The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-15


marks 10 any one who shall success
my demonstrate thata downp0ur OF
ain oan be caused at a fairly moder-
-lie expense and the chances are that
lefere meHy monthss the world viii
IA practical test what may come
iearor success m N ay OF rainmak-
ne than anything ovtr before accom-
iished. There Is also another feature
4 the problem which the European
cientiats are discussing that has not
previously been brought up 10 any
reat extent, and that u plan for
ounirles where rain falls necessarily
O stop such a fan Il y much Ike
considering the two points Of the
pmpaa8. and yet savants declare that
d much benefit viii result 20 the world
y the discovery OF how 10 stop rain
rom failing az by the discovery Of
iow TO make u iai on the two, Il "a
iasler 10 deal wltl.the attempts made
stop rain. because less has been
ione In this direction. There Is indeed
. patent the object Of which o. 10 deal
With 'onadoet and 10 rob them OF
heir evil by means Of an cxplo-
iion in the 20 Of the tornado itself
But lt woiAs he unfair 20 science not
% admit that u q sas done nothing
20 prevent continual rain. u has done
much 10 mitigate the evil effects that
hoods bring IN their train. A superb
iysiem Of Measuring and registering
he height Of rivers Boy means Of gauges
r carried ont IN this country. In the
,ase o. Ire last food very early notice
vas given 10 the residents Of the threat
ned districts Of Arkansas. Louisiana.
md West Mississippi Of The impending
iangot
The number of attempts that have
been made 10 lndura rain % fan O. lo-
ylon. Money has been spent lavlshly
with this end In view. and a good in-
icsimcnt d would be n success were
'ommtnsnrato with the expenditure.
'clentlac men have given their evidence
'or and against the success OF the ex-
,eglmenis that has been tried. and yet
ne question remains unsettled. There
always m, doubt Of simple colncl-
ience OF events 10 disturb the judgment
IN the point Of strict cause and effect.
me area. too. over which the expert
neni b 10 be Tried cannot always b.
satisfactorily defined. either with refer
iucf 10 the results obtained or the ben
ats conferred The wind bloueih
ahefe u lis,eth. and q may be- thar ths
ainmaking materials. Eupuoslng them
u BE- effective. are waited to a consid.
tnntIucc ocfi rJ rii,g become Oh.
rstiye. or before they meet with ths
i,casnry conditions that insure precl,
citation.
Those efforts TO produce rainfall
fhifh approach scientific method ma,
81 grouped under the following heads.
'.fsl. nol1c n has been conioudel Thai
NJ Trims Of cannon aud the dln ~ bat
e. have generally been followed B.,
aln nui when statistics are caromill
filli there does not seem 90 be- mncl
round for the belief and no one woni.
probably care io risk bis peace an.
unlor in the very uncertain hon
hna great uproar would bring dow
NJ needed rain Second. TIE explosion
4 balloons filled with dynamite or 9th
q explosive. some distance above thI
ground has been advocated and repeat
AIS tried. with what moasure uf sue
sah o. difficult 90 ray Nearly allie
% re c0acusslon method o. the I'd
emp, 10 chill the atmosphere hy M
ARID evaporation Of some highly com
4tnsd rnn. Then. again. q Il assert
4 that the establishment of an oiot
.r.cai connection between q cloud an
n Earth by means Of a Kite viii Undue
ain 10 IAN snch a means eyidentl
nppose1 the existence Of cloud: bu
nslmueh 81 periods Of draught ar
nhlr 70 be atcumpanied with a ION
rnilnuance o. blue sky, the metho,
ven n successful. cannot always be an
,lI,i and In point Of general appllca
len ials below ne level Of the oihs
uu,silons condensailon u the n
III Of chilling the air. The ascent q
~ loser strata u the atmosphere IL
: ne higher F1sions and the cons,
,a,n, exnanslnn and loss Of heat
4, most prohahic cause Of rain, an
nol Impossible. that the air nes
\ :. !, round, being made to rise by b
nj artlaclally heated. might tend I
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