The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-11
Weather Wisdom in Birds ana Nature.

Tho man Yho is out Of doors at sun
rise can form Il pretty accurate opinion
of What the day will he. Itjnst before
sunrise the SUBSEQUENTLY in the west
lis sufused with red. rain generally
follows in the course of the day. In
winter, often, snow. II, however, it be
/. frosty weather, the downfall is some
times delayed. On the other hand, if
1hc sky he a dull grey, and the Il rises
clear. gradually dispensing the vapors,
1t will be fine. If he ~retires, behind the
the clouds, and there are reddish streaks
about it,,if will rain. Should the sun,
later in the day, shine through a grey
watery haze, it will probably be a rainy
night. s
The sunset is 2very unreliable. Often
"a Observation-Disclosures will be followed by a
bad day. Aftsria rainy day. suddenly
at sunset in the far west will ap-
pcaa a magnificent streak Of crimson
(not copper-color)-this generally fore
tells a fine day. A tinted halo round
the moon especially If some distance
from it, is q sure indication Of downfall
ut hand.
Rain bows are unreliable, except they
occur in the morning, when rain may be
expected. Sun.dogs. and fragments Of
prislnatic colors during the day, show
continued unsettled weather. a daz:
, ziling metallic lustrc on foliage, during
a cloudlesss day in summer. p%rccedes a
change. %'El ::
Huge piled up masses Of white cloud
in n blue sky, during winter, indicate
snow or hail. ifsrball, dark clouds boat
below the upper ones, moving faster
than they. rain, will follow, rs it will il,
In the morning.lnw hanging. pale brown
smokc-like. clondsysare tloating about.
Red-tinged cloads,5 high up, at evening,
are followed by wind, occasionally by
rain.
Mists at evening over low lying
ground. or near q river, precede fine
warm days. IF a mist in the morning
clears off as the sun gets higher. it will be
&ne but if it settlcs down again after
lifting a little. rain is at hand. No dew
in the morning is mostly followed by
rain ; and q heavy dew in the evening by
"A fpe dhy. Rain follows two or three
consecutive hoar froSts. A shower Of
hail in the daytime is usually followed
by frost at night. If. after rain, drops
Of water ha,.g on the branches and
tw,gs, and to window frames, the rain
will return but il they fall and the
,wood-work dries, fine weather is at
bland.
I Stones turn damp before vet; at the
Same time it must he observed that the
fact Of their doing SO does not invarinh-
sly indicate rain, for they will do so oc.
.cassionly before heat.
Smoke descending heavily to the
ground is a sign Of very doubtful wealth
@er.
Objects at great distances, which arc
generally indistinc,ly seen. or even not
seen at all, sometimes loom out clear
and distinct. When this happens, bad
weather or change Of wind ensues. A
s. we'll known instance oil this is the Isle
sof Wight. us seen from the South sea.
II the opposite shore is clearly seen,
there is rain abont. If, at night, after
eing,blown out and exposed to the
outer air, the wick Of u candle continues
to shoulder a long time, the next day
will be fine. Green colored sky be-
tokens unsettled bad weather Ditch long
Continued.
II, on u fine day, the dust suddenly
rise in u revolving spiral colum, rain is
near.
The bowling Of the wind indicates,
IN most. houses, bat not invariabi that
downfall is near. In some houses,
giving to their construction, the wind
always means. Wherever the wind is
Mt the time Of the vernal equinox
(Aarch ~, and thereabouts), that will
be tao prevailing wind throughout the
next three months.
Ii the stars appear unusually umer
GUS, and the milky way"very clearly
defined, with the surrounding sky dark,
or if there be 2 misty appearance over
the starr, rain is coming, while If there
be butfew stars, and those very bright
and sparkling. in pale steely sky, il.
sill be fine. !.
Swine. before rain, are unusually