30 AUGUST 1935, Page 16

AttnOspheric Blight

What is the meaning and origin of . the word 4alight..as applied to the weather '? The word is conirnew throughout the country as applied to the peculiar 'atrilosplierld effect that we experienced last 'week on the 'day' aft6. the dt&ight had broken. A film that is neither quite Mist' mit quite eland floats unevenly at 'no. great height and Often produces strange tawny colours, not seen at other 'ffriies. Certainly in some Place' s the belief Is.that such weather produces a botanic -blight, as thundery condition's are held to produce the little thunder- • SeVeial of such Correlations have never, I think, ^ been pae Scientifically explained, though we are all aware, of certain