3490. If the clouds be of different heights, the sky above being grayish or dirty blue, with hardly any wind stirring; the wind, however, changing from W. to S., or sometimes to S. E., without perceptibly increasing in force.

3491. If there be a clouded sky, and dark clouds driving fast, (cither with the wind or more from the south,)

* As the owl is most noisy at the change of weather, and as is often happens that patients with lingering diseases die at the change of weather, so the owl, by a mistaken association of ideas has been. said o foretell death.

under the higher clouds, violent gust» of wind.

3492. If there be long points, tails, or feathers hanging from thunder or rain clouds, five, six, or more degrees above the horizon, with little wind, in summer, thunder may be expected; but the storm will be generally of short duration.

3493. If there be a light blue sky, with thin, light, flying clouds, whilst the wind goes to the south without much increase in force; or a dirty-blue sky, where no clouds are to be seen; storm.

3494. If the sun be seen double, or more times reflected in the clouds, expect a heavy storm.

3495. If the sun set with a very red sky in the east, expect stormy wind.

3496. If two or three rings be seen round the moon, which are spotted and spread out, expect a storm of long continuance.

3497. If porpoises and whales sport about ships.

3498. If sea-gulls and other birds fly inland.

3499. Storms are most frequent in December, January, and February. In September, there are generally one or two storms. If it blow in the day, it generally hushes towards evening; but if it continue blowing then, it may be expected to continue. The vernal equinoctial gales are stronger than the autumnal.

3500. For Increase of Storm.

3501. If the sky become darker, without much rain, and divide into two layers of clouds, expect sudden gusts of wind.

3502. If the sun or moon be passing through the south or north, the storm having already commenced.

3503. For Decrease of Storm

3504. The rising or setting of sun or moon, but especially of the moon.

3505. For Thunder and Heavy Rain

3506. If long horizontal strips appear with two or three edges, spreading out at top into feathers, and passing cver the middle of other clouds, generally there will be thunder.

3507. It' the clouds be uniformly black, or dark gray.

3506. In May and July it thunders most; in May, expect thunder with a south-west wind.

3509. If there be north-east or easterly wind in the spring, after a strong increase of heat, and small clouds appear in different parts of the sky; or if the wind change from east to south at the appearance of clouds preceded by heat.

3510. If a morning fog form into clouds, at different heights, which increase in size and drive in layers.

3511. If clouds float at different heights and rates, but generally in opposite directions.

3512. If there be many "falling stars" on a fine summer's eve.

3513. If there be sheet lightning, with a clear sky, on spring, summer, and autumn evenings.

3514. If the wind be hushed with sudden heat.

3515. If trefoil contract its leaves.

3516. If there be thunder in the evening, there will be much rain and showery weather.

3517. For the Approach of Thunder.

3518. If an east wind blow against a dark heavy sky from the westward, the wind decreasing in force as the clouds approach.

3519. If the clouds rise and twist in different directions.

3520. If the birds be silent.

3521. If cattle run round and collect together in the meadows.

3522. For Continued Thunder

Showers.

3523. If there be showery weather, with sunshine, and increase of heat in the spring, a thunder-storm may be expected every day, or at least every other day.

3524. Abatement of Thunder Storms.

3525. If the air be very dry, with clear, yet cooler weather; or come or two following days, the atmosphere be heavy, with a little damp failling.

3520. With a north wind it seldom thunders; but with a south and south-west wind, often.

3526*. For Colder Weather.

3527'. If the wind change to the north and north-east.

3528. If the wind change in summer only, to the north-west.

3529. If the wind shift to the east in summer only.

3530. If the wind shift from south to south-east in winter.

3531. For Increase of Warmth or Heat.

3532. If the wind shift round to the south and south-west.

3533. If the wind change from east, north-east, or north, to north-west and west, in the winter.

3534. If the wind change to the east, in summer only; especially if from north-east.

3535. If the wind change to south-east, especially in summer.

3536. For Frost.

3537. If birds of passage arrive early from colder climates.

3533. If the cold increase whilst it snows, as soon as it begins to freeze.

3539. If the wind blow north-east in winter.

3540. If the ice crack much, expect the frost to continue.

3541. If the mole dig his hole two feet and a half deep, expect a very severe winter. If two feet deep, not so severe; one foot deep, a mild win ter.

3542. If water-fowl or sparrows make more noise than usual; also if robbins approach nearer houses than usual; frost.

3543. If there be a dark gray sky, with a south wind.

3544. If there be continued fogs.

3545. If the fire burn unusually fierce and bright, in winter, there will be frost and clear weather; if the fire burn dull, expect damp and rain.

3546. It seldom freezes with a west wind; not much with a north; north: with a north-east, south-east, and sometimes south wind.

3547. For Thaw.

3548. If snow fall in flakes, which increase in size.

3549. If the heat increase in the afternoon, or suddenly before twelve o'clock.

3550. If clouds drive up high from the south, south-west, or west.

3551. If it freeze, and the barometer fall 20 or 30 hundreths.