Telegram-herald., 1891-03-15
FROSTS And STORMS
March to 60 Out Angry and April
Will be Choleric.
SEVERE SIORNSF FOR APRIL SUNSHINE
Foster yeriues His Predictions and
Dishes Up Unpaistabis Weather tor
the fatare-ssientihe Facts
eot Forth at LenSth.

Special 10 the TkIESRAk-f ERsLp:
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, March 1.-THE last
half of March will be very changeable
weather, with two principal storm
waves besides that due TO passacross the
continent from the 18th TO 10th. The
frs. of these storm waves viii be due
10 leave the Pacific coast about the 18th,
cross the Rocky-Allegheny valley from
10th 10 2lst and reach the Atlantic
coast about the I'D. This will be what
IS generally termed the equinoctial
storm, but while the storm will he gen.
eral it will not be of very great force.
Ii will pass from west 10 east along the
S9ih degree of north latitude. and the
cold wave following 1t VIII cause frosts
as far south as the SSth degree. The
second storm of that period will be of
more force and of much more impor-
tance. 1t will be the greatest storm of
the month, and the cold wave follow
ing it will cause destructive frosts as
far south as the 35th degree of north
latitude. This storm will be due TO
leave the Pacific coast about the oath,
cross the Rocky-Allegheny valley from
25th to 9th and reach the Atlantic
coast about the 2sth. This storm will
effect all Of the United States. causing
SHOWS IN northern and rains IN south
ern ATTITUDES, with heavy gales of wind
in many places, and probability OF a
Western blizzard.
Aprirs Forbidding Forecast.
My predictions made six months ago
that the rainfall would gradually ex-
tend northward, becoming lighter in
Texas and along the seacoast, has been
verified SO far and still holds good for
the future. The snowfall Will slowly
proceed northward and to higher eleva-
tons till about September, 1898, when
II will begin to recede toward the sea
level. This does not apply to states
that are watered by the Great Lakes,
but more particularly to the countries
south of the Ohio and west of the Mis-
sissippi.
My next letter will pertain to April
weather, which will be of much greater
Importance than that of March. Great
extremes and great variety of weather
may be expected. The first half of the
month will average warmer than. and
tine rainfall will be double that of the
last half. Tho most destructive frosts
will occur between the 18th and oath.
A few notable storms will occur, dates
of which will be published In subse-
quent letters.
Science and weather Notes.
l have been discussing the beginnings
of creation for tie purpose laying
the foundation os my theory Of plane
tary meteorology, full particulars of
which | desire to give to the public.
Unless We have q correct theory of the
growth of the sun and planets. and of
the physical forces that move them, We
can never arrive at 4 knowledge Of the
causes of our weather changes. Every
truth of nature must agree with every
other truth, and the true theory of the
beginnings of creation will reveal the
workings of the physical forces and the
laws that govern all weather changes,
Will reveal the causes and enable us to
foreknow every change in the weather.
| do not claim to have completely
worked out all the complicated influ-
cnces that affect the weather. but /
have demonstrated TO thousands who
read my writings, and have heard my
lectures, that the sun, moon and
planets, in connection with the cleo
trio currents of the earth. cause all our
weather changes. In future letters,
continuing the discussion of the pro-
grcss of creation propose to minutely
explain all the details OF calculating
the future of the weather. and those
who desire to more carefully investi-
gate the subject will have an oppor-
tunity of dong so.
Atoms in Outer and Chaotic Space.
In five letters already published !
have affirmed and partially argued that
atoms are formed in outer and chaotic
space, by condensstions of the so-cslled
"star dust" or the ether of unorganized
space, through the influence of electro
fields or circuits, such as we have in all
natural magnets. This electric force is
identical with magnetism, or what is
misCalled attraction. This force Is
part of matter and is iDseparable from
It. Matter accumulates by condensa.
tions of electricity. and dislntegrates ny
changing its form 20 electricity: there
fore. the physical forces connected
with matter are results of the conden-
satons of ether into the more solid
forms of matter and their expansion
into the gases. To electricity and 10
ether. These changes IN the forms of
matter constitute the origin Of force and
cause all motion. Electricity there
fore. is the organizer and the motive
power of the universe. and by its in
iuence all things sre formed, all min
eral bodies, vegetable bodies and AMI
NAL bodies are made. organized. attain
their motion and are kept IN their
places in nature. Dead bodies are 40
tecsuse the electric current tails TO con-
tinuc its circuit, and the disintegrated
atoms of the dead body, mineral. vege-
table, or animal, are carried by the
electric forces to other organized
bodies have very little respect for
present scientific theories touching the
forces. and VIII discuss their
fallacies in terms that will not he mis-
understood. W. ]. FesIEn.