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The Barometer in the House 
(Continued from page 31) 
barometer is commonly noted in sum- winds with a falling barometer are a 
mer during the thunderstorm season sure sign of rain within twelve or eight- 
when an abrupt drop is almost imme- een hours. A rising barometer with 
diately followed by the storm, and even shifting winds means the storm will pass 
while the storm is at its height the and the wind set in from the west or 
barometer may commence to rise, thus allied point. During dry weather a 
showing that the storm will soon cease southwest wind with falling barometer 
and clearing weather will follow. The is an exception to the rule, as it may 
rapidity of the rise or fall is indicative mean continued dry, clear weather or 
of the shortness of duration of the drought. 
storm. But when the barometer falls Clouds are more difficult to under- 
slowly and steadily for several days stand, as there are so many types asso- 
during clear, fine weather, then a pro- ciated with so many kinds of weather, 
longed spell of bad weather can be ex- The most common kinds and their 
pected within a short while. When the meanings may not be amiss in this ar- 
barometer remains low with clearing tide. 
weather, the clearing is only temporary The most interesting are the clear 
and the bad weather will set in again weather or cumulus clouds, those small 
within a short time. During a long, snowy banks or lazily floating clouds, 
heavy spell of weather and when the brilliant white against a blue sky. They 
barometer rises slowly, the clearing should not be mistaken for storm 
weather will slowly come on within clouds, as they usually disperse late in 
twenty-four hours or perhaps less. the afternoon. 
It is easy to remember that a low The cirrus clouds are the real storm 
barometer indicates storms, and a high warnings and often appear far in ad- 
one, fair weather. While these signs vance of the storm. They seem to be 
are to be held true, there is another in long, thin streaks and curled bunches, 
sign to be taken into consideration, and often making what is called “mackeral 
that is the winds. sky.” They are thin and not dense. 
Winds are always associated with They are very high and while not seem- 
storms and the various kinds of weather, ing to travel fast often move in excess 
Wind is merely air in motion and of 200 miles per hour. These clouds 
caused by a movement of air from a associated with a falling barometer in- 
“high” to a “low.” The wind always dicate a storm within twenty-four 
blows toward the storm center or area hours. 
of low pressure, sucked in, as it were, Following the cirrus clouds are the 
by the partial vacuum in the storm cen- cirro-cumulus clouds at a lower level, 
ter. Hence, winds always blow towards darker, denser and of a wet appearance, 
a storm from all points—against the They are cirrus clouds gathering lower 
storm, to and with it, from behind the and matting together. They indicate 
storm after it has passed. As all of our that the storm is not far off. 
storms practically move from west to Lastly come the low-hanging, dark 
east it can be seen why we nearly al- stratus clouds, followed immediately by 
ways have winds from an easterly point rain or snow. If the temperature is 
before a storm and from a westerly above freezing in winter and the wind 
point after the storm has passed, asso- is to the west, it will snow; if the wind 
ciated with clearing weather. So, east is east, rain. 
Pewter As Decoration 
(Continued from, page 27) 
collections one sees Chinese and Jap- candles made from the sediment of the 
anese pewter inlaid with other metals, spermaceti whale oil, we speculated on 
engraved, lacquered, painted and even the consternation of the original owner 
set with jewels. of the house could he see by what leaps 
It is fascinating to see the pewterer and bounds the lighting of homes has 
cast his parts, then weld them together developed since his day of careful, simple 
and finally trim and polish them at his living! The moulds for candles were 
wheel! We often watched Moriggi do- there, too, in which the old-time house- 
ing this. He is an accomplished “ham- keeper had two, four, six or eight, sper- 
merer,” too, that is, he can take a flat maceti or bayberry usually, made at one 
sheet of pewter and hammer it into a time. In the same family were treas- 
plate, plaque or beautiful bowl to be ured tankards, syrup jugs, pitchers, por- 
used for flowers or for serving fruit or ringers (patterned after their Dutch 
salads. Pewter is non-toxic. progenitors), tea and coffee sets and 
One day when Moriggi was working plates, all in shining order. Note, how- 
on a communion service for a church in ever, that the shine was not modern 
one of the Swiss Cantons,—each Canton plate polishes. In this case the owner 
has its own church design,—he men- has her maids go over each piece with 
tioned that pewter had been used by an oiled rag twice a year and in the 
the church in different countries for meantime they are merely dusted in the 
one thousand years, pewter as well as ordinary way. 
gold and silver. He loves to make these The owners of valuable old pewter 
services, copying or creating new de- always go about the cleaning of it with 
signs, and when so absorbed he suffers greatest care not to remove the lovely 
if obliged to let his wheel slow down; finish that Time alone can give to it. 
gradually changing from dreaming ar- It is wise to get advice as to the re- 
tist, he rises to his feet and becomes moving of stains if a very old and 
salesman! He hopes some day to give neglected treasure is unearthed, 
up his shop and work at home for the Hand-made pewter went out of fash- 
church and collectors only. ion here, as in England, in the early 
That pewter shows plainly how the 19th Century when Britannia ware was 
homes of men have developed through introduced. It is correct to describe this 
the centuries, was impressed upon us machine-made tableware as a variety 
when recently examining a collection of of pewter, and therefore having an hon- 
family pewter in an old Colonial home est right to the name, but its makers are 
near Boston, the center of the pewter the first to explain that as to method of 
industry during the pre-Revolutionary making it is a very distant cousin of the 
American Pewter Period. We first saw ancient, hand-made variety turned out 
the interesting old pieces by modern by the guilds. It won popularity be- 
electric lighting, and as we examined cause harder and more durable than the 
the once important whale oil lamps and old alloy. 
candlesticks for burning “spermaceti” (Continued on page 80) 
