Pipe Smoke and a Good Scent

An almanac writer quoted by Hone claimed that his morning pipe told him whether the day would be good for hunting. If the tobacco smoke hung lazily in the air, hardly rising or falling, and left a strong smell behind it after it had cleared, the scent would lie well and the hounds would run. He warned that the air could change during the day, when the scent would drop suddenly and the hounds lose the line.