Show FROG WAS TO BLAME weather prophet had simply put faith where he believed he had a right james allson the secretary of agri culture was d sc an antiquated kind of farming it Is about as profitable and logi cal be said as the weather reading of a connecticut farmhand I 1 used to know this farmhand claimed that be could read the weather infallibly on a walk with me one afternoon a frog croaked and he said we will have clear weather for 24 hours when a frog croaks in the afternoon you may be sure of 24 hours of sunshine we walked on and in 20 minutes or so a heavy shower came up and we were both drenched to the skin you are a fine weather prophet said I 1 as we hurried homeward through the downpour you ought to oe ashamed of yourself 0 well said the farmhand the frog lied its to blame not me am I 1 responsible for the morals of that particular hog |