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Show NEWS brtfie YOUNG PEOPLE HOW TO TELL THE WEATHER (Peculiar Actions of Many Animals Taken as Sure Indication of Rain, Snow, Wind or Calm. j If a eat sneeze it Is a sign of rain. The goat utters a peculiar cry before rain. When the fox barks at ifight it will eCorm. If rats and mice make much noise it indicates rain. If the dog eats grass in the morning lit will surely rain before night. If the tracks of bear are seen after the first snow fall, look for a mild vwlnter. The wind will blow from the point thB cat faces when she washes her jCace, and fair weather will follow. If the bull goes first to pasture, it -will rain; if the cows precede him the weather will be uncertain. It is a sign of rain if the cat washes Sier head behind the ear. Cats rub against an object before a storm. Sheep are said to ascend hills and -scatter before clear weather, but if -they bleat and seek shelter it will -now. If the hair of a horse grows long i early the winter will be mild. The hair of a horse becomes rough before .rain, and they are frisky before a cold wave, and restless and uneasy before rain. Sailors do not like cats, and they thave a saying when the cat is frisky he has a gale of wind in her tail, and -a charm is often resorted to in a calm by throwinng the cat overboard -to raise a storm. If cows fail in their milk look for stromy and cold weather. If they bellow bel-low in the evening It will snow before morning, and when a cow stops and shakes her foot there is bad weather behind her. If cattle lie down early in the day expect rain, also when they lick their fore feet, lie on the right side, scratch against posts, when they refuse to go to pasture in the morning, and when they low and look at the sky. |