New-York tribune., 1841-12-06
From the Journal OF Commerce.
,HANGES OF CLIMATE AND EVENTS.


tropical climates, is found in high Northern lati-
tuIes embedded in OF earth in .ach positions
u, to leave doubt that it at one time the
natural product Of the soil where it now remains
buried.
The fossil remains of the Crocodile, and of the
/ Mamm.,h, are found in every section OF our gche.
In the frozen regions of Siberia the bones OF huge
animals are found abunaaaily that vessels are
sent lhithcr from Russia which bring away entire
cargoes; and ihase bones have become quite an ar
ticle Of commerce.
/ Ia 1899 carcasc Of huge animal was discov-
cred IN the immense Ice Ciiis at the mouth of one
OF the lacse rivers in the Northern part of Siberia
a. the Ice mel;ed, moIe and more of the immense
carcase became visible, until at length ii was al
disensaged, and fell down upon the sand of the
sea shore where The white bears fed upon it for a
long time, and the Juha,s cut off the ne.h and fed
1t to heir dogs. MIR Adams visited TIE spot in
1906, and gathered up large qusn;ity OF the hair
and Nri.tles, and much Of the skin required
ten men 10 lift it. This animals carcasc must
have been reposing in It's bed ever siace the great
Deluge, when the frost crysaized portion Of the
waters.
The large bones which are found in various
places are embodied in different kinds Of earth,
mauy of them in sif blue clay, others in the Car
Donate of lime, which has chry> >tazed around them.
1t is pretty clear that if these immensely large
animals pad died in this climate, as II now Is, pu-
treiaction and decomposition would have destroyed
both the flesh aud bones together.
In some sections ol tho South American CONT
uent animal flesh will not putre(y OF decompose by
being exposed on the surface of the earth, but on
the contrary it becomes dry and hard. Heat and
moisture must both b. present at he time TO
produce animal or vcgetable putrciacton, or de-
composition.
An animal frame thrown by the waters of the
universal delugc into the Arctc regions where per-
petua frost has since reigned, would not have
undergone any change, and melted ice would leave
1t in the state in which the frost overlook it.
That these Monster Beas's must nave all been
swept from among the living by tue Deugc, seem,
certain; and that, when the waters .ub-idcd thcy
we're buried beneath iac earthy mater thai
precptated from the body OF the vasiy deep, seems
evident from the OF the soIl ic the bones
are found imbeddcd. Many scientific of
opinion that the poles of our earth have chaiged;
and such an event may have been produced by the
grea, Deluee both the Arctic and Antarctic
poles must have been extensively affected, and
their icy mountains melted and made greatly to
swell the mighty Hood.
1t is easy to conceive of the effect Of the nel,ing
of the ice of both poles at the same time, and oi
Influence on the motion OF the earth.
The whole face Of our earth bears the marks OF
the currents OF the great dclusc. and every thing
we meet with in tn earths strata confirms the ac-
curacv of the account given of that memorable
even, by the sacred historian.
The motion of our planet would be affected by
universal flood OF waters; and also by universal
conhag agration; the former event is most positively
asserted in the sacred volume as having already
taken place. and the latter is To happen.
When this terrestrial Globe shall have kindicd
up IT, might, blaze and become melted withieryeni
heat then will IL atmosphere be expanded and the
Earth be thereby removed from itS present orbit
and passing with incOuccivable velocity toward the
solar orb of cur system, unt II shall have reachci
sufficiently near that body to be rcpuised by rs
motion, will be thrown INTO vast space with force
so great rs 10 give length and ccccniriciry to il
orbit equal 10 the distance OF It's present position
from the sun. until il shall have spent the force of
its repusion and again return with blaze ot
l,gh and fire in its trap which shall continue un;il
the number Of its revolutions shall be sufficiently
great To afford ittime 10 again acquire density, aad
AGAIN to be clothed with ,naiter, and again
sumo Is place. and move in its former otbit, as a
new creation.
Such events are rot inconsistent with the decla-
raiIons of the sacred volume. Astronomers agree
IN opinion tina, several Stars have disappeared from
our system within the last two hundred years and
one of them asserts that one OF the STARS was seen
10 be in a state OF combustion for more than six
teen months, and faally disappeared
The comets which occasionally become visible
TO the inhabitants of ,ac earth. may at some future
period include our earth among their number; and
although their revolutions consume what seems 10
us 10 be ages cf time, still these revolutions hsd
bcgiuning but the end is not within the compass
of finite mind Whether we attempt 10 discern
The most minute of natures works, or 10 coniem
pla;c the most maj ste, botk are alike beyond our
mprehenson and the more VIC investigate. the
more we must he Convinced of .ur ignorance, and
the greater should be our humility, and the more
eryent the homage Of alteration. + NJ.