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( 21 ) Obſervations from the Stars.

The frequent ſhooting of the ſtars in many places of the firmament, (hews inordinate winds, thunder, lightning, and tempeſtuous weather. If the ſtars appear obſcure, ſhining in a miſt, or greater than uſual, or but few appear, all theſe are tokens of wind and rain ; when a multitude of the liars appear very bright and twinkling, it ſignifies a clear air, or froſt in winter.

Obſervations from the Rainbow.

If the rainbow appear in the morning, it ſig- nifies ſhowers or rain to follow ; if in the evening, fair weather; if it appears in fair, foul will follow; if in foul, fair will follow ; a double rainbow ſigni--fies much rain.

A Synopſis of the Colours.

The purple ſhews turbulent winds and rain ; the dark tempeſtuous; the light red, winds; the yellow ſhews dry weather; the green ſhews rain; blue ſhews the air is clearing. Now by which of theſe colours is mod apparent, you may eaſily judge what weather will enſue.

Obſervations from the Winds.

The nature of the weather very much depends upon the winds, for we find by obſervation that the eaſt wind is naturally dry, and that the weft wind on the contrary produces moiſture and ſouth , winds much more; the weft wind in ſummer creates rain and thunder ; in the ſpring, rain ; in autumn, wind and ſhowers; in winter, ſnow: the northwind j is cold and dry, cauſing froſt in winter, and clear weather in ſummer. When the wind turns northe- eaſt, and ſtands there two days, and no rain happens for three days, it will continue in that point eight