Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1914-01-24
SOLVING the WIND
One Big Problem That Bothers
the Weather ForeCaSterS.
CURRENTS THEY CAN'T STUDY
Atmospheric Conditions Away Above
the Earth Are Beyond Then Reach
and Arc Consequently Unknown Fac
tors-Methods Of the Encients.


and Arc Consequently Unknown Fac
tors-Methods o. the Eneients.
The art 81 prrdeiit. me weather IS
one IN which i Seeu- lt irst sight the
modern scientist ought easily to sur
pass his ancestors Vet il may lee
doubted whether he i really more
successful in II than they were The
meteorological department boastcd
some time back that their forecasts ~
weather rs published in the daily press
were justified by the result in - per
cent OF the eases recorded. AS the per
ccntagc Of correct suc>scs in sniii
GENTLY extended list. however would
exactly equal the Incorrect this does
not show very great superiority for
scientific methods over pure conicc
ture
Yet the meteorological department
enjoys the advantage. as our anccs-
tors. Of course. did not. Of elaborate
and accurate recording Instruments.
Ike Secchi's meteorograph together
with tclcgraphic reports from weather
stations dispersed nearly all OVER tn"
surface % the globe 1t, relative non
success shows perhaps that there is
still factor in the problem which its
at present impossible 10 estimate
ghis S the more extraordinary be-
cause the modern method of forecast
ine the weather differs entirely from
that practic"i by the aucient- with
them Il was Simply q question 81 TIM"
aud season or. what is the sam" thing.
OF he appearance or Disappearance" "f
certain stars
When il">i"d~ hu>landm'n -" IN"
fieiadrS u" knew i was time f"f hiW
to begin MS harvest ana when they
set forty days later his ll"" WING rms
might stu b" q good enough ri#e Tor
countries H"lr tn equator Wa's" me
preYaI"hr" "i trad" winds Wh'eh h""
uhihteiTuli'tN " 'h' q 'fti'A u
"hleh ~" sun aFl"hr~ 70 fF'N"A
anu where thr ih"ils""h~ "Hl'h ~ ~"
countries east ~ sue ''"" Ter >'N
months IN" "ii'er WAY h''i' I" '''ei' th'
IN "ih"r ATTITUDES. l""c'"f. lh"ic u
no Su'ii h"ii' Ahh he Nh" W''hd pre-
uiet t'r "'Atuef must iH'i"I"It con
nm" hlliiN"H l" hhIiu- "nl "Htt N'hh>
NJ" "i""lhs 30 other parts ~ iN"
"tti" ana NHeh 'A'' are "s'iA u"
r"ash hi'"
y !" lhi h'dsiH N,4'i't ,'i' "'
penis NANNY on tiir Observations h'i"'
d! iia'l"N. VINO discovered il' il''- srN
ehi"ehth century d"rihS N"l"1r Il"
the tropics h"w the sun =" "irin'd IN"
ar ~ IN" equator that The healed arr
risii'- after rs 'hnnhcr' DISPERSED ii>eli
toward ilr pores ail was reil"'"h ~
4 ruSh "t '"ii air from the REGIONS
farther ir'n the sun
ms. "hl' explains Tue phenomenon
o. tFade WihdH' WAS Ie'''lH 'he l"uiuh
uoh "i modern meteor"loS!. aI'I'"u-h
was reserved Ior hAiie!. SOLE" III!
years later. I" point out thAt' thaiAs !"
the fotalloh OF tue e'rth on rs OWL
AXIS. both KINDS OF WINDS stray some
what from their apparent objective
Later Doves law of rotation Wa
discovered. whlch declares 'hat III Ger
tam iatitudeS tue vino VIII heafiN ~
ways follow the sun MOTION e. VIII
pass from y through y +. ana from
> T.. 10 > completing the cif'ie by
passing from : TO y. through the
west. but VIII very seldom move Tue
reverse way
Finally. there comes ~ what -
known a. the Jaw 81 hus! bai'o'.
which IS that. IN the northern heihi
sphere. II one stands with one BACK
10 the wind tue me Of lower pressure
IS always on ones ieit hahd-
ms enables US I" understand "hai
Is meant 10y the cEci"iic anu ann
cyclone disturbances which ~" ="
frequently mentioned IA the "'h'i'-
forecasts - Approaching Us genera
" from the Aiiahtic
II WITHIN any particular >l"i ihr