Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-08-10

the neighborhood, pouring in he would first
think ofcross sally; pour on, there is cross
Jinny; pour on, there is cross Nelly. He makes
use of The best material for vinegar, and al
ways has good but he thought II all depended
on the cfOSs women. What folly 10 think that
Just 50, those, who look to the signs Of the
moon, are in general good farmers they pIow,
harrow, and manure well,and have good crops
as the result; but they look 10 the moon for
the increase. on which thas no more iRfcnce.
IA Tie Uay they think Il has, than if they should
hang up their hat in the field.
But there are things on which the moon
has great influence, sueh as water, the ebbing
and flowing Of the tide. on The minds of insane
persons, the ripening of Grain and fruits, &c.
These influences are owing tn lis attractive
power on the first, and its LIGHT on the last two
named objects, and some others thar might be
mentioned. SAMUEL ALEXANDER.
Near Lewistown, Mifilin Co., Pa.
rG-For our part, We have been wont
to consider the belief in the moon infiu-
enee on vegetation, as fragment of the
worship which our ancestors used long ago
to pay to the queen of night. Doubtless
there are more relics of those Pagun times
floating among US than We commonly dis
Germ. If a man has once got such belief
in his head, he will as easily find proofs Of
it, as another will of the great importance
of taking calf to be butchered, tail frst
cut of the vain-a conviction not so gene
raj, perhaps, but by some no less firmly
held. But when we come seriously to in
vestigate the question, What effect can
the moon have on a mans crops, for in
stance, unless it be by affecting the wealth
cr? Does, then, the moon affect tho
weather. The vague, unascertained OPT
mons of "a thousand men that it does, should
weigh no more in a rational Inquiry than
those of an equal number that it does not
The power of the moon is supposed to be
cxerted, VIC believe, more particularly at
what are called its "changes" But what
arc these? The moon itself, as all know
remains ever the same, only the amount Of
its tace seen Iy as is changing every mo-
ment, not more at the moment of full
moon or new-moon or one of the Quarters"
than at any other Why then should thoss
particular changes be so much more afhca-
cious than those which prccede or follow
by dag, an hour, or a minute?
But let US now stick to the question.
Does the moon affect the weather by its
changes! If so, the fact can surely be
established, as much beyond contradiction,
as its influence on the tides: And here
We would ask attention to three considera-
tions. First, every change of the moon
may be expected to affect similarly all
parts of the earth: if it of itself affects the
earth at all. But any gi-en change Of the
moon is attended by all sorts Of weather
through the different ATTITUDES Of the globe
when it shines. Under our parallel, ID
will be wet under another, dry; under
one, cold enough to freeze mercury under
another, just right for pine-apples aud the
sugar cane; but the same moon, and the
same change, for all. If the moons be-
ing new is essential to the right planting
of crop, then when it is new here, and
he 'reatser right, We can 50 ahead; but
how is the man who lives where the season
is week later, to do about his cucumbers
and beans? Shall lie wait for the new
moon again, or try TIE first quarter when
the weather becomes right for him d? Wo
think the latter would be best
Secondly, by the help of the Telegraph
We may know at any given moment what
S the state Of the weather in all parts Of
,ur country, and observations thus made
how that there is not only an immense
diversity of climate, in different attitudes
rom Montreal to New Orleans, but that
n the same latitude, surprising variations
,xist even within short distances and at
he same instant And Just the same
differences are noticed in one stage Of the
noon as another.
Thirdly, Records of the wca,h,r have
,ccn kcp. in different places with great
for great lengths Of time, noting
hrcc each day the temperature, degree of
moisture, height of the barometer, dircc-
ion and strength of the wind, state of the
louds, &c, everything in short, of a eli
natic character, on which the progress Of
egetation might be supposed to depend.
Tow, if any change of the moon were at
ended with special kind Of weather,
uch as would be favorable to crops OF
therwise, it would be easy to determine
from those registers. Eu' We remeN-
er seeing the statement as reported in one
DR.. Lardner's Lectures, wher be was in
his country, that careful examination had
cen made AMI that not the slightest traces
{ any concidencc could be discovered
ctwccn the phase Of the moon and any
articular description of weather.--Leris-.
uyy Chronicle.
TIE CATrAwIssA RASPBERRY osigina-
i in the grave yard of little Quaker