Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-04-29

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TgE cossL-The minds Of ,the ignorant and
upsrstiaioas are often. filed With eps
10 regard ~ things sae soss sharmless, shle
those ins regard 10 which tie iivclisss esnosiaus
ssop;d be felt are contempl lssed With stofia IA.
daerence. Any thing eutsof she usual course
4 in she heavens above has been looked upon by
she eancated With sapefa,i.,ous awe from .her
Fearless period An eclipse Of the sun or moon
/ hare, until astronomy enlighted ahs 5popaior
maa BEEN regarded with great trepidstiea--
Comets have excited geeat alarm. The one
/ soon expected, some account Of which y givea
in ibis day 3 papes, upon ita appearances ip the
thirsrentii andsixseenth csnnaries, created great
ic,ifssernatfon. = md even nov when the time
Of his coming IS known aud q good deaf
| mo;e is understood Of, the character and HABITS
of this cratic heavenly visitor, much apprehe,l-
sionlis felt Some beleye the cold weather isF
Attributable to bis pro ximity y-others that therc
Will be collision and the world consumed By
fire about dog days. lor as German teausster
told his employers the other day, the world is
.sgoins to quit in june. IN the meantime the
Comet is coming--has been seen in this country
and Europe and viii undoubtedly soon be ,vi-i.
Bile TO the naked eve. isaEasg ~ .saataf.3 ~ ss
$50 -iss. l5ss.Rl esahs gaa gss94 aa7 q tss
:, ''The Comet. He is on his way, - b.s s'.sl
= y - iq And singing as he flies; - al IA
3. The whlzzing planets shrink before, rn II
SS The spectre of the skies; 3 =,
-. p All! well may regal orbs burn blue, ,,sS Il
- And satellites turn pale, IL -
- Ten million cubic miles Of head. IL - !,
Ten million leagues of tail. d a. - ~ !
,sg Respecting the mechanical effects of,a COLI
sion with comet n. Babinet, of the French
Institute, says: ,.s.s. -, 2s E,@1
With regard to one OF the questions to whic! /
this question has given rise, must protest |
against the idea that comet possesses the pow
er of imparting perceptbe mechanical shock.
can prove that the collision Of q swallow, in
tent on suicide and flying with full force against
i train Of hundred carriages, drawn by ten
steam engines, would be thousand times more
dangerous for the train in question, than would
be the simultaneous shock of all the known
comets against the earth. s.-.a,...s s..e ,t Il
The following extract from a letter written in
November last, and published in the National
not only gives some facts respect.
ing the nature of comets, but also announces a
theory respecting their electrical influences BY
which they may have an effect upon the wealth
er and the seasons: ..'- ~ -.l..- ,....'
- The near approach of this planet in embryo
will influence our planet, perhaps the entire so.
lar sy stem. O. 1t will be attracted by the sun and
then repelled by it; it will both attract and re-
pei the planets Of the solar system, and appsef
10 create disorder, confusion. But have no !
fears. 1t can, neither attract nor be attracted
so as to come in contact NTH any Of tue heauenEy
bodies The most it can do to any OF the plan
cts tours not excepted) will be to changeM tie CIR,
rents of their electrical envelopes! This will
have tendency to give us the warmest or cold
est winter, (shoud the comet appear .soon) ex-
seriences since 1865, Should the earth's elec- p
:ricity be attracted or repelled to either pole,
.he temperate zones will enjoy an unusual de-
gree of mildness; on the ether hand, should the &
earth's electric sheen be gathered in folds near.
ms the equatorial regions, then indeed may We
expect the most intense cold ever experienced
in this climate. In either event the disturbdacs
Of the ocean of electricity i'll which the solar !
system floats will produce extraordinary results
N atmospheric temperature, wind currents and.
until the electric equilibrium shall
be re e.esJablished. 70 g. s,-ast sa,ers4 III