New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-15
NE TEOROLOGY.

TAe following communication f. N tas Secretary Of TN
satssObiar Insuson respecting the essbisa z-i Of 80
TEN ofnstsoroys obs.rv,,isn, IN Mss contain.
which r1.y b useful 70 other State.
"ssITrsoSIAS ssTITUrIos wAsHSs-oS Dee. 5.lSs
'DLAR sIR: AT the suggestion OF NJ. l. ID. Parker
Of euben, scores you on he subject Of establish
irg through the AID Of the Stste gisatere syste
If met-oro, ical observation in Msine
81 need not impress upon you the nport snce OF OBJ
servsfiots of this KING wien simultaneously maize.
win reliable iBstrumen az different points n
G county, snd Il ACCORDANCE VIII we I-orsanlL ID
-"Tbfre is 10 sulec' Of more general popular inter.
cat than tba, Of the changes Of the wesner and toe
ret,tiye temperature emo humidity Of the district re
ibbabi. and wien we coasicer that eli matte nf i.
ence- enter even into the constitution OF national
HABITS ard peculariies, dete' ing a. they do in
art the pursuits ar ten perameD u aaentre people
~ when We reflect how much OF personal comfort
ard convenience depends on the climate in which We
live and how seIsIbly our feelings and even our men.
tai rstons niueLcec By toe pressure, Tempe
tire sno ecrcity OF the air. it becomes apparent
A. ANY researches which may teLd 10 throw hgli on
the lans gh CD regulate the vars ions Of these ele
n emit, NUT be vieseoiwith nteres, and appreciation
BY ell who capable OF apprecisting the val. e
iceniinc Ger sinfy with respect 10 those at pherc
chsnsts BY which we ae 80 constantly aud intimately
affec ed.
terestire from purely scientific point Of view. The
fsc.s which they reveal directly sJplc able to the
vsn,s of tie husband man; they aid in enabling him
TO predict without ruiBous series OF trials, SGat
ahts he can ssely cultivate, or what animals be may
succeed in rearing The amount OF heat and moisture
in Green places being kr own together with tn-ir
narrative distribution through he several seasons, t7e
fsrn or can determine whether, in the course OF Hum
Der of wears he will be gamer loser b, introducing
the cul ure Of pl8bt new to Bis locality.
In all the educational establishments CT E1rope
for the diffusion Of XII owledge OF agriculture mete
oloey forms prominent branch OF study, and ia sill
countries in wDien tue art Of hIs5sndry /. aged
by public bounty systems Of meteoro'ogy are estab-
lishsd
1.-The practical value Of Meteorological statistics ia
not however confined 70 the farmer bat Is shared by
the engineer and he physician The former employs
then in his estimate of Toe supply Of water watch
be obtained for the purposes of loco notion or me.
cbsIical rover AID the after the study and ameo-
ration or cure OF dieesses To TIE mariner kLo vie ge
OF the currents and winds Of the IL of the great
est importance, but these can Dsyer be fully under
stood or their changes preoic'ed without a se1es Of
cotempOrar eous observations or the land well as
the
A system of meteorological observations estsb-
sheC in Il State OF Msns tle most nO-thsfn portion
of our Union, would Lot only afford resalts valuab
in themselves and Immediately applicable 10 prsct al
az local Purposes but in connection with other -ys-
tens foun0ed the same plan, pursued With sin-
lar instruments, would afford tue of discovering
the e1era Ia and pecuhlT Characters les OF the
climate Of this Continent, ans of making the most ia
ttres.irg additions to the ply seal geography OF the
globe.
"Ihe value OF systems Of Simultaneous observations,
On a uoform plan, is now more widely Known s.d
more high, apprt eieied toan ever b-fc-e National
Goyen merits In almost every part of Europs have es-
tsbshed them. sLo n this country the General Gov
PIT ment, well as the Legislatures of several States,
bave mare appropriations for the came purpose. Tho
Medical Bureeu under he cireci n OF the Surgeon
Ger raj has Nppo ted fer ahumber OF years a system
Of such ObstN atiOns a. the principal military posts of
The United States rhe State of Now York has car
ned OF for quarter OF century, a simer system
wit bin her boundaries and Pennsy wants, Ma schu-
eus and Missouri have ecOpted like liberal policy.
The Smithsonian Institution has under tsken to Jlect
4n digest all the scattered observations which have
been MADE on this tinent, AID also to establish
ysiem of stations Clifeent parts OF the L ned
States The Institution has also, within toe past year,
mace al araDs emenE with the Patent Office by which
|, expense OF the reduction and publication of tle
ANNUAL returns Of tie system carried on under the for
ner Will be partially borne by the later full &C.
count OF the observe lois mace during tee years 1854
and $50 vll lie appended 10 the next Report OF the
Parent Office nc he results of the materials which
have thus far ulated IN the Office OF the nstltu
ion, will be gradually given to the public as the me ans
Tor printing 'hem are furnished fhe briush Govern
nent Ii about TO establish system IN Its North Amer
car possessions and tins, wit the Cooperation OF q
ew more States OF which Maine Tom Its position,
ould be the most important Will enable us TO
Ta ct aBgos of climate and The r. ogress OF Storms
rom he Cuff Of Mckee TO Lear rhe Arctic regions
" If apy appropriation cOulG be procured from the
legislature of your state for Six sets OF instru
mel = | touk Ielab observers could be obt sined
who oud maSe the registration gratulou-ly, or for
very tmal aILua p4yment-s so eacp. Inc IN
,fruueuts for each station would cost sbOut s73.
AID. vsry respectfully, you ob;d't servant,
JOSEPH HENRY, Say Smi ns itisn Institution.
The hon SAMUEL " LLLs, OItland, Me-