A Would-be Weather Prophet

February 2. What does it make you think of? February 2 naturally turns my thoughts to the significance of this day in the folklore of our country, especially in the eastern part of the country. The day is “Ground-Hog Day.” On this day the ground hog or woodchuck, as he is commonly called, or even whistle-peg because of the whistling sound he makes when annoyed, supposedly awakens from his winter sleep, comes out of his burrow and observes his surroundings. If the sun is shining so as to cast...