Marble Hill press., 1921-05-12

iaErm" beat rsr,ts Dis generosity 81 '.s san.
shiny hour.
uu mIuy days vh.u ',. ,..G strata o., Hut
~ fis surs beat ths '.f'' .. .#' Hs.f warmed
during fhs iHy lf dHr.s tHs r..Hf pro ,..I1s
hIuu aWaN ihs Earth i a.' .s 8. ia.kra4f. That
is WIS. when tfr s.asr .s passing frozen svriug
'n saHg.'r. ~ fruw summer 90 f.U "a fHft.r Ha1s.
rIu j. sn often followed ly a fr..' Tho rfs'
clear r.-h' presents hca' hUIs fr ffg ,arh which
hr ts aHah.r tH uay anil JACK Trss' rsfgr's
sh'rIT places bis crisp s."li ula. 'fr .#prst.trut
u.I fellow -. farmer Iu..Es ua' aer1ss his
blasted fr.is Boz No roru,r. ar1 .sls 4 si.I
irs frost lsst a..h' tr' 'i.s is r-.rna-f ihr oil
earth. already .r.F n.fA ssr ald -l.eusr.
hasn't ST Isanra .us 70 save up fef e raiHy
day
The most onur.1 Hs'hol 'st fra,i urrrcu'lda
is 90 establish ..g' 90 savings hank or 'hc H.H
follow earth k,.l assgrd thar hon st-ad -
r.>,rse it be can G.ass makes 'he host heat say
Iuss nurk II DO. ihc curious pfuIrfty 4 allow
ins tie heat ffuu The sun 20 pass thrush 90 to
earth but y Vii. r., allow the radlaiea hsai frrm
n, earth o. ~ hack 90 the ",aEvF ar Glass u
expensive. however. and ran D. us,sl uufy fsr a..
protection ~ samlaruycly small aroAs - grrzni
Wood is nlsn . ssnI wafchman t1 ~ above ihc
ancient pruHieai. Though II viil Do, allow heat
10 pass frum IT,, sun a. glass does neither viil
II allow Il to pass outward from tho earth In
scCtlnus ~ the South q laih network - us.-l 10
eu network hold, auvu large amouu, = beat
ard when frost "ryurs il helps the fruysg plants
ny shading them FROM the dif,gt rays - tho
morning sun HUi allows them e. ihaN gradually
QUICK ihavlne ot The frnTrn water Particles IN
plant or fruit is fatal as II chus"s the cellular
tissues 10 hrcak down. Il the uaWlns process l.
very gradual tho plant may r'absorb The aulI
and the damage done NAV be surprisingly sIght
Various Methods Used
rHfpr IL OF les. yHlua In conserving heat than
* wood. though Is morr efficient than cloth
cloth allows thai cold menjicaui. the air. 10 ,.cuc-
,rnte To the earth and steal the last desrr- "
heat from him. So a cloth covering must hc quite
heavy IL the frost is hard one. Iron or metal
pots are not a. oil. good bankers for the Garth
they allow the heat "a pass back into the air al
most as readily az the earth Itself
There Is another method that is employed 10
save the spendtlr.n from the sheriff The pres.
ence Of moisture In the air makes the radiation
of heat difficult and helps greatly 80 conserve the
heat which the earth already holds Also n tho
temperature drops 10 freezing each drop of water
gives ny bit of latent heat hofor" congrallus
and all these tiny contributions help 10 keep the
surface air warmer
breeze from ocean lake. or river win usually
bring this wet blanket. and Il can sometimes hc
supplied In an artificial manner by letting water
into irrigation ditches Results not .gnnd may
he had by building damp smudse fires In the vr,
charh. Cranberry growers often save their crops
by flooding the area with watc,, I'm The even, of
extreme cold II is often possible to suhmsrge en-.
tire arens growing this crop. This gives absolute
protection Less prodlgnl than earth. water keeps
It's reserve heat for long periods Of time
Force Air to BE Honest.
The third method of keeping the earth solvent
is by adding heat to the air layers near the sur.
face This Is done by OF many small fires
OF oil. coal wood, orchard refuse. and IL
method we'll known in sections where fruit grow.
ing Is a specially. II Is sometimes scorned as an
attempt 60 warm up all outdoors" but that IL
not what happens. exactly. We know that at
night, the air above the earth IL warmer than
the air directly against It, Therefore, II the low.
or and colder strata could be lifted and mixed
with the upper air, a higher and more equabis
temperature would result.