1018 KXPERIMRNT STATION RECORD. 



statements of the liighest and lowest temperatures recorded at different places in the 

 United States (hiringr each mimth nf the year, and articles relating to the history nf 

 meteorology; some \vond<'rfni pliennmenaof the air, the constnicticm ami the nse of 

 the Aveather map ( witli cluirts), the nsesand the errorsof stnrm warnings, tornadoes, 

 long-range forecasts, the (Jalveston hurricane of 1900 and tiie l)lizzard of 18fi9, great 

 floods of the United States, protection from frost, loss of life and ])ropertj^ by light- 

 ning, lightning strokes, temperatures injurious to food products, Weather Bureau 

 kites, work of voluntary observers and crop corresjiondents, magnitude of the United 

 States daily atmospheric survey, and climate for the health seeker, the tourist, and 

 the investor, including information regai-ding the climate of Cuba, ]*orto Rico, 

 Hawaiian Islands, and the Philippine Islands; the hottest au<l coldest jdaces in the 

 world, the weather and sun spots, and change of climate. 



The weather and agriculture, R. PxiuxsTEiN [Dent. Laiidir. Prrxsc, ■is {1901), 

 No-".. 5, pp. 31,82; 7, p. 4-'>)- — A general discussion of this subject. 



The weather v. the new^spapers, H. M. Watts [J'o/k Sd. Ma., .',S iiuoi) , No. 4, 

 pp. .381-of)2, figa. -'/)• — The relation of the newspapers to the dissenunat'on of informa- 

 tion regarding the weather is briefly discussed, the claim being made that "for the 

 most part the average newspaper fails in its duty to the public, so fai- as the weather 

 is concerned, in the four following particulars: 



"(1) B\' reason of a misapprelunision and misrejiresentation of the simplest fimda- 

 mental facts of atmospheric circulation and weather movement, effects being treated 

 as causes, etc. 



"(2) By reason of a constant confusion of terminology and a generally slipsliod use 

 of weather terms and facts. 



"(8) By reason of a persistent i-efusal to recognize much, if any, difference lie! wei'ii 

 the scientist and the charlatan, between the expert and the (|iiack; and, in fact, hy 

 a disposition — marked in some (piarters — to give- undue jiri)mini-nce to bogus weather 

 prophets an<l wonder-mongers, at the expense of tbeeipiipjied and re]>utable students 

 of the subject. 



"(4) By reason of a liypercritical but uninformed attitude toward the <laily fnre- 

 ca.sts of the United States Weather Bureau, by which the work of the Bureau is ham- 

 pered and its value to the public materially reduced." 



Cannonading- as a protection against hail, J. Dufour (clirou. Agr. Omlou 

 I'ninl, 14 (lUOl). X(iK. .?, ;*/). 61-67, figs. 2; 4, PP- 93-107, fig.'<. ■'}).— \ brief general 

 discussion. 



The mode of action of cannon used in combating hail, (1. (I. \ stink and 

 V. ViCKMOKEL {Gr,-'le, 2 {1901), No. 3, pp. 12-1 S). 



Corrections for mean daily temperature calculated from a limited number 

 of observations, M. Morh:no v Anda (}[ciii. // ltii\ Sue. ('iinl. ^'An/nuio Ahu/r." 1.', 

 ( 1900-1901), No. 1-g, pp. .5-11). 



Anemometry, C. F. Mahvix ( J'. S. Drpt. Agr., Wenthrr Biircaii Doc. 283, pf). 67, 

 pi. I. figi<. 28). — This is a second edition, revised, of ''a circular of general informa- 

 tion respecting the theory and operation of instrmnents for indicating, measuring, 

 and automatically recording wind movement and direction, with instructions for 

 the erectioji and care of such instruments of the Weather Bureau ]>attern." 



An electric anemometer for transmitting observations to a distance, 

 E. Lkcfjaxo {Coiiipl. JleiiiJ. Acad Sri. Porix, 13,' (1901), No. 6, p. 32-i). 



New w^ind-recording apparatus {Sci. Amcr. Sujt., 51 {1901), No. 1308, p. 

 2091;,)). — A brief description of an apparatus in use at the Agricultural College of 

 I'x'riin wliich is capable of recording eight directions of the wind. 



Meteorological instruments, H. Hakti, {Sri. Aimr. Sup., '>/ (1901), Nos. 1308. 

 pp. 20.962, 20963; 1809, jg). 20978-20980, fig. •<. .^<'>).~I)escri|.tions are given of various 

 forms of thermometi'rs and thermograiihs and barouu'ters, barographs, i)sychrome- 

 ters, etc., with brief explanations of their use. 



