The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-19
The History OF Creation.
LECTURE BY DIR. DOREMUS.

Dr. D0remus delivered the lecture Of his co Sc On
the History Of Creation taught by modern science
pared with the Mosaic account Thursday evening.
Notwithstanding the very unavorabe of the wea-
ther the ectureroom of the Medical College crowded
by most intelligent audience The lecturer said =
Were predsposed upers ition this sky and
pouring rain might be deemed i'll omen and deter 10
from task-but this previous occasion be-
ipg well countenanced to my audience enter on
my peasurabe duty with aacry, presenting my sincere
thanks for this attering exhibition Of their good WILL
To solve the mystery of the origin of earth has
teen problem awakening earnest attention. Each age
has presented its plausible theories and perhaps
been more prolific than the present. Astronomers and
biologists have almost monopolized this attractive field OIL
speculation 1t may not be Inappropriate that tho che
mist should claim the of the busy public Nor will he
be chargeable with impiety in the attempt Whilst the
astronomer has SO wondrousy enlarged the field of obser
walton, and has revealed the almighty power Of tho
Deity in all the magnitude of his works. in ssthoso
stellar worlds which set adoring and aQhast >,
the chemist is permitted 10 behold that glory al
this enlaI is furnished by any evidences Of i'm
perfection The astronon worshps the Deity in every
and planet that rolls Shines the chemist in
every moiecule Of matter. There are two methoia
Il investigation adopted by the chemist-the analytic
and the synthetic-the prtcts of separation iato
elemental parts, and Of CROPPING or combining the
elements. Let us commence the discussion Of our
subject with the analy ic method; shall Terminate
with the synthetic The earth round therefore was
shape but fluids wiI invariably, il left free to move
pour oil in water-t floats; now place some in
acoho-it silks; but if mipgle the water and alcoha
SO as to possess the same specific gravity tho OIL
neither sinks floats in lay stratum but being
freed from the operation of gravity collects perfect
globe. A large sphere of oil exhibited buoyed up in
the mixture OF ale, ho water turning by means
Of AXIS it attened ut its Loles and dated equa-
tor, illustrating the OF the peculiar form of the
earth and of the planets The planets round, and
therefore, like the earth, fluid. There two
kinds If fudity known to the chemst-fuidy pr oduced
cnlr
Of HI at-aqueous and gneous fusion. 1t favorite
opinion among the ancients that the earth once
dis olved water ard that this liquid all things
produced; hence the Latin phrase aqa-tha from
which all things sprung. The Greeks termed water
g oinon kathoconthe univers& wine of nature But
the materials constituting the Of the globe are bus
slightly soluble in and all the waters the sur
face of the but the film Of varnish an ar.
tfcja globe But have abuncant evidence of it, hay.
ing been subec ed to intense heat volcanoes earth
quakes, contoftions of STRATA thermal springs nc.
Ii observe the with powerful tslescope
we behold its surface rising into ineQualities-
we zee its mountain tops, Illuminated; its VAL
leys shaded Even the craters of its voicaases arc
seep and have been measured. Mountains exist in tho
panets-Mercury Venus supposed to have noun
tains fifteen to twenty miles in height. Az we would
Judge from their naked roundness, their huidityfron
the natenng at their poles their rotation on their axis
when in q fluid state may conclude that heat has
been as eecive in its operation the planets
own earth There are three condtns of matter, the
toid, the liquid and he gaseous The has passed
through two Of these phasss stop at this "haf
way station between the solid and the gass Profess
essor Faraday terms the liquid staieG why was it not
in the Elm plsst condiionhe gaseous To this
conclusion would be led by the analogy The
tree not ever tree but first edits plumules put
forth into the air. the plastic sunbeam ouped the gases
it had absorbed form its it's uethis wondrous panter
with his many coored beams of light tinted its flo vers
this mighty chemist elaborated its fragrant perfumes and
atuIed its luscious fruit To this arch magician we
for all the variety of age which decorates the
earth II examine the egg remark two fluids apply
hea TO its upper surface point is to act as
entr,-t liz destined 10 be heart another head the
bones the tissues formed 1t is clothed with feathers
and leaves its shelly covering takes wing and lives the
air until developed to the perfect Bird Do we not also
witness develops ment in l intellectual wofl2 And shall
this earth be exception to the universal ruler Let ms
examine the chemical constitution of the earth-it Ia
surrounded by atmt sphere That this gaseous enyeope
is POSSESSED Of the physical attributes of matter we
may prove by weighing IT. ia these scales Here At
pneIc AL weighed Next its chemical constitu-
ens erstely hibited and examined-our ths
gas, fifth oxygen rbonic acid gas TIE pa
buum OF palts--wefe exper eLted with In instruo-
tive Water was deecnposed by the gaIvanio
battery, and proved to be pound IF oxygen and by
dogsn gases, Specimens OF lie minerals couf u .utng
e crust OF the esrtn we're examined and tables we're re-
eorced q tier chemical constitution showing about
half Of The whoe globe uted OF oxygen GAS
IN various cCnd,iiops of combination The metals with
which u y combr ed capable Of fusionyea gold,
silver &c, hive been poTated Tsus the lecturer
ca ca That al the cnstuents Of the eartl may have
teen spd plobaoly gsseops II so, heat as
the imp derabe agencies must have LATENT
W1pu quid changes Its form to that OF yap3r, it
hest-ss ether evaporatpg from the hand feels
cold Or a. striking illustration of this statement
and proof that ~ the gases of the air may as
lume the LIQUID the solid sate carbono acid
gas was compressed IL to fluid condition, anu being al
suddenly to eyapoi ate sufficient cold obtained
ltlidy The r. manning porton--a large wooden bowl
was several times ieo with the wy
when it was mixed with ether mercury Vas frozen
and stamped with the seal Of the college, The lectures