84 SMITH : EFFECT OF THE MOON'S PHASES. 



that 1 he supposition that the time when tJiey are full of sap is 

 unfavourable for felling may turn out to be quite groundless, 

 and as yet there are certainly no facts brought forward to 

 support it. 



To settle the whole question, felling should be done at 

 different times of the day and night, notes being taken of the 

 humidity of the atmosphere and the state of the light. A series 

 of observations might be made to show whether any particular 

 sort of weather, whether dry or moist, is associated at all 

 constantly with full moon in India. Above all, the experi- 

 ments should be arranged so that they are not complicated by 

 other factors, e.g., soaking, for then we cannot tell to which 

 cause to ascribe a particular effect. 



