Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-03
From aloud. tlle indieatlon. Of snow axe: Light,


From fires the Indications of snow are: Fir
eTaekles. sputtsrs; walking In treading snow
snow falling, Scotch men picking geese"
| From sheep the indications of snow are: Shee
blest and seek shelter.
From turkeys the indications of snow are: TuI
keys perch on trees and refuse 20 descend.
| SnoW-birds pfecede snow.
Green Christmas brings white Easter"
| From COWS the indications of snow all night are
| From birds the indications of hail are: Durinl
| rain and wind birds fy in groups.
are: Till Wednesdays, after Sundays clearing; I'll
/ sundays, after Wednesdays clearing; smoke as
| eendsi everything at table eaten.
From miscellaneous objects, plants ETC., the in
| dications OF clear weather are: Goosebone ex
posed 20 air retains its color; milk weed shuts III
a. night, leaves open; mountain moss dry and
From insects the indications of clear weather
are; Spiders build nests in yard and from tres
From animals the indications OF clear weather
are: Sheep ascend hil and scatter; cattle pasture
late: frogs croak.
From winds the indications of clear weather
are: West, northwest, frequent squalls.
From lightning e indications of clear weather
are; Lightning north.
From rain the indications of clear weathear are:
Rain before O'Clock am. ends before IL O'Clock
a IN; rain cease before II O'Clock IN.
Morning. showers, like old womAn's dance,
don't last long"
From clouds the indications of dear weather
are: High, white-capped, west, clearing.
Evening red and morning gray
This. with some change. is used by sailors, shep-
herds and other classes Through clear clear sky 10
@hen II Is erssenes f., wealth.
er, for the sky is red. MATT. xvi, rs
From dew the indications of clear weather are:
HeaVy morning dew, presence of dew.
From fog the indications OF clear weather are:
Morning log Gear before noon; high; rises; set
Ting; white foggy weather.
From rainboWs the indications of clear weather
are; Alter rain; does not touch water.
Rainbow at night, saiIors' delight"
Changed to answer for shepherds, travellers and
From stars the indications of clear weather are:
Many, bright. twinkling.
From moon the indications of clear weather for
the month are: New moon far in SOUTH
From moon the ndcations Of clear weather are:
bacK horns up. 50 the Indian can hang thereon his
powder-horn.
From sun the indications of clear weather are
Clear. clouds moving west: clear, red, pink or
crimson sunset: twilight short, hazy, west sky
purple
From sun the indications of wind are: Red, dull
iris.
From moon the indications of wind are: shsrp
From stars the indications of wind are: When
stars are seen in motion.
From meteors the indications of north wind
n ext day are: When meteors sno DOT north.
From milk the indications are: No. l, north
wlnd-Muk cream makes most freely; No. 2
northwest wind-milk cream makes less freely
than NO. l; No. 8, west wind-milk cream makes
less ireey than N No. 2; No 4 east wind-milik
wind-milk cream makes less freely than No. 4;
No. g. southeast wind-milk cream makes less
March comes in like lamb, goes out like
Hon."
From months the Indications of cold spell in
ruary.
are: Corn shucks thick; full blooms on dog
wood trees; blsckberries bloom; north side of
trees covered with moss.
From insects the indications of coz winter
Hornets nests built low.
From birds the indications of cold winter
Geese. ducks, birds fly south; domestic fowls
stand on one leg.
From animals the indications of cold winter
are: Swine make lair on south side of shelter and
PICK stone strSws, leaves, etc animals hair or
his shadow and returns to lair.
From thunder the indications OF cold weather
are: Thunder in winter and thunder in fall:
fall comets bring cold.
From moon the indications of cold weather are:
New moon north in summer or winter; moon
runs high
From moon the indications of frost and new
without frost.
From moon the indications of frost are: Full
From animals the indications of frost are: To
hear opossums.
From heavy frost the indications of light frost
are: Sixty days after heavy frost.
From stars the indications of frost are: Many,
twinkling.
From plants the indications of frost are: Cookie
burrs mature brown.
From birds the indications of the last frost are:
Cranes depart
From insects the indications of frost are: Katy
uAos tuISS De1ores katydlus cry Iuree
months and two days before.
From plants, etc, the indications of warm win
ter arc: Corn shucks thin; light blooms on dog
wood tree; white dOgwood blossoms, no frost.
From insects the indications OF warm winter
are: Hornets build nests high.
From birds the Indications OF warm winter are !;
Geese, ducks. birds fly north.
From winds the indications of heat are: ''when
We see the south winds blow We say there will be
hest, and so it eometh TO pAss''-Lukc xii, ST.
From lightning the indications of heat are !:
Lightning brings heat
From dew the indications of heat are: Presence
of dew.
From the moon the indications OF heat are: The
moon runs low.
Saws.
The indications of death in family are: Dog
howls, blue jay alights ON chimney, birds fly in
house repeated visits of blackbird 20 house cam
plaintive howl OF COW. dog around house. Growing
hen dog lies with head out of DOORS spade brought
into the house.
The indications that you will have to leave home
are: II gourds are planted within ten feet of the
house; II you sweep out your house after dark.
The indications that a wish will come true
II made when a meteor is seen, if made while
| looking at new moon over right shoulder.
Beautiful faces result from washing in dew
The indications of war are: Evening star seen
early in the afternoon.
Money may be found if you follow a rainbow to
its end.
jealousy is indicated by a sensitive knee
Somebody is coming, when the cock crows.
Neither XIII or plant on increase or full OF the
| moon
N. B.-These so-cailed saws have a value in
directing attention to material phenomena. They
also have an chronological or SOCIOLOGICAL value.
ID. T. FLANNERY.