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- and rain, with a little snow thrown in here and there, suc- 
ceeded each other in fairly regular order. It closed with the 
last day of the year being very wet and stormy, and quite a gale 
with heavy rain during the night. Although the weather of: 
the month was changeable and wintry, it was in a sense 
mild when compared with many Decembers we have seen, 
as there was no continued hard frost, no high wind except on 
the last night, no heavy floods, and very little snow. 
We have now had a series of mild winters, and that of 
1914-1915 has added another to the number. It is now a num- 
ber of years since we had settled severe weather throughout 
the winter season, when we had snow and frost almost con- 
tinually from November till March, and when the ice broke 
up in the spring it came crashing down the rivers in such 
force as to do a lot of damage to bridges, trees, and fences 
along their banks. We have had no such experience for 
some years. We are told by the ‘‘ wise preacher ’”’ that 
‘“ The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be;’’ so 
that we need not be surprised if a series of severe winters 
should follow. I read some little time ago that it had been 
determined that.the radiation from the sun is not constant. 
This may account for the variation in our weather conditions 
extending over considerable periods. The Creator of the 
Heavens and the Earth and all that they contain hath made 
everything beautiful in its season. Whether it glows and 
sparkles beneath the summer sun, or lies dull and faded 
under the clouded winter sky, it is always full of charm to 
those who have eyes to see its beauties and ears to hear the 
music of its many voices. 
