past, and then compared my mem
orandum with the changes of the moon
and did not find them TO correspond will
the generally received opinion of man
kind. Many people suppose that tn,
last Friday in the month is an almanac
for the next month but ii does not ap
pear to me very likely that the weathe
is made to conform TO our mode o
counting time. Others suppose that III,
IL days after c hristmas is an almanac 70
the IL months of the next year-or tina
the wind will blow the same way eacI
month as it blew on each of those DAYS
but they all appear to me alike ridic
ulous. OBSERVER.
A CHARM.
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