, 1875-09-13
PROF. T!CE.
Tho Eminent Meteorological Pays
Chicago Il Visit.
Statement Of His Theories on the
Weather Question.
a Discourse on Electricity, the Porihol'
ion, Eauinoxes. and Apsides.



The study Of moseotoloRy has occupied tho At
tontlon Of ecientido men OF all ages. III order
10 account fur tho phenomenal disturbances Of
tho atmosphere ~ oriucol In cloud-buratB, cy-
elontB watet.sponta. md iornadocs. theories tn-
pumcfablo hayo beeu advanced. a,'th tho rigid
Hmlta Of scientific Investigation have lecn
slrained To furnish proof. II ia only Within tho
prcsct1t century tlIat raiiahlo Information has
hcco tainef and tlat Ina come tlsouel 4 caro-
IN, hiwa, vatou OF recurring atmospllcrjc dis.
io' 80 .,.. .t,.,,. 49, ...,.,
turoancos' hhd cVoh NJ thla Jay OF general en-
f!ghtenmont there u shnch 10 be loafhoa on 'h'e
subject, md f,uch that run1alns apparently un-
arpaludbl6 Tho United Htalca Government,
"Hnons @ .ss,.. H. ,'o 49,. n,sa. " - -
HnVlpE ~ eoi'o tuo hss"1s Ft"p'on'' u 'uo
boa aud a1f. has put tho k'o"!edgo al
ready rossoesod by us 10 practical
auIv i IL r. forcsorn tlo ynr,o,,s stfjcts Of tho
1u', - ,.,ns.,,,.'a s.o.n,. I,.o,.,o,,. ,,,,to,,
country y. tlhpo''u'uE 1'ota''' ',eo.''est' ".lon
10 in itsof primo efoinchs ol dceteucndpt Aas
an agont for lhe salvation OF life aud property.
TINS to f,nvo carh Inv tho nuidIshra wcntl,er
+uoa W. .a,.t,S. - ,,..,.,, ~. ...,. -,
!opol'e' pts''e'ins wy ".'"'a.s'y 'n' S'"s' -
Tho atmosphere IN dtlIerenf Itartcts.
uithorto ol1 tho efforts Of science haVo boon
d,reottd towards cxnlaipIn1 tho causos of rre-
stou, eorturnatlocs Tha stena,. .servIca Eurcau
sle'e s.S.. rAs ~ - st,,,o,,,,,,
has taken ascp forward, and pfedlc!s' although
only for q few hours III aaYance, tho pfopRolll-
Lies OF tho fut,ro. Ita action is very simple, but
II ia s,ro. Whether anv further nroaress will bo
r,.Jo ,one,,d. o tin no rscvoranco and skitl of
aouo py. r.. -,,~,,,,, ~ H., ~ a,,,o
s1cceeahs gehefaf'ona' hcan""'o W. 1 oa'ooomo
tleorisss among this generation OF sol1olhrs "lIo
ero striving to poer inku tho misty vail OK futnrl-
II aud 10 read tho hidden SCRIPT Of tho clouds
I'D aglcs, Tho man whoso iduas have recently
snisa sn,a rI;ttieIn ~ 4 S'''' ii '''o' -
rRor, JOHN 4. rtcE
If 81, Louir; who has published work Oh Meso.
ssnoss.arlc tsturhancas. aud 10 utetot ayan to
,ho st,y Il" NJ, ioi Of al storm. thst sro to oc
mr. nrevnua Ia tho yeur 1885, According to his
oarra,iyc, he bas been nsi ardent student Of tic
.kiaS Tor tnaov years, and has beeu eieynn 1eArs
cseeti in rcrfcriine his theory. which has only
x.an.s.u tra,, ei se Is tl,n wdrii rtudar c,fulni
,tancca tat would dtssourago ordinary soek.
~ nttnr in,no,iahdb1h fonbwri' TIN bihn,scrint
" lit Nafk 9aa oerud to ua,iY tuitiiatets In
Nav Work orb other oitles. hut mono of thcn
a.rra ID ;rrrr tkn rT4ft al rrintiur n honk ia-
mid IN acfa,,th, rhtf torfjit n,jrtfB accot drr
IL NJ Tico wcra wholly Anrroostti ia tl,e bhtn.
fni odenun+ion nf diasemlnat,na usolera md
..snf. narFertInr Hctioh n n rrcc1v worfis A..
h.s nv, resn,rrnR or rather iIoss Of Inv frIct,is
wh;ch iaitnr nrcanizeti Sietouroiooicai Publish.
mr. Uompauy for tGo Express bufposo of jflntiug
ID Professors book. s.. ,.,,
whsa Kong tahs' ,a, Into s.S .t 1as sss ILL.,
hst tokun m lii apJis for q bfief asasdu nrnonr
us, rith Wow 10 o1poro tho mss.orfos and the
~nndets ri nnr att1,thl Exnnsitior. Duriny ihe
mat f.ty tltrh In fas ele, Lenn NJ, nlruost con-
tinnnl ottsidnut A. tho meotino. nf tia l,otuo
logical XaS6clatiou. antoug ths meu1Iesa o,
wf1icG t,n conhts n1ant sinCera frlcuIa and ad-
held d 1epgtby eot1ersslou with ilitn, during
Which tbs Professor oxujainou Ills theories IL
regard % To- to tbe CAUSES Of ssortrs dnd lis nude Of
eaouiatipg tho atmoephctlc prrt,,1oatlutls Of tlo
Trof. Tico Ia ii appcaraaco and manner an aa-
ass,fininit iii snbttkti.n. nla1niy nressad en,f
slow In ypocvl aud action. 4 alo,1oh has rcs:a
upou bis SNOWY locks, and hd poars uimly over
crato repott Of his ct,tyesss ton Vii moi 10 bo A.
famnsed. iu,t lid ncculiar thoufos Of irof. Tlcn.
a. Yiaod by lin iul ID felutal iii hia bpqk, will
10 gwen.
tie eulpayors 10 rtoye that all disturbances of
lilo GARTH ur n,r ara QUO to
rIIcrnIo lrrkuEstEs COMMUNICATIVE tr orusn
pLAyEry
To arrive at this copcluelou he Deeits bf as
tnat thero aro doljuitc cyctos ot wgathnr -cheune
whlch only uced to 10 tlisooyercd to fu,1isl, US
Will XIV to tho whole sc,once. IIo 4lIuks tass
tho mo, en,cut- Of planetary botlics glyo rlno 70
nlcHomat1A Of The HkIt1pbnhQfe, tlV 1uE2tcu
nf lhe cyclea l}clup co-oxst nj viii tho potloia
Of tbs rInugtary rcyulhsIons, TUo latter
iJes, II n,ay 10 eAii, Ii not
new. md Prof, Tics docs moi clam
fn t.va nririna1c, IT, II was in fnct ipstn,c,i
On b. Enro,,aat sstrnionots two or thrcs uer,t-
.iea s1n Anfi rimnsah NJ II NAV bn found in tho
wnIlH ~ lin hmcIent firoek n,lpnoni1orn Dnt
tLov rornrdcd .dulv tbs p,AuotAsY Asr0ctx IA
cnuheH nj lila NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Withjn tic
nIetant VaneTstion swe ar tl,Ieo apecuiativo In.
giyIasl. ,axo trirI t. s"k iii Of tha sstroloa.
iaai nsntcta Nv rnnnneinn tIist tha nurnnar ratIsa
dtata,fc of ,,,anpt il liz GREATEST osuae NJ ths
9ar,atHn: = - a~crgsa % hsyo terefora
sssrtoI liz IL rocorSa ~ itsinry tn ind amocbn n
atmosphorio a rio dissul1sacs nealls eoiaoldtus viii
ihosa s,,d,;s. II ~" tonuHt ~ th.t nol nniv
ia hsos 1ssths+ hn. hm,n tI nsait danenici % ,nn5
IN "s,hn,a NV n.sasvea sna lii o,hnrs hpvn
,r.d <ns as1t;,rn.tss @ % er1sn esi1.,rns
.TS ofy ~ snssrs cst ~ III wara a.
nan5nnt W. ~ ~ os,.a nisnomnns @ ~''o "'&o "'