Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1853-07-07
Observations on the weather.

NAN afPiOhIn VI ram lu QTN weather
The Peeuniary interest Of the agricultural part
oi the community, is so much dependent on
The weather, that self interest would maturity
prompt them 10 discover what signs or appear
anees denote an approaching change; particu-
lariy IN hay time and harvest, when a lar,er
portion OF their property would be exposei to
the weather than at other times
The signs and tokens that have obtained ere-
denee among observing persons, in regard 10
the approach Of rain, are numerous some of
them very simple and very few or none Of
them that are inlalhble. Il requires the OBJ. /
servation OF many years to ascertain what indi I
cations are the least liable to failure and az
the laws of Nature, that govern the world,
are so imperfectly understood perhaps this is
the greatest extent 70 which we can push our
discoveries /; as what has been seen may be I
again under similar circumstances.
Among the signs Of the approach Of rain,
that are most worthy Of notice is a clear d ay,
without cloud to be seen somewhat warmer
than the preceding with very little wind stir
ring and that from various points Of tie com.
pass, with now and then small whirWind mo-
wing slowly. Towards sunset becoming hazy
to he west and southwest; with a very gentle
breeze from the east and in the evening but
few stars to be seen, 1t will most probably /
rain or snow before morning.
In The morning, before sunrise, il The under
side of clouds to The eastward have bright
appearance as ifa great fire was burning in /
in that direction no dew on the grass the
sun rises clear but soon disappears behind the
clouds the air in such state as to convey
sounds to greater distance then usual as the
factory bell at Holmesburgh and The rail.
road cars passing the bridge over Rancocas- s
each at FIVE miles distance we NAV pretty c
safely conclude there is storm at hand. '
If the afternoon iscloudy, and breaks away c
a little to the westward SO that The sun sets o
clear, and the under side of the clouds have a
the same appearance as above described it de- 0
notes fair weather the next day. !,
When the sun sets behind a thick bank of r
cloud that is moving from he southwest, with o
not much wind stirring it will be likely to be .
stormy before morning.
Ii the wind blows pretty strong before the {
rain or snow begins 10 fall, here will not be
much ill it sacks. Nor in winter iii. is ex.
tremely cold will here be much of a fall Of
snow till the weather moderates.
When the atmosphere has a smoky appear
ance known by the name of Indian summer, r.
The chance for rain or snow is very small ill The
smoke clears off notwithstanding he erron- =
Gus notions ofiguorant persons, tha. they can
see the sun drawing water, which is nothing ,
more than the RAYS Of the sun passing through Il
some breaks in the clouds and producing some
resemblance TO streams of vapor all centering =,
tself. l
If there is thunder in the westward, soon in
h,ap H., Al L "a
t is pretty certain to rain before night :,
If, in the summer it is raining soon in the "
morning, and the birds are singing as lively, q
and the fowls out seeking their food as usual, y
The rain will soon cease and the day become
fine.
II, on the contrary, it is raining, and the il
birds dull, and no singing to be heard, and Il
The fowls with dropping tails, are all un-
der some shelter and the hogs providing mate
rials and making for themselves a warm bed
in the evening, it betokens cold storm shortly.
Or if the wild geese are passing two or three
weeks later than usual in the fall, there will
be cold clustering weather in a day or two.
In cold weather in the winter if The roosters
crow early in the evening, the cold will be aba
ed tomorrow, and is commonly followed by
A fall of snow. The same thing occurring in
summer, denotes the approach Of rain.
If in the fall, winter or spring, there is
arge white frost three mornings in succession,
i is generally followed by rain shortly after. s
In summer, when three thick foggy morn
ngs occur in accession when the fcg lifts
from the earth and assumes the appearance b.
Of clouds, which become broken near the mid m
lie of The day so that the sun shines at times, W
md by noon are mostly gone it there is no 81
lazy or other clouds floating in the atmosphere th
and the weather warm it will be likely to pro- I'll
luce rain in twelve hours. al
In foggy morning, ifthe fog does not lift IL
rom the earth but becomes dssipateG and c
wasted by the heat Of the sun, no rain is fol-
owing.
In the summer time, if there is not much b.
hunder and lightning there will be scarcity pl
If rain, SC
If The thunder and lightning is abundant, Sc
md begins early in the day, the rain is gener- lii
lily plentiful also. a;
In the winter, a big snow never begins to
all when it is extremely cold and windy, with
he ground hard frozen the snow either II
leases to fall or the weather moderates, and e.
urns it to rain. e.
The greatest snow begins with rain or very tc
wei snow and moderate degree of cold, and II
without strong wind or much increase of it
cold till the snow has ceased falling. If it be-
gins to come in round white balls, (not ice,
like as they had been slightly rolled, what p,
ever the other appearances of the continuation Ell
Of the storm may be, the fall of snow for that a
lime is nearly at an end. "
If there is thunder and lightning late in the Y
fall before New Year, it is not commonly fol
lowed by cold but if it rains after that time,
it seldom fails of being followed shortly by ii
cold weather, and sometimes very severe. K
All the foregoing signs and tokens of COM Il
ing changes in the weather, are liable at one o
time or other to fail.-BuckS Co. Int. a
RAILROAD AccIDENT.-The morning Express
train from New York for Boston via New Ha-
ven, Hartford and Springfield on the 23d, came !;
in collision with freight train standing on !,