Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-02-01

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that ii might have wiggled very little when
Joshua was not looking directly at it. The
statement, however, does not appear SO very
incredible when we reflect that sea-iaring men
are in the habit of actually bringing the sun
down to the horizon every day at twelve me-
ridian. This they effect by means OF tool
made of brass, glass, and silver, called SEX
tant. The composition of the sun has long
been matter of dispute.
"By close and accurate observation with
an excellent opera-glass, we have arrived at
the conclusion that its entire surface is covered
with water to very great depth; which wa
ter being decemposed by process known at
present only to the Creator Of the Universe
and Mr.. Paine, of Worcester, Massachusetts,,
generates carburetted hydrogen gas, which,
being inhamed, surrounds the entire body with
an ocean of fire, from which we and other
planets receive our light and heat. The spots
upon its surface are glimpses of water obtain
ed through the fire and we call the attention
of our old friend and former school.mate, Mr..
Agassiz, to this fact as by closely observing
one of these spots with strong rstractlng tel
escope, he may discover a new species of fish,
with little fishes inside of them. 1t is posi-
BILE that the sun may burn out after awhile,
which would leave this world in state Of
darkness quite uncomfortable to contemplate
but even under these circumstances it is
pleasant to reflect that counting and love-mak'
ing would probably increase to an indefinite
extent, and that many persons would make
large fortunes by the sudden rise in value o
COAL wood, candles, and gas, which would 60
to illustrate the truth of the old provcrb, 'lt'i
= an i'll wind that blows no body any good
Upon the whole, the sun is a glorious
creation; pleasing to gaze upon, (througt
smoked glass,) elevating to think upon, and
exceedingly comfortable to every created be
ing on = cold day it is the largest, the bright
est, and may be considered by far the mos
magnificent object in the celestial sphere
though with all these attributes it must be con
fessed that it is occasionally entirely eclipset
by the neon.
ITO the inhabitants Of Venus, the eartf
appears like brilliant star, very much, IL
fact as Venus appears to u.s. and, reasoning
from anology, we are led to believe that thu
election of Mr.. Pierce, the European war, Of
the split in the great Democratic party pro
duced but very little excitement among them
ITO the inhabitants of Jupiter, our impor
tant globe appears like small star of thu
fourth or fifth magnitude. We recollect some
years ago, gazing with astonishment upon th'
inhabitants of drop Of water, developed by
the solar microscope, and secretly wondering
wheather they were or not reasonable beings
with souls to be saved 1t is not altogether
a pleasant reflection that highly scientific
nhabitant of Jubiter, armed with telescope
Of Ito us) inconvincible form, may be pursu'
ing similar speculation regarding our earth
and lis inhabitants. Gazing with curious eye
his attention is suddenly attracted by the
movements of grand celebration of Fourth
of-July in New York, or n mighty convention
in Baltimore. God bless my soul " he ex
claims, L declare, they're alive, these little
creatures do see them wriggle! To an
inhabitant of the sun, however, he Of Jupiter
is probably quite as insignificant, and the sun
man is possibly mere atom in the opinion o
dweller in Sirius. A little reflection oil
those subjects leads to the opinion that tn
death of an individual man on this earth
though perhaps as important event as can oc
cur to himself is calculated to cause no grea
= CONFUSION of nature or disturb particularly
the great aggregate of created being"