The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-24

ocean Of water covering The whole world thrty10W ~
deep, 70 ocean q nuid iron five feet deep.
IL y composed Of two gasee, mechanically mixed,
Of IS parts Of nit ogen and q parts Of oxygen and In IL
lower depths containing considerable quantity Of mos
ture, little carbonc acid little hydrogen and lisle OF
several o,her local euvps. The nitrogen aud oxygen
are in all parts Of il and all places Of II, and 1t all
seasons Of the year, far human examination has ex
tended in that constant due proportion OK ~ OXYGEN 70
nitrogen. While nitrogen inert-Apparenty diu,ent
grating dirsoivns and d,smsmSans everything thai
can fasten tse upon and very few things are full proof
against It's attacks for fome things has rapAcons Ap
prime coDdinens-heat moisture, sulphur and acids-N
seems TO be the father Of acids.
n, NOW these two gases being Away, found in due
mas constant and general circulation; that It must
60 from pole TO equator and from equator TO
Asia 70 the seas and back and from the seas 70 the
mountain tops and back and in systematic order as al
stand Just well az those We do understand Had the
atmosphere not this grand circulation like unto the blood
Of the areria and system the equatorial regions
would become bere Of their oxygen, the greater
heat or that torid facilitates abstraction from the
ar and minges with its afnitatve food. At the poles
there Is srxvey oxidation and vet these two re-
gons hold the ratio OF the two gases-ni.roTen aud
oxygen.
While Aaury already pointed out the motion Of thu
air the surface of the earth and the sea- we have VET
TO learn iis true and general motion In upper strata
That we have in our zone . great longitudinal cur
when they get ten or twelve thousand feet up That
there must be great lstuoinsl currents Maurys euc
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quanted with these currents with all their ramnca.ons
will bring TO general use balloons OF travel and
trsp.p6rers merchandise over .he whole surface Of
propulsion Of Stationary aud locomotive engines il may
not pay" at 6ret, and must consequently depend for
awhile unreqni,ed and expensive experiments, and
wtha may cost q few human lives But what Of ali that
where vast field Of exploration, and vast an
amount Of human progress and happiness lies unde-
veoped and unappropriated!
contemplA,ve mind, when posted in the realms
Of space few miles above The convex surface
.~lnNa faalo nnnn that
destiny In store for progressive m1nhat unknown
region, world, surrounds him. While the earth
ana On ,ne SEW vsn. or"c one ms
with squares Of the distances thai 1t miles
have already obstruction Of 800 inches about CO
feet object ond that point OF distance must
be over feet above the eArths surface before can
it, have, when elevated a. ordinary balloon heigha
range vision Of than hundred miles before and
around US this fails to awaken the mind to the
importance Of developing the means by which this vast
and boundess highway is 10 be brought to knowledge
Of human understanding go that II may be used for hu
man comfort and advancement
The horrors of the and the hardshps OF ransmon
tame journeys loose all their terrors when contemplated
few years ago my and self went out Bos har
Dor ten miles in order TO show the pleasing manuvre
Of coming 10 lard again by the breeze after having
dred to that distance with the upper
rent And it seemed like risk, had we not been
aware Of the lower current breeze because We
could hundreds Of gals scuddng the within
range Of vision rendering mpossblet 70 aght within that
distance and not fall IN the reach OF help by some OF
a
the Atlantic in its untried and pioneer character within
the province Of pleasant contemplation.
While wiring receive letter explanatory, and draw
pgs Of contrvaDce that gives the balloon rudder and
keel % were, when sailing over and near the surface
OF the sea- Such the result Of the spirit inspired
10 the Investigation and development OF this noble
While Mr. Gage, who has sent this ingenious contr
vance, seems to put great value to lib Invention
happy say that II Of more Importance to the present
condition Of the art than any other accession has lately
received IS it AT once combines the power Of kedging
steering and anchoring the balloon when within cabe's
length OF the surface OF the water. ought to be illus
trated in popular journal This art when fairly in
augurated will revoluto1ize the order and laws OF
ncipal and national regulations 1t viii render all States
and natiopaties provincial, and the atmosphere the
wOr'0's postal highway
when we look at the huge bodies of clouds moving
gracefully along with eagles speed, and the tornado in
is gent taking Us back houses barns by
the acre. and sometimes large slabs OF MARBLE and GID
Ing along with them, needless Of bridges, togates
turDlikes and with speed that laughs defiance the
eeam locomotive passo strange that great
engineering spirits OF the age the Stephensons and Bru
pels have given their attention to the powers Of the air,
Its mobility, buoy sncy and ant-frction quality. Take
square column OF mir of foot diameter your lever
and the earth for yonr ucrum and pose the end Of your
lever into An empty space ana the atmospheric power
alone will lift up IN that space rs 800 pounds. Nature
does this daily frequently to most disastrous sastac
tor when II unrcofs our houses aud carries OF hav
stacks and fs bridges from their abutments From
this point OF Wow transport balloon cargo of half
dozen passengers and their comforts even with a com.
mon muslin bag OF 100 feet diameter, need be deem
cd cnimerical scheme though would myself prefer a
good silk gas veasej and congenal Of the year
bad fondy hOpsd that this would have been peror N
ed this fall but believe that ii is left by manifest deg
tiny for me, and nothing but providenha Interpretation will
prevent me from putting it into execution next summer
even though shall have to try IL with limited and
the fralest kind Of vehicle.
The world Of air that surrounds u.s. like the muse OF the
spheres sngs TO US with sweetest tones OF invitation to its
life giving, soulinspiriDg and power bearing domain
The condor that uxurates over the nora ropics-he
gle that views his majestic form in the glare Of the cri
dian eun-the vutre that plays in the artistic man
ner npon the art ronea the clean and unclean birds
fha md
they certainly are not the preferred and special objects
OF Gods bounty in its enjoyment. While the hover
orders OF animals have their speciaes, each circu
scoed to its particular range Of instructive knowledge
man has been endowed with the faculty Of reason ideas
Of comparison, powers OF constructionand hence the
right Of all the privileges and prerogatves Of ami
mails He takes TO the the duck does water and
why should he not take to the air the esgle9 This
ocean OF air that npasses all around and which ia
as substantive as would be OF fluid iron Of five
feet in depth was not merely put around for the pur.
pose OF blowing dust in eyes ard perform other
little 9ria pranks God would not have led us in tbs
power Of reason b understand its it's capac.
Ties. JOHN WISE