The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-03-27
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cloud, which float in the van of all
cyclonic disturbances :" so that the
lunar halo is in itself an effect, be-
ing the sign of the approach of
"cyclone" or area of depression.
A clear moon indicates the anti
cyclonic condition, or area of high
pressure. A watery moon indicates
the advent of disturbance, and
the bunting of the cusps, due to
the same cause, has the same signi-
ficance. These atmospheric condi-
tions are not, however, produced by
the moon they are simply made luni-
nous by the moon as reflective orb
that is affected to the sight by
various atmospheric changes. Thus
when the old moon is seen in the
new moons arms bad weather is inn
pending. But this prognostic is
susceptible of a very practical ex-
PLANTATION. "When the moon APP
pears new to us, the earth should
appear full to the lunar inhabi-
tants, if there were any; and what
causes the dark part Of the young
moon to be dimly visible is its re-
Election of the brilliant earth shine. :"
But as clouds reflect more light than
either sea or land, an unusual illu-
mination of the night side of the
moon indicates large amount of
cloud in our atmosphere, and it is
very reasonable to suppose that
these clouds are drifting upon us
as the carriers of foul weather.
From these and kindred observed
condolences have sprung vast deal
of moon lore that has some basis in
truth, but is either sustained or re-
pudiated by n knowledge of physi-
cal laws. For example, it is pro-
per saying that when the horns of
the moon are turned up we will have
fair weather, because the rain can
not spill from it; but when they are
turned down wet weather is to be
expected, because the moon cannot
hold its water. Though this idea is
widespread, the folly of supposing
that the attitude of n constantly
changing moon has anything to do
with the wet and dry seasons is OBJ
vious.
An almost equally universal be-
lief is that new moon falling on
Saturday presagcs period of wet
wet and unsettled weather, palpa-
bic superstition, considering the fact
of an absence of anything like perio-
deity in subj occurrences. 1t is
the same with the notion that Christ
mas during waxing moon means a
good year, and during a waning moon
means bad year, as though a day
of religious selection weighed more
than its lay follows in fashioning the
moons influence. This is in keep
lug with the proverb that to cut the
hair when the moon is new will ado
to the beauty and richness of it,
growth.
1t is well enough to be guided by
such signs of the moon as answer to
definite physical principles, those
that prove the moon phenomena in
the reflection of atmospheric condi-
tons and changes, but the proverbs
that set the moon up as producer,
as the cause of certain effects, are
as absurd as it would be to suppose
that the watch-dog's bark signalling
the approach of thieves was the
cause of the theft. The moon is q
sort Of looking-glass in which we
may see atmosphere changes, dis
turbances and dangers reflected, and
to be governed by the signs is often
the part of wisdom. But science
has stripped the lunar orb of much
of the direct potency one time at
tributed to it [Chicago Inter,
Ocean.