Mr. Vennor, a civil engineer of Montreal, had become widely celebrated as a weather prophet, on the strength of a rather remarkable record of successful predictions. His forecast for February, 1877, however, was utterly astray, and a great deal of ridicule was indulged in at his expense.
Grip, March 10th, 1877.
THE SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC GOING BACK ON VENNOR.
THE BLUE GLASS CURE
Just at this time the craze for blue glass as a medium for the “healing rays” of the sun, was at its height. Marvellous cures by this agency were reported from various quarters—generally a considerable distance away. The claims put forward by the Conservatives as to the virtues of protection to cure the commercial depression, were very much like those of the blue glass specialists.