The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-02-07

that the reader always turns. Here IS
one scientist who wishes to make his
science popular with the laity. He
writes in this place daily essay on
some phase of his meteorology, and he
| does in a fashion to which nothing but
| some quotation can do even approx
| mate Justice
The following was issued for Novem-
Der "a while was in Brisbane, capital
| OF Queensland few weeks ago. 1t IL
lustrates the manner Of the reports. and
shows how Mr.. Wragge justifies them:
| our chart continues to present fea-
lures of great interest. The new mon
soonal disturbance 'Rachab' overlaps
all western Australia, except that por-
ton south from the parallel Of thirty
degrees, end as the monsoon makes
casting toward western Queensland, 1t
is almost certain to produce what me-
| teorologists understand are abnormal
temperatures. We have ever striven
to do our best to make the public ac-
Quainted with technical terms in me-
teorology, while yet enlivening our re-
ports, which otherwise might be to
some dry as toast, in thoroughly sci
entif1c and practical manner. To this
we think none can take exception, and
those who are acquainted with the kim
dred subjects upon which we have
touched cannot truly find even one
single flaw. And we shall not disap-
point our readers on the present occa-
sion. We have used the word isab-
normal before, and now proceed to de-
fine it. Isabnormal lines, then, are
those which show equal differences
from the normal temperature obtain
ing at any given season. Where the
climate is excessively hot these differ
ences are positive, and the lines are
plotted in red. We look to 'Rachab' as
before intimated. to give such isabnor-
mails as he passes in the course of next
week toward the Pacific.
TT must be clearly understood that
we conceive it to be our province, not
only In the most lucid manner possible
to give every section of the community
plain, hard and fast statements of ex-
! listing and coming weather, such as are
found in our ordinary reports and fore
; casts, but also to educate in meteorolo-
gy in the most pleasant manner posi-
BILE those of our readers whose cares
; and business affairs attaching to the
routine of daily life utterly preclude
them from making a special study on
their own account of the conditions in
herent to this most fascinating branch
of physical science. True in what We
) believe to be this high standard, we
have done our very best, than which
none can do better. And we shall not
, have failed if we have been the humble
| Of pf a
great republic the more keenly to per-
ceive the solemn beauty of a bowling
dust-storm on the one hand and a gale
at sea on the other. The Antarctic
storm 'Kartan,' is surely heading to-
ward Australia from high ATTITUDES of
the Southern ocean. and soon the ba-
. rometers will respond to it's advance at
, Albany and at Cape Leeuwin. 'Jakan'
persists in hanging over the waters of
: the Tasman sea, and the sail-maker,
carpenter and even the cook Of some
homeward- bound vessel will have to
lend a hand in shortening sail, grasp
ing some clew-garnet with a right
good will The northern side of 'Ith-
. iel,' before its influence becomes mega
, tive will yet cause trouble in northern
Queensland, and many a pretty lorna.
do 6
/ Then follow the forecasts of weather
. for each colony of the seven, in order
with the probable actions of "Rachab,"
j "Kartan," "Jakan," "IthieP and other
pet disturbances of the meteorological.
Mr.. Clement Wragge is popularity
known as the 'Inclement' Wragge.
Here is what he wrote a few weeks
ago on the influence Of climate on tenn
per and health:
Vaniah' and 'Gareb,' the monsoon
al and Antarctic depressions, respec-
; lively are uniting their energies for
the production of what one might term
meteorological anarchy over the south
eastern quadrant of Australia, if it
were not recognized that perfect law
underlies seeming confusion. The two
disturbances, interlacing, will produce
whirlwinds, driving squalls, thunder
and lighSning and erratic rains in cen
trail Queensland and New South Wales
with a tendency to local hail and snow
even thus late in the season, over the
Australian Alps. The cirrus clouds
during the last two days have formed
magnificent displays in the upper re-
gions, their wisps and fibres now re-
curving on each other and then cross
ing at various angles, so proving the
commotion existing far aloft, and that
'Vaniah' is at length approaching the
coast.
Bearing in mind our recent bulletin
touching the influence of climate on in
dividuals, let readers prove the matter
.. for themselves; there could be no bet
ter opportunity. The public will expe-
; | rience a variety of effects in delicate
, detail, according to physical and he
reditary constitution; and the cause
will be the alliance of 'Vaniah' and
'Gareb' in their march to the Pacific
: One section OF our people will be an
! noyed by frontal headaches as the re-
suit of electrical tension others may
develop petulancy and Feasibility OF
temper, while in those cases where
there is unfortunately a normal condi-
ton the reverse may for the nonee OBJ
tain. Others will complain of aching
bones, stiff joints and the Irritating
4 | grumbling of an exasperating corn
: Now, all such and similar phenomena
h affecting our genus, odd though il
q may appear, admirably illustrate the
e features of the weather chart-a curl
: Gus twist of the isobars around the
r southeastern corner of 'Vanah,' fol
+ example. All such peculiarities OF