Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-22

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For the Grant County Herald.
AstrO-NeteorolOgys
Mr.. Editor Permit me to make
through your columns, to your numer
Gus readers, few interrogatory re
marks, which have been suggested b,
the perusal of series of communities
tons, in your paper; by Mr.. Shaw
which has awakened in my mind trair
thought, relative to the subject of which
ne treats. Being one of that numerous
class, which he denominates the swatch.
ful farmer have been induced "to look
about myself" that I might be benefited
by whatever was interesting or instruc-
tive. In order, therefore, TO advance in
my researches and investigations with
philosophical correctness, the following
remarks seem expedient nor would
advert to the subject of Astro-Meteor.
ology as set forth in those communica.
tions, but for the purpose of elicitine
truth from whatever source it may come
In this communication ! purpose conf
ming my remarks principally to the con-
stellation Gemini, and the planet Sat
urn which seem, by the aforesaid COM
munication to be acting a prominent
part, for the time being, iii producing
Astro- Meteorological phenomena. The
whole circuit Of the heavens, like all
Igeometric circles is divided, or suppo-
sed to be divided into 800 equal parts
called degrees, for the purpose of Astro-
nomical and Chronological, or perhaps
should have said, Astro- Meteorological
observations, and that part of this circle
through which the sun and most of the
planets seem to move, is called the To-
diac; which is again divided into IL e.
quail parts of 800 each, termed signs, or
representatives of the IL months of the
year. The group of stars which appea-
red IN each of these divisions were ter
med consultations, and received partic-
ular names of the Ancients in the order
IN which the sun appeared to move thro'
them. The names of these signs, and
the order in which they occur are thus
described by DR.. Watts;
F.The Ram, the Bull, the heavenly Tyins,
And next the Grab, the Lion, shines,
The pirgin and the Scales
The Scorpion, .Arcler and Sea-goat,
The Man that holds the Watering-pot,
And Fish, with glittering tailsn
Now we are informed by Mr.. Shaw,
that the "heavenly Twins" is a cold wet
sign of the zodiac but wherefore? As
the division above referred to is only ar.
oltrary, why does that particular group
OF stars exert SO different an influence,
or any more influence upon this terra
queous globe, than other groups? We
are also informed that Saturn entered
The constellation Gemini on the 2lst of
April of the present year and that it
Will be in close conjunction with the
sun, IN the 4th degree of the constella-
ton Gemini on the 26th of MAY. Now
hhips9 be- hYee.ip agsv situated 900. 100000 of
of time equal to about 20 1-2 of our
J ears in making one annual revolution
and about 2 IL years or nearly thirty
months, in passing over one constella-
ton hence it must be about month in
passing over 10 of a constellation there
fore it entered the constellation Gemini
the 2lst of April, how can it be in the
40 the 26th of May? Again, the sun
does not enter the constellation Gemini
till the 2lst of June how then can it
be in the 40 the Goth of May so as to
be in close conjunction with Saturn at
that time. Gemini, are informed, is ga
cold wet sign," yet it has no effect till
the moment Saturn comes in line with
us and it, it then experts all its influ-
ence upon the earth, for the space of 2
years and a half, and then as suddenly
ceases and that too, when the planet
Saturn is 90O,OO0,0O0 of miles from this
mundane system, and at least 20, and
perhaps 80 or 5o,0OO,O0O,O 100000 of
miles this side of the constellation ;-a
powerful aspect, that! and this power
full aspect, we are required to believe is
the sole cause of the depression of the
"temperature of the air. on the Goth
day of May. The solar and annular e.
clipses, which happens on the same day,
are not taken into the account at ALL
The influence of the moon, 24O, 900 miles
distant, and of the darkened sun, 95,-
100000 of miles from the earth is tri-
fling and inconsiderable in comparison te
that of Saturn 100000, 900 of miles dis
tant. On the supposition that Saturn
was cold planet, some Poet of the last
century has expatiated on its tempera.
ture in the following strain:
"When the keen north, with all its fury blows
Congeals the floods, and forms the feecy
SHOWS,
his heat intense, to what can there be known
Warmer our poles than is its burning zone,
Who there inhabit, must have other powers,
Juices, and veins, and sense, and life than ours
One moments cold like theirs would plerc,
the bone,
Freeze the hearts blood and turn US all t.
! stones
This, all will admit is very cold pc
etic strain but we have no valid rea
son to conclude that such is the fact
But grant, for arguments sake, that Sat
urn is as cold as is represented, VIII,
should it exert its chilly influence Will
passing over the constellation Gemin
land no other time? Such Astro Mete
geological prophecies SAVIOR more of tn
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