The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1854-12-08

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mans litp--a letter sent by mail from London
to one Of the midland counties Of England,
where it would 90 now, in four or FIVE hours,
| was as long in reaching lis destination as it
/ would be at this day in going from London to
the interior of Kentucky.
Aman may start from here, cross the Allan
TIC, visit every capital city in Europe, and re-
turn home again, in less time than used TO be
required FOR trip 10 St. Louis.
/ The means by which those who 'go down to
/ the great sea in ships have brought their art
to It's present state, is an illustration, as StiIking
as any that could BE- given, OF the practical use
I which has been made Of scientific discoveries.
Il is an old tradition, that the first idea of nav
/ isation was suggested to the mind Of an ngeni-
ons savage, BY seeing hollow reed, which bad
/ been split ongtudinally, floating on the water.
/ He took the hint aud made himself what, in
western phrase would be called ''dug ont"
/ In process Of tine cars were added. Thea came
/ more complicated vessel, With sails to riovr,
aBd ruddrr TO guide her. IN this, bold nav
I gator would venture from headland to head
/ land keeping one eye carefully on the shorr
and the other on the clouds. AZ length they
/ learned, !rom the old Chaldean Shepherds how
+ to steer by the stars. With this little krowl-
/ f19r oI dstfnholHY thty went lar away rom
'""H' tHo'@h II otCaiie Wholly NST'eNS juSl al
Inc time It was most needrd-Whrn the skies
/ We're 9Ner-clonard and th+ tef'rfst cainr Out on
me de- P Navigation Stood S''iI al 'hat poiit
/ Ior thousands OF years, because II was brlieVed
I las some iaFITeFs now hFiifNe ol the" a.l,l tfal
+ it was already foo perfect 70 be improved. But
| see Wlat Ea"eFh discoveries nave ofooSi' Il To-
/ BE mariner no" leaves Inc port oI bus depar-
inFe' "i'h a serene an" steady Gonh4rncr IN
'i' resources astronomy ha'efa. p,ll'oS PiiE'
7 oi'1es' i"-HTtts''-'i,e Witt t'e u '"T
/ physical Sc'tnce5-ana numerous instruments,
cohtFived WIN tile hoS' tNqHls!t" HFcha''ca
SEiii, are AL at his command. lie can measure
tis rate ol sa'hng rYacily and SHOWS the course
/ he Is on wiih a1so'"'e certainty. hen ne Is
a Thousand miieS out II fr Goi5'$ the accuracy
/ oi 'hS reckoning be IS able 70 correct u. he
mis- 10 his eye tube, ttted WIN glasses,
t'rough winch he can see lar Ont INTO 'iilm''a-
Die space many HiiiioEs "i miles beyond the
f'ach OF lls unaSSiStTd vIS.oh. he aScfFta!nS
/ the relative position OF SHalr a"i0.Y fEiaht
1 world ana thence, WIth tat heiP o. his GRO
j h9HFtrf ana bls haHllcdi aihaftae' ne ed'cH dtes
/ iHs longitude. A"9'!lrf OBSERVATION WIN q ai-
iz1tnt tad!Hmehi oI'"n ah@ifi"f c'i'"t!ai b0tF
-iFeS hl'l '"' means oi fhaih& h'S dtS'ah'"
from ''tr equator 1'ii''t'@ ,i'' = '"o ffS''''N'
+ ~ i'u'S MS H-'i upon Sia'l }" '"t ""i5' ana
SAYS WIN ",.''o""'''% 'o'h",''t' ~" i4'-
( 'iSf'F latFe. ''ro4iaphE tells ""h NhT'r 20
A''"f MS NeSsfi I''T ,''T port ~ "'f 'a''a''u
anu ''' ~ "N'" AN "dh9''" '''"' az "'l ~
'!' n"'oN HfF i'fd' 10 'he ""e t'''iS at" iedi-
/ F-SSi} stretches away over lhr ua'h oi'e "a'FfS'
anG thry bear him onward IKE tne morse 'a'
/ Ai'"r'h tS ilu'I' " 'leA 10 'u'' j a''ueu t'e
( 2oWfr "i steam to proper hIm' II may Wen hr
.la mat uas conquered o"h W'ha a"o wave
/ fiFe MaE consume hiS VrS'ei' or an ''r"E'
/ nay Sha'irr II but ihr oral.'aFE "fAS o. '''
SEA are rT""ce" ann 81 10 "''",'@' e.,
Ci'r 2i'-"iSr IFFa'"r hiS fl'"""'H Us II" "'
. ilc"'F I'D VAN. ne lPIh"IS Us 10 "'>o"f'' 10
useless tF''i'. N"ihr, Wh''h appeared iH' 'l"'S'
! uPpomiIHG ana 'aEren' nave "ofh' 'hr r'Hf$
Ialt' \ hahelFSS philosopher S'i"' I'd, H"''
'2'" ''r'' ,''o'sd',I S'"'H dS'' as
I - ' 49, - ~"''. "a Us
ne saw, iid, "ueh II Was - i>~' ''"'', II I'D"
'0e power OF attracting ana hoic'HS 20 II Ger
am iIgHt substances lie thongat was en-
Ined WIN some KIND o. ANIMAL me. rms sal
>tfd hIm' ana 10 ort''f explanation ol 'Hr
nar'ei was gwen i'r several centuries ifl
mere was we germ OF iha' $c''n'F' '"t 81 "''e"
'ros' the FotaIc pie and ibe "aiNa"'c oa'trfy'
fhose poWPriuI 't'etfoSa'F'.S "I nature ""'e
'omPriitd hTT 10 y'rid up !" '' most i'''i'' idH,
secrets e' chemistry 9'"' ~ cue "if"t''" .,
ur 'drHl'I "i ilS'Ih'HS anu 'P''''1l ","
lTahbHh 5 ifltef' suggesting IT. was ft@u ;" 'ne
loyal Soc!rty al LONDON ann" foaFS o' ,a'Sn-
'F. Nti'htr ti'h"S'P'FrS il'' "'tFd'''en ,'e''
QHld otIrve 'Hat t.e cFacN'''S "o'SF' P'oGuo-
ct hF rnahlng ca' $ PACK; was 'auST" hY 't
sl"r agent winch ''sP''s inf "n"foSeao'r ana
gtari7d oaE. but fiahNnh qnifuy are" Il