. Travels into North America : containing its natural history, and a circumstantial account of its plantations and agriculture in general, with the civil, ecclesiastical and commercial state of the country, the manners of the inhabitants, and several curious and important remarks on various subjects . ll difappeared,or advanced further into the country, fromwhence they came. I fhall fpeak of themmore particularly in another place. March the 7th. Several people toldme, that it was a certain fign of bad wea-ther here when a thunder-ftorm arofe in thefouth or fouth weft, if it fpread to the eafta
. Travels into North America : containing its natural history, and a circumstantial account of its plantations and agriculture in general, with the civil, ecclesiastical and commercial state of the country, the manners of the inhabitants, and several curious and important remarks on various subjects . ll difappeared,or advanced further into the country, fromwhence they came. I fhall fpeak of themmore particularly in another place. March the 7th. Several people toldme, that it was a certain fign of bad wea-ther here when a thunder-ftorm arofe in thefouth or fouth weft, if it fpread to the eaftand afterwards to the north : but that onthe contrary, when it did not fpread at all,or when it fpread both eaft and weir,though it mould rife in fouth or fouth weft,yet it would prognosticate fair weather. To-day it was heard in fouth weft, but it didnot fpread at all. See the meteorologicalobfervations, at the end of this volume. Till now the froft had continued in theground, fo that if any one had a mind todig a hole he was forced to cut it throughwith a pick-ax. However it had not pe-netrated * Of this Pigeon of PaJJage we have given here a plate,tab. ii. taken from a parcel of birds, lately brought fromJmerica, of which wc were favoured with a rune fpe-cimen. F. AMERICAN MIGRATORY New Jerfey, Raccoon* 83 netrated above four inches deep. But to-day it was quite gone out. This made thefoil fo foft, that on riding, even in thewoods, the horfe funk in very deep. I often enquired among the old Englijh-men and Swedes, whether they had foundthat any trees were killed in very feverewinters, or had received much hurt. Iwas anfwered, that young hiccory treesare commonly killed in very cold weather $and the young black oaks likewife fuffer inthe fame manner. Nay fometimes blackoaks, five inches in diameter, were killedby the froft in a fevere winter, and fome-times, though very feldom, a lingle mul-berry-tree was killed. Peach-trees veryfrequently die in a cold winter, and o
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