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For the Whig Standard.
NEWLY DISCOVERED INFLUENCE OF THE


NOON, AND DETERMIN ED PERlODICIrY


or CERTAIN EVENTS


That the Moon influences the tides, is a fact
Of absolute calculation that the Moon has to do
with changes in the weather, is fact believed
only by the unobserving, and controverted beyond
a question by the most accurate observations OF
philosophers. Many other vulgar errors prevail
concerning lunar interference in our affairs such
for instance as lunacy, putrefaction of fish, pro
duction of blindness, shrinking of meat in the
pot planting of seeds, &c, &c. Scouting all
hese superstitious crudities, let me call atten-
ion to new property of moonlight, which be-
ieve is as certain as it is singular. The most
powerful arrangements for concentrating rays OF
neat in conjunction with the most delicate tests,
nave been applied to detect heat in the Moons
rays, but without success. Cold as she is, yet,
strange to say, the Moon has very decided in.
duence in raising the cry Of FIRE in our city.
No sooner does the Moon give us her light, than
ires are found to prevail, and her influence be-
comes quite alarming. Whether fires, bonfres,
,r false alarms, will not pretend to say, bul
most probably large part, turn out TO be mere
aoonshine. Whatever may be the cause, the
fact is undeniable, that during the Moons pres
.nce, alarms of fire occur almost every night,
md what is very remarkable, they have kind
periodcity happening usually between 6 and
o'clock in the evening-in winter time a littl,
earlier than this-and at all times apparent,
bearing some relation TO tea hours Will an,
me explain this? The philosopher is al loss
md is inclined TO leave the solution Of the phe.
lomenon with the lovers of turbulence. P.