Telegram-herald., 1891-11-22
FOSTER SlISADROUGHl
He Predicts that Cotton and Corn
VIII suffsr.
Extent OF TIE sEXr sIoRI WAVE
IL VIII nAse TIE Greatest Bosee Atsng
ths Atiaatie Coast Absss the sdsh-
How the Planets AGses thu Health
and Gssssn BpsasnssA

Il IS the beginning OF winter, and sx-
eept IN the extreme northern parts OF
the United States and in the most eie-
waited mountain ranges We seldom nave
real winter before the middle OF De-
cember, while the middle OF November
is quite early for winter weather in the
great valleys along the 40th degree OF
north latitude. Ipredicted that winter
weather would occur In the northern
mountains early in October and that II
would gradually spread to the valleys
earlier than usual. Careless newspaper
editors have commented on thu 80 IS
20 make the impression that predicted
winter to begin all over the country in
October. The middle of November
would be very, and November "A IN
usually. early for real winter In the
middle ATTITUDES OF the United States,
and there Is .liple time after these
dates for . long hard winter. some OF
the cotton planters and dealers. Tor q
tine, regarded my prediction that
the cotton crop this year
would not exceed that OF last
year of = mistake, but they now see
that WAS right. Early frosts, extreme
of weather. excessive rains and excess
I've drouths have each taken hand IN
cutting down what ut one time prom
ised to be the largest crop ever grown,
and now the crop IS reported rs being
less than that OF last year.
A proath Predicted.
To sonse extent the same 10 true OF
the corn crop. Farmers anticipated
an early winter and rushed the gather
ing, which makes the crop appear
larger than It is, and SPECTATORS are
using this to depress the prices. At
this time nearly all the corn 10 cribbed
and the cotton gnned, fully four
weeks earlier than usual. The crops
are good but not so great as repre-
scented. These performances open the
way for very important long range
forecast and / make it this early In
ana local dealers may have the
south viii affecttshe crop. in a''t the
c ton states and the south half Of the
belt next year. This droufh will
Nj be general over the drouth districts
mentioned above, but will occur IN very
large spots above and south Of the 10th
degree of north latitude. The same
influences that caused tina drouth this
fall will be much greater during the
crop growing season next year. The
storm centers will cross the continent
far to tho north as they have for three
month"; past and this invariably causes
drouth and very hot weather south OF
the storm tracks The heaviest rains
next year Will occur in the highlands
and near the 45th degree of north
latitude.
what the weather win be.
Ny last letter gave forecasts OF the
storm wave due to cross the continent
from, the 18th 70 2lst, and the next will
leave the Pacific coast about the I'D,
croas the great central valleys from 23d
to 25tn and reach the Atlantic coast
about the 18th. THIS storm will be 1t
its greasest force on the Atlantic coast
about the seth and will be of much
more importance in the Eastern than
IN the Western States. Disagreeable,
cold weather will follow this disturb-
ance and severe gales. possibly . biz
gard. The blizzard follows the storm
center and il usually behind the storm
center one or two days. The wiutry
weather will be moro severe following
She next disturbance. During drouths,
such &C occurred during this fall. the
effects of storm waves are not 30 notice
able ~ when the rain or snow season
comes In, and while the storms are run
ming far to the north some do not
understand the utility of my forecasts.
But the storm center, although . thou
sand miles away, 10 stili tho key to she
weather and the temperature. direction
Of the wind and its force change - the
storm moves eastward during . drouth
and the storm waves move across the
continent just a. regularly during .
drouth - At any other timo.
Periodic Diseases.
Cholera, smallpox, sunstroke, the
grip, yellow fever, diphtneria and
other epidemic diseases affecting men;
hog cholera, pinkeye, Texas fever and
other diseases affecting the lower Ami.
mails, are periodic, caused BY the
changed condition of our atmosphere
brought about by . sudden increase oil
electricity, caused by the position oil
the pIaoea.r Jupiter and Saturn. vii
not unde(fke TO discuss ell these die
eases nor I'll the epidemic positions Of
these two great planets. Saturn oceu
pes six OF these positions IN twenty
are easily traced IN historical sta tisticl
and Jupiter occupies four Of these DO
sitons in lis years two Of which cauel
imrorre nt ep,demics. I will only try
10 tspliss one of these epidemic caus
- .. tais time and this will open up Z
great field Of thought for cur msdlca
students.
Pfassssry rsnsssee&
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Tor ~ the former - going toward Peri
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