The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-01-14

dangerous. DR.. Daily had the best med.
ca a'u snat could be procured, but died IN
- hours after he was shot,
how STORMS ARE MADE, AND HOW ~
NAY ALL BE WEArEERwIsE.-S. W. Spear
writes % the editor Of the Springfield
(Mass.) Republican as follows:
The constant succession Of storm and
sunshine existing between the Rock
Mountsins and the Atlantic seaboar1i Is =
subject OF much interest to all persona az
gagged IN agricultural pursuits. A few hin.s
and the Statement: Of a few facts NAV afToyd
some Light and remove many existing or
rors IN reference 20 the atmospheric char
| ges, commonly called the weather. Al
the changes which take place in the animal
and vegetable Kingdoms result in GOMEZ
ton with the atmosphere under the diysc.
or Indirect agency Of the sunlight. Rain
| is one OF these results. The action az fhs
f! Sunlight produces the great atrosphey:s
currents, which exist n different sections
OF the globe. The trade winds pass frosa
| The tropical regions over the Caribbean c.
and the Gulf Of Mexico, into higher an go ssA
tudes, moving within the tropics from
southeast to northwest, and in higher IA
tndes from ives. 70 east, so that there eyis..
q constant current over the eastern por,;on
OF the North American continent. sveon-
ing around the western portion Of the eas...
ern continent, and thence back within
the tropics. At some point within ,h.n
vast Hrisl whirlpool, there is always on
listing storm. The warm air from the
southwest, oOmminglinE with the colder
air OF higher latitudes, condenses end
forms clouds and storms. In the progress
OF these currents The action of the sun
light produces vacuum, which is the &C.
tua cause Of the storm. The exis:enoe
Of this vacuum is Indicated by the fall Of
the mercury in the barometer. but more
certainly by the wind. SO soon as the vac
uum begins to exist, the air from all sides
presses in 10 restore the equilibrium. The
| com bining Of these currents condepsee the
vapOr, clouds exist, and the ordinary phe-
nOmena OF the storm. When the eouil;t,-
rum is restored, the storm ceases. The
wind is invariably blowing towards The
approaching. or following the receding
storm. The direc. motion of the storm q
usually from sorthwes:t TO northwest, ct
il has also lateral movement from he
northwes. TO the southeast, and this re-
suits from the greater pressure Of the north
west current, il acting on the outer mar
gin OF the are o. the circle, The WIND
from the east, southeas. and south indicates
the coming storm, and sometimes he
northeast wind. The southwest wind,
west, northwest and north wind indicate
q receding storm. j: ordinarily requires
Cairo 10 New York. SO soon as the epus-
llbrium Of the atmosphere is restored, he
storm ceases 30 that storm at CAIRO
might cease before :: would reach New
York.
TIE intensity o. the cold after any given
storm depends upon w facts. /; another
storm IS approaching from the southwest,
so as to cnn.erbalance the receaing storm,
the cold will no. be intense. If the later
al motion Of the storm should be greater
than the direc: motion, the cold will be very
intense over the path Of that storm. tbs
was the case OF the great storm Of Decens-
Der, 81, 1862 in its lateral movement It
! reached Atlanta, Ca, before the direct
, movement. reached Philadelphia: hence it
was colder a, Memphis, Nashville and At
lanta than at Montreal.
II have stated these facts from very many
observations, some Of which I may give
yoU, if these remarks are thought worthy
Of your notice. If the daily press would
give the state Of the weather every morn-
ing, as Il exists IA the Southwest and
West, the farmer, with the aid Of the Ca-
romeier, and noting the course Of the wind,
would not have to look for the weather IN
the almanac or the moon.