The Rain Cloud

The Rain Cloud is described on its title page as "An Account of THE NATURE, PROPERTIES, DANGERS, AND USES OF RAIN, in various parts of the world." The contents list, among others, for Chapter I names "rains peculiar to each season," "spring showers," "midsummer rains" and "rains of autumn and winter." The text says that among "the many beautiful contrivances in creation, none is more remarkable than the means by which the earth is watered and refreshed by rain."

The text says "The oceans, seas, lakes, and other waters of the earth supply the air with moisture" and that in the atmosphere "it forms clouds in all their wonderful beauty and variety." The text says that "On the 15th July, 1808, Howard noticed, in Gloucestershire, hailstones from three to nine inches in circumference." A verse says "Twill surely rain" and "Our jaunt must be put off to-morrow." The text says "Uncivilized nations often entertain the absurd notion that certain individuals can command the rain whenever they please."