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N, B. It is obferved, that if the laft week in February, 

 and the firft fortnight of March, be moftly rainy, and attended 

 with frequent appearances of the bow, a wet fpring and fum- 

 mer may be expedled. 



Signs of Fair Weather from the' Rainbow. 

 The rainbow appearing after long rains, denotes fair Fair from raio- 

 weather at hand ; if the colours grow lighter, fair ; if the bow ®^* 

 fuddenly difappears, fair ; if the bow appear in th' morning, 

 it is the fign of fmall rains, followed by fair weather ; if ap- 

 pearing at night, fair weather ; if appearing in the eaft, in the 

 evening, fair; if the bow appear double, it denotes fair 

 weather at prefent, but rain in a few days ; if in autumn, it 

 continues fair for two days after the appearance of the aurora 

 borealis. expedl fair weather for at leaft eight days more. 



Signs of Rain from Mifis. 

 If mifts be attracted to the tops of hills then expe6l rain in Rain from 

 a day or two; if in dry weather, they be obferved to afcend"^'^'' 

 more than ufual then expedl fudden rain; mifts in the new 

 moon always foreftiew rain in the old; mifts alfo in the old 

 moon denote rains to happen in the new ; a mifty white fcare, 

 in a clear Iky, in the fouth-eaft is always a forerunner of rain. 



Signs of Fair Weather from Mifis, 

 If mifts diffipate quickly, or defcend after rain, it is a fure Fair from ralfts« 

 fign of fair weather; a general mift before fun riiing near the 

 full moon, denotes fair weather for about a fortnight running. 

 If after fun fet or before fun rife, a while mift arife from the 

 waters and meads, it denotes warm and fair weather next day. 

 A mifty dewonthe infide of glafs windows (hews fair weather 

 for that day. 



Signs of Rain from inanimate Bodies. ^ 



Wood fwelling, or ftones feeming to fweat; lute or viol Rain from in- 

 ft rings breaking; printed canvas or pafted maps relaxing ; fait ^""^'« ho^^ts, 

 becoming moift; rivers finking, or floods fuddenly abating; 

 remarkable fpaikling of lamps or candles; remarkable halo 

 about the candle; great idrynefs of the earth; pools feeming 

 troubled or muddy; yellow fcum on the furface of ftagnant 

 waters; dandelion or pimpernel fliuttlng up; trefoil fwelling 

 in ftalk, while the leaves bow down. 



N, B. A dry fpring is always attended with a rainy winter. 



Signs 



