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appearance as a lecturer. My subject was electricity;
my electrical machine, Leyden jars, head of
hair, dancing pith figures, &c., &c., all
performed beautifully at the rehearsal, just before
opening the doors, when the air of the lecture
theatre was dry and the insulation perfect; but
all of them at the critical moment of exhibition
broke down, owing to the condensation of the
moisture from the lungs of the crowded audience
upon the glass legs of the machine, and other
insulating devices.
A similar condensation, in the form of wretched
drizzle and rain, together with the unparalleled
cold of this exceptional summer, killed my sea
serpent, gave a very mythical aspect to my
readings of the thermometer on board the
‘Constitutione,’ and my account of the sultry walk
up the Tromsdal. Besides these, it rendered it
impossible for me to verify for my own
satisfaction, or to demonstrate to anybody else, the
curious midnight change which I understand has
been observed by many others since I first
described it.
The old proverb tells us that—
“An evening red and a morning grey
Are sure signs of a fine day;
But an evening grey and a morning red,
Put on your hat, or you’ll wet your head.”
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