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not some south the third clay, it is likely to continue 

 north-east for eight or nine days, all fair, and then 

 to come south again ; if it turns again out of the 

 south to the north-east, with rain, and neither turns 

 south nor rainy the third day, it is likely to continue 

 north-east a considerable time. Fair weather for a 

 week, with a southerly wind, is likely to produce a 

 great drought, if there has been much rain out of 

 the south before. The wind usually turns from 

 north to south, without rain ; but returns to the 

 north with a strong wind and rain ; the strongest 

 winds are when it turns from south to north-west ; 

 a north-wester generally brings clear weather, and 

 begins by blowing hard. Wind blowing from the 

 sea, is observed to be always most cool in summer, 

 and warm in winter. 



When the wind changes with the sun, that is, 

 from East to South, from South to West, it seldom 

 goes back ; if it does it is only for a short time ; 

 but if it moves in a contrary direction, that is from 

 East to North, from North to West, it generally 

 returns to the former point, at least before it has 

 gone quite round the circle. When winds continue 

 to vary for some hours, as it were to trj' in what 

 point they were to settle, and afterwards begin to 

 l)low constant, they continue for some days. If 

 the South wind begins to blow for two or three 

 days, the North wind will blow suddenly after it ; 

 but if the North wind blows for the same number of 

 days, the South will not rise till after the East has 

 blown a while. Whatever wind begins to blow in 

 the mornincr, it will continue longer than that which 

 rises in the evening. 



Other prognostics. If the last eighteen days 

 of February and the first ten days of March, be 



