Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-02-19
What are Cyclones ?

The word cyclone has frequent
| ly. but incorrectly, been used as
significant of an enormous or very
violent meteor, as il its application
was to be confined to the devastat-
ing hurricane of the West Indies,
or the terrible typhOcn of the
China seas. 1t simply means a
storm which acts in circular
direction, and whose winds con-
verge, by radials or sinuous spi-
rails, toward \ center. moving in
our hemisphere i'm the opposite
direction to that Of the hands of
"a clock, and in the Southern
hemisphere in a contrary direc-
|tiOn. Taking this as a definition,
|it seems clear. from observation
|slOne, that all storms are to be
fegarded as cyclOnic. Volumes
|haye been written to prove that
This is not the case. But we have
only to examine few series of
Nv IA ther maps, from week to week,
|t) see that, wherever you have an
|srea of low bar meter. into its
central hollow the exterior atm"s-
|phere from Ill sides will pour, and
THAT i'm so doing a rotary spiral or
|vorticose storm is generated. T"e
tornado, the simoons, the dust
whir wind, the fire, storm, even
the slowan sluggish storm which
moves on our Western plains as
the laboring wheel of the steam
ship buried in a heavy sea, all
attest that a body cannot move on
the earth's surface in a straight
line. 1t is not more true with us
that the Gulf Stream turns to Il e
eastward. the Polar Stream to the
west ward. and the equatorial cur
rents to the nOrthward, than that
every air current, in obedience of
the same law, should turn TO the
right of the line along which from
any cause it is called to move.
The met orist has therefore only
to ascertain toy observation where
the barometer ia lowest. to know
at once the direction of the winds
from any circumjacent districts.
lar aud near, or at least to test the
mathematical law bv grand eX'
periment.-Populdr Science.
A little incident shows that Mr..
Edwin Forrest was much beloved
BY those whom he had bene tited.
After his death. while the remains
Of Mr.. Forrest lay in the parlor Of
his house a thrOng of citizens and
strangers gathered to take last
look at the dead. A middle-aged
woman approached the coffin, and
stood, with fearful eyes gazing on
the features of the deceased. At
length she went to one of the gen
llemen in charge of the room, and
nld. earnestly:
Can / not have-Oh I! will you
not give me a little of his hair?"
Why, madam. that We cannot
10; no. We are very sorry. but have
not that power"
Let me plead with you."
We are very sorry, but must re-
"Ah" bursting into tears and
0ohlng cOnvulsively, "he was
very kind to me and my child!"
inen walking again to the body,
;;ssxing last. long look, and bend
,as TO kiss the cold brow, she
%ssed from the place. She was
unknown to ell present.
"A PEACEFUL contest is on the
tss ii" OF taking place between a Sec
," oa OF English wOrkmen and q
sctlon of French wOrkmen. the
bssu't OF which will be looked fol
~ artisans with some degree OF
mm.erest. The boot and shoe
akers OF London have caal.
M1aged ~ the boot and shOemakers
~ M. raris as to which can turn
inv IN :. the best quality of work
SAne SA.mne shortest possible time. The
"'''snge Is for ElOO, aud the de-