Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-11-05
INDIAN SIrAiAiRp

a paper read before The National Institute.
by Prof. Jacobs, OF Pennsylvania College.
treat OF hose atmospheric phenomenal SO char.
actc'l'iic OF our autumnll skies during IN,
continuance Of what Is called Indian Summsr.
The learned essayist says that this outumnal
season - only one OF class OF similar phem-
omena occurring at various times during IN,
year. lie designated these several seasons as
follows, giving 1t as his opinion lhit they &C.
cur when either the temperature OF the pres
sure OF The atmosphere, or both together, have
attained their highest degree. OF their lowest.
and arc about to pass to the opposite extreme.
S'asous oi com arativc rest in ia, atmas.
phefe az OF frequent occurrncc, end the sky
~ scarcely ever lace fIom The matter. wbatey.
er that may be. which destroys It's trdnspsrrn-
cy.
-Four periods occur however. durina the
year WIN considerable regularity, at which
are to h, witnessed the grand di,tiuo,n.i,,n,,
characteristics just named
The first occurs with but little ysri,t;o, al.
20 tune at about the close OF October. of b..
I cunning vi November. Ii j. SCARCELY ever q.
late ss the 18th ar 18th of the latter named
month. This Is the period Of the IndianSum.
neT, properly 30 called. IN it, Duration il j.
hot perfectly uniform Sometimes il la,fs
two % three weeks, aud at other, only = l.,y
days DuIing the autumn at 1913. il con.
linueJi only for five dfNs ,il. from tl,,. 1.,b
of Octnbfr to the II OF Noycmbvr. aoI ,v,s
then ~ iaintly marked, a. Ia have l.J mann,
pcrsnns io Suppose that tor tlai wear there ,,,s
/ 40 Indian summer. sad was therefore s,,,rc.
/ ~ dlsiinguIshable lTom tiic rest df the se,so,
The SECOND occurs about the middle or Close
OF April. Ihoughuot in general a.. well char.
6t1cnhrd as the pcuod Just named. ID /, s1u..
times So distinctly marked - 10 arre.i tJ,c =,
tentIon OF even ihe casual observer -.
; mark hlr instance OF this kind occuyreJ a. 4,
\ ing he spring OF 1889 Fmm the l7fL -.
18th Di Apnl 90 the 81 Of Nav. - norioI "a
three weeks, ihc atmosphere was sulirct :,
but little disturbance. the wiul- wrrr gs,,l,
I bat few clouds were to b. seen: $40 riiu felI 4,
I water the earth, and ilte sky We dsfksueJ r.,
/ what had ihe sppeafBnre Of smoke. wli,l
! was Afterwards enforced by real SMOKE AL.
ing from extensive fires then e,silioo 4, o,,,
! mountain forests. iIui during ev,ry 49,,
I perhaps without exception. this rectlis,.,,t,
/ Of weather may b. noticed nt This p.,;,.i
som tunes more, aud 40 Others less Distinct
by
The third period occurs from about the NH,
dlcui JsBuHry to the FIRST week in Frbruary
ani continues from fyc or six DAYS fo fI,,s,
weeks. During This sedson. 20 not unfgeguc,t.
Y Iy G5rpcus Wat ihe hrmcB iH Peuuvitania
aud Alaplaui plough thc grounds ie.igosI
Goa thr reception Of their spring ,r8p.
moug 'hc more rcWaIksbie example, al ,l5.
hind miehi b" named the winters of 1917 49,
ISIS. anI those ol 1912 aud 1913 Er,,,
year, however, as might b. cxpcctei. a. MI =,
likc 900 ih's respect, just as in the case ,,ii
thc lniisn sumner
q fourth p.nai oi .,uil8raitno..,f,.gi. ,.,
I dition existed duuug flc month ri Ays .r,'.
|atmosp.ier hss suuk utua s.ste of ,l,'..'
/ perfect rcpo-r. ih' brsclcs ium .be ..,..
/ lnl ve-f. wtira bob aImr-. dsi.,. Iur.na III.
mouI.sd June sndJuIr nlr.s..l .s. ~.
ln f.n|frd 'h, boat I..s Oppressive 1r