Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 157, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 July 1918 — TO TELL CONDITION OF MOON [ARTICLE]

TO TELL CONDITION OF MOON

Rule Is Simple, the Chief Idea to Keep in Mind Being the Con- t trariness of the Planet. t Few people can tell at a glance whether the moon is waxing or waning. Here is a whimsical rule to remember by. It is very simple to those who know Latin and is not difficult for those who do not. The first thing is to notice whether the moon Is like a D or a C—that is, whether the full semi-circular curve is on the right or the left If the moon shows a D that naturally stands for -discredit, “It wanes.” But then comes in the great principle Luna semper fallasc (the moon Is always deceitful), and one has to understand the opposite of what the moon says, so that a moon which* shows a D is a waxing moon, while a waning moon is like a C. Those who have no Latin will no doubt look to see whether the moon says it Is decreasing, in which case they will understand that It is waxing, while a waning moon will deny that it is decreasing. »