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April 12, 1890
The Dickinson Press
Dickinson, Stark County, North Dakota
What is this article about?
Clavette, a man in Paris, uses the texture of a yearly purchased gingerbread general figure as a homemade barometer: soft for rain, hard for dry weather, advising his umbrella use accordingly.
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A New Barometer.
It is nothing more or less than the figure of a general made of ginger bread which Clavette buys every year at the Place du Trone. When he gets home he hangs his purchase on a nail. You know the effect of the atmosphere on ginger bread? The slightest moisture renders it soft; in dry weather, on the contrary, it grows hard and tough. Every morning on going out Clavette asks his servant: "What does the general say?" The man forthwith applies his thumb to the figure and replies: "The general feels flabby about the chest; you'd better take your umbrella." On the other hand, when the symptoms are "hard and unyielding," our worthy colleague sallies forth in his new hat.-Almanach de l'Atelier.
It is nothing more or less than the figure of a general made of ginger bread which Clavette buys every year at the Place du Trone. When he gets home he hangs his purchase on a nail. You know the effect of the atmosphere on ginger bread? The slightest moisture renders it soft; in dry weather, on the contrary, it grows hard and tough. Every morning on going out Clavette asks his servant: "What does the general say?" The man forthwith applies his thumb to the figure and replies: "The general feels flabby about the chest; you'd better take your umbrella." On the other hand, when the symptoms are "hard and unyielding," our worthy colleague sallies forth in his new hat.-Almanach de l'Atelier.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Nature
What keywords are associated?
Gingerbread Barometer
Weather Prediction
Clavette
Atmospheric Effects
What entities or persons were involved?
Clavette
Servant
Where did it happen?
Place Du Trone
Story Details
Key Persons
Clavette
Servant
Location
Place Du Trone
Story Details
Clavette buys a gingerbread figure of a general annually and uses its texture, affected by atmospheric moisture, as a barometer to decide whether to take an umbrella.