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this Tornado muft be carried thither by the Wind \ 
where the Tornado burfts, it cools the Air ; which 
makes the Land-breeze begin fome Hours fooner than 
its ufual Courfe. 
That the South- weft Wind, warm as it is, carries 
with it the Seeds of Cold, is evident from thofc 
violent Storms of Thunder, attended with great 
Rains, and large Hailftones, feveral of which happened 
this laft Summer. 
The 8 th of laft September was a cold Winter’s Day 
at the Place where I dwell. In the Morning, when I 
awoke, I perceived a great Dew on the Infide of the 
Glafs of my Chamber-window : When I went out, 
I obferved the Wind to be North-eaft, ftrong, black 
Clouds, and little Rain early, reft dry. 9th in the 
Morning, the Wind was North-eaft, brisk, dry. I 
began to think, that the Winter was going to fet in 
very fevere ; but I was in a little time undeceived. 
The Afternoon of the 9 th was overcaft. On the 10th, 
I faw Colts-tails, as the Sailors call them: I take 
them to be Virgil’s Tenuia lanre seller a : Marks of 
Rain, that feldom deceive thofe who are ufed to 
obferve them. On the nth, the Wind returned 
again to its old Point of South-weft, with Rain. 
Some time after, I did read in the News papers, that 
on the 7th a violent Storm fell about fVorcejler y 
which is diftant from hence about 2 Degrees, and 
bears, nearly, on the North-eaft Point. Then I found 
out the Caufe of that little Winter. 
I could mention more Fads of this Kind, but thefe, 
I believe, are enow to fatisfy us, that the Seeds of 
Cold arc carried on the Wings of the Wind. It will 
be ncedlefs to take notice, that the Wind carries the 
Cold 
