White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-01-11
Msefals aud Curious.
PREDICTloNs ON THE WEATHER.


Most persons are extremely incrednlous as to
the reliability Of the weather predictions, but
careful attention to few simple rules will enable
any person to form tolerably accurate judgment
on the subject. The following is the curious and
perpetual weather table of Sir JOHN HERSHEL,
constructed philosophic consideration of the
attraction of the sun and moon, and proved by
along series observations to be generally correct
If the moon changes at II o'clock noon, the
weather Immediately afterwarl will be rainy in
summer; in winter, snow and slcct may be looked
for.
If the change occur between and P. NJ, the
weather will be cbangeable in summer, fair and
mild in winter.
If between and 6 P. NJ, the weather will be
fair both summer and winter.
Between 6 and 10 p. NJ, in the summer fair if
the wind is northwest, rain if south or southwest.
In winter, fair and frosty if the wind is north
northwest and rainy if south OF southwest.
Between 10 and II p. NJ, fair in summer and
fair and frosty in winter.
Between II at night and 2 A. NJ fairin summer
and frosty in winter, unless the wind is from the
south southwest.
Between and 4 A. NJ. cold and sliOwery in
summer, snow and storm in winter.
Between and A. NJ, rainey both summer
and winter.
Between and 4. NJ, wind and rain in sum-
mer, and stormy in winter.
Between and 10 A. NJ, changeable in summer,
rain with easterly, and snow with easterly wind
in winter.
Between 10 and LA NJ, showery i'm summer,
cold and windy i'm winter.
Much twinkling of the stars foretells bad wealth
err because it denotes that various erial currents
are producing atmospheric disturbances,
Swallows fly low on the approach of wet wealth.
er, because the insects they pursue flying low
| to escape the moisture of the upper regions of
| the atmosphere.
| The clouds have their primary forms, known as
the Cirrus, Cumulus and Stratus clouds.
A. L.
has q stringy, curling appearance, something like
| fine wool. These clouds fOretell fine weather
| when they fly high, and are thin and light. They
fOretell light rain when, after long continuance
of fine weather, they form fieecy lines Stretched
across the sky. They foretell a gale of wind when,
for some successive days, they gather in the same
quarter Of the heavens as if denoting the point
from which to expect the coming gale.
Cumnlus clouds, or pile clouds, are seen form
| ing heavy bank, or mould, Oh horizontal base.
| They fly below the Cirrus Clouds When they are
well defined and advance with the wind, they fore
| tell fine weather. When they thin and dull,
and float against the wind, or in opposition to the
lower currents they fOretell rain. When they ill.,
in size and become dull and grey at sunset,
| they predict a thunder storm.
The Stratus are an extended continuous level
sheet of cloud increasing from beneath. They fly
very low, are seen at sunset, and disappear after
| sunrise. They foretell damp and cheerless wealth
er. Whenever they fly so low to seem almost
within reach, and present steroscopc appearance,
| q violent storm is at hand.
In addition to three primary forms of clouds,
there four secondary forms, to wit: the MINI
bus, CirrO-Cumulus, Giro Stratus and CumulO-
Stratus, formed out of q mingling of the primary
clouds.
Nimbus OF storm cloutls consist ola large black
bank, and tannOt be mistaken. They predict rain
storm and thunder.
CirrO-Cumulus clouds, mixture of the pile and
fleece clouds in summer, foretel increasing heat
attended by mild rain and south wind; but in
winter they commonly precede the breaking mp Of
| a frost and setting in Of foggy and wet weather.
CirrO-Stratus, or wane clouds, fOretel rain or
snow, according to the season of the year. These
clouds extend in long streaks, thinning
away at their base, and in parts becoming wary
or patehy. When they are thus defined in the
heavens, they are certain indications of bad
weather.
| The Cumulo-Stratns, or twain cloud, composed
of two more upright columns rising from a
stratus cloud, fOretell a change of weather, from
| rain to fine, fine tn rain. -
| The clouds appear yellow when there is a large
amount of vapor in the air, and yellow sunset
foretells wet weather; red sunset foretells fine
weather; a red sunrise wet weather; a gray sun
rise foretells adry day. it shows that the vapors
| in the air not dense. If the goes down
| clear, fine weather may be looked for.
On the lakes and sea there is usually n breeze
| off land at night and towards the land by day.
| This is caused by the sun during the day heating
the land to SO high temperature, that the expan-
sive air rises and gives place to the cool air from
| the water. At night the reverse takes place.
barometer is valuable in every household,
but as they are expensive the following will an
| swer the purpose: Take clean glass bottle and
put in a small quantity of finely pulverized alum.
Then fill the bottle with spirits of wine. The
alum will be perfectly dissolved by the alcohol,
and in clear weather the liquid will be as trans
| parent as the purest wafer. On the approach Of
any rainy cloudy weather, alum will be WISH
BILE in faky spiral clond in the center ofthe fiuid
reaching from the bottom to the surface. This is
a cheap, simple and beautiful barometer, and is
placed within the reach Ofa who wish possessi it,