Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 February 1891 — What is Fog? [ARTICLE]

What is Fog?

Xm an interesting Utter to Scleo -t 9L A. Harlan, of Washingtoa. five. Verne interesting and valuable gtartie tUn rejecting the properties c„. mature of fl*. He says that it f* Blitted tteft log is simply cloud composed si water dust or solid minuU spheres of water from 1-7,000 to l-1.-000 of an inch In diameter. W.n nt have supposed that a dust partial* must bs a nucleus for each sphere, an examination under the hricrrsoone Of evaporated fog has proved that such J» not the case. Briefly stated, tba nan.se of fog is as follows: It is essential tkfit there be no wind 'The sky smgt be clear. The air must be &a*ur> •ted or nearly so. The formation of tbg la purely a mechanical prooose —aoo—npanied with heat Father Homes and his daughter, Mi s. Shrswis, ars visiting relatives and friends a L© jansport and vicinity. Thors is s goodly number of Jasper eoonty farmers in attendance on the Farmtn’ Institute to-day. Wn. Smith (sarpenter has moved bis immrty Chicago,