Yet "_Almanac days_" are still in vogue to a considerable extent--such as the _three first days_ of the year, old style--the first three of the season--the last of the season--different days of the month--of the lunation, etc., etc. And some still look to the breastbone of a goose, in the fall, to judge, by its whiteness, whether there is to be much snow during the Winter, etc. These _Almanac days should all be abandoned_; they have no foundation in philosophy or truth. There is one proverb, however, in relation to Candlemas-day, which the "oldest inhabitant" will remember, and which it may be well to retain. It has a practical application for the farmer, and in relation to the length of the winter: "Just half of your wood and half of your hay Should be remaining on Candlemas-day." The months, too, have a character which must be remembered and regarded. _January_ is the coldest month of the year, in most localities. The atmospheric machinery reaches its extreme southern transit, for the season, during the month--usually about the middle. It remains stationary a while--usually till after the 10th of February. One or more thaws, resulting from tropical storms, occur during the month, in normal winters, but they are of brief duration. Boreas follows close upon the retreating storm with his icy breath. There is a remarkable uniformity in the progress of the depression of temperature, to the extreme attained in this month, over the entire hemisphere. It differs in degree according to latitude and magnetic intensity; but it progresses to that degree, whatever it may be, with as great uniformity in a southern as northern latitude. The table, copied from Dr. Forrey, discloses the fact, and so does the following one, taken from Mr. Blodget's valuable paper, published in the Patent Office Report for 1853: TABLE SHOWING THE MEAN TEMPERATURE FOR EACH MONTH AT SEVERAL PLACES, VIZ.: