Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-08-03

rspostorics nj filth eshaIe stronger and NOR.
| sephilic edof than usual.
| Indications Of fine veoiher We may be a..
| ere of dry and constantly line weather. whsn
ae sun NJ his rising Is very clear ard brilliant
Y when We see IN The east o light cloud ~ cena
hd lose it-elf toward The vel 1T The moment
4 the suns arising whes Ihc se,ing sun shows
timseli under pure sky ola Fildrd or reddish
,olpr. OF when the clouds fth,rs be any. gs
'oiored with RbeautHul clear red 0f some sfbsr
vivid TIM when the clouds ia the moI Ding de-
,eeHd towards the earth, instead Of rising in
The atmosphere; when the clouds which arc
in the sky during the day resemble flakes OF
anow OF a daszling whiieness, or Mt least vines
their borders are OF n brilliant white and when
1tlIe sky in the intervals between these clouds
Is Of fine bright blue when the ny begins
to clear itself on the side opposite TO hat from
which the wind blows when The crescent OF
the new moon has ila outline very cIear aud
well defined; when tie submits of distant
mount ans show themselves very distinctly,
when we see floating IN the moroing, light
yapors which are d,ssipeied At the rising Of
The sun when the bsis ny In numbers from
one eide To the other nj niehtisl when Tho
May bugs knats and other insects ny ~ little
swarms WHEN The wood pigeon remains more
than ordinarily Ia The iorrsi when the gos-
hawk, the swallow, the buzasfd, the vulfure,
The kite, &c fly 10 great height when the
bees return 10 their hive. and The sun birds g.
out NJ a greai distance from The shore.
This Is what We earn from Mr. Flick but 10
these prngnos les we " III aid That which Is the
snresi of all, aud for which weare indebted
10 the observations OF NJ. Qua,remere Disjoavai
| well known Savant i; observations of which
we have had more than once occasion TO recog-
MISE the justice, II IL with reason that NJ.
onairemefe names the peb spinning spider Of
| me gardens rs u prognosl,calor OF tho weather
| much more certain tim the besi OF bhromr-
tiers. This spider has IN eilcc, two very d,iIesent
manners of weaving ia web, which furnish u,
with the mesns OF knowing beforehand wbnt
| the weather will be.
II the weather Is 10 be rainy or windy he
makes but very short threads by which 10 sus-
pend his web. On the contrary, when spell
OF continued warm and 6nc weather IL in pro,
partition. nothing can eqna the care vi which
he labors Not only does he weave hi. net 10
| very regular radii, In, attaches II by means OF
VERY long threads. II is clear that the spider
has great advantage over the bs, omeier,
| which Is only Influenced by the most immedi
aiely impending changes Of the atmosphere
since, owing 10 The delfacy Of his organ iza,oo
he 'ndieaies changes for long lime ~ nd,
| vance. The barometer assures us Of the CON
| iinnaIion of fine weather only Tor n few day
|
| great length and 10 II great number, We nan
| count with certainty upon succession oil IF
teen OF twenty days Of continued hor weather.
Tho spider. VIII ch Is porhops ,he MOST econos
m'chl OF all animals, lenr' 10 expend usriessly
tho precious matter which IL draws from It's
o'ns. lie does not pin except under go"d an
SPICES aud when he l. assui ell that tho squili.
brIum OF NIL parts OF the atmosphere which Is
necessary for the Continuance ofhnr weather.
will not be disturbed. Even whsn the senson
Is lar advanced, and the spider labnIs only in
building hs retreat. II we observe him, In n
rainy time. occupied IN repairing his web
whore u has been injured by The rain W. nny
10 assured that the lad weather will not con.
tnuc, aud that II viii soon be succeeded by a
succession of fine days.
IN respect TO the waH spider. We may ctnsid.
er II an indication Of Gne weather, when II.
puts his head and his legs without the hole
where he bas bu,ll his nest and "here he n.
watts his prey. The farther outward his body
~ advanced, the longer we may count npoo
the continuance OF fair weather. On the con.
bary, II ho has his hend turned inward, ant he
spreads IA web about him in his hole We mny
expect several days of ram.