The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1902-05-23
SCRANTON MISSISSIPPI FRIDAY, MAY 49, 1902

tile way in which rocks aud clods are
reduced tn powder by frost. Water,
when 1t freezes, expands with irresist.
ible force. Consequently anything
containing water is rent asunder
when that water turns tn ice. In this
way rocks are rapidly worn down.
Chalk holds more water than most
other forms Ut soil, and that Is why
the reads in chalky countries are us,I.
ally IN such a shocking condition
when a thaw follows frust.
The worst place in the wufli for
fOgs..is over the banks OF Newfound.
land, The east coast OF England is
also notorious for fogs, and the same
thing is noticed in all northern seas
where the water is shallow over sand.
banks.
These fops are fnrmed because the
water which covers the banks has be.
come cOlder than the surrounding sea.
Consequently the atmospheric vap0r
is precipitated aud made visible 10
such localities.
FOgs are ut their worst over The
Newfoundland banks because there the
warm Gulf stream makes the differ.
cnce 10 temperature between the deep
sea and the shallow more pronounced.
In similar fashion, fogs are more fre.
quent in autumn than at any other
time Of the year, because at that sea.
son The ground is still comparatively
warm. while the air above is cold.
The air nearest the soil becomes
warmed and rises into the cold at.
nOsphcre above, when the moisture is
condensed.
Why water should sometimes fall las
soft snow crystals and at others as
hard Jumps Of Icy hail is a question
ot interest. Tie difference Is entirely
one Of time. Snow crystals are form.
ed very slowly, the frozen atoms Of
water grouping themselves with math.
ematical precision aruund different
ccntcrs. Hail, which generally falls
in warmer weather. Is rain frozef
suddenly by Il sharp drop ~ temper
ature In the upper air, Wind nearly
always accompanies hall. while the
larger and more perfect snuwflakes
are always formed In calm air.
Dairymen hate thunder 1t turns
their milk sour within few hours.
The reason is that electricity changes
the sugar in the milk to tactic acid
The casino, or cheesy part Of the milk,
being insoluable in presence OF an acid
is then precipitated into curds, and
50 the milk sours. milk, 1t may be
mentioned, is unfit for food for some
time before it actually sOurs.
A red sunset Is hailed with delight
by people who are going to take a mol
iday the next day. Rut the reason
wny.a rcd sunset shnuld Indicate tine
weather the next day is considered by
few. 1t Is very simple. Watery va
por in the air affects the refraction Of
the light, and where there Is a large
amount present II largely cuts of the
rcd rays. When, therefore, the red
rays are freely transmitted, the
amount Of moisture does not approach
the rain point, and therefore the
chances are strong that the weather
will be fine during the next twenty
four hours.
| When the barometer falls sharpl,
we all expect u gale. The barometer
falls because at that time il is unde
the trough, uf u mig AT tn,0sphcric wave
Therefore. the pressure upnn u and u
is less than usual. The Or,linar!
pressure NJ the atmosphere Is luurtccl
pounds tn the square inch. II th
barometer falls an inch. that mean
seventy. ,wn pounds less piessurr NJ
every square fmd Ut surfacr, Wh"
pressure Is decreased ;" much a> thi
and rapidly into the bargain. ,hc SUI
rounding air r,,sheS inwards to I'LL u
the vacuum thus created, and Il gal
results.
Tile island II Martinique. of whic
ST.. Pierre was the capital, was NJ
c,vered hy Columbus IN 1893, settle
} by he French, IN 1885 and has an ar,
OF $50 square miles. The distan
from New York is 400 miles Al
from San Iaun, Porto Rico, 400 milt
The height ~ Mt. Pclce Is 4,450 fe
and the frst eruption Incurred
1851. The yearly expnrts from :
island amounted tn $4,000. 900 and q
: yearly Imports TO s4.5oO.0OO.
WHERE DRESSING Is IRKsoM
Dctruit Free Prcrs.
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