Pcflilential 

 fcafons. 



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drought; if February be for mofl rainy, fpring and furamer 

 ' quarters are like to be fo too; but if it happen to be altogether 



fair, then expert a drought to follow; if lightning follow after 

 twenty-four hours of dry and fair weather, drought will fol- 

 low, but if within the twenty-four hours, exped great rains. 



Signs of Hard Winters. 

 Hard winters. A moift and cold fummer, and mild autumn, are fure figns 

 of a hard and fevere winter ; ftore of hips and haws denote 

 the fame ; the hazel-tree flowering is ever obferved \o fore- 

 tell the fame; acorns found without any infed is a fure prog- 

 noftic of a hard winter. 



Signs of Pejiilential Seafons. 



A dry and cold winter with a foutherly wind; a very rriiny 

 fpring, ficknefs in fummer'; if fummer be dry with the wind 

 northerly but (he autumn rainy ard the wind foutherly, great 

 ficknefs is likely to follow ; great heats in fpring time without 

 winds; roots having a lufcious tafte, while the wind has beeri 

 long foutherly without rain ; and laflly, great quantities of 

 ftinking atoms, infefls or animals, as flies, frogs, fnakes, 

 locufls, &c. 



Experiments of the Leech Worm. 

 Leech worm. Inclofe the leech worm in an eight ounce vial glafs, three 



fourths filled with water covered with a bit of linen, let the 

 water be changed once a week in fummer, and once a fort- 

 night in winter. 



If the leech lies motionlefs at the bottom in a fpiral form, 

 fair weather ; if crept to the top, rain ; if reftlefs, wind ; if 

 very reftlefs, and without the water, thunder ; if in winter 

 at bottom, froft; but, if in the winter it pitches its dwelling 

 pn the mouth of the vial, fnow. 



Signs of Weather froni the Barometer.. 

 Xarometer. In calm weather, when the air is inclined to rain, the mercury 



is low ; but when tending to fair, it will rife ; in very hot 

 weather when falling, it forefhews thunder ; if rifing in winter, 

 froft ; but, if falling in froft, thaw ; if rifing in a continued 

 froft, fnow; if foul weather quickly on its falling, foon over; 

 if fair weather quickly on its rifing, foon over ; alfo if rifing 

 high in foul weather, and fo continuing for two or three days, 



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