CHAP. I.] CLIMATE, SEASONS, &C. 33 



1817. 



August 8. I wondered, at first, why I never 

 saw any barometers in people's 

 houses, as almost every farmer has 

 them in England. But, I soon found, 

 that they would be, if perfectly 

 true, of no use. Early Pears ripe. 



8. Fine Rain. It comes pouring down. 



9. Rain still, which has now lasted 60 

 hours. Killed a lamb, and, in or 

 der to keep it fresh, sunk it down 

 into the well. The wind makes the 

 Indian Corn bend. 



10. Fine clear hot day. The grass, 

 which was brown the day before 

 yesterday, is already beautifully 

 green. In one place, where there 

 appeared no signs of vegetation, the 

 grass is two inches high. 



11. Heavy rains at night. 



12. Hot and close. 



13. Hot and close. 



14. Hot and close. No breezes these 

 three days. 



15. Very hot indeed. 80 degrees in a 

 North aspect at 9 in the evening. 

 Three wet shirts to day. Obliged to 

 put on a dry shirt to go to bed in. 



16. Very hot indeed. 85 degrees, the 

 thermometer hanging under the Lo- 



