The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-19
AHE TIiE STARS iNu,DIJID.

! or one mDmeHt, Jet me glance at the
nature Of inc Jue,tinn---of all the mos, in.
ierc',ing ;-,ha, which concerns the pruba
he cxiaaucc Of lie ,br,uch s,aecs Whose
ront'ntS We have reach d. The problem
is porhaps equivalent 10 this; Are we. with
cdt passing INTO tNtrayas1ucc. entitled to
ss"ine that forces, which cn;cr 80 essential.
~ l'.to the constitution o' our earth. N, not
confined within it, conditions: Take in il.
iiNtratlon the vast power &C era,i,y Be-
tprc science rai-.i the ,cil from ihc distant
= knew /, only in the fac, of the fall Of a
= Ne, or III the rouGlnce> of n drop uf va
TO- no,c We have followed it through the
e-1piex motions oi the moon aud through
TIE order Of the entire system 1t ptir>ur.
ist comets through the ahy,s 1t Govern.
;..c orbits Of the dorbc aLI triple siar- IT
p-r!"s IL" sun in hi path through the shi.,,
~ and even those s;uiru,i"us cyolu,iou> Of
innaments, during which the stars crngrc-
cat- into dazzling clusters. or ARRANGE them.
,.,,cs in galaxics Rourllr.s the sphere
"' his force snd shall M energy vet uoblcr,
L.uro subtle. probably with a root much
more profound, be f,iricl 80 wax - fee
lie, 80 depcn len, un circumstances, that on
iv IN our world, or some ono like it, it is
free TO work out its wonderful products -
Look ., it, history in that very earth. In
the chalk cliffs, in the caycrns unseen BY the
an, in marshes that to man are dc,oation
and dcsth. life yet teens aud rcjoiccs--its
,'r'n, growing in adaptation to their
conditions. Long years ago, the old Trib
0litc xwarmcd IN our oceans, and the large
eyed lcl'yyosaur dashed through their wa
'cIs. These are gone; bu. p!aSt, nature,
-ycr for forming with ccase,css activity. has,
hy the most mysterious Of her actions,
brought up now forms to play their parts
among her vast scenes. Through -pacc, as
though time, she il doubtless working: and
with al their joys and sorrows--nyolying
fsr migh:sr results than dead, inorganic
,!l,. sec this in the blush of the morn
ing which beams ou all these globes, and
t..re. too, awakens the glad creatures from
their reposc zoe il in the downfall o.
e;euiny that speaks Of rcfrcshmcnt from
i hu: also OF the living time Of activities
u: f,tod for the sun ! zee it in the pro-
g'cH Il the earth. and in i'o course through
,aI,h conflict, towards perfection for it.
lark, am, stones tell not only % change lint
4 the struggles of is creature, 10 become
linked 70 something higher: los : yc worlds
wuNlrpl. and innunctallr, that shine alolt
and shower around US your many mystic in
a.cnccs, We. too, are the aholc> Of ,cntcnts
suited to your conditions; ay, Of intelli
gencc, different, Ear different from ours, and
IN states Of approach to the divinity Of all
possible grada,ions but &c which every
constituent every creature Of whatever kind
lis pressing outward like the bud in spring
unl stretching with longngs that are unut
,crablc towards the initiate AMI ctcrual.--
Pref. -Nchoi.
Hrw Is,ENrioNs We copy from 4 LAT,
English paper the following account Of two
inventions made by an American which ar,
now on exhibition a, the Crystal Palace. ",
doubt the applicability Of the irst to the us(
fcr which i; is intended:
Mr. John llanley, of New York, exhil
is model Of an exceedingly ingenious con
tr!yance, invented BY himself and called ;
catcher, the Object Of which is to remove
accidental ol,siructicns from lines Of railwa!
in such manner that trains shall receive
les injury from collision than wouli other
wise be the case, The mode proposed /
exceeding simple, and reflects great credi
on the mechanical and inventive skill Of Mr.
IIanlcy |, consists in Adapting cunica
drum to the fore par, Of the engine, with II
axis in an obhluc position. 80 that the h,
po,hcnuse, or liant sile &c the right glc'
triangle, by the revolution of which 1t ma
l." conceived TO be generated, shall IN It
loves, position be Level, and slightly aboN
the surface cf the rails The apex "f III
cone points cuiwarl, and rcachc, liul
tcyond the IA! Motion j. communicate
90 the drum hy means q an endless s,ra
PLAYING round pulley keyed on IL aAl'
.nl al,o round another uullcy on the AL
of the from. engine wheels The reYolu''o
4 the drum gives il al the properties ot
-,rcw in rapid motion. Tho ccn~cqucnr
i, tina, when the revolving drum comes !
contact with an ulp,ar It's rapid and iutc
he motion actually s.rcvs il off the lin'
and the damage is greatly lcsscncd by ii
elasticity aud molten oi the machinery W
understand that experiments with this M
ehre have been tried in imcrica On !arl
scale. AMI with success which promis'
that the mos, useful result in steam locoin
tive conveyance arc likely TO accrue from :
adoption Mr. iIauley als' exhibits a m" Ne.
el key. constructed on principle ior ~hi'
be has obtained letters paicn. in Amene
The popularity Of ,hi' instrument oo'is's
NASTY in its beng furn.slei w'.h slis
revolving metallic end The object ol Il
! invention is 10 give 10 housekeepers all Il
safety asains, hcs-picking >hich they c,
derive from having the hey iusesel II q
hole, and there leA, to PseSent'he inserts
l any burglars imp llemeni, Of "h'eh II
well known there are 4 great variety adapt
70 the diiieren, descriptions Of lncks The
j, ooly one way in which the security III
p,ov;dsd On b. lessenea Of destroyed, q
= A. L. s~ssk q lcf,-ts