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2 think the clouds resembles humans. They are just as restless, seem never quite at ease and often surge hither and thither
like an excited populace. Again, some rise steadily and some fall. Some are joys forever to the eyes below, beholding them;
some are but confused and uncertain wanderers; and some, when most is expected of them, fade away, casting only a shadow,
when a thirsty land hoped for rain. The water vapor condenses,it is thought, only when minute nucleis are present to serve
as centers of condensation. It is claimed that in a perfectly dust-free air no drops will form; but light may ionize air that
we would otherwise consider dust-proof, and the necessary nuclei Illegible present. Out in the open probably there is never
a time that cloud particles could not form provided the supply of water-vapor is present. The average size of a rain drop
is from two to four millimeters. The largest drops are about seven mm. Fine drops fall at varying rates and drops take on
various sizes with facility. With very fine drops the viscous resistance of the air prevents falling. Professor Lenard of
Kiel, about five years ago, published a paper on his experiments with rain drops. He produced vertical currents of air which
could be regulated and measured, and drops of various sizes falling 04734