Show Just us Why Wind Dries Driese the e Family Washing AVE you OU ever wondered wh why wet garments H HAVE hung out in th the open air will dry fairly quickly even though a cold wind is blowing blowing blowing blow blow- ing It is because the air is thirsty scientists explain On a cool clear day the air drinks more water because on such a day cool dry air descends descend to the earth a height of six Bix miles sweeping down in an widening ever-widening spiral This cool air plunges into an atmosphere where the temperature is higher and the tho pr pressure ure greater than above This has hat tho the effect of increasing in in- in increasing creasing the i power ower of the air to absorb water It absorbs clouds fogs fors the water wate in your Autte Aut- Aut fluttering flute flut te ring garments on the line and even small amaH pools turning them into an invisible vapor Being lighter than air this vapor ascends rapidly When this vapor reaches a al very high altitude it may show itself for the Ar first t time in the form tonn of a feathery like fan cloud T This s is i. a beautiful ma mass of at Icy ley crystals The passing of this fan Ian from the sky ky Indicates a a. long spell of fine weather But when skies skied which have been clear grow POw hazy and the sun lun rises and sets seta in redness it Isa is isa a sign that the tho moisture in the air is condensing It is also 4 a warning to the housewife to take in tn her washing i. i tf i r t e n 0 ta 1 |