New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-05

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your eye this chart yon viii observe IVA
of the different kinds Of animal s.covere5 ~
geologists turning the leaves of na,nr ~
book. The bones Of man arc discovered In tbs oas
strata Of mammoths and mastoions still loser sgtes
descending 20 simpler forms Of life Hence soma 80,
gsts argue progressive development others deny
a few specimens of more complicated form. hal bs
discovered in the earlier formations. Why ths,. ~.
sci oos in geology The lowest strata bear ad.,see
of having been deposited by water; Bat 49,,
heat has fused the particles into crvssrsi
condition; n traces Of animal OF Of v sos.1s
life therefore extinct AZ this pon, nataes ssss
book is q sealed book Geology can ony ten n. 49,
occurred during short period anterior the six ,ho,s
years has lived, in comparison with the nstruc !,
chemistry OF astronomy. Geology would tell "a ~
creation OF the earth alOne-astrOnomy and cherrx -
the creation Of the heavens and of the earth A. ,
time requisite for producing the changes we have aAsA
cd in these lectures. science would teach us that a,a No.
ages passing all human enumeration must have el,nssS
No one examine the strata Of the earth behoipv
thousands of feet Of rock built up OF the exuya Of animals
and with unbiased mind, arrive at a difsrent ON
clusion Analogy would teach this also In ina f 80
plant or ofsn snimsl we invariably ind rraiasl Sso
ment Did the oek spring in instant from an acorrf
Was not The germ lcrg period under the earsh-t
plumues then put forth into the sirs stem frnei-,,
branchosard did not the percolored beams of-h, NAV
on its green leaves year sfer year. perhaps for ena
form smany rings Of woody tissue And is II NOT 90 IA
every variety of life witnessed on the globe Agan as
there not eriods of development and do such thea
periods bear proper relation Of time TO the vh,ls
life Of the plant ANIMAL Thus the enSryo
the nfant the child. the youth the asa
sprang into being aud perfected vita all its variety
Of vegetable and animal life in period Of six isvc
twenty four bours would further claim that the Moss,
account give such Information day. understood
in common rssnco is measured by the appearance dssp
pe0rance and re6ppearanee of the In the Mosaic &C
count the is not visible until the fourth day and ia
Genesis I'd chap. 18th verse summing up the history
states
These the generations Of the heaven. and Of the earth
lsp they were es'ed in tie g S't The Led God made the
A "propheiie day' is spoken of as being a thousand
years create dag IL may coin a word or dsyia
the history of creation may be period OF time which
would stun tho mag nation We are therefore inducedb
earth were passing through the changes described bore
proper relation to the great life Of these sysens
these suns these earh- Thanking you ladies sntgsnls
me D. for your very kind attention. aud for your asng
attendance many stormy evenings lcannotconcais
without stating that have been frequently complmeM
fer the success Of the eIpermo this succcsha been
chiefly due to my able aud oblging assistants rhsss
lectures which are virtually the repetition Of the ntrodae
tory the in the Medical College delivered at the
request Of many friends then present who atempedE
the suggestion Of my friend Professor Arnold Gayot In
whom our country has received most valuable aqlisin
as a man Of science and n Christian Philosopher The
lecture concluded by brillact experiments Illus
ta,ye Of the properties of vital air In larsejrd
exgen holding at least or 10 gallons phosphorus was
introduced in an gnited state The gas lights were pale
in comparison with the light produced by this c0m0usa
As oxygen and hydrogen bad been alluded TO as conbn
ing 70 produce wGter and generate animal heat tAs
oxyhydopen blow pipe exhibited its heat generating
properties were shown in the brilliant combustion Of asel
flo-the ddzzling Drummond light was also formed and
then the products of this combustion were collected BY
applying cold metallic surface to the flame aud proyeie
be water To illustrate the powerful chemical aindes
of oxygen and hydrogen gasesa foth was made sssp
and water contained in large iron mortar on applylngs
light terrific explosion extinguishingt the Lights
in the vicinity.
Thus concluded these interesting and successful lectures
when Rev DIR. Dewitt forward and moved thai q
vote of thanks be bestowed upon the eloquent and ee
lecturer Great spplause 1t is unnecessary to add thx
his motion was unanimously adopted.