Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-06
Weather Signs Everywhere

rigs are IN the country often credited with
abnormal powers of foretelling a Forthcoming
storm. The old saying that "pigs can smell the
wind, doubtless originated in the fact that
these animals almost invariably become restless
when storm is brewing. In fact in the coun.
try innumerable warnings may be gathered from
plant and animal life; but as these signs do not
come under the observation of the large section
OF the community, few hints by which the or
binary householder may form a fairly correct es
innate of the Forthcoming weather should be of
interest.
upon rising IN the morning and descending to
.he breakfast room hint may be often gathered
from the behavior of ones cat Should the ami.
maj seem more than usually active in licking it.
sell and persist in performing its toilet with ex
ceptiona elaboration, one should make mental
note OF the fact, as cats extremely sensitive to
atmosphercal changes and their uneasiness due
10 the electricity in the air before a storm al
ways evidences itself by their inclination to Icl
ther fur. VI course, the cat engages in tbis
hapit at other times without regard to tho
"ed'her conditions, but upon the approach of n
storm TINS is more marked than at other times
het another hint may be had from the news.
paper II, upon picking it up in the MORNING II
oisp'ays tendency to tear almost of its own 40.
cord and without undue provocation, another
Diack mark may be placed to the credit of N.
clerk of the weather.
Leaving ones paper for a moment e. III.
cne's self to salt, the latter will be fonnd IS
ram is imminent, in a moist and cloppv conJ;
'ion' II, on the other hand there is lacL 80
moisture IN the atmosphere, it will be found IN
normal condition, or even at times conoeoloJ
INTO hard cake, if the atmosphere has suddenl,,
changed from moist to dry
BE WARNED BY YOUR BOOTLACEs AMI
GLOVES.
Who has not been exasperated bv tbe annon.a.
~ unaccontable and persistent snann;nr %
ones bootlaces. The ordinary individual regardo
tins as an unmitigated nuisance Not 80. how
ever he who is interested in ascertaininp vbeth
er 1t Is advisable for him to take his umbraIa
with nm or not, as ordinary bootlaces have been
noticed to be most troublesome when rain 10
about to fall
yet another nfallibe weather sign awaits one
while drawing on ones kid gloves preparatory
to leaving the house, In fine weather a kid
glove will be found to be dry and easv 70 null
on. On the other hand, they are extremely sen.
sitlve to the presence of moisture so that sbou,d
they be found in the morning cold, clammy. and
difficult to pull on, squalls may be anticipated
Finally, as one pauses at the hatstand. unde
clded which to take, walking-stck or umbrella. "A
last piece of advice may be gathered from the
feel OF the handles of these articles themselves.
If the varnish on the handle is clouded with
slight deposit OF moisture so that it feels sticky
and elammy to the touch, one need go no fur
ther ior the desired information, but unhesitat-
ingy select ones 'gngham"
All these little signs may have been noted
without actually having been outside the house,
and in most cases a fairly correct estimate OF the
weather in store will have been formed before
one crosses the threshold.