The sun., 1891-09-06
TO TELL THE WEATHER BIZ THE SKI
A barometer That I. Always to be Trustee
-SAiiormen's sweather-Rhymes.

dun masses rolling np eiore stormF Ihe
artist reveis in painting them. and. on the
other hand the sailor studios them no less
keenlv. and reads from them the WARNINGS
and tho proinises Of the weather. The expert
enced and Intelligent mariner llttc needs
barometer IN the regions TO which he Is
accustomed 40 long as he can observe tho
heavens Whoever would bo q complete
yachtsman must understand the signs OF tho
weather Indeed. he must depend more upon
his observation OF these signs than on tho
barometer. That Instrument IL, Of course. OF
grent use. especially to Indicate whom a revolv-
ing storm is approaching Its height But
the true seaman will never trust to that
alone.
Tho conditions north OF the equator are re-
versed south Of the line. They also vary In
different oceans. although following certain
general laws. In the north Atlantic whore
our yachtsmcn do most OF their sailing. not
wi.hstanding all the varieties Of wen her, the
signs which forctell a change are quito uni
form. Tho dlfforont tints OF yellow in the
sunset sky are among the most exdu site
effects In nature. And yet zach tint has dis
tinct meaning OF Its own. although to many
who have not learned to see nature, the splsn-
dor OF the sunset yellow Is like tho primrose
to Potter Bell:
primrose by this rivers trim-
Anu It was nothing moro.
For example. while a yellow velging on
orange means o fair night with perhaps
steady but moderate breeze. vivid straw
yellow sunset fors,ells violent wind soon 10
follow. increasing re haps t, Il tempest be-
fore daylight fiery glow below n canopy
Of clouds. lighting up the entire dome OF the
heavens. is one OF tho most magnificent spec
taces one secs at sen. But It p,e.ets high
wind. IL tn. sun seiS IN coud, IT Is sure
p cursor Of a change Of weather tr NJ good
tho '"u sun W ri.es i hsG or sets ia cioud. there
will Do no improvement in the weather, II q
stars CONE. ont, the C.earing weather will te
only temporary. The wind has siu,rl! b led
norheaf. nc; Ii @ @ instead % Of go Going aroHni By ths G
southwest; LIZ a few hours ora day at iurthest.
the nE"S
west, which IN sailors hrase Ia with the sun
As with tho hands Of n watch. II we supp SCI the
fR o OF n watch TO represent the face card OF q
comrnss pule turruo;s green near tho hor-
ison at sunset nlicaes SO enc weathsr. but
pleasant color to the sailors aye for it means
"aIl hands nloi, to reoi topsnils - lust whsn he
II YOU n'e caught outside in your lit Ie sloop
with such peculiar creon IN the west at
inry reef icTn in oT% your 'mu n and lave The
sior.n-jih handy, for, you mny need ho'h, 1t
is the tset Of s"Grs Grem hS, Is. sh0Gt
going to come. have observed 'his phenom-
enon often enough but ca aluot consider it more
RS our atmosphere its direction IL affected
by the curr nts OF ar 1t men's. What is M ore
! the waves are unusually brilliant ut night
have seen them lich, up til. Gloom 50 th 1t
is sure to 10 low thin twen r-fonr 'urs Il
IL curious also that sGhoo OF rorpo,ses.whsn
s in "a" whh the
Wien The clouds near tho horizon take the
! nrnt n n n neAn Inn ant fnH
sure sign d = dirty .nlvht i, elou i land is seen
common In tho vicinity OF, the Azo,e islands.
wealhst. One Of the narrow escaies rom
shipwreck in my eSpelionce was in storm
hours after the orlng hal ben studded with
clouds that looked amazingly like group Of
Waterspous mean both wind and rain. Ma
jestic a. they ar. like columns .sunnorting the
sky they are yet fun Of mischief: st"rms lurk
must Keen we'll out OF tho track OF thes. terrnrs
GGf the deep. well remember a iussy escape
re.leI topsaiis i was dusk i had Just struck
forwar with their panikins of tea from the
galley. whe, Cart Baker took ano,her lunt
to wndTard n y h.fof' going below To his hor:
heniinc directly for the ship. lnan rth-r min
@ ute the masts % might have been ,ta taken out. or
sunk. There was no time 10 give r .ers. Cant.
BAKER few to the holm. thrust the man from
jammsi the bark right ~ into tho wind aii
sta"dlng; Tho wa.eTspout swept Just past the
'e'is sao as Sea and IN
sailing shin.
sy s ::
school Of mackerel. fore ell rain they usually
prteeeMde ID aga ga,ering torn Of bTth wind and
S!Ss raa s;$sd
zon t. the zenith rose IN bling white rockets nnd
known as mare s tails. ind cate a coming wind.
and they reach up rom the luar or whence It
is rising. IL thers is u low stratum OF clouds
ry Gs t w4
WING :" Gontnue % 10 60 With them J. oy%rhead
way the wind is going 70 blow
As a rule sturm which comes up quickly
Will not Inst long. But when Tor days tho wind
blow from the east aud the skv be comes grad
nally overcast. then prepare for long aud Sc
The uncortainty as to tns force OF = coming
sausll Is what makes II dangerous. Sometimes
mod. .rats plfY VIII 10 seemingly sw-ei.tsm-
sumsr @ 81 e1fs Ssoye the
the ~ t will lie vloelt butii tNe wind comes
rss Pr the W3rst !; soon oyer. In any case stand
When the rain comes before the wind,
Your topsai h alihris mi III:
When the wind comes bGtOrs the rain,
Your topsails hoist again.
It is from this act that peoDle say whom the
rain 10 ows the wind that 4 Kills tho wind. 1t
IL nothing ol the sort. Tho rain does not
arert the wind: ono often secs wind and rain
driving furi rusly together at the SAM mo.
ment. 1t Is simply Il different variety OF
suual squalls being OF all kinds. an all Of
them requiring close observation and q cool
head.
There are no forms OF cloud more grand and
beautiful than tn 40 ca led cumuli from the
Latin cumuius. Il mound or hill Hoaving up
again t the sky in rolling masses suggesting
noun Mus and valleys. castles or cliffs tuited
with fores;s and tinted with exquisite huss
they appeal most wildly TO he artistic eye
and the poetic Imagination. Although APP
ptrently alike, they are really OF two kinds
When seen gathering in tho west they foroteli
thunder and lightning ana wi d; but on
the southern %hiI S%oar. they ioresl lins w.a'her
may hask on deck and spin yarns at ynmreass;
s,L but when H M hey asphnpear then watch vol ne
mtdM nter such far weather cnmIiIl nrnva 10