"Familiar Trees and Their Leaves"—F. D. Matthews. Appleton and Company, $1.75 net. Three reliable handbooks written in popular style.
An Out-of-Door Diary—Marion Miller. Sturgis and Walton Co., $1.25 net.
Suitable for very young boys.
[Illustration: Making a Walk to the Beach-Camp Wawayanda]
CHAPTER XIX—FORECASTING THE WEATHER
WEATHER TABLE CLOUDS RAIN CLEAR WEATHER WINDS HOW TO TELL DIRECTION OF WIND SIGNALS LOST ON A CLOUDY DAY POINTS OF COMPASS HOME-MADE WEATHER PROPHET PLANT BAROMETER BIBLIOGRAPHY
Sunshine is delicious.
Rain is refreshing.
Wind braces up.
Snow is exhilarating.
There is really no such thing as bad weather,
only different kinds of good weather.
—Ruskin.
It is said that this weather table by Buzzacott is so near the truth as seldom or never to be found to fail.
FORECASTING THE WEATHER
If the New Moon, First Quarter, Full Moon, or Last Quarter,
comes between In Summer In Winter
12 and 2 AM Fair Frost, unless wind S.W.
2 and 4 AM Cold and showers Snow and stormy
4 and 6 AM Rain Rain
6 and 8 AM Wind and rain Stormy
8 and 10 AM Changeable Cold rain if wind W.
Snow if E.
10 and 12 PM Frequent showers Cold and high wind
12 and 2 PM Very rainy Snow or rain
2 and 4 PM Changeable Fair and mild
4 and 6 PM Fair Fair
6 and 8 PM Fair if wind N.W. Fair and frosty if
wind N. or N.E.
8 and 10 PM Rainy if S. or S.W. Rain or snow if
S. or S.W.
10 and 12 AM Fair Fair and frosty
Clouds
Every cloud is a weather sign.
Low clouds swiftly moving indicate coolness and rain.
Soft clouds, moderate winds, fine weather.
Hard-edged clouds, wind.
Rolled or ragged clouds, strong wind.
"Mackerel" sky, twelve hours dry.