The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1855-02-24

ing on cold day ; 1T is the largest, the
brightest, and may be considered by far the
most magnificent object in the celestial
sphere though with all these attributes it
must be confessed that it is occasionally en-
tirely eclipsed by the moon"
Equally lucid and philosophical is profes-
sor PhGnix's exposition of The Earth
which is treated of at much length. We
subjoin striking extract:-
1.-The earth, or as the Latins called it,
kTellus, (from which originated the express
sion, do tell us,) is the third planet in the
solar system, and the one on which we sub
seist with all our important joys and sor-
rows. The San Diego Herald is published
weekly on this planet, for five dollars per
aunum, payable invariably in advance. AS
the earth is by no means the most important
planet in the system, there is no reason to
suppose that it is particularly distinguished
from the others by being inhabited. 1t is
reasonable, therefore, to conclude that all the
other planets of the system are filled with
living, moving, and sentient beings; and as
some Of them are superior to the earth in
size and position, it is not improbable
that their inhabitants may be superior to US
in physical and mental organization.
But if this were demonStrable fact in
stead Of mere hypothesis, it would be found
very difficult matter to persuade US Of its
truth. To the inhabitants Of Venus, the
earth appears like brilliant star, very much,
in fact, as Venus appears to us; and reason
ing from analogy, we are led to believe that
the election Of Mr.. Pierce, the European
war, or the split in the great democratic
party, produced but very little excitement
among them.
"To the inhabitants of Jupiter, our i'm
portant globe appears like small star Of
the fourth or fifth magnitude. We recollect
some years ago, gazing with astonishment
upon the inhabitants of drop of water, de-
veloped by the solar microscope, and secret
| ly wondering whether they were or not rea-
sonable beings, with souls to be saved. II
is not altogether pleasant reflection that
highly scientific inhabitant of Jupiter, armed
with telescope of Ito us) inconceivable
form, may be pursuing similar course Of
inquiry, and indulging in speculations re-
garding our earth and its inhabitants. Gazing
with curious eye, his attention is suddenly
attracted by the movements of Fourth of
July celebration in New York, or mighty
convention in Baltimore. God bless my
soul he exclaims, l declare, they're alive,
these little creatures do see them wiggle =
To all inhabtant Of the sun, however, he of
Jupiteris probably quite as Insignificant, and
the sun-man is probably mere atom in the
opinion of dweller in Sirius. A little re-
Aection on these subjects leads to the opinion
that the death of an individual man on this
earth, though perhaps as important an event
as can occur to himself, is calculated to
cause no great convulsion of nature, or dis
turb particularly the great aggregate of Gre
ated beings.
"The earth moves round the sun from west
to east in year, and turns on its axis once
in day; thus moving at the rate of sixty
eight thousand miles an hour in its orbit,
and rolling around at the tolerably rapid rate
of one thousand and forty miles per hour.
AS our readers may have seen that when a
man is galloping horse violently over a
smooth road, if the horse from viciousness
or other cause suddenly stops, the man keeps
on at the same rate over the animals head
so we, supposing the earth to be suddenly
arrested on its axis, men, women, children,
horses, cattle, and sheep, donkeys, editors and
members of congress, with all our goods and
chattels, would be thrown off into the air at
speed of one hundred and seventy-three
miles a minute, every mothers son of us
describing the arc of parabola, which is
probably the only description we should evel
be able to give of the affair.
"This catastrophe, to one sufficiently col
lected TO enjoy, would doubtless be exceed