American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-07-24
Prof. Tice on MeteOrOlOgy.

| able 10 make, special forecasts of tn,
weather at ordinary times. | claim {,
| have discovered a new meteorological
| principle, one that will revolutionize tn
whole science and one that will eventual,
enable us to make special forecasts of tn
weather at all seasons. At present j
would be premature, and most unimiti
gated piece of charlatanry, TO attemp
doing so. l claim To have discovered me
teorological cycles that complete them
selves in from twenty three days up t.
| fit1y-nine years. Cycles of such varying
lengths must constantly intersect eacl
other and. hence sometimes crowd into A.;
| very short space of time. Knowing til,
lengths of the cycles, the simplest princi
piles of arithmetic tell me when the crowd
ing takes place. Having asccrtained by
observation what phenomena have &c
| CURED invariably at previous period:
when those crowdings took place, i ap
proximately can tell the character of The
phenomena that will appear at any future
crowding, and, from the planets involved
their probable energy. Observation has
determined that most, and sometimes all
the following phenomena occur when 9
Venusian cycle Or equinox is crowded
by the equinoxes of other planets, namely
sun spots, auroras, electric storms in
the earth, consequently earthquakes, fire
pheric pressure, great electric tension in
the atmosphere, frequent and violent thun
der and hail storms, often developing into
terrific tornadoes, waterspouts, and toward
the close of summer and early autumn
tropical cyclones and generally tremen-
dous rainfalls. In winter the phenomena
are somewhat modified, the rainfalls FIRE.
quently then being less than the average
the days of paroxysm then are always
warm, sometimes unusually so, but pre-
coded and succeeded by intense cold.
have directed attention to the periods
OF extraordinary atmospheric, telluric, and
we may say solar commissions also, in order
to get people to observe and think. 1t is
not only the discomforts these phenomena
bring, but the alarm and apprehensions
they excite, that lead people to listen TO
and reflect upon what, under ordinary cir
cumstances, they would let pass by I'M
needed, as they do the idle wind that con-
Germs them not. desire to fix these me-
theological cycles as cardinal points
around which physical phenomena clus-
ter. To secure attention and hearing 1
avail myself of the period when they pro-
duce the extraordinary and imposing phe-
nomena, because l want to make converts
of those having greater ability than l can
claim to assist in developing and perfect
ing the science, SO that it can be applied
and benefit every pursuit in life.
So far as practical results are concerned
it has only been rendered evident that
there are critical periods during which
mariners should avoid as much as posi-
BILE all seas infested with storms, and dur
ing which they should exercise more than
ordinary vigilance and prccaution. A
knowledge of these cycles will also enable
the farmer to secure and house his crops
he av IN Tho oil
But more must be done. Wemust be able
to tell what will be the state of the weather
at any given time; the day that there will
be rain and the scope of country it will
visit on its way across continents. At
present we have no data to do this; all
made heretofore. in the form
they have been put are unavailable for
this purpose. We must have observations
made with special reference to each of
actly how early and how late the excite
ment manifested itself We must know
what the varying hues of the sky are,
and the kind, form, and characteristics of
the clouds. Atmospheric pressure, as we
in the elements, is one of the
main factors of meteorology. High and low
barometer, as the readings OF atmospheric
pressure are called, not only riginate rain
storms, but control and direct their move
ments- afterward. Yet the law that origi-
mates, governs and controls the movements
of high and low barometers has never
been determined. That temporary high
and low barometers are covariants with
other physical phenomena, having their
frequency and intensity increased by the
planetary equinoxes, is undeniable, yet it
is not known when and where these tran
STORY high and low barometers will orig
mate, whittier they will move nor what are
their laws and causes. Such as these are
the character Of the facts that must be
known before meteorology can take its
place amongst the exact sciences. This is
eral generations; but the first and the start
ing point is to put the mind OF the present
age upon the right track.
Were it in my power it would be the
greatest pleasure to satisfy the public crav-
ing for Information about the weather, or
TO crafty their curiosity about it. But
have fully as much to do as will be able
10 accomplish in working ont the general
points. Twill, however, give my data, and
let every one that feels interested note the
phenomena occurring at or about the pc
RODS. The following are planetary equi-
noxes during the remainder of the present
year:
July 10 and 10, Aug 5, 25 and 81, Sept
Ia and %, Oct 10, IA and Is, Nov. Q, 25
md %, Dec. 49,.
The strongest is the combination in
October; the next in energy il that in the
after part of August; and the next after
hat Is the November one. The July
,quinoxes both belong to the present We
russian perturbation. If there will be
ropical cyclones, the August combination
will bring them about. But where they
will occur-if at all-will depend upon
he locality where they originate If they
originate in the western part of the Carib-
bean Sea or in the Gulf of Mexico, they
will be on the south coast of Florida from
he 18th to the 31st of August. If they
originate in the tropical sea, east of the
Windward Islands, it will take them from
'ix to ten days after the equinoxes to reach
he coast of Florida, and they NAV not
each it at all, but swing around north
,ast on the Gulf stream. The cOmbina-
ion in November will probably terminate
With unseasonably cold weather.
Judging from the earthquakes that have
occurred during the present Vcnusian dis
urbance and during May, think ii is an
evidence that the Saturnian
has already acquired consid-
rable strength. The disturbance is of six
ears duration, three before and three
Ifter the equinox which will occur in
1ecemDer, 1917. IN July, lo0, JOvlal
guinox occurs. Frequent and violent
may therefore be expected for !
he nextfive years and general phenomena |
t the critical periods will be more or less |
JOHN II. Iice, in st. Louis
On Cochran street, IN this city, at the |
Laws Place." are several nests of mock |
ng birds. The old birds fill the air |
With their varied songs from early dawn
i'll dark. Among the number is a won