Telegram-herald., 1891-01-19
FUNNY FEBRUARY.
Il VIII ~ the Most uemnskable
Month Of Winter.
TRACK OF THE NEXT s1olI vlvE
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wave due TO cross Che Missiaippo Valley
from lath 10 10th Was expected TO be
an important disturbance rs history
will have been made before this Is pub
lished. iexpect nothing special with
the next storm wave, except thsf IN the
West the weather following il viii be
colder than has been usual for this win
ter, while II will not be % cold either IN
the Northeastern States or in Europe.
am Of opinion that the mildest part
Of the winter is past in the West, and
that the mildest part OF it 10 TO come in
the Northeastern States and in Europe.
February will be the most remarka-
BILE month Of the winter. II whl bring
extremes of heat and cold and severe
storms. The Mississippi Valley. Will be
visited by monster snow STERN and
blizzard in the first half of February,
and the Eastern States by more Sc
we're storm OF the same naturcs during
the last half Of the month. Particular
forecasts will be given in time.
The next storm wave for january
will be due to leave the Pacific Boast on
the 10th, pas the great valley Ietwecn
the Rockies and the AlleghenaS fro m
the 10th to 22d, and reach the atlantic
coast about the 2Si. 1t will beh an un-
important storm on this continent, but
as 1t approaches the coast of Europe.
about the 27th or 2sth, it will become a
fierce storm. Its path will lie along the
fortieth degree of north latitude, with
snow north and rain south of that. No
severe cold wave to follow this storm,
but gradual cold
WEATHER AND SCIENCE NOTES.
Continuing the discussion of the
effects of trees on climate, / will say:
The great desert of GObi. in Asia, was
certainly caused by careless cu4ivation
and the destruction of the timber, and
wherever In that vast desolatipn tree
planting has been extensively tesorted
to, there the rainfall has materially IN
creased. Formerly Palestine was vastly
rich IN natural resources, but when the
Hebrews, on their return from Egypt
took possession of the county, they be-
gan to extensively cultivate the land
and destroy the timber. The AborigInes
made it their religious custom to wor-
ship in the groves, and the Hebrews,
desiring to break up the religious sites
of their enemies, cut down the groves,
and this destruction of tue timber was
probably a great cause Ill breaking
down the power and thrift Of that
nation founded by Moses, by thus in
vlting the drouth to take possession of
their country.
Coming nearer home we find that
since fires has been kept out of Texas
small timber has rapidly grown up
where formerly was nothing but the
bare prairie. West of Colorado river.
IN Texas, very little rainfall occurred
up to 1860. but since he increase of
young timber the rainfall has largely
increased.
notable evidence of the influence
of trees is seen in the Great Salt Lake
valley OF Utah. The Aztec Indians in
habited that country centuries ago,
perhaps thousand years before Amer
ica was discovered, and their cultiva-
ton of the soil ana destruction of tim
ber turned their lands into a desert,
and they were forced to leave it and
migrate to Mexico where they enacted
laws to preserve their timber, for they
had learned the cause of their expul-
sion from their Garden of Eden. There
are many evidences that Salt Lake val
ley was a parched desert and the lake
mere pond, but Nature gradually re-
stored the timber, aud when the Nor
mons took possession of the country
the rainfall had largely increased. and
IS they have given attention to pre-
serving the timber and to tree culture,
the rains have so greatly increased that
the lake has risen seven feet in fifty
years.
In Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and
Kansas. the space covered 10y young
timber has very largely increased, from
the absence of prairie fires and because
OF tree culture, especially IN Iowa.
Fifty years ago the winds IN Northwest
Missouri were very fierce and trouble
some. especially IN the spriug months.
but these dry and disagreeable winds
have been driven west by the increase
III small timber.
In all the states of Europe are for
estry commissioners, whose duty it Is to
increase the forest areas, and no one is
permitted TO cut tree. even on his own
premises, without official permission,
and then only by the planting and cul-
tivatson OF double the number OF trees
destroyed. In the United States efforts
have been made in the same direction.
but with little success. The spontan-
eous growth OF pine trees in the South
on abandoned trees, and those men,
toned above, are OF greatest SUCCESS.