THE LAW OF STORMS. 7 



a northerly wind. Hence, each portion of the hurri- 

 cane having its appropriate wind, there results, accord- 

 ing to the law of the rotation of revolving gales, a 

 verj simple rule for determining the bearing of the 

 center of the storm from the ship, viz: Look to the 

 wind's eye and set its bearing by compass, the eighth 

 point to the right thereof when in the Northern 

 Hemisphere ; but to the left of the wind's direction 

 when in the Southern Hemisphere, will be the bearing 

 of the storm's center. Thus, in the Northern Hemis- 

 phere, from an easterly wind, which characterizes the 

 northern margin of the storm, its center will bear 

 south ; from a northerly wind the center will bear east ; 

 from a westerly wind it will bear north, and from a 

 southerly wind, west. But in the Southern Hemis- 

 phere, from an easterly wind, the center of the storm 

 bears north ; from a southerly wind the center bears 

 east ; from a westerly wind, south ; and from a north- 

 erly wind, west. 



The above rule is perfectly clear and definite ; but as 

 it is especially important to avoid the center of the 

 storm, — its most dangerous part, — the following table 

 shows at a glance its relative bearing in each Hemis- 

 phere. 



