Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 July 1909 — The Wind Prophets. [ARTICLE]

The Wind Prophets.

The city roan on the porch smoked and listened to the farm hand’s talk. “Weather vanes is wind Indicators," said the farm band, “but chickens and turkeys, by crimus, is wind prophets." “Come off.” said the city man. “Gospel truth,” declared the farm hand. “In a cam, when there ain’t goln’ to be no wind, the birds alius* roost on the tree boughs with their heads alternatin’ each way—No. 1 faces east. No. 2 west, No. 3 north, and so on. That’s a sign of cam. But supposin’ there's goln’ to be a strong, high wind. Then they all roost, every mother’s son of ’em, facin’ it Accordin’ as they face so you can prophesy the wind will blow before mornin’. “I flgger it out” said the farm hand, “that in a cam the bunch faces different ways so as to look out for danger better. But if it’s goln’ to blow up In the night then they face the blow. So’s they can best hang on to their perch. What I can’t figger out, though, is how in the mischief they smell that wind five or six hours before it’s doo.”—New York Press.