80 GENERAL SCIENCE 



Above the rest, the sun who never lies, 

 Foretells the change of weather in the skies; 

 For if he rise, unwilling, to his race, 

 Clouds on his brow and spots upon his face, 

 Or if through mist he shoots his sullen beams, 

 Frugal of light, in loose and straggling streams, 

 Suspect a drizzling day and southern rain, 

 Fatal to fruits, and flocks and promised grain. 



Dew and fog indicate fine weather. 



"Evening red and morning gray; two sure signs of one fine day." 



WEATHER LORE 



" When the wind veers against the sun, 

 Trust it not, for back 'twill run." 



" When the wind is in the east, 

 'Tis good for neither man or beast." 



"If hoar-frost comes on mornings twain, 

 The third day surely will have rain." 



"If clouds look as if scratched by a hen, 

 Get ready to reef your topsails then." . 



" Mackerel sky, mackerel sky, 

 Not long wet, nor yet long dry." 



"If the sun goes pale to bed, 

 'Twill rain to-morrow, it is said." 



"Long foretold, long last, 

 Short notice, soon past." 



" Evening red and morning gray, 

 Help the traveler on his way." 



" When the glass falls low, prepare for a blow, 

 When it rises high, let all your kites fly." 



"An evening gray and morning red, 

 Will send the shepherd wet to bed." 



" Mackerel sky and mare's tails, 

 Make lofty ships carry low sails." 



