WIND AND STORM.
1050. A broom falling across the doorway, or chairs set crosswise, is the sign of a storm.
Stratham, N. H.
1051. If a cloud and wind are coming, the wind will last.
Trinity Bay, N. F.
1052. If a cloud looks as if it had been picked by a hen,
Get ready to reef your topsails then.
Mansfield, O.
1053. Clothes hanging about the rigging will bring wind.
Newfoundland.
1054. Blue blazes in a coal fire mean a storm.