Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 287, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 December 1913 — Weather Signs. [ARTICLE]

Weather Signs.

, If on picking up your newspaper in the morning it displays a tendency to tear almost on its own account, a downpour of rain is not far off. Rain is also presaged when the contents of a salt-cellar are in a moist and cloggy condition. At- such times _your bootlaces have a more than ordinary tendency to snap, and your kid gloveß will have a cold, clammy feeling and be difficult to pull on. Even the walking-stick or umbrella will act the part of a barometer. The handles before rain will reveal a slight deposit of moisture and be Sticky to the touch. Tn this way the question whether it is the wiser to take a walking-stick or umbrella on leaving home will be settled for the observant person by an inspection of the articles themselves. Glasgow News. * ‘