The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-09-19

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WEATHER PROVERBS.
what the Little Birds ron wAus Nssea.e
anl on The WlnG.
That birds have long been Guides 70 eail.
ors and agriculturfsts every one who knows
any thing about popular.w proRnoo-
tics 10 we'll aware. Not only have the light
and general action Of birds been noted by
al civilized nations, says the Savannah
(0a.) News, but among barbarous tribes In
this and other lands the migratory hahite
OF the feathered tribe have discounted prog.
nosttcs OF Government signal bureaus.
Wind. rain and other atmospheric chauges
are predicted by those who narrowly watch
the migration Of birds, and sailors in par.
tlcular, who are close observers Of tho
heavens above, the atmosphere around them
and the waterA beneath them, base their
prognostics on all the peculiar phases Of
land, water and sky and the elements fife
which people them.
Among the birds which serve TO guide tho
sailors to look out for squalls, the sailor ex.
pects wind when the .cormorants fy land
ward. II the gull soafs TO lofty heights
and, circling round, utters shrill cries, .
storm is approaching. II the parrots whis-
tlc on shipboard 1t will rain. II they dress
their feathers 1nd :,eNe walseful It will
storm the next day. II the petrels gather
under the stern Of q ship bad weather will
follow. The stormy petrol surely betosens
stormy weather., and no sooner do they
gather In numbers under the wake Of ship
than sailors prepare to meet an impending
tempest.
Hunters are close observers Of the habits
OF birds, AMI many prognostics are learned
from tho vocabulary Of an experienced
hunter, who will stay in doors in the morn
ing when an amateur hunter will be tempted
out by clear sky, to come back in the rain,
or will find that moderate temperature in
the morning is no sure precursor Of warm
day. Among the proguQstics the hunter
draws from birds q fcw will suf3ce:
II birds in the autumn erow tame.
The W n;er will be too cold for game.
Bats flying late in the evening indicate
fair weather, but il they squeak flying it will
rain OIL the following day. A solitary bug
card at u great altitude indicates rain, but
Il buzz ards fly high together 1t will be fair
weather. II chickens crow before sundown
1t will rain the next day. II they run to
shelter 1t will not rain long. II they come
on tho roost at night rain will soon follow.
Tho Zuni Indian hunters say that when
chimney swallows circle and COLL they speals
OF ram, and Indians predict deep fall Of
and fishermen have a saying that ssthcre
viii be no ruin the day the crane flies down
the creek" One crow flying along Il
sign of foul weather, but II crows hy in
pairs tho weather will be fine. II crows
make much noise .atad fgin circle rain Il
expected. II the cuckoo halloos in low
land 1t will rain, il on high land it will be-
fair. Domestic fowl look toward the sky
before ram and go to roost in tho daytime.
II they stand TN one leg the weather will
be cold. II birds are fat and sleek in Fob
ruary it is sign Of moro cold weather. Il
geese walk cast and fly west 1t will be cold.
An old proverb says: "When the hen
crows, expect a storm within and without"
und hunters say that the direction the loon
flies IN the morning will be the direction Of
tho wind the next day. Owls hootmg In the
daytime indicates rain, but II ct night the
weather will be fair.
When the peacock loudly bawls
Soon we'll have both rain aud squalls. ~
Pigeons return to their dovecotes unlsu.
ally early before rain. The habits Of wild
geese arc watched, and furnish many prog.
nostics The following is q rcrn'a- vprss:
W.id geese, W ID geese, go,ag to the set.
Good weather It will be;
w Id geese, wild geese going to the hill,
The weather 1t will spill.
In Kansas, when wild geese Nv TO the
southeast in the fall, the people expect Q
blizzard.
There are many progn0stics Of the season
which have their origin in the migrations Of
birds, and in the peculiar formation and ap-.
pcarance OF the goose bone, which il today
looked upon by thousands of people a. :
sure prognostic OF what the coming winter
will be, and in Kentucky, 1t the issue should
be raised whether the Signal Service Ru.
reau or the goose bone should go, the Ken.
tIclian would cling to the goose bone; In
fact Henry Watterson, If he had to choose
between the star eyed goddess Of reform
aud the goose bone, would not dare TO Of.
fend keatuckitns by discarding the pro.
phetic bone. The people Of Kentucky cay
1t the breast bone Of . goose 10 red. or has
many red spots. expect cold and stormy
tho winter will be mild, and they furnish
the following recipe SO that It may be read
intelligently, which instructions are as fol.
| lows:
"ro road the winter Of any year take the
breast bone of q goose Matched during the
preceding spring. The bone is tra,islu.
cent, and it will be found to be colored and
| spotted. The dark color and heavy spots
indicate cold If the spots are Of light shade
and transparent, wet weather, rain or snow
may be looked for.''
WuSu WIN SccSS auU WllO OuCKo move
south the weather will be cold, If north,
the weather will be warm, and the birds
migrate south much earlier il the winter
will be early. A severe winter follows II
crows fly south, but If they fly north It will
be an open winter. No killing frost comes
when tho martins turn to their old haunts,
and the first song Of the robin is the voice
Of spring. The swan is said to build its nest
high during seasons when freshets visit the
localities where the swan broods. and those
who cultivate low lands note how the
swans nest IS built II 1t is built low there
will be no unusual rains. There are many
other .prognostics derived from observing
| the Habits Of birds, Of interest to the sea.
man and land lubber, and in concluding ths
popular prognostic Of the farmer, drawn
from watching the nest Of the swallow, Il
\ gwen:
When the swallows nest 10 high
/ The summer is very dry;
| When the swallow buildeth low
| You can safely build and SOW.
I slips OF the Tongue. 4.
A friend Of mine was attending services
at certain Baptist church In Washiugtou,
says letter In the Salem Gazette. The
minister was very deliberate speaker.
with broad mouth. The sermon was sbout
the death Of Moses. In the course Of Il the
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