The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1867-03-01

n long time, with straw, in deop, dry oel-
lar, where it is not subject to the changes
Of the atmosphere. Soiguor Sarro,i tells OF
snow, of bright rcd color, which fell on
the mountains of lie Lengho, near Genoa,
on ST. Joseph's Day, which made the big.
otod people of that beuighted district think
that tho world was about to bo destroyed
By FIRE. Whou compressed this snow yield
ed liquor Of bright red tint, very much
resembling blood. All Arctic navigators
report having seen rod snow in the high
ATTITUDES. By many the northern lights,
which are often seen in the Heavens, are
attributed to the action OF the SUMS rays on
this red snow Saussure found this pecu.
liar red snow on the summit Of the Alps, in
summer, aud near by peculiar red tswer
was growing in an abundance the dust
from which, he supposed cotored the snow.
The coloring matter, when extracted frWn
the snow and burnt, omitted a smell similar
to that experienced when vegetables arc
burning, When weighed by Prof. c. Ra-
tmong, this rod dust was found to 10 much
heavier than the same quantity Of water,
causing many to declare it of mineral origin
As the mercury was rather low for sew
eral days, will give record of the coolest
periods of which we have any authenhc
account.
From the year 753, b. G., tthe year Rome
was founded) down to the 9Th century, We
copy from the works of the Chev. Doust, an
eminent chrono'o 'osist who lived about the
middle of the latter century. Previous to
the founding OF Rome we have worry little
data, We gain our information after Dousts
! time, from various sources. 147 B. g., the
weather at Rome was terribly cold, so much
so that prayers were offered to appease the
wrath of Il o gofs, who were supposed to be
dispeased. $40, B. g.. is the next year OF
cold considered worthy of note. PerEons
froze TO death while in their beds. 1923, b
C., when Alexander the Great died, the
weather was the coldcst ever known up to
that period. l40, b. c., the trees in the
forest would snap open with the roar o
cannon, from the effects of frost. Il. G., 7S
of Roman army of hve thousand, only ,
few hundred survived the cold,
A. D l20 was so cold that the most hard,
wild animals Of the forest were frozen t,
death.
24O A. D.-All the rivers of Southern
Europe were frozen ovor for many weeks
aud thousands of persons were frozen t.
death. not being able TO stand the cold iSnl
enough to procure food
$40 A D.--Many persons were frozen t.
death at Rome while in the stress.
6l5 A. D.-A body of Roman troops wcr
ordered out to do escort duty on some i'm
portant occasion, and almost all of them wa
frozen,
ll4O A. D. is put down among chronicler
as the Coll Year
l49l. A. d., was a remarkable winter; ant
this fact, alone, prevented Columbus dis
covering America the year before he did.
A. D. l654 The day that Calico wa
born was tie coolest ever known in Flor
ence.
january 10, 1923, was the coldest da
evor knownn England many thousands {
lives were lost, including several member
of Parliament, who were out on huntln
excursion.
l7l9. Many rivers were frozen soic
both in Europe aud in this country.
177S, or while our army was in winte
quarters at Valley Forge, was intensel
cold every author of the Revolutionar
War, detailing the hardships and suffering
of our brave ancestors, notices this.
January a. 1912, was one of tho colde'
days on record; as was December 81 1888
January, 1852, was very severe i'll tn
latitude. The winter of 1906, was lon
and severe one. New Years day, 1854,
considered by many as the codest day o
record in this country, but Mr.. K. G. Phi
, lips of our city--than whom there is no be
, ter authority ly-states that the 18th OF Jal
nary 1866, was the most universally col
day in this country. IClCLE,