Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-05

NJ ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, May T.
ii popyrisbted 1895. by w. Il. Foster.
il My last bulletin gave forecasts OF the
r,orm waves to cross the continent from the
9TH to the sth and from the 10Th TO The
18th. Tho next will reach tho Pacific coast
about the 1ith. cross the west of the
Rocky mountain country by the close oil
the 18th, the great central valleys from the
10th to the 18th and Eastern states the
soth.
NJ This disturbance will bring some Of the
heaviest rains Of the month, but these
rains will not generally occur where most
needed. The tendency VIII be decidedly to-
ward too much rain in the Southeastern
states and deficiency toward the North
west
A warm wave Will cross the west OF the
Rocky mountain country about the 18th,
great central valleys the 10th and the East.
ern states the 18th. A cool wave Will cross
west Of tho Rocky mountain country about
the nth. the grsat central valleys tie
10th and the Eastern states the 2lSt.
SENSIBLE TEMPERATURES.
II There are two very distinct kinds
OF temperatures aud two kinds OF
Thermometers for recording them. One
OF these temperatures is that Of
dry. the other Il wet atmosphere. Zero
weather In dry atmosphere along the
dOih degree OF north latitude would he u
paradise compared with the snme tempern-
ture Ia damp atmosphere and a tenpcra-
duie OF 100 degrees In dry atmosphere
il us agreeable to man and beast MS so
degrees In an atmosphere saturated with
eyopOrated water.
Captain Glassford, formerly connected
with tho national weather bureau, now
chief signal officer OF the army, department
OF the Colorado and stationed at Denver,
recently published mn article In which he
says:
There nre In oil temperature records
two elements, tho sensible temperature or
shHt which expresses mo heat or cold felt
by the human being and the apparent
temperature, u mere record Of how Tie me-
chanlcal thermometer II affected. II is tile
apparent that receives publication, greatly
% the undue advantage of the East and
the uctrlmcnt OF the West,
The measure Of these differences between
ths sensible and apparent temperatures IL
SHOWN, not by the ordinary thermometer
hut by thermometer placed In somewhat
the same environment. ns the human body
IN summer This II accomplished by cloth.
lug tue thermometer bulb with cotton and
ptrhutllnB II 10 take up moisture by Cnpil
hflty of The cotton nbers from cup Of
water or other human fOurrp.
The resulting evaporation about the wet
Ted hulb Is similar TO that OF tho clothed
human body, from which the Precipitation Ia
oyapurated thus causing coolncas ILe
GOODNESS II IN direct ratio To tho dryuogs
Of the air; that ~. the dryer the atmos.
phere the HNntcr the evaporation, and con.
hcqurnt GOODNESS,
1.-THE converse OF this is true in winter,
that ", The dryer the air the less the dis
comfort felt from extreme cold, Perhaps
all have experienced tho dangerous chilling
effect or very cold weather accompanied by
q damp atmosphere"
Nv u map Captain Glnssford Illustrates
tue average temperatures for July showing
tha sensible temperature To be- for the
nOttheru parts Of the United States, Ola
aud tho mechanical temperature SOL dc.
grees,
a. to tho effects on animal life. prob.
ably also to some extent on vegetable life,
thil gives To the east half OF the United
states much colder sensible temperature
In winter aud much warmer sensible tenn
ltrnture III summer than IL experienced In
tho west half, All this rcsulta from the
difference In amount of moisture In the al
m0HphCfc.
10 some extent this Will explain tie pop
uarlD of my weather bulletins aud why
they have n circulation OF over two mil
Hons cOpicg weekly.
very large portion Of the people per.
hAps ~ out Of 100 make their estimates OF
weather events through their senses and
not by the readings " thermometers aud
other mechanical Instruments. which are
NOT lifted to the senses Of annual life.
Those who experience weather changes
aud also watch the records made by The
weather hureeu know that the two seem to
have very little relation and therefore Il
II well apparent why the common people
can appreciate tho fulnllmcnt Of those long
range weather forecasts 80 much better
thnn do the wcnther bureau officials.
Those who have had experience with a
well nlled cellar In winter know that Il
" not the coolest weather. Ms marked on
the thermometer now In common use, that
flc@1cs the potntu,u, apples, etc, hut n Is
that cold spell which brings with It a very
damp atmosphere.
Plumbers may have noticed this also. FOR
~ degrees below gerp gives them little
work IN repairing pipes when the Atnoa.
phere Is dry, while 10 degrees below, with
damn utmnanltprp Will nj fha nil
10 work.
Low bnrometera cross the continent from
west ~ enst every three or four days but
not NIL Of thcm produce that which IL
worthy Of being called storm waves, Many
o. these lows are entirely dry, produce no
contains little moisture and therefore they
do not nncct animal life,
MY effort Il 10 forecast only those lows
TINT produce a damp atmosphere. aud the
national weather maps make no dlslinctlon
between the dry and wet lows, consequent
" the weather maps show more lows and
highs than are contained In my forecasts
Many NJ these lows produce no scnplhlc
weather changes aud MS an extremely large
nnwhor of people DEPEND on their senses
nnl not on INSTRUMENTS they do not Know,
las occurred.
bile 20 sensible weather changes than arc
members Of the human race. More pnrtlcu,
larry is thls true Of Wild animals, and even
, ,an nos1 m new country aud their
shnnrcs sometimes days In advance
These idcns, ns to tho Wild animals. are
ridiculcd only hy those who have had no |
experience IN new countries
About MAY ~ oil tho eight nlAneia will |
De above The horizon at sunset and will |
rerialn SO during the last half Of tho month |
Without the aid Of the telescope Mercury
Venus, Mars. Jupiter and Saturn will he |
visible, AZ except Saturn aud Uranus are
north OF the cnrth's equator
Tho newspapers should stop saving cy- |
r'one when they mean tornado. The latter
u fhe only correct name for the destructive |
twistcr. cyclone Is amy large storm snch |
~ rain or grow storm, whose law baron, |
etef has moderate right 10 left circular
motion
Exploration Of the upper air hy balloon
voyages five to ten miles above tho earth IN |
the present fad OF the scientlats,
Elmer 8 Amends prescription No.