Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1875-07-16
Prof. Tice on MeteOroIOgy.

fNcdJHcI dts~O- Urinary times. l. Clallu W
have discovered a new meteorological
principle, one that will revolutionize the
whole science and one that will eventually
enable us to make special forecasts OF the
| weather at all seasons. At present it
would be premature, and most unimiti-.
| gated piece of charlatanry, to attempt
doingso. i claim to have discovered me-
teorological cycles that complete them
selves in from twenty-three days up to
fifty-nine years Cycles of such varying
lengths must constantly intersect each
other and, hence, sometimes crowd into a
very short space of time. Knowing the
| lengths of the cycles, the simplest princi-
! pies of arithmetic tell me when thecrowd-
| ing takes place. Having ascertained by
observation what phenomena have &C.
CURED invariably at previous periods
when those crowdings took place, APP
| 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
Venusian cycle or equinox is crowded
by the equinoxeS of other planets, namely:
sun-spots, 1saIlroras, electric storms in
the earth, consequently earthquakes, fire.
| quent and extreme oscillations in atmos-
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 rainfals. In winter the phenomena
are somewhat modified, the rainfalls fire.
| quently then being less than the average;
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warm, sometimes unusually So but pre-
coded and succeeded by intense cold.
I 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-
teorological cycles as cardinal points
around which physical phenomena clus-
ter TO secure attention and hearing [
avail myself of the period when they pro-
| duce the extraordinary and imposing phe-
nomena, because / want to make converts
of those having greGter ability than [ 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 precaution. A
knowledge Of these cycles will also enable
the farmer to secure and house his crops
if he have any exposed to the clements
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
observations 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
these equinoxes. We must ascertain ex-
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
demonstrate 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 originate 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
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planetary equinoxes, is undenable, vet it
is not known when and where these tran
STORY high and low barometers will orig.
| mate, whittier they will move nor whatar
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
a work that will give employment to sew
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 I
have fully as much to do as Twill be able
to accomplish in working out 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 IS, Aug. 5, 25 and 81, Sept
II and %, Oct. 10, IA and Is, Nov. 3, 25
and 81, Dec IS.
The strongest is the combination in
October; the next in energy is that in the
latter part of August, and the next after
that is the November one. The July
equinoxes both belong to the present We
nusian perturbation. If there will be
tropical cyclones, the August combination
will bring them about. But where they
will Occur-if at al-will depend upon
the 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
the 25th to the 31st of August If they
originate in the tropical sea, east of the
Windward Islands, it will take them from
six to ten days after the equinoxes, to reach
the coast Of Florida, and they may not
reach it at all, but swing around north
cast on the Gulf stream. The combina-
ton in, November will probably terminate
with unseasonably cold weather. n
| Judging from the earthquakes that have
occurred during the present Venusian dis
turbance and during May, think it is an
unmistalxable evidence that the Saturnian
disturbance has already acquired consid-
cradle strength. The disturbance is of six
years. duration, three before and three
after the equinox which will occur in
December, 1877. In July, 1877, Jovial
equinox occurs. Frequent and violent
earthquakes may therefore be expected for
the nexttive years; and general phenomena
at the critical periods will be more or less
severe.-I'rof John Fl. Tee, in st. Louis
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