Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1885-07-04
Signs OF Rain.

Signs OF Rain.
The Index Appeal is favored
with the following communication
from IL well known gentleman OF
Petersburg. and the matter it coll
tains will prove of interest to all,
bur specially to farmers:
| have lived my thrcescore anil
peregrinating on my ten years al,
..otted to man as the portion of
time which he is permitted to spend
on this terrestrial abode. During
this time / have been somewhat
ohservant Of the sayings of the
past and present. If it has ever
been Your good fortune to visit the
farmers, the sinew of the country,
You will find i'll every community
some old gentleman vino will give
You some signs for rain or SHOW
(as they call ii), for change Of the
weather, for wet Ut dry, according
to circumstances. Now | propose
to give your readers some eighteen
OF these signs, some Of them reach
ing back IL hundred years, and
some OF them are very Indicative
S 'me | have yet TO see fail us a
precursor of rain, SNOW or gener-
al change in the weather:
L To see fowls oiing and pick.
ing their feathers in IL dry spell,
look for rain or falling weather.
2. To see the sun set behind Il
dim cloud, is IL sign of falling
weather i'll forty eight hours.
). TO see stones covered with
moisture OH a clear summer day, is
Indicative of a warm, damp atmos-
phere, and rain may be looked for
in Il short time.
4. To see II stream entirely dried
mp, suddenly commence running
previous ram is Il good sign for
rain.
5. 1t never rains ON the night
the whippoorwlll chirps his doleful
song.
6. fit is cloudy and the Whip
poorwil ceases singing look for
rain before day.
T. TO see the armament very
tlickly set with stars and meteors
flying promiscuously, look for rain.
s. TO see the sun or moon sur
rounded by Il circle, is sign that
rain or snow is ut hand.
8. To see tile killear bird flying
and circling high i'll the air and
making his peculiar kildeer note,
look for wind, cold, rain or SHOW.
IL. TO see Il hog picking up
trash i'll his mouth and running
about squealing, look for wind, cold,
rain or SNOW.
IL. 10 see snakes crawling about
in Il dry spell, look for rain orsnow.
II. To near the peacock halloo of
tener than usual, is Il sign for rain
or SNOW.
-. TO see ducks and geese wash
ing themselves without water, is Il
good sign for rain.
IL. To see the long winged ants
leaving their holes and flying away
look for rain soon.
ID. To see clouds in the east be-
fore sunrise, is IL sign for rain ID
The evening.
IL. To see it sprinkle rain in The
morning, is a good sign for rain in
twelve hours.
II. Thunder in the morning in
the sailors warning; thunder at
night is sailors delight.
Is. To see lightning directly un-
der the north star, below the hori-
ION, or just above, is never failing
sign. / have watched it for thirty
years, and have yet to see it fail, to
rain in from twelve to forty-eight
hours. have oitener seen other
signs fail, but this never. 1t is the
surest sign except this Of the old
darkey's, which is to see it cloudy
all over and pouring down in the
middle. Some Of your readers, Mr..
Editor, will say, no doubt, there is
still work for the fool-killer. Well,
so may it be, but l would like such
to tell me why two and two make
four? He can't tell, yet such is the
fact. There are thousands Of such
facts, and yet there cxn be no real
son given for such truths.