Miscellanies. 373 
the circuit, and while the galvanic current is flowing without ob- 
struction. ‘To effect this, place the spring-wire m, with /, on the 
whole portion of the ferule and turn the wheel. A slight shock 
will be felt at 6, e, being simply the consequence of magnetic dis- 
turbance by the motion of the armature. A single thermo-elec- 
tric pair of bismuth and antimony plates heated and cooled, af- 
fords a shock which is felt as far as the wrist. 
Washington, D. C. June 2, 1838. 
MISCELLANIES. 
1. Synopsis of a Meteorological Journal kept in the city of New 
York for the year 1837, including the average results of the last 
five years; by W. C. Reprieip.—The observations which I have 
made on the direction of the wind near the earth’s surface, and also 
on the direction of the highest observed clouds, at periods of four 
hours’ duration, commencing at 6 A.M. and ending at 10 P. M., are 
comprised in the following table.* 
Direction of the f the highest ob. 
surface, in periods of four} served current in the re- 
hours each. gion of clouds. 
= 8 Beil ga) SBi25 | SH] Be) 3 
Monthly results for the year 1837. | > “> Be | E.se| a ee ) | 2 
ore), as| BS| Fels e) My FS) Fs 
S23| -s| go| Zal2-s| os] ool] 24 
Ego) “gi @8| “slegsl. 2] Sebo 
geu| O-| @} Gh-teeag et sé G- 
2o5| & 2 E. Jown|- F z 
io) m & ef a fe I 
January, = 213; 1 | 354d} 8a 3 Q | 51 | 78 
February, - - 14 | 73} 56| 53] 7} O| 66 | 27 
March, - p 483) 323 38 | 32] 8} 1 | 62] 43 
April, - - 35 .-~ | 49 43 53; 1 | 493) 49 
May, a -, * 213} 58 | 33 | 34 & | 113) 77 | 343 
June, - - 24 | 34 | 733] 132) 13 | 03) °44 | 235 
July, = ia 103! 20 | 794| 293] 3ai 6 | SI | 553 
August, - = - 183; 36 | 483) 44 0 0 | 48 | 20 
September, - - 33 8 | 4 35 | 11 5 | 67 | 27 
Jetober, - - - 453! 153) 433] 414} 4 | 8 | 723) 323 
November, — 6 | 13 a} 51a} Oj} OQ | 40| 54 
December, - - z 3| 583/ 61 0 0 | 51 | 62 
Number of observations, [3103 269 6303523 | 60 | 33 (679 [506 
Proportion in 1000, 179 |155 '364 |302 | 47 | 26 [531 (396 
Average proportion in 1000 for 5 yrs.,|219 \127 |388 266 } 55 | 21 /593 (331 
“je apap nee 
* For a summary of observations from 1833 to 1836 inclusive, see Reports of the 
ts of the University of the State of New York for the years 1835 and 1837; 
also, American Journal of Science, Vol. xxvii, pp. 154—159. 
