New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1842-01-07

5000, and of p0ypi 1900, making in all 10000
different species, which is probably not half the
number that really exist. The number OF individ-
uals belonging to single species is also mos.
,enshing Capt. Flinders oace observed in Van
Deman'- land flock et petrol, containing not
less than $50, 900 600 inaividuais ana AuDuBoS
saw near the Ohio river single flock of pigeons
which must have numbered at least go .00O0O
900, requiring al least 9000.sO0 bushels OF grain
for single day. The geatinou= animals on which
The whale lives, called meducas, abound in
parts of the Arctic Oceen TO color the water
for miles around; and cubic foot Of water
tain. lea from $4,000 to 100000 oil them
Several shesls laid down charts OF the South
seas have been found 20 be nothing more thaIlh
rnsducc-, disco!oring The water 80 IS 10 produce
the decep n
The number Of young produced BY cer,sin spe-.
c-s Of animals IS most surprising. The queen
al the tetmites in four month. deposres $4,000
eggs; the queen OF the cyclops 1900, 900 COS;
me carp deposit. 200 900 eggs at once, AID the
tract ard founder likewise have most wonderful
powers OF reproduction.
Oi the irfuSoft5c or aninslculs., which, except
ne vinegar eel, all microscopic, even hun
drad species have been described, The smallest OF
which comprises animals not more than ont-twea-
tg-lour tnousandtil part Of al inch IN diameter;
and a single drop OF ,ecsi contain 100000,
600 of them end sui ao" eash an abundance o.
,-a-room Yet every orc OF these is provided
with allihe organization OF animal life; and naiu-
ra!i-t. By gi.ng them coloted foods pure in
digo-have been abl-ta their nerves and cir
CT atlng vessels In highnortnern regions and
upon the A lps he snow Is often IL BE- tlnged
with red and it mas been sscerta!n.d that tai, i
caused By the presence of living sanlmaIcu~,
which can only exs, in the temperature OF =nO.
and perish as soon as il melts. Many of the AMI
macula called v5qtina, ure covered with shield
OF pure slick, which, when the animal dies, Is
deposited At the bottom OF the water forming beds
OF feruginous matter mary feet thick. Whole
rocks have been found by geologi,ts entirely made
up of these skelelans. In Germany these beds
are often fourteen feet thick foriy one thousand
millions of tnes,. skeletons vii! only FL cubic
inch OF space Prof. BAtLEY Of West Point has
found under pea, boys in this country white sub
stance winch long mistaken for magre,ia
but which found TO be nothing bu, the skeletons
of minute animals living in the water.
The Science OF Geology furnishes facts of a most
wonderful nature. ltis found that the constituents
Of substances AT the tops OF the highest mountains
have been the bottom OF the ocean, and
nave been raised to their present condition. This
is better established than this: for rocks toHnd
on the tops of these mountain, full OF plants which
grow only at the bottom OF The sea. Inc whole
Valley OF the Mississippi, from the Allegheny 70
the Rocky Mountains and from the Cult OF Alcxic,
10 the Arctic Ocean. embracing surface OF three
millions OF square miles, all found TO be under
lard bs rocks several isles IN thickness Astounding
in ea-planfs and animals. These rock, have not
horizontal position, but found lifted ~ and
more or less inclined showing cnucluSIveiY that
the continents have been lifted up and that ne
| i,as Withdrawn from above them. these We're
thrown NJ diileren. periods and seologsto have
| established twelve different epochs at which THESE
elevations have taken pace in Europe; in our
Country there asccrlained TO have been at least
half u Dozen BY what power wa, this wonderful
phenomenon accomplishment is this power still
in action are Inquiries of high interest. Geoogi,s
are agreed that heat is the ugen, and the thunder
OF two hundred volcanoes SHOWS that It's terrible
Energy has not departed. b. deep excavations into
the Earth il has been proved that we approach
the centre the temperature continually increases.
The heat of the Sun extends beyond one hun
dred feet below the Earth'S surface; still found
ttat beyond its influence the hear goes on TO
increase as we approach the c-niTe. a renarka-
bic instance OF an experiment upon this subject &C.
CURED Paris only a few months since. The
Government hnd ordered the construction OF an
Artesan we'll; and ontindng at the depth
of 900 feet ordered its discontinuance. BY The re-
quest OF number of scientific men II was carried,
however, the depth OF 1900 feet, when, on hit
Ing the auger out, stream OF water guslled forth
which was found 10 be temperature OF SO de
sr.es--almosi at blood heat. Judging from this
fact certain that AT the depth OF mile, water
would boil, and at sixty miles below the surface
rocks and all other substances would be rendered
incuncescent. here seems 10 be escape from
these conclusions and the facility theg furnish TOR
The solution of difficult problems in The philosophy
Of Nature az the pheroida figure 81 the Earth,
the existence OF volcanoes the fact that The North
regions have boen warmer than they are II
present, has disposed naturalist. TO adopt itas he
true theory. The writings OF Baron FOURIER on
this subject are especially instructive.
The history OF the remains OF animals and plants
found buried hundreds OF feet below the surface 81
the Earth is full OF curious interest. In Great
Britain rock, exist six and hall mile. in perPen-
dicsar thickness. aud in this found not less
than thousand species, all different from any
now knownZThe conclusion IS, that the animals
and plants, OF which we have here the fossil re-
mains, must hsyc lived before the present racs Of
animals had d being else why should not some OF
these likewise he found embedded These fossils
ale found in layers or groups at different depths
and abou, a=,!ozen different groups found and
the animals liz each group totally unlike those
OF all the others. The conclusion i, that these
several successive groups created at aiiereHt
periods and that race destroyed to make
room for another, 20 that ivr OF these
changes nu.thaye taken pace. before the creation
Of the present race. This does not necessarily
conflict with revelation; for thsush Moses fixes
the date of the cteatoa the present race, he says
nothing of the creation Of the globe. excep; that
took place in the beginning, which is perfectly
indefinite expression. Between tina, time and the