Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-03-23
Daily d'ir9iniau.
Scripture and Geology No. 2.


that tho crust of the earth is composed Of several
successive strata layers that these strata though
subject to occasional dsruptions and Irregularities
yet occupy, for the most part, tho same relative
position. and mny, therefore, hc regarded as con-
tinuous and conccntrc eoats that this integu-
mcntary structure, must have required ages for it's
inrmntiou-oxhibiting rs it does the most unequiv-
ornl traces Of the long continued action of water
aud other natural agents. aud of the protrnctcd
existence of various and progressive order. of an
imuls md plants. This system Of strntifcaion
has been resolved by gcologists into several dis
tmct periods of deposit corresponding To their re-
sarci,e mineral characteristics aud organic
mains. We have first tho Azoc or PRIMARY for
nation which is tho loves, in the SERIES and con-
sis,s of those foundation rocks upon which the
thcr strata nrc based these are destitute of fos
ss and from their crystalline character furnish
undoubtod evidence Of the action of intense heat.
Intervening between this aud the secondary peri
o. is the PAL.soc. consisting ot the Slntian. Old
Rod Sand -Sinue, cnrhuniicrous and lrmlan for
nations: then follows the SECONDARY. embracing
the rrinssir, oolitic nnd C,clacrous layers, aud
lastly the TfRriARy or surface stratum.
These several strata cuntnin the ,mhe,lJed re-
mains of regularly ascending ~cries # animals
aud plants. corresponding most sncunrly with
the clnssitcntinns ot the naturalist in both these
denartmenta Thus in the Slurinu. whore tho
first truce III organic being is found, va meet with
the lowest known forms Of vegetable hie--the
Thallugcnic or mere Aim. plants mckng both
leaves and stems, consisting Of simple cells,
emitting nt maturity spores or seeds. Ascend
ing from these. we next encounter the Acrogenic
ordcr--plnuts possessing stems Nnd leaves, but
newcrlcss, ndremnrknllc for increasing hngtudi-
naly, bv additions to their end. mud not in diam
ctcr corresponding to ferns. mosses, lchcns. &c.
Next we have tho End 'gcnic. also called by botn-
niss Monocotyled ms, from having only one coty
lcdon or sced. lube they take the name Endogenc
from the popularity Of increasing by additions to
the inside these have flowers. ny well ns stems
and leaves and include the lilinccous nnd Other
extensive tribes. From these pass to tho
Gmnogcnc.- .--rmbrncing tho largo family of ConiI-
crir or cone bcnring plnnts whose rank vegetation
furnished the rich coal deposits of the carbonife-
rous crn-dcposits now underlying so large por-
iion of the curhs surface. and contributing 40
materially to the promotion OF human comfort.
aud we mny add, 10 the progress of human civili-
zat1u. Higher up. and ranging through the Sec
ondary and Tcrtinry formations, we have the Exo-
genie, 40 called because they increase outward in
opposition to the Endogcnc, that incrense in
ward these nrc dcoty lcdons. or plants that have
their embryo furnished with two cotylcdons, and
which havo their highest development in the forest
trees Of thcu Tertiary Immediately on the sur
face and strictly peculiar to it, we huyc tho Ro-
,nca II very large aud important order, remarka-
lie for their perfume and flowers it includes tho
rose the white thorn, with its numerous exotic
allies together with tho apple pear, plum, cherry
peach, nectnrine. apricot md similar fruits. Con-
cn,porancous with these last tho grasses, that
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''o'Fe't ~" sni'e e'"'"e''u "''e' e.,'' ~ W..
deposits contain the lowest forms of vegetation,
they exhibit the lowest types of animated organ
ism. We commence with the spore in the ono
case with tho monad in tho other. Nnturaists,
',"oP'',S ,"o s.''" VI "i. "u ~
''"''''l ~ nv VIZ W "' "us'
wv" S'"ha III, ,'S'o'H' '"o ,h"'hn"AiN "''o 'N'hH
!fb'>rA' 'ne '"rn''' '"o,"",s ~. "'',"'
ing c'''cp'"' " ep''"' "A', Wv ,".'.'' 'ho.o uo
n"i" "i 'er'eprn'' OF Oh an 'i','r"h' pony s'e'u"
i"e ,,''r'cor"" "'o T'on'.oe,, '','' '"o ,'n"a'
n" eaen n't""Se c'r'a'' a"a,S " ''''s o'ass n'.e
a fana,eh ,o," ~ P"r' VI ."e "n''' VI '"o',
hody; tho h"'r.1m" cnnrac'erHra ny y" % ea..rna'
SAe'e'o" consisting VI rugs ., .oe'n'., r.
nna Sur,'n'E Wv ''ny "' , ,ho n.a. e. m;'
wv INV" "g'H' go ~ IL ', ~ " NJ
na'S nave soi' "ho 'hnr''."n'c pou,s'' so'e '''-
s,nnreS covered w''n ',"reS o' shs lns 'osel
"''S'"h VI n',''h''' ''"s N''o
commences WIN the Ao"P"y,'s whlen' ~ ,hc,r
very name implies pHr,hko . o. .no .ia,'ros oa asn
nh"''' M" Plah'' anu '""s 'or"' 'ns '"'''e''ne
INK pe'W''h ,''e "'''"' e"" 'eR''a"'o "o''"s W
'''eSe pe'ohs '''e e"'n'' spons.s' po'yp'o "1: "o
l'"sH ho'h ""'",''s ",, ~ VIII" '",o - " ,';',
,h Ioa " slanon," aro J;s,.,lv ,ro,eahle md
,hcr" 'c IL nrnner Abdominal cayty then award
.,l =, ,"oro nerfcct organ;za;ons Of this tyne in
wh;ch iho nplmnnarv' cirrulnturv and muscular
"",nm 'ra,n,. ',ap ara p", lo,,or JeyelnneJ
'Tbn Vor,ohral ordcr NJ animals il also suhdivi
| lJ ;, Iroos J;.,;,,,;.hed hy tho necul;or
,Iaran,or af ,be;r resn;rnt'rv organ.-ndnnteJ to
,a.I;' :, =, ,.a,ar l,r ;ocr1ar or ,w,rccsI
p'e"."'ns ~ ~ ""'e, ~ a'',a.. p.,,J;a a,ar.
nrar "ta oS cons"eJ in ther mnve.
a, 70 cr,vI;na or swmm;nr and Of irregular
menus " o'"M;s n; ~ n, ia",l M,a,m,ho ar ,hnss
rcsp'rau"i ',nar ,hop ,,,n %,, vnuns