194 Total Eclipse of August 7, 1869. 



during a clear moonlight night at the full. I found it 

 impossible to read a coarsely divided circle, without the 

 aid of a lamp; but I should judge that coarse book print 

 could be read if exposed directly to the light of the corona. 



The etfect on plants and animals has long since been 

 observed. A few of the numerous incidents collected by 

 our party are appended. 



A dog, at the beginning of totality, looked around in 

 all directions, then tucked down his tail and ran rapidly 

 under a building, from which he could not be induced to 

 come out until after the sun's rays again appeared. 



A team of horses tied to a post, became so uneasy and 

 frightened, that it was found necessary to quickly unhitch 

 them from the wagon. 



A small child was jioticed to look around in amaze- 

 ment, and then exclaim, "Oh, mother, it's going to thun- 

 der loud!" 



During totality, frogs, which had not been heard doling 

 the day, began to croak, chickens went to roost, and hens 

 hurriedly called together their broods. People instinc- 

 tively shouted, when the first beam of light appeared. 



An unruly cow, accustomed to jump into a cornfield at 

 night, was found there after the eclipse. 



During the most exciting period of the eclipse, General 

 Keifer saw a man goiug at full speed across the street, 

 who said he was going to see what his chickens were do- 

 ing. He soon returned in a state of intense disgust, 

 declaring in a very emphatic manner, that they were 

 scratching away as if nothing had happened. 



For a description of the naked eye phenomena, visible 

 to the scientific observer, the reader is referred to the 

 able and interesting report of President Hill. 



