St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-13
THE HOG MILF.
1t Is a Sure Way OF Foreteiling
the Coming Weather.

1t Is Sure Way OF FOreteIlinE
the Coming Weather.
New York Sun.
eff you haven't got a heavy over
coat, you needn't worry about it for
six weeks yet said an observant
Orange county man. because you
won't strike any weather that'll call
for it. Not this winter. How do [
know? By the infallible evidence of
hog milt. Now mind you! 1 never
knew what the milt of the hog was
for, unless it was for prophesying
winter weather. For fifty years L
had known that it did that, but once
l said to myself: There must be
some other use for it. I'll look it
up So l took down my diction-
airy. | found out a whole lot about
milt. The principal duty Of milt,
according to the dictionary, is this:
'Milt,' says the dictionary, a viscus
situated in the left hypOchondrium,
under the diaphragm; see melt. 1
saw melt, and it said see milt,' so,
having seen milt previously, / didn't
call on it again, but went to bed sat
isfied that milt was just weather
prognosticatOr, and that was enough
for me.
$50 you may take it for dead fact
what l tell you, and count on it.
When l killed my pigs this fall [
directed my attention as usual to
a spot under the diaphragm Of the
most prognostic looking pig [ had,
and removed the ViScuS from it's left
hypochondrium If you don't know
much about pigs, I'll tell you now
that the left hypochondrium of a
pig doesn't loom I'D very big as a
choice cut if you're looking for pork
to roast, and, if you want pork chops,
shun the diaphragm. But this is
simply advisory.
Having taken out the viscus and
satisfied myself that it was milt all
right, 1 went for it in it's unfailing
capacity as weather prophet. AS
soon as Tread it 1 said to my wife:
Jane said l, there isn't much
ice in the icehouse, and We'll have
to go a little slow on it, for We'll
have use for it, and we won't get
any ice to repleniSh with before
along in the latter part of February
'Milt say SOP returned Jane.
"'That's what the milt says /
replied
y
about putting the weather strips on,
said Jane.
mot a Bit said I.
"'And l needn't take my furs
out of the camphor, said she.
Take EN- out?' said ]. Great
Scott, no! Leave EN- in! There's
likely to be a new crop of moths
before winter sets I'M
To CHI
what faith [ have in the prophecy
ing of the hog milt. This is the way
to read it: A hogs milt is several
inches long, and it has a big END
and a small end. When you look
at it after you've killed your hog in
the fall, just notice if the big end
of it. or the little end of it, or the
middle of it is bigger than it ought
to be. One or the other of EN- is
sure to be abnormal. If it's the big
end, get things ready for the COM
ing in of an early winter, and for
it's coming in stiff and to make
things crack. If themiddle part Of
the milt is swollen up, you needn't
tumble over pourself to get out your
+ sled and your skates, and your ear
laps, for winter has put itself off I'M
til along about the middle or fag end
OF January.
eff the big end and the middle of
the milt are passive, and simply
hold their own as reputable viscus,
simply conscious of having been IN
der the diaphraghm, congratulate
yourself, and move on to the small
end. That will undoubtedly be alb
normally defined; have a bulge on
the weather, SO to speak. It is vir-
tually saying that winter is taking
a rest somewhere, but will be along
just about the time February is
going out, and will be sturdy and
strong, with determination to lin
ger in the lap of spring until it's
about time to think. of driving your
COWS to pasture.
That's the way the hog milt casts
the meteorological horoscope. 1 have
looked it over for this winter, and
want to tell you that the small end
of the milt had a knob on it like a
prize rutabaga. So you can take
my word for it and wear your spring
overcoat until nearly spring, and
then put it by and take down your
winter ulster. Put your trust in the
viscus situated in the left hypo-
chondrium, under the diaphragm,
my boy, and you won't get left"
Cured His Collie