Rensselaer Union, Volume 6, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 March 1874 — A Gardener’s Barometer. [ARTICLE]

A Gardener’s Barometer.

The common camphor bottle makes a very cloudy index of atmospheric weight and weather changes, on which the following is an improvement: Dissolve two aud one-half drachms of camphor in eleven fluid drachms of alcohol. Put thirtyeight grains of nitrate of potash (saltpetre) and thirty-eight grains of muriate of ammonia (sal ammoniac) into nine fluid drachms of water; when all are perfectly dissolved, mix the two solutions. Shake them well in a two-ounce or four-ounce white glass vial, cork very loosely, or, better, tie ovef the mouth a piece of linen or cotton cloth, and place the instrument in„a good light out of the sunshine, where it can be observed without handling. When the weather is fine and clear, the fluid is also; but on the least change the chemicals, which lie as a sediment, rise in beautiful frond-like crystals proportionately, and again duly subside. By watching these changes onesoon becomes able to predict the changes probable for a few hours to come in any locality. This instrument is also a pretty philosophical toy, showing how sensitive some - chemical solutions afe to. atmospheric influences. We saw barometers of this kind for sale in London several years ago, but do not recollect meeting with them in this, country, except the home-made ones prepared according, to the. above direct ions, which have been several times published, but may be new to' some of our readers.— Journal of Chemistry. The New York Weekly Witness, at One Dollar per annum, is the best Weekly newspaper in America. It has increased in circulation ten-fold within a year. The New York Daily Witness, at Three Dollars, is best for business men. Send (by postal card£ for sample copies.

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