Putnam patriot., 1912-02-16

lation to these principles-they must contain surplus moisture and unite with those of lower or higher tempera. ture. The question of humidity thus came to the front for a season. In the absence of barometer, some house. hold tests afforded unexpected laid The rapid evaporation of boiling water was an old sign that stood trial. When the potatoes burned onto the kettle and the pudding was stranded, rain lor snow straightway followed.
 But my neighbours chimney was my chief benefactor and indicator. l., sII thin, light, column rose strsrFa q into the air and swiftIy4, Mght up space, one might hnereh dissolved In and start on ;.hd ang out the clothes tiVe lmpfh- journey with eompara- and higt-ailty, even though it were somew nat eloady. But if a dark, heavy smeke hung diSconsolately about the chimney, and especially fl il tumbled downward and refused to mix with common air, II gave evidence that the atmosphere was already charged with all the moisture that il could sustain, and that under needful conditions precipitation would result. And If the wind had changed during the night and rapid rise of iempers- tute indicated the arrival of fresh cur rents of warmer air, needful conditions were fulfilled and a storm was immi- nent. There were sundry other indi- cations of atmospheric disturbance that stood trial, very notably among them the red sky of morning and the close halo round the moon, but the smoke and rise ot temperature AS chief factors led the van, But in those early days of an exceptionally stormy winter, ali signs worked tO a charm. There seemed to be what our modern scientists would call perfect correla- non ol elemental forces, and on The sIrcnSgh ef SuceeSSfal prediction mighg have been Justified ia setting up st once sS weather prophet, One Peiat, however, continued to battle me MitA all the aid og chimney smoke and thermometer, could nc, diseSim- i0ale pro>peesively between & coming ra,n or SnowSiorn--and could oalA Sixh with Widow Rsdo1t
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