340 BAIN. 



fastened to a piece of cat-gut. When 

 the weather is wet, the moisture swells 

 the cat-gut and it is shortened, by which 

 means the cowl is pulled up ; but in dry 

 weather, the string is loosened, and the 

 cowl falls down. 



Q. In another weather toy, the MAN comes out 

 in WET weather, and the LADY in FINE : Why is 

 this ? 



A. The two figures are attached to a 

 piece of cat-gut in such a manner, that 

 when the cat-gut is shortened by moisture, 

 it pulls the man out ; but when it is loose, 

 the woman falls out by her own weight. 



Q. Why are WET STOCKINGS DIFFICULT to 



PULL ON? 



A. The moisture (by penetrating the 

 threads of the stockings) causes them to 

 shrink in size. 



Q. What is the MOST RAINY spot in ENGLAND ? 



A. Keswick (in Cumberland) \ and 

 then Kendal (a market town in West- 

 moreland). 



(In Keswick, about 63 inches of rain fall in a year. 

 In Kendal, 58; Manchester, 38; Liverpool, 34 ; Dublin 

 and Cambridge, 25; Lincoln, 24; London, 21 ; and in 

 Paris, only 18.) 



