The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1867-11-01
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Prohibitions ON tile weather.
,l Most porsous are extremely inerodulous
as 10 the reliability OF the weather predic.
tious,. but a careful attention to a few sin.
fpie rules will onabls any person to form a
ktolerably accurate Judgment OH the subject
The following is the curious aud perpetual
weather table Of Sir JouN HERseHEb, con
, taucted' on phi'osopbic consideration ol
the attraction Of The sun aud moon, and
proved by long sorios Of observations Ia
be generally correct;
II tho moon changes at ~ o'clock noon
the weather Immediately afterwa,d viii be
yainy 10 summer in winter, snow aud sloot
may be looked for,
lfthe change occur between 2and r. NJ,
the weather will be changea6lo IN summer,
fair and mild in winter.
II between and r., M., the weather
wilt be fair both summer aud winter
Btween aud 10 Z. NJ, in the summer,
fair If the wind is northwest rain il south
or southwest In winter, fair aud frosty
IL the wind is north or northwest aud
rainy If south or southwest.
Between 10 and u p. NJ, fair in summer
and fair and frosty in winter.
Between II at night and a a., fair
in summer aud frosty IN winter unless the
wind is from the south or southwest.
Between aud 4 A. NJ, cold aud show.
cry in summer, snow aud Storm in winter.
Between aud A. NJ, rainy both sum
mer aud winter.
between Gapd A. NJ, wind and rain in
summer, and stormy IN winter.
Betvosu 8 and 10 A. NJ, changcable in
summer, rain with oasterly, and snow with
casterly wind in winter.
Between 10 and ~ A. NJ, showery in
summer, cold and windy in winter.
Much twnkling of the stars loretclls bad
weather because il denotes that various
myial currents are producing atmospheric
Disturbances
Swallows fly low on the approacli of wet
weather, because tho insects they pu sur
aye flying low 10 escape tho moisture Of
the uppcr regions of the atmosphere.
Tho clouds have their primary forms,
known as the Cirrus CumuluJ ana Stratus
clouds.
The Cirrus, or curl cloud. 0ics very high,
aud has stringy, curling appearance,
something like fine wool These clouds
fnretel fine weather whom they fly high.
and are thin and light. They forotcll light
rain whom after long continuance OF fine
weather, they form heecy lines stretched
across the sky. They foretell gulo Of
wind WHOM, for some successive days, they
gather in the same quarter Of the heavens,
as il denoting the point from Which to OK
pect the coming gale,
Cumulus clouds, or pile clouds, are seen
forming heavy bank, or mould, on hor.
iizontal baso. They fly below the Cirrus
clouds. When they are well defined and
advance with the wind, they foretcll Iine
weather. When they are thin aud dull,
and float against tho wind or in opposition
10 the lower currents, they f'retell rain.
When they increase in size aud become
dull and groy at sunset thoy pr OF q
tlu der storm.
The Stratus are an extended continuous
level sheet OF cloud increasing from be.
noath. They fly very low, are seen at sun
act aud disappear after sunrise. They
forettll damp and cheorless weather.
Whenever they fly so low as TO seem al.
most within reach, aud present a storo.
stopio appearance, violeut storm is at
hind.
IN addition to three primary forms OF
clouds, there are four secondary forms, to
wit: tho Nmbus, Cirro.Cumulps. Giro.
Stratus and Cumulo Stratus, formed out OF
Nlmbus, or storm clouds, consist of q
largo black bank, and canuot be mistaken
They predict rain storm and thunder
Giro Cumulus clouds, q mixture Of the
ipilo and fleece couds IN summer, loretol
Increasing heat attended by mild rain aud
a soa.h wind butin winter they commonly
Ttecede' tle breaking up of frost and set
Ting in of ioggy aud wet weather.
Cirro.Sratus, or wano clouds, foretel
rain OF snow, according to tho season OF
the year. These clouds extend in long hor
Tlzt ntal streaks, thinning away, at theil
base, and In parts becoming wary or pUtchy
When they are thus defined in the heav
ems, they are a certain indication OF ba,
wee her. tsE8E a'I
The Cumulo-Sratus, or twain cloud, com
Iosed oil two or moro upright columns ris
ing FROM a stratus cloud. lOretell chang,
of weather, from rain to iine, or fine TO rain
The clouds appear yellow when there il
lrge amount OF vapor in the air, and
yellow sunset foretells wet weather; re,
sunset foreiells fine weather; red suu
rise wet weather; gray sunrise ioretells
dry day, as it shows that the vapors in tn
AIR are not dense. II the sun goes dow
3 eieSr,fine weather may bOIooked for.
On the lakes AID sea there IL usually
breeze of land at night, and towards til
laIEtibg day, This is caused by the su
during the day heating the land to SO hig
a temperature, that the expansive air rise
aud gives place 10 the opul air from the wa
z ter Atnigbt tboroverse takes place
A baromoter is valuable in every house
hold, ,,bit as they are expensive th9 follow
Aig will answer tho purpose: Take
clean glass bottle anl put in a small qua,
tity OF finely pulYerized alum. Then d
thelhottle with spirits OF wine. The Nlui
will be perfectly dissolved by the alooho
anil in clear weather tho liquid will be d
transparent as tho purest water o, Il
approach Of any rainy or cloudy weatho
alum will be visible IN n halty spiral elou
in the center OF tho auid, reaching from Il
bottom to the surface. This is u choa
simple aud beautiful barometer, and
placed withinthe reach OF all who wish
possess il.
HoRsE RAD1,u As a MARREr CRQr. Pet
Henderson, one OF the great market garde
ers IN New Jersey, sta'es that Lorse-radts
IA COnaiiarol Opa nf fha anrpst mud nnsit