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A dailyglanceatthepublished ''WeatherReports,"arecollectionof theirprincipalfeaturesduringthe fewpreviousdays, alookatthe "glasses"athome, andaneyeturnedoccasionallytotheheavens, enables anyone who pleasesto take the trouble to foreseeand foretellaccurately, afteralittlepractice, the principal changes of ourveryvariable, though regularlyvaryingclimate. Steinmetz. RegisteredinaccordancewiththeActofParliament,intheyear onethousand eight hundred and seventy-seven, by John Dougall & Son, in the Office ofthe MinisterofAgriculture,atOttawa. PrintedandElectrotrpedattheWitnessEstablishment,33 to37St.Bona ventureStreet,Montreal. INTRODUCTION. "How are You? Fine Day !"isafairsampleofthecustomary I greeting ofthe members of theAnglo Saxon race the world over, wEhgeytphteiranitworauilnsd,grbeleotwsa,fhraiielnsd,usnndoewrs,simoirlarthceircsuumnstasnhcienseswiatlhoft".HoAwn f ygooeusdtohe?"pearsDpuitrcahtimoann?," uaHGroewekdoofyotuhefaprree?s"enatCthiimnea.mwiatnh,, ""HWahvaetydouo jI e"atHeonwyoudro ryiocue?l"ivoeron"?I"soyroutrhesvteormyacfahmiliinar,go"oDdevoirldetra?k"eayRouus;s"iaan,n jtf. GAroadb;,""aGPoedrsgiraan,nt"thIseethHyiesxaflatveodrc;o"ndaitiTounrkg,ood"B?"euanJdaeprantehsee,ca"reDoof ; nothurtme;" andaBurmese, kissingthe friend, "Givemeasmell." jf Itappearsfromtheseillustrationsthatinthe matter of salutation the wAonngdleor-fSualxtohnathhaeshaalsmoastspeaciamloinnotperoelsyt ionfktnheowwienagthwehr,atawnedatihteirsisnotto jJ j come, andhaseverendeavored, andwillcontinuetoendeavor, topeer f intotheapproachingseasons. Mr. Vennorcontends thatthisdesireis « gnortouwnidthtooutworreaksounp,onanidnetnhdateanvaotruirneghtaos fgoirveetenllhewreastthuedre.ntsHveeryarggouoeds j thatasashepherdknowsfromexperiencewhatJdndofdaythemorrow £ will be, by indications whichnever lie, anyone, if he had the same f experienceinyears, couldassurelyforetellthe characterofthecoming ytsihexeatryt-hbfryievesthhooerldotnhoerfepetrhhiesucentddhirenoegrdyita.ins,dTtshhiaxettyg-wrsheiixaltedadtyihfsfe,irceualsatyrtehmeethctarseieemmmheaudnyidabrteee,dlyiannodna ||\ year, inthisdegenerate age, there are but some three score years j* andteninalifetime, andthereforethe experiencenecessary toforetell i theseasons is very difficult to obtain. This may be overcome by keeping a record ofeach day's character. That such a record will besoonobtainedtherecanbenodoubt, andtheresultofconstantthought j andenquirycanhavebutoneconclusion. Mr. Vennor does not put jI forwardhispredictionsas prophecies, butsimply asopinionsbasedon \ certainfacts,andwiththegallantAdmiral Fitzroy, the founder ofthe present extensive and valuable meteorological system, may say, "Certainit is, thatalthoughour conclusions maybe incorrect, our | judgmenterroneous, the lawsofnature andthe signs affordedtoman areinvariablytrue. Accurateinterpretation is the deficiency." This accurate interpretationMr.Vennorholdsmaybeattainedto, andstudy withthat result in view will be rewarded by the most satisfactory results. ButthisyearVennor'sAlmanacisnotconfinedtotheforetelling of seasons. It will have a new interest from the large amount of information and weather lore it contains ; Virgil, Shakespeare, Longfellow, Howard, Admiral Fitzroy, Doctor LoorAis, Steinmetz, Howe, Butlerandother observershavebeen made tocontribute toit, and theinformation obtained as the result oftheir observationswill — t 4 INTRODUCTION. KINGSTON. !* porfoovteheorfs.valAuefteowtwheosaethweirsepreonvoeurgbshtaondtaskuepeardsvtaitnitoaugserohfytmheesehxpaevreieanlcseo |f bneotenungsievtetnleatphleacmeinidnsthoifsalintyt.levoIflusmuec,hbbeutliitkeilsytionbtehheocpaesedotfhaatnythreeyadweirl,l t heisreferredtothewordsofone ofthe most painstaking collectorsof I thesesayings, thepoetGay, who, asanantidotetohiswork, says : *\ "LNeotrnPoauslu,chnovrulSgwairthtialnesrudleebtahseectllioyudmsinordw;ind." t Butstillsome ofthese fables are based on shrewdobservations, t andsometimesdeservemoreattentionthantheyobtain. \ The pictures and descriptions of the different clouds given will proveaninterestingstudy, andsupplementedbycloseobservationwill | enablethestudenttointelligently "discernthefaceofthesky." | Itis a pleasing factto note that during the year, all overthe :\ country, there have been many who have utilized the memoran- \ dumpages of the Almanac for 1877, noting therein interesting and * curious incidents, "weatherwise and otherwise." In this regard r Andrew Steinmetz, inhis "ManualofWeatherCastsand Prognostica- tionsonLand and Sea,"says: "Every pocket book should have I^ blankpagesheaded 'TheWeather,'foreachmonth of theyear. Itis \ obviousthatbyalittle studyandattention any onemay soon become weatherwise, atleastsufficientlysoforordinarypurposes." I: Itishopedthatby the yearly publication of this manual, a new I interestwillbegiventooneof the mostinterestingandgenerally use- t ful ofstudies, and that Mr. Vennor's facts and theories, whether rightorwrong, willhavetheeffect of causing a further investigation J intoNature'ssecretswhich willresultin theincreasedusefulnessandin- j telligenceof thelearner, who willbeimpressed the more he studies j\ withthewisdomofHim "whodoethall thingswell." WADDINGHAM J. & SON'S STBjlJl MILL, PIjJ-IJVIJVG j ONTARIO STREET, I KINGSTON. - - - ONT. ManufacturersofSash, Doors, Blinds, Mouldings andArchitraves. AllkindsofHouse-finishing constantlyonhand. Pricelistfurnished onapplication. 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