Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-05-22
GUSTAV 3. sToBeRG or STOCK
HOLM CAN LOOK INTO
FUTURE.
ADVANCE DEMONSTRATIONS
Years Ahead, He Asserts He Can Pre-
dict the Exact Weather for
Any Certain Time
The Benefit.
BY Martin W. odland.
SWEDEN.

v. Spangsberg writes from Stock
holm about very remarkable discov-
cry which young Swedish scientist
claims to have made. The scientist
is Gustaf B. Stromberg, assistant at
the Stockholm observatory. and his al
legged discovery is method of esti-
mating the climatical conditions of
any certain place years in advance
a discovery which would be of the
greatest practical value to farmers.
For instance, If the farmers Of GER
tain locality could know weeks before
hand of the coming of frost, they
loss. In an interview Prof Stromberg
speaks as follows of his discovery:
"My calculations concern the infiu-
ence Of the moon on the temperature.
There have been various speculations
about the primary cause of the So
called capricious variations in the tenn
perature. Much has been said of the
star-spots in this regard. but they
have not satisfactorily explained the
matter. The fact is that it must be
a working power OF short duration
that causes the periodical changes in
the weather, and the only power of
the kind we know Of that could have
such an influence is the moon.
In former days they speculated
somewhat on these lines. They tried
to connect the situation of the moon
with the temperature so that the
moons position in a certain way
would cause rise in the temperature
and in another way would cause
fall. No one, on the other hand, has
tried mathematical calculations on the
subject. That which can be called my
discovery is that | have used the so
called harmonious analysis. 1t is
used for example in calculations relat-
ing to the tides, with which have
long been occupied.
1.-THE harmonious analysis aims to
investigate in what manner the
moons periods are reflected in GER
tain effect. In this case to find out in
what manner the moons movement
was reflected in the observed atmos-
pheric conditions. The calculations
needed have been extremely compli-
Gated and in my work have used 40
Gears of Stockholm weather observa-
lions. In January | started this work
with the help Of several colleagues
and in March when | saw that 1t was
crowned with success l explained my
theories for Professors Goblin, Peter.
tson and DR.. Ekholm. They procured
pecuniary means to enable me to con-
tinue and finish the work and now /
have four helpers and three counting
machines at work finishing up the
matter.
According to the result I have
come to the moons effect on the tenn
perature is very strong. One should
be able to get in advance quite good
idea of the weather on the basis of
accomplished calculations. My cal
culations, 1t is true, have not been
made for each day. but for every fifth
about. Still 1t is of advantage to
know for example that the second
week in April will be about ten de-
grees colder than the first, and SO on.
There are, as Is well known, many
factors that must be counted on, in
the weather, the direction and strength
of the wind, barometer pressure, etc.
But 1t all hangs together and a great
deal is won II one only has point of
view from which the material can be
worked up. Until now the weather
observations have been of little prac-
tical use, but now one knows that one
ought to endeavor to get certain In
variable observations from certain
places SO as to have a basis to work
upon"
The community OF Glifarp In SHANE
has recently been stirred up over the
giving OF six drinks of whiskey to an
eight.year-old boy by hired man Of
the town. The boy became perfectly
helpless and was taken home by a
comrade. Shortly afterwards he was
attacked by commissions and showed
every evidence Of poisoning. The To-
cal pastor sent for physician as soon
as he learned of the happening and
the boy was given the best Of care.
II was several days before his life was
assured. The miscreant guilty of the
deed is being severely censured and he
will no doubt be brought before the
court and punished.
There was quite a disaster at Lin
hamn recently when cement factory
was partially demolished by the Civ.
ing away of one of the warehouse
Walls against which a great quantity
OF cement in barrels was piled Fully
1000 barrels were precipitated onto
the railway track below. blocking
traffic for several hours. AS the wall
gave way the laborers fled and all
we're fortunate enough to escape from
the building uninjured. although sew
eral had very close calls. The cement
was at once gathered up and the track
cleared as soon as possible.
This year the forestry commission
has taken steps toward the encour-
agement of reforestation by giving out
free seeds to all landowners having
land adapted to the growth OF trees.
The department will also look after
the cutting of trees more carefully
than has been possible in the past and
will prevent all illegal cutting of tim.
Der. The government of the country
is more and more realizing the value
OF its timber resources and will here
after husband them so that all un.
necessary waste may be eliminated.