Smith, Hamilton Lanphere, 1819-1903. [from old catalog] · Cleveland, M. C. Younglove and company · leaf 143
Chili,and Peru, it seldom rains, for there the winds usually blow inone direction. Snow is formed by the crystaTiztftion of aqueous vapor in-stead of its formation into drops. It is thus converted into awhite downy substance, which falls gently toihe surface, formingin winter a warm covering,… … Hail is formed by clropi of ram suddenly congealed during theirfall, by passing through a lower stratum of dry and cold air. The 141 most violent hail storms are caused by a sudden transference ofa body of warm air up beyond the term of perpetual congelation,where the drops of rain are frozen into…
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