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The woolly bear days are upon us, when the weatherwise eye can peer Into the face of winter to glimpse a smile or a frown, v Therefore, with memory still chilled by the last two winters, the National Geographic Society reveals what signs to look for if this winter is to bring more of the same, nature’s legendary Clues that mean extra-cold months ahead. ^ Two signs for a -hard winter are already reported:
Among woolly bear caterpillars, black stripes are ominously wider on their fuzzy brown coats as they wait for springtime, when they become tiger moths. Among men, overcoat sales ;Jtre unusually good. Man has always looked to flis surroundings for a sign of ■*Ji change in the weather, be it heavier fur on a prehistoric mammoth or a snow tire sale jjjit the corner gas station.
Cold “Evidence” So, as forecasters study
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