92 AUTUMN AND WINTER 



The first moon of the month is often known as the hunter's moon ; 

 and October I5th is often given, for no particular reason, as the date 

 when hunting begins. 



October 12th. Old Michaelmas Day. 



October \%th. St. Luke's Summer; the second of the short 

 periods of interpolated warmth which have a popular name. 

 Average temperature, ,- ; . 50. 



Average rainfall, . . . . 2*8 1 inches. 

 On October 1st, sun rises 6.2 a.m. and sets 5.41 p.m. 





