Canton Historical Society
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Is From The Canton Girl Scouts
Canton Bicentennial Historical Activity Book
Signs of Rain
Without satellites and meteorologists, people in the 1880s still knew rain was coming if:
* moles cast up hills
* swallows flew lower than usual
* crickets sang louder than usual
* frogs and toads croaked more than usual
* convolvulus and chickweed closed
* cats licked their bodies and washed their faces
* roosters crowed more than usual and earlier
* worms crept out of the ground in great numbers
* cattle stopped feeding and chased each other in the pastures
* seabirds flew toward land and land birds flew toward sea
* marigolds stayed shut after 7:00 in the evening.
* bees remained in their hives or flew but a short distance from them
* cows made a great deal of noise and flew around and around
* water fowls screamed more than usual and plunged into the water
* leaves of the trees moved without any perceptible wind
* fish bit more readily and came near the surface of streams and ponds
* sheep and goats sprang about in the meadows and fought more than usual
* peacocks and guinea fowls screamed, and turkeys gobbled, and quails made more noise than usual
* horses stretched out their necks and sniffed the air and assembled in the
corner of the field with their heads to the leeward* smoke from chimneys blew down or if soot took to fire more readily or fell down the chimney into the grate
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