The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1845-07-05

them in Indiana, two summers ago.
All occurred in, extreme dry, warm
weather.
We are at liberty to publish, also, a
written statement of Judge Catron, of
the Supreme Court of the United
States. After mentioning number Of
storms which have occurred from time
to time in Tennessee, exhibiting phe-
nomena which he and Judge Nj. w.
Brown think can only be accounted for
by an upmoving current in the middle
of them, and thus conform to Espy's
theory, he says: GAS to the producing
of rain by an upward current from
heat, it is so difficult TO illustrate the
theory, that few will understand the
philosophy of 1t but those who have
been accustomed TO large fires in the
forest. have often seen it produced
before was acquainted with Espy's
theory, and once since, most distinctly,
in the Cum berland mountains, when it
rained on and near the fire, and on nei.
ther side. rode through the fire dur
ing the rain, land was on both sides while
it was raining. The rain was soft and
light, and the morning fair north and
south ofthe fire. Being on horse back
and alone, | had, and took time to ex-
anime, the phenomenon, in reference to
Espy's theory-and view this theory
Of storms as established, and that Of
producing rain as greatly advanced.
Judge Brown says: "that on the nor
thern border of u violent tornado, (which
passed through Tennessee, there was
violent storm of hail and rain, with
strong N. w. wind driving obliquely
into the tornado. On the south side, the
wind blew strongly from the south,
without rain or hail.
"Along with the hail fell great guam
tity of the g,een leaves of trees, and
in many instances branches or limbs
which were covered with thick layer
or coating Office, much thicker than in
the heaviest sleet. This vein of hail
was about a mile from the path of the
tornado, on the north sIde."
Professor Espy concludes his circu-
lar with the following
INSTRUCTIONS TO oBsERvERs.
SIN my Philosophy of Storms, from
page 492 to 9l3 are detailed many 9TH
er facts of a similar nature, all going to
show that rains may be produced IN
time of drouth. 1t remains now to try
the principle on large scale, to see
whether it may not be used economi-
cally to benefit mankind.
'From the Investigations which |
have been able 10 make on this subject,
and on the nature of rains generally, it
follows certainly that all rains travel
eastward from the place Of beginning;
and that rains and SHOWS in the winter
are of great length from north and
south, and comparatively narrow from
east to west, and of course travel side
foremost Several other conclusions
are rendered highly probable by these
investigations, but can only be made
certain by future experiments.
"Let masses oftimber to the amount
of forty acres for every twenty miles
be prepared and fired simultaneously.
every seven days in the summer, on the
west of the United States in line Of
six or seven hundred miles long. from
north to south, then the following re-
suits seem highly probable, but not cer-
tain until the experiment is made. A
rain Of great length north and south
will commence near or on the line OF
fires; this rain will travel eastward; it
will not break up till it reaches far
into the Atlantic ocean; it will rain only
a short time in any one place; it will
not rain again until the next seventh
day; it will rain enough and not too
much in any one place; it will not be
attended with violent wind, neither on
land nor on the Atlantic ocean; there
will be no hail nor tornadoes a, the
time of the general rain, nor intermedi-
ate, there will be no destruc tive floods,
nor will the waters ever become very
low; there will be no more oppressive
heats nor injurious colds; the farmers
and mariners will always know before.
the rain, when they will commence and
when they will terminate; all epidemic
diseases, originating from floods and
subsequent drouth, will cease; the pro-
ceeds of agriculture will be greatly in +,
creased, and the health and happiness :
of the citizens will be much promoted.
These, say, are the probable-not GER ,
tain-results Of the plan proposed; a
plan which could be carried into oper- /,
alton for sum which would not amount
to half a cent year to each individual
in the United States; al plan which, if
successful, would benefit in high de-
gree not merely the landsman, but ev-
ery mariner that plies the Atlantic. If