1?6 BEST'S ART OF ANGLING. 



\vhich, in moist weather, becoming impregnated 

 with the humid corpuscles of the air, swell ; 

 and, like wedges, break or cleave the rocks into 

 several stones. 



The speedy drying of the surface of the 

 earth, is a sign of a northerly wind and fair 

 weather; and its becoming moist, of southerly 

 wind and rain. Hence the farmer may be in- 

 structed, never to trust a sun-shiny day, while 

 the surface of the earth continues wet ; and to 

 rely on a change to dry weather, as soon as he 

 observes the moisture dried up, even though the 

 appearance of the clouds should not be favora- 

 ble ; for the air sucks up all the moisture on the 

 surface of the earth, even though the sky be 

 overcast, and that is ti sure sign of fair weather ; 

 but if the earth continues moist, arid water 

 stands in shallow places, no trust should be put 

 in the clearest sky, for iu this case it is deceit- 

 ful. 



ADDENDA. 



MORE SIGXS FROM 



AGAINST rain fleas bite more than com- 

 mon, spiders crawl abroad, bees stir not far 

 from their hives. On the contrary, spiders 7 

 webs in the air, or on the grass or trees, foretel 

 very fair and hot weather ; so do bees when 

 they fly far from their hives, and come late 

 home ; and likewise a more than usual appear- 

 ance of glow-worms by night. If gnats play 

 up and down in the open air near sun-set, they 

 presage heat, if in the shade, warm and mild 

 showers ; but if they join in stinging those that 



