Spiders, according to a well-known Hungarian scientist, are intelligent weather experts. If it is going to rain the spider promptly shortens the. long threads which support his web.. If it is going to be hot and fine he lengthens them, thus enabling him to take a sunbathe more easily. Again, if the. spider is observed inactive by . the side of his web after a shower, it indicates there is much more rain to come. If he is seen busily spinning immediately after a shower there will be no more rain that day. This insect barometer also knows all about the moon. When it is going to be a bright night he promptly strengthens his web—presumably because there will be more chance food fluttering about at such times. it's penny wise and pounds loolish to use inferior Coal—insist on Kaitangata —Advt Advertising points out the merits of a product and impresses the buyer with its desirability.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 23109, 8 February 1937, Page 5
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