Amador Ledger-Dispatch, Volume 1901, Number 20, 20 December 1901 — A. Curious Barometer. [ARTICLE]

A. Curious Barometer.

A. curious barometer Is said to-be used by the remnant of the Arancanlan race which inhabits the southernmost province of Chile. It consists of the castoff shell of a crab. The dead shell Is. white In fair, dry weather, but the approach of a moist atmosphere Is indicated by the appearance of small red spots. As the moisture in - tbe air Increases the shell becomes entirely red and remains so throughout the rainy season. ■ . ■. .