Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-07
FOSTERS WEATHER.
We are Now in the Midst Of q Decem-
Der Storm Wave.
Nature OF :hs Electrical; Influences of the
sun-So Rsason Why Human Beings
Cannot Live on the Sun.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
ST. JOSEPH. No., Dec. 6.-My las
letter gave dates for the storm wave tc
cross the Mississippi valley December 5
TO Z. The next storm wave will he due
10 leave the Pacific coast the 9Th, pass
the east coast of the Rocky mountains
about the 10Th, the great valley from
loth to 18th and reach the Atlantic coast
about the 18th. This storm will cause
weather changes in most parts OF the
territory of the United States and will
he OF more than average energy, but not
or so much force as the one preceding
IL. 1t will probably take q central
route through the United States. csus-
ing snow aud cold weather along the
Canadian line, with rain and warm
weather in the Southern states The
new moon will be erlipsed on the llth.
AT new moon the com bined influence OF
the sun aud moon start the electrical
currents of the earth In motion toward
that part of the earth over which the
new moon occurs, and this pulls the
storm waves toward that point, aud as
the sun and moon will be tar south NJ
be toward pulling the storms far south,
which would cause very cold weather in
the North, but this will be prevented by
a counter in tiusnce and the winter will
continue to average warmer than usual.
Venus, which is now close TO the earth
nnd between the earth aud sun, ILLS ths
earth with electric force, which drives
the storms north aud brings warm
weather. We Will have sudden cod
waves, but il is impossible that the cod
weather should continue any great length
oil time. As Venus begins to leave the
earth about the last of Dece mber we
might expect colo weather, but Mercury
at that time will be nearing the earth
ana VIII continue high average temper
tuFe. do not mea TO say there will he
NO cold weather, for there will be u few
cold waves that will reach far into the
south. Venus being near the earth Is
the reason that l predicted unusually
hne weather for November. One of the |
cold dips may be expected about the l2ih /
or 18th, but il will not continue long. |
There Is always plenty of cold outside of |
our atmosphere, and 1t never fails 90 |
reuch US when the atmosphere is caused |
10 be thin and shallow by the influence
of the moon or some Of the planets.
do not wish TO he understood as say
ing that Venus and Mercury are hot.
They 10 doubt have about the same
amount of heat, according TO Mnrs, that
the earth does, and their influence On
the earth is through their electric cur
rents. To me the statement made 10y |
astronomers that the suns hent ut Mer-
Jury Is many times greater and ut
L"verier many times less than it Is on the
earth Is absurd. The heat depends on
he force OF the currents of electricity
between the two bodies and
l0s on distance, and therefore the most
'einote planets NAV as readily sustain
Inimai and vegetable life as does the
'arth and the being that live on the sun
re probably as far superior to those of
he earth as the sun g electric forces are
uperlor to those of the earth. Accord
~ to the laws Of electricy every planet
8 connected to the sun by a
ystein of lectri-circui,s, and each body
ollows an electric circuit as the two belts
meteors ~ which move around the
IN and through which the earth
asses Twice year. Although the sun
assesses vast electric force that electric
orce Will not he detrimental to animal
r vegetable life, but the reverse Ami
d,
ctricity to DO it hurt. Electricity is
ne fountain of life. But when cleo
'icity Rrcumulntes in large or unnatural
Quantities il is euualzed by passing to
re lesser Quantities ana that movement
OF great velocity; perhaps 10, coo 900
lies minute, and il is this greut
-locity that causes damages to fruil
distances. 4 man may hold the most
-aviiy charged cable in his hand, and
his feet or other parts of his body are
It connected with the earth or other
nductor the electricity will not hurt
IN, vet he certainly receives the full
rec contained in the cable Is
All electro-dyna,pos throw a current I
electricity off over their eGuators and
e sun certainly does likewise. All the
anets remain nearly over the sum Y
uatof constantly. The earth passes
ly seven degrees south and north of
e sun s equator, and we are therefore
instantly near tue center of the sums
'ctric force. 1t would therefore be au =
ror to estimate the electric force, or y
mt, or heat thrown off by the sun by es
e amount thrown off over its equator. ps
q probability Is that the electric force ~
the sun in the direction of the pl snets :
much greater than toward any other -
TT OF space. Taking this view, how -
eriy absurd appears the calculations hs
astronomers as to how many meteors b
'equires to keep up the fires of the sun. la
w. I. FOSTER.