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course of the Stin, namely, from east to west, that fine weather 

 follows ; if the contrary, foul. When the glass is going back- 

 wards it indicates rain. When the wind makes a whistling 

 sound it is a certain indication of rain. When clouds seem 

 to diverge from one point of the horizon, wind may be ex- 

 pected from that quarter, or the opposite, in some instances. 

 Winds blowing from the north-west or north-east usually ac- 

 company dry weather. From south-east to south-west in a 

 brisk south wind it is dry. Wind from north-west to north- 

 east, fair ; from south-east to south-west, rainy. A week's 

 fair weather, with southern wind, drought. 



Dew. — Wlien the dew is heavj^, fair weather ; if it va- 

 nish suddenly or early, rain. When the dew lies plentifully 

 upon the grass after a fine day, another fine day may be ex- 

 pected to succeed it ; but if after such a day no dew is upon 

 the ground, and no wind stirring, it is a sign that the vapours 

 ascend, where they will accumulate, and must terminate in 

 rain. 



Vapours. — Where there are high hills, and the mist which 

 hangs over the lower lands in a morning draws towards the 

 hills, and rolls upon their sides until it covers their tops, 

 there will be no rain. 



When the morning is misty, and the fog falls, a hot day 

 will follow ; when the mist rises, rain. If mist is general 

 before sun-rise, near the full of the moon, fine weather. 



To judge rightly of the appearance of fog, it is necessary 

 to be acquainted with the nature of the country, as in some 

 places, if the mist hangs upon the hills, and drags along the 

 woods, instead of overspreading the level grounds in the 

 morning, it will turn to rain. The contrary, when it comes 

 down from the hills and settles in the valleys. 



There is commonly either a dew or a mist over the ground 

 between an evening with a red sky and a morning with 



