The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-26
WEATHER BUREAUS
INFORMATION SOURCE
BROUGHT TO LIGHT
STUDENTS IN PHYSICAL GEOG'
RAPHY DIG UP PROPHETIC
WEATHER SAYINGS


The Physical Geography class of
the local High school had an inter
esting exercise last week on "Wea-
ther Signs. Can you add to their
list, which is as follows.
l Better never clear up than eiear
up in the night.
2. A circle around the moon, storm
8. Wet fingers, if they st ng, IL
won't snow.
4. If there is peak on the clouds
it will rain. -,
5. If smoke goes down it will
rain.
6. Evening red and morning gray
Sena a traveller on his way.
Evening gray and morning red,
Rain will fall upon his head.
7. If smoke rises there VIII be
fair day. =,
s. If slack rope tightens, it will
rain.
9. A sun dog is the sign of storm
10. After you see the northern
lights there will be a storm.
IL. If tree toads sing it will rain.
II. Three frosts then a rain.
13. Rainbow in the morning, sail
ors take warning. Rainbow at night
sailors delight.
Ia. A winters fog will freeze the
hair on a dog.
Is. Mares tails from the west are
followed by storm next day.
16. If it rains before Monday 1t
will rain four days that week.
II. If a whirl wind goes towar
the sun it will rain.
Is. Rain before seven, stop before
eleven.
10. A clou v morning, fair day.
nf thew
to bed they will awake with wet
head.
21. If chickens stay cut in the
rain, it will continue long. If they
rush for shelter, it is only show
%. So many fogs in January, so
many frosts in June.
%. If potatoes boil dry it will
rain.
"a. If ants cover up holes it will
rain.
25. When muskrats build their
houses high there will be hard
winter.
26. Hair in catterp;ller dark front
half, first half of winter hard, back
half dark. last half of winter hard.
hard winter
%. If husks are thick on the corn
hard winter.
20. If squirrels store many nuts,
hard winter.
30 If sun sets fair, Friday, it will
rain before Monday
81. Dew on tn grass means fair
weather.
80. A white frost is followed by a
fair dav.
33. If the new moon can hold wa
ter, rainy month will follow. II
the Indian can hang his powder horn
on the moon he cannot hunt that
month.
34 If the sun rises clear and goes
under cloud, it will rain.
35. If you can see enough blue SIX!
between the rain clouds to make 8
Dutchman a pair of pants, it vii
clear up.
SO. When a fire sticks to iron i
will rain.
81 When YOU hear sounds very
clearly it will rain.
SO. When the air becomes deer
blue. it will rain soon.
SO. If animals go to hill tops i
will rain.
40. When robins whistle at noon
it will rain.
Al. If dog barks during a storm
IL VIII clear up soon.
AZ When a blaze goes 20 a peal
it will rain.
AZ If a wood pecker hammers il
the fall it will frost next night.
"a Sun sets bright yellow. sign o
wind. Sun sets pale yellow, sign o
rain.
As. Roosters crow in Afternoon
sign of rain.
as. If the sun shines on Februar
2nd. there will be 6 weeks more o
winter
AZ. If your tooth or corn hurts
will rain.
as. If COW lcks under her de'
claws it will rain.
40. Geese fly ahead Of a storm.
80. If leaves turn their dull side
up they will be washed.
81 If a fog rises there will be fai
weather.
SO. East winds bring fair weatl
er.
So. Flies bite before a storm.
81. A wet water pipe, storm
55. Too cold to storm.
Sc. III a horse sheds his hair earl
there will be an early spring.
81. Hens oil their feathers befol
a storm.
5S Rheumatism troubles more b.
fore storm.
SO. A full moon brings the fir
frost.
60. If March comes i'm like a Ian
it will go out like lion and if
comes in like lion. it will go o'
like a lamb.
81. The last three days of ar
month govern the next month.
So. A rising barometer, fair we
ther. A lowering barometer, storm
weather.
We never knew until now just no
the weather man doped out his pro
nostications.
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