The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-03
CRANKS WHO VISIT DUNN.
SOME WILD THEORIEs
WEATHER Pm EDIOTI0NS.
The Mar who Fisu-ss ort M.,he=.t,.si,,

"' FNA"N ~"
the Changes In the WentheFTThe hnas
who ThinLs the Moon Aieao Re he
spsnsible How Damn Gets Hid OF Thetn.
Among the curious features OF life In the
lofty eyrie where Farmer Dunn takes a Sc
we're look at the weather from time TO time
IL the gradual disappearance OF the letters CT
advice and instruction from the inspired
weather prophets who have no Official conner-
tion with tho Government Bureau. In the
earlier days Of the work Of the Weather Bureau
the peoolo who maintained certain connections
with the various vet. dry, hot, and cold Mshat-
mas ruling the atmosphere above Uncle Sans
domain wore exceeding kind and liberal, not
TO say helpful, in sending the various mae
saRes they received direct TO the New York Of
nce by mail. Farmer Dunn has missed
these letters in recent times, and he ia sorry
be has, because nowadays the students Of the
occult sciences seem 10 prefer 10 bring their
messages in person. The Farmer would
much rather have the advice and instruction
sent by mail.
Last week a man who was afraid a Mahatma
would remove bis communication from the
mails II he wrote Il out visited the Farmer
to explain a new method of predicting tho
weather hat was founded. he said, on calcu-
lations OF the revolutions of tho earth. He
was ready and willing to explain the system
to the Farmer without charge. In fact, for
the good Of humanity and tho glory Of tho
great American Republic.' he was willing to
make tho calculations then and there by
which the exact state OF the weather on every
dav during the next fifty years would be accu-
rately stated.
The Farmer said he couldn't think of per-
hitting the man to sacrifice himself SO: in
etead he requested the prophet to send In pre-
dictlons for brlefer ntervals-send them by
mail. The prophet went away apparently
satisfied, but II he mailed any predictions as
he promised to do. the wicked Mahatmas got
them. instead Of the Farmer. The Farmer
does not believe they were mailed. He thinks
a letter with proper stamps on IL Is sure to go
to its destination, even II 1t contain weather
predictions.
On the heels Of this mathematician came Q
man with a theory of heat which he had dis
covered, which, when properly applied to
weather predictions. he was sure would elm
mate the errors. which now amount to
from 10 to 20 per cent. of all that arc
made. He had discovered that the moon
was the source Of the heat of the earth, and
not the sun, as commonly believed. He was
preparing to demonstrate this to the Farmer
condition that the newly acquired knowl-
when the Farmer asked how It happened, IL
hot as to drive half the tenement dwollers Of
:. THAT'S go said the discoverer; II hadn't
thought of that. III mako my charts over
He was TO send his Few. results by mail. but
he did not do 30. Perhaps his calculations
have not been completed.
Then came a man who rebuked the Farmer
Tor saying so often In print that THE and that
storm centre WAS travelling eastwardly across
In the matter of the origin and move.
nneah, Of Of storms, and A. = very graphic picture
1e said. originated In tie upper regions, where
they boiled and gyrated and effervesced but did
Der regions travelled With the Earth iben IN 'ihs it's r ep.
buttons Was, he said, wholly unfounded in
, ,pmsn,s l uks s tSs ms tsoT rs%ai in !. as so losa; x asnel,
,rout mistakes q bunch Of feathers and silk
or 9 grizzly King. but meantime the earth was
.hou-and miles an hour and more-so the un-
ortnnate people were carried into the ptorm
the storms was only apparent. just as the
OF the sun around the earth was mere.
lmost always came from the east and not from
he e west. as the weather reports commonly state.
sta tionary atmosphere into which the people
unwi!lingIy carried by the revolution Of
' o q Happened lSs &c on timer Il. Th he ask t Ise m ssleR WitS
ren ret care opened a large po,Gketbook from
c niGe he at t Considerable q %sSSspf isn n tsS''s q Wg.s thai inS 81,
yolone that had come ashore down on the Flor
There" said he. there's the proof Of it.
wed that :. s1 be psin ted Il hH II %er w6H.a sd pave al
ions for next month ali written out. He said
g was sure they would turn out exactly right
nd the "'i Farmer ms as" asked q 6i@ @s' waat Is based %sad
I'm tel you very yillinely.' he said: II
nSah, rrom I'm. my WI, Tife iovd ] Loved %s her T, more than
nd sit on her grave. and then she brings me-
told me- What the weather '" would ntfN 5: a for
very day and took it all down, It's awful.
' Every ta aH'G bSai lie Rs 2 i ssc new !h FORK Ti bs slS~
70 month is oyer. I'd like to have you use
The man became somewhat sorrowful
yer the memory OF his wife. He left a tear
for those Interested In Weather ,SsS Sa
The Farmer is euro the Ma
atmas did not steal his manuscript from his
'rie, but he says some of the more wicked
les may have. had something TO do with the
ans presentiment about the destruction Of
A peeuliarity of the manuscripts brought to
Weathsr Bureau, the Farmer said, was in
cult emanations II they are typowritten and
will invariably receive deserved
%tention. Personal visits for the purpose OF
2 new theory should at least have IL types
ritten and mailed frst and then write 10
All when and where he can have an inter
While the reporter was talking with the
irmer the telephone bell rang because a man
be next day.
Are you bothered much by telephone sub
W are not bothered at all" was the reply,
are always glad to answer proper cues.
The ship Captains are the ones who
ost frequently call us up, and on a day after
est ihdla cyclone has been discovered the wire
kept hot by men who are going away TO sea
81 as soon. ms the weather will. permit, Tho
nndence the seafaring men show in the OBJ.
OF these later days adds greatly To
r labor az times, but We are pleased instead
II. GLIMMERTOH'S BESETM EHTs.