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Sailor's delight; Red in the morning, Sailors take warning. _Maine and Eastern Massachusetts._ 982. Evening red and morning gray Will speed the traveler on his way. Evening gray and morning red Will bring the rain upon his head. _Massachusetts, New York, and Ohio._ 983. Evening red and morning gray, You'll surely have a pleasant day. _New York._ 984. Red sun, hot day to-morrow. 985. High wind at dawn is a sign of a "civil" (calm) day. _Newfoundland._ 986. Sun's "hounds" (a sort of halo) before the sun denote dirty weather; after the sun, denote fine weather. _Scilly Cove, N.F._ In Prince Edward Island and the United States these halos are called "sun-dogs," and are said to be a sign of coming rain. 987. Much snow during the winter denotes good crops next year. _New Harbor, N.F._ 988. If the stars are scarce, big, and dull, it portends mild weather in winter. If large and bright, it portends frost in winter. _Newfoundland._ 989. Stars twinkling are a sign of bad weather. _Labrador and New Harbor, N.F._ MOON. 990. When the moon is on the back, it denotes weather wet or mild; when on the end, it denotes frost. _Newfoundland._ 991. Should the new moon lie on its back, it is a sign it will be dry that month, for the moon would hold water. The Indian says the hunter can hang his powder-horn upon it. But should the new moon stand vertically, it will be a wet month, for the moon will not hold water, and the powder-horn will slip off. Very many, however, reverse these signs. _New England, New York, and Ohio._ 992. The Indians told the first settlers that if the moon lay well on her back, so that a powder-horn could be hung on the end, the weather during that moon will be dry. _Nova Scotia._ 993. The moon changing in the west denotes that fine weather will prevail during that moon. _Bay Roberts, N.F._ 994. If the moon changes near midnight there will be fine weather. The nearer to midnight, the finer the weather. _Conception Bay, N.F._ 995. A disk or ring around the moon indicates bad weather (rain or snow). _Newfoundland._ 996. A circle round the moon means rain. In some localities the number of stars inside the circle denotes the number of days until it will rain. _Prince Edward Island; g
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