The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-08-04
IRA HICKS FORECAST.
HOT WAVE OF GREAT WARMTH PRO.
pHEIsED FOR EARLY AUGUST.


On the ed and sd of August will
center a reactionary wave of great
warmth, resulting in severe storms
within the period embraced between
the I'D and night Of the 4th At this
time we will be nearing the center
of the Venus equinox, and the phe.
nomena will take on the characteris-
tics so often defined as rusulting from
that disturber. Excessive heat is apt
TO end in lightning, thunder, hail and
wind, and sudden change to abnor-
mally cool on the very heels of great
heat. The storm period, 9Th to I2th,
promises the most active and danger
Gus storms of the month, having as
the disturbing causes "Vulcan' cen.
tral on the 9th, Venus central on the
9th, new moon on the nth, and Mer-
curry central on the I2th. There is
reason to apprehend violence in the
elements between the Sth and 9Th.
The heat will become intense be-
fore the storm appears, the barometer
will be depressed generally, reaching
phenomenal CLOVIS" at some points,
and cloud formations will be black
and ominous. Heavy hail, thunder
and wind may be expected, and "cloud
bursts are sure to result here and
there. Such are the results ordinarily
following such a combination Of
causes, but there are exceptional
cases, when instead of the heat break
ing into storms Of rain, hail, wind and
thunder, tine warmth is prolonged,
growing more and more oppressive,
the life element in the atmosphere
seems exhausted, and the sky assumes
gray to brassy aspect, an incubus
seeming to fasten up all nature, until
violent earthquake phenomena break
the spell and allow the elements to re-
turn to their pormal condition.
II, perchance, this particular period
should take this turn, we call upon
the people and press everywhere to
note carefully whether or not it ter
inmates after the manner we have in.
dicated. Whether It ends in storms
or seismic perturbations, there will be
sudden revulsions from great heat to
very cool, with probabilities of tenn.
perature falling almost or quite to the
frost line in northern regions-say
from nth to I4th. About the 18th
reactionary temperature with souther
ly winds will most likely result in
another spell Of storminess, and be
followed by another northwesterly in
rush Of cool air.
From the 18th to 22d, falls another
period Of heat and storms. We name
the 10th, 2oth, and 2Ist as days or
which the chief disturbances will bs
at their crisis. The moons first quar-
ter on the morning Of the 10Th, in con
nec.ion with the prevailing venus cleo
tric strain, is very apt to produce gale.
and thunder squalls within twenty-fou
hours Of p. m. on that date. Anothe
series of disturbance for two or three
days will be natural during this period
but the barometer, wind currents ant
temperature will plainly announce
when the storm elements have beer
reduced to the normal-the wint
coming cool and steadily from th'
west and north-the barometer NOV
ing upward, and the temperature fall
ing. After these disturbances Their
will be close approach to the frs
line in the north. Pleasant days ant
very cool nights will follow up Il
seactionary change and storms on an.
touching the IS and a7th. The ful
moon on the a7th will tend to cen
tralize the disturbances on and aroun'
that date, and will help to precipitat
any tendency to seismic those tina
may exist, such being more than prot
able at the time. if electrical storm
should not have been frequent an
hard during the month.
August ends with the first stages
storm period coming into action
that is, barometer will be falling in tn
west, with temperature rising in ae
vance Of it, fed by the southerly a
currents that transport moisture, hes
and electric force from the equatorl'
regions. August storms in most par
of the northern hemisphere will deve
Op and move from the northwest, tn
first marked indication Of their comm
being generally dark or leaden ban
across the northwest at sunset. Thel
Is cause for this. 1t is the return
our globe toward the autumnal equ
nox, and an effort of nature to let
through our polar gates cooler ozor
and atmosphere from outer space.