Vennor's winter almanac and weather record, 1877-78

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Whilstnomanhadthemeansofknowinganythingabout theweather,
beyondhissight, orthe "feelingof hisown instruments," itwas
scarcelypossibletoforetellchangesof importanceatadistance, as
wellasonthespot; but nowthecase isexceedinglydifferent. A
dailyglanceatthepublished ''WeatherReports,"arecollectionof
theirprincipalfeaturesduringthe fewpreviousdays, alookatthe
"glasses"athome, andaneyeturnedoccasionallytotheheavens,
enables anyone who pleasesto take the trouble to foreseeand
foretellaccurately, afteralittlepractice, the principal changes of
ourveryvariable, though regularlyvaryingclimate. Steinmetz.
RegisteredinaccordancewiththeActofParliament,intheyear onethousand eight
hundred and seventy-seven, by John Dougall & Son, in the Office ofthe
MinisterofAgriculture,atOttawa.
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INTRODUCTION.
"How are You? Fine Day !"isafairsampleofthecustomary I
greeting ofthe members of theAnglo Saxon race the world over,
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nothurtme;" andaBurmese, kissingthe friend, "Givemeasmell." jf
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come, andhaseverendeavored, andwillcontinuetoendeavor, topeer f
intotheapproachingseasons. Mr. Vennorcontends thatthisdesireis «
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thatasashepherdknowsfromexperiencewhatJdndofdaythemorrow £
will be, by indications whichnever lie, anyone, if he had the same f
experienceinyears, couldassurelyforetellthe characterofthecoming
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year, inthisdegenerate age, there are but some three score years j*
andteninalifetime, andthereforethe experiencenecessary toforetell i
theseasons is very difficult to obtain. This may be overcome by
keeping a record ofeach day's character. That such a record will
besoonobtainedtherecanbenodoubt, andtheresultofconstantthought j
andenquirycanhavebutoneconclusion. Mr. Vennor does not put jI
forwardhispredictionsas prophecies, butsimply asopinionsbasedon \
certainfacts,andwiththegallantAdmiral Fitzroy, the founder ofthe
present extensive and valuable meteorological system, may say,
"Certainit is, thatalthoughour conclusions maybe incorrect, our |
judgmenterroneous, the lawsofnature andthe signs affordedtoman
areinvariablytrue. Accurateinterpretation is the deficiency." This
accurate interpretationMr.Vennorholdsmaybeattainedto, andstudy
withthat result in view will be rewarded by the most satisfactory
results.
ButthisyearVennor'sAlmanacisnotconfinedtotheforetelling
of seasons. It will have a new interest from the large amount of
information and weather lore it contains ; Virgil, Shakespeare,
Longfellow, Howard, Admiral Fitzroy, Doctor LoorAis, Steinmetz,
Howe, Butlerandother observershavebeen made tocontribute toit,
and theinformation obtained as the result oftheir observationswill
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t 4 INTRODUCTION. KINGSTON.
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t heisreferredtothewordsofone ofthe most painstaking collectorsof
I thesesayings, thepoetGay, who, asanantidotetohiswork, says :
*\ "LNeotrnPoauslu,chnovrulSgwairthtialnesrudleebtahseectllioyudmsinordw;ind."
t Butstillsome ofthese fables are based on shrewdobservations,
t andsometimesdeservemoreattentionthantheyobtain.
\ The pictures and descriptions of the different clouds given will
proveaninterestingstudy, andsupplementedbycloseobservationwill
| enablethestudenttointelligently "discernthefaceofthesky."
| Itis a pleasing factto note that during the year, all overthe
:\ country, there have been many who have utilized the memoran-
\ dumpages of the Almanac for 1877, noting therein interesting and
* curious incidents, "weatherwise and otherwise." In this regard
r Andrew Steinmetz, inhis "ManualofWeatherCastsand Prognostica-
tionsonLand and Sea,"says: "Every pocket book should have
I^ blankpagesheaded 'TheWeather,'foreachmonth of theyear. Itis
\ obviousthatbyalittle studyandattention any onemay soon become
weatherwise, atleastsufficientlysoforordinarypurposes."
I: Itishopedthatby the yearly publication of this manual, a new
I interestwillbegiventooneof the mostinterestingandgenerally use-
t ful ofstudies, and that Mr. Vennor's facts and theories, whether
rightorwrong, willhavetheeffect of causing a further investigation
J intoNature'ssecretswhich willresultin theincreasedusefulnessandin-
j telligenceof thelearner, who willbeimpressed the more he studies
j\ withthewisdomofHim "whodoethall thingswell."
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