Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1838-11-21

Is. Clouds setung on l''e 'oPS "
tains hard weather.
Dew plentfully on the grass at'er '";, q
day, foretells the next day falr; ou' i"
after such day no dew is on the grou"o'
and no wind stirring, rain may oe eApe'''
ed.
rs. FROM SKIES.
!. Between red evening and grey morL
ing, is commonly heavy dew or a MIS-
over the ground, but if Il red morning sue
ceeds, there is no dew.
When a lowern, redness spreads too tar
nnwaris from the horiz,n in the morning
or evening, rain or winds follow and o!len
both. .,
3. When such redness, tGge.her with
a raggedness Of theclouds, extend toward
,be zenith in the evening, the wind will be
high from the West or Southwest, with
rain.
4. When the sky in a rainy season is
tipsed with sea.green color, where It
ought 10 be blue, the rain will continue and
increase.
5. Ifi, is of deep dead blue, tho wealth
or will bc showery.
6. A dark thick sky, lasting for some
time, either without sun or rain, always BE-
comes fair, then foul--lhis is, Il clear sky
before rain.
V. FROM sun.
]. When the air is hazy, and the sun
light fades by degrees, and his orb looks
whi,ish and i'll defined !; one Of the cer:aItl
signs of rain.
2. 1.-THE rays Of the TN breaking through
the clouds, irradatc and are visible in tho
air, rain very soon.
3. White at his setting bad weather.
4. Shorn Of his rays bad wether.
S. Going down into bank Of clouds
which lie in the horizon bad weather.
| 6. If he riso red and fiery wind and
rain.
| 7.Ifhe rise cloudy and clouds decrease
certain fair weather.
'vl.FRoM MOON.
l. When moon and stars grow dim, witt
a hazy air and ring or halo round; rar
follows
2. If the moon appear pale and dim, ex
pcet rain.
3. Hired s: :sn Of wind.
! 4. Ifof its natural colour, and the sky
clear, fair weather.
5. Ifthc moon is rainy throughout he
course, it will clear up at the ensuing change
and the rain will probably commence in ;
few davs after. and continue: if, on tht
contrary, the moon has been fair through
ou,, and it rairs at the change, The fair wealth
er Will probably be restored about the fourtI
or fifth day Of the moon, and continued a:
before.
6. If the new moon does not appear til
the fourth day, a troubled air for the whole
month.
Z. If the moon, either al her first appear
ancc or within few days after, has her low
er horn obscure or dusky, or any wise sui
lied, it denotes foul weather before lh>
full.
8. If discooureI in the middle, storms
are to he expected about the full, or -abou
the wane, If her upper horn is affected ir
like ma2ncr.
9. When on her fourth day she appears
spotlcss, her horns unblunted, and neither
flat nor quite erect. ba. between both, il
promises fair weather for the greatest part
! of,he month.
| 10. An cree. moon is generally threaten.
inc and nDfavorablr, but paricnlar y de.
noies wind I; though if she appear with short
and bIun'cd horns ratn may rather be ex.
pected.
VII. FROM WINDS.
l. When the wind veers abnu. uncertain.
ly to several points Of the compass, ran is
pretty sure to follow.
2. Some have ren,arked, tia, 1.-THE wind,
rs it veers about, follows the course of the
sun, from the east towards The west, ii
brings fair weather; if the contrary. foul !;
but there is no sign of rain moro lnfallible,
than wishing or bowling noise of the
wind.
3. W:n.I turning to northeast, conlinu-
ing there two days, without rain. and not
turning south the third day, or not raining
the third day, will be likely to continue
northeast for eight or niae days fair, and
then come south again.
+. lfi' turn again out Of the south to the
north.cas, with rain, and continues in the
northeast two days, without rain, and nei.
ther turns souh nor rains the third day, il
is likely TO continue north. cast Two or three
months.
5. After Il uorherly wind, for the NOS; Of
two months or more, and then coming south,
here arc usually three or four days at first,
and then on the fourth or fifth day comes
rain, or else the wind turns north arain.