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Show WIRES TELL THE WEATHER. Btreaits of the Telegraph Ara Aeearet Meteorolngleal I'rophele, There are no more reliable weather prophets nny where than the telegraph wires that are now ao common aa to be "within the reach tit everyone," aa bargain counter hiutlore express It This novel discovery was made by a German physician In the following manner: As bo was waiting for ft train at ft couutry station he hrVnl shrill sound, which was made by tho wind aa It passed through ft network of near-by wires. At ouca the doctor remembered that ha had frequently heard ft similar sound either Immediately Immedi-ately before or after ft slorm or ft heavy fall of rain or snow, and It naturally nat-urally occurred to him lo try and ascertain as-certain whether there waa ouy connection connec-tion between the sound and such changes In the weather. Ae a heavy shower ot rain fell within forty-eight hours after he hud hrurd tba sound at tha railroad station he concluded that fhers waa such a connection, and ha then determined to investigate the matter thoroughly. As ft result he now maintains, first, that any unusual disturbance In tha telegraph wires Is an Infallible Indicator of bad weather, and, aucond, that tho nature of the chungoa in the atmosphere may bo learned from tho eound which the wind makes when pausing through the wires. Tl ue a deep sound, he sny, which la of conalderuiile or medium strength, Indiii.tcs thnt there will be slight ahowers of nun with moderate winds within from thirty to forty-eight hours, and, on the other hand, a sharp, shrill sound Is the sure tuken of ft heavy storm, which will be accompanied accom-panied by much ruin or snow. |