Arkansas intelligencer., 1843-04-08

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refracsivs force 81 she body, (thero boing al
know'edged. AZ betdrs remarked. a great discrcV
Pancy 10 their compssition,) and would ways be|
greasse' when nsasssf The sun; az then creator
quanfity OF his rays enfers the comet and conso-
quentiy convey visible sines 10 a creator dis
tance-their mutahie nature, whether from some
chemical change, or the aggregation or abstraction
OF matter during their long wanderings ia aphe-
lion, would thon account for their diverse appear.
ances at different returns: Nor let it 10 objected
thnt tho tails ure generality slightly crrr&k for
this s but consequence " our theory. ~ ating
from tho progressive velocity Of the rays &c the
sun, that produce the coored stream, added to tin,
difference Of aberratiop Of the different parts Of
the tail; which Will b. the less apparent accord
ingly as its motion may be more nearly in a plane
with US md tho sun.
To suppose the comets tail material object,
seems absolutely inconsistent with the rvs OF mo-
ton for upon what principle can astronomers nc
count for its direction always from the sun a.
and. more emphntically, upon what principle of
motion will they make il nppenr possible for n
material trnin Of such dsproportioned length. to
maintain this opposite positionf AN example for
illustrations: The comet OF 1850. at its perhelion
was calculated to have approached within 10000
miles Of the sliu, thereby acquiring a speed OF
about Pa miles to the second, or over a dozen
times faster than that Of the surth. Then with
tail At right angles to its coursc. Of upwards Of
100 millions Of miles long, whnt must have been
the speed Of its farther extremity? A little cal
cuotion will tell ms, at irnst 100000 miles pc, SO.
cond. or over haif million times faster than the
velocity Of cnnnon ball! This speed could GER
tainly only bs n.tnined by n shadow. Indeed how
can Astronomers suppose the tail any thing else
and acknowledge Kepler's ld'cs, which seem now
established? How can they assert that comets M
well as planets describe about the sun equal arcas
IN equ1 Times, md yet suppose he extremily Of
comets tail may d, scribe n million times the
aroa spanned by the nucleus in the same tirnei
These are but crude suggestions marely advari-
ced with hope Of calling tho attention of ADLER
heads. who might prrhnps divest them of their
incongruities: undigested. thoy stand, they arc
no doubt obnoxious 10 exceptions.
March Is, several errors, chiefly topographic. es-
capped observation, the most ianporlan, Of which
arc the following:
Al the conclusion Of tho eighth paragraph, instead
of ''Canis Majoris.'' read .C,ns Major"
In tho 22nd line from the conclusion OF the
piece, instead Of >. orbits" read .seIenen,s'.
Miiierism and its EfIe;is.
We make few extracts from exchange pa apcrs
which will be found below. giving few instances
out of many of the effects Produced by The fanaca
doctrine of Miller.
More Of Milerism.-Thc dcad boiy of Mrs.
Luther, OF Somerset, Mas, was carried through,
Providence last week for burial Mrs. Luthe.l
gas made rnving maniac by the preaching of
Mierism, and was carried from Somerset abo,,,
"A. L.. 4
whore she died in tho most awful pa rox ysms
Sae has left wo.thy Lusb,nd and nine children to
dePlore her melancholy fate.
A iet..r from Portsmouth ~. H.) says: -
You probiby haye heard Of the doatl, of YOUR
old acquaintance, Join II. Shortrdg.. lie was
in haste f,r tho coming Of our Saviour. and being
a full believer in the doctrine OF Miller, mounted.
a high iree with HE ascension robe on, and a, .
tempted to make flight to He,yen, but landed or
the earsh and broke his neck"
sJohG Titon was something similar in his ca
rser. 10 always believed he could Nv, and un-
dertook I one day from a barn top. .,and soon rea
ched a lung heap much brushed. TiIlon sa,J
the flying was pleasant; it was only the lighting
hurt him."
Milerism.-A liilleri,e named Moses Torrci..
residing in Centte STREET, New York. made an at
tempt 10 commit snicide on Sunday. in tn. follow
ing Singular manner. ile rnslted a Iea,lon spoon,
and while the lead wns boiling hot, swallowed ii.
His tongue was burnt-,o crisp. and in great ng-
ony he was conveyed to the Aims House, who're
his recovery is considered very doubtful.
The Essex Banner says--aMr. Nathaniel
Brown, Of Kingstown, N. H.. Formerly travelling
ngeat Of the Exeter Aiutuai Fire Insurance. Office,
cut his wife's throat on Thursday last, 10 such a
shocking nannef that her life was despaire,i OF.
II n said he was partially derangej, caussd by
ovcr-cxcitcment on tho Miller doctr,no.''
re ofher Side.--We are glad to learn than Nil
lerisn is hlssy to do some good as we'll eviI.--
An old lady in Boston, believer. is dispensing
literally from large property. to ali the ,or shs
can find. Her deels are doubiy cha ritab.e this
severely cold weather.