Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1914-02-26
MERCURY AND VENUS
INFLUENCE MARCH
What The Third MODth Has Up
Its Sleeve in the Way Of
Storms.
WEATHER FOR MARCH.
A Reaelionarv Stern Period is Pre-.
diClsd By The Rev HI Hicks
Disturbances and Equnoclial
Storms.

The Rev. lrl Hicks. in his Word
and Works, predicts all kinds Of
weather for March. He says:
A reactionary storm period is CEN
trail on the 4th, 9Th and 9th. The
regular storm period, however, CEN
trail on February 27th, reaches st last
two days into March, and storms Of
rain, wind and snow will be passing
western TO central sections Of the
country up to the end. A change 70
much colder. rising barometer and
clearing weather will follow these
storms, reaching the Atlantic sea-
board about the 3rd and 18th.
On and touching the 4th, 9th and
6th, reactionary disturbance will de-
velop and run their course over the
country from west TO east. IL will
surprise and enlighten you % see
how your barometer, thermometer and
hydrometer will respond 10 the cos
nocal influences that lie behind all
these storm periods and their varied
phenomena. Increased solar inten-
sity causes q rise in temperature,
and this in turn is followed by at
mospheric humidity. changes in ba.
rOmetric pressure, and electrical and
magnetic potentialities. These forces
accumulate, rise to q maximum and
eliminate in storms, violent changes
in weather conditions, and ear IT,
quake disturbances. or all the ap-
pliances known TO science, the baron
eter is the one thing Of greatest
worth in foretelling the on-coming
and the intensity of storms and other
disturbances. Behind the storms Of
rain and snow about the 9Th, 9Th and
9Th, look for rising barometer, clear
ing weather and much colder for three
or four days.
A regular storm PERIOD, and one
that should excite apprehension and
watchfuluess, is central on the 11th,
and extends from about the 9th to
the 14th. This period is c0incident
with the annual period Of maxi
mum elt ctric and magnetic unrest,
growing out of the peculiar rela-
ton of the Earth's magnetic pole
to the Sun. The Moon is also in
opposition to Earth AMI Sun, and
at an eclipse node on the 18th, and
on the celestial equator and in
perigee on the 18th. Phenomenal
manifestations Of natural, free cleo
tricity and magnetism, in the way
Of eartb-currents, aurUral lights, mgg-
netic perturbations, thunder storms
and earthquakes, are among the
probable things to expect each year,
within a period of about fifteen DAYS,
taking March 18th as the central day
Of the period. Magnetic instru-
ments, electrical machinery and tele-
graphic appliances are often incom-
NODDED and dieabled by phenomenal
excess of these forces at this March
period
A maximum of such disturbances
is probable at this period. Along
with these phenomena, we venture to
admonish the public that wicked
equinoctiBl storms are reasonably
probable en- and touching Wednes-
day. Thursday and Friday, the 18th,
18th and 18th. Keeping this warn
ing in mind, and watching baron ster
and other meteorological indications
at the time, ALL may be in readiness
for the most distressing and violent
types of storms--all the way be-
tween tornsdoes from the south and
billiards from the north. The gen
eral disturbances will follow the law
of forms, that is, develop in western
regions and pass over the country,
progressively from east to west, toll
lowed Immediately on the west by
high barometer and change to I'M
usually cold for this time Ct the year.
A reacionary storm period lies at
the entrance of a Mercury period,
with possibly the vecus influences
still holding control on the 10th, 18th
and 18th. The Moon is at its great
{ st south Jelination and last quarter
at this time, which fact will induce
wind currents from northerly regions,
and after low baromeer cloudiness
and rain, the pc riod will eliminate in
snow, rising barome ter and sharp
cold for the season. The Mercury in
nuence, blending with Eas this equi-
nox nearing its center, will most
probably cause long hard spell Of
threate ming, il not stormy weather,
ut this time. A regular storm pet-
iod is central on the 22nd, the central
Day Of the Earth's Vernal Equinox.
and within two days Of the center Of
Mercury's equinox. The Moon is on
the equator on the 25th and in spo-
gee aud new on the 26th. This per-
iUd promies to bring tins Of pro-
logged and general ste rminess, With
two or three violent psroxyms Of
wind and tain, elimination in wide
spread and destructive sleet storms.
A dependable barometer shoud be
within reach, and its indications
noted constantly and with care, during
all the disturbance of this and other
March periods. With high temper.
AZURE, winds from southerly dirsc.
tions, and barometer much below
normal, dangerous, tornado storms
are liable to appear at any time dur
ing this period. As counferparts 20
violt Mt tropical storms at this time
look or sudden and -vi5lent reversion
to high barometer, heavy snow and
sleett, high winds from the north
west, and changes to sharp cold for