Show GROUNDHOG PIM philosophy in some remote day many centuries ago there originated the tradition that the groundhog comes out of his hole on february 2 and that his action forecasts the weather if he sees his shadow in the bright sunlight he thinks the season is coming ahead too fast and he hurries back into his hole if he sees no shadow and the air is soft and misty he thinks the breaking point of winter has come the queer thing about that funny old sign is that it goes contrary to popular habits T the ordinary person seeing a bright and sunny day on february 2 would feel that spring is coming quite soon if the weather is thick and no shadows are cast he would say winters in storms are still ahead the old sign says in reality that ordinary observation is all wrong that if a 4 thing seems to to be so and so go the reality is probably just the opposite it also suggests that human knowledge is very limited and utterly unable to interpret the vast forces I 1 that th at control our weather climate and all other physical conditions there is a large element clement of truth in this estimate of human h anian powers mans knowledge is still very limited compared with the which he has vast ocean of truth touched As respects not yet weather I 1 he has not had much it more than success in predicting a few days or weeks ahead yet our scientists are arc reaching farther and farther into the universe man should not estimate his powers too lightly perhaps some day lie he will learn leam what forces make the weather if he does the farmer will sleep better nights and not so many ships will go down in the stormy seas |