Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-08-23
TO PREDICT THE WEATHER.
Watch Animals, Birds and Fishes as
Very Reliable FOrecasters.

Watch Animals, Birds and Fishes az
Very Reliable FOrecasters.
Before a rainstorm the cat nearly al
ways washes her face. Why? Some
claim that the atmosphere excltes the
electricity in the cats fur, irritating
her, and to overcome the tingling SEN
sations she sets to washing herself.
Or If there is no cat IN the house
maiden lady next door may possess a
loquacious parrot If the bird sits and
makes sort Of kissing noise you may
be sure there will be rain before night
If you have an aquarium Of goldfish
you may observe that they will become
unusually active some sunny after
noon. They will dart about In the
water and flap their little tails This
is a sign Of rain. One seldom need fear
getting wet II he lives In the country.
Horses, COWS, sheep, hogs, dogs, pea
cocks-all evince certain peculiaritles
before a storm.
Suppose you are a master of a skye
terrier or any other dog. No doubt
you have often seen him burying bones
yet you never took notice Of the fact
that he did this shortly before 1t rained.
In the days when man wandered
through the forests savage creature
| clothed principally with sunshine and
smiles, he took little care OF the dog
II rauuirad oil tha afPorta oP tbo +rIho
ancestor to take care Of himself. Sc
the dog had to be on the lookout for q
rainy day."
Dogs in those days lived mostly or
fowls. Now, in rainy weather, fowls
are hard to catch. So the early pet OF
man caught game before the rain begar
and buried IL, 50 he should not die OF
hunger in case the storm continued
This instinct still remains with tn,
dogs.
| Horses become uneasy as a storm
approaches. They fidget and neigh i'm
patiently in their stalls,
AS the sky becomes overcast asse
bray and show their aslnlne defianc,
Of the inevitable. Before a storm cow
lie down.
Some day you may walk into a fell
and see a flock of sheep in a corne
with their backs turned to the north
west. If you wait long enough yol
will see wind blow up from that di
rection.
At other times the sheep run anC
bound over the fields rearing on thel
hind feet as If they were fighting imag
mary foes. This indicates a disturb
ance Of the atmosphere and the ap
proach of brisk storm.
Hogs, as would be typical of them
grunt before 1t rains.
When lions eat revenously circu
trainers know there is going to be bat
weather. Then they take particula
precautions in fastening the poles ant
ropes Of circus tents.
Birds also evince feelings of discom
fort before lnclement weather Swal
lows fly low, rocks cav discordantly
and peacocks and guinea hens cry con
stantly. Water fowl, before a rail
make bee line for lake or river.
The weather has a noticeable effec
on fish Of all kinds. Fishermen vii
tell you that trout become electrifie
with energy before a storm. AS If /
. joyful anticipation Of feast, shark
disport playfully about ships before
hurricane rises.
, Persons living near rivers or stream
} can gauge the weather by the croak {
frogs. AS the weather becomes war;
and dry or wet and disagreeable th
frogs croak varies, ascending and d.
scending in the scale of sound like
barometer.-Detrolt News-Tribune.