, 1860-09-21

4 ~ only recfnily that the capital notion
50 pcrsisicnlly maintained by certain as
lro6oiners. Of lhs utter lifeless wnste Of the
noon = surface, has been exploded The way
ibis |dc1 got prevalence was in denying the
or|.|Inct " dn atmosphere about The moon,
q stan. Of lnlnq1 TINT would Of necessity OK.
c|pIe he existence Of water and organic life
from our satellite. This theory LED to the
further denial Of beat 10 the lunar rays,
ffom which A ws a multitude Of errors.
But Knox and Melvin have proved BY ex.
noI observation. that there Is heafin moon-
shine. and Lantodoschi has measured It IN
ils o|,c'1 npon he n'm0se, while an Eng
li1I 1.h0I1I rs demonstrated that the earth
i colder 10 the first quarter Of the moon
lh1I i n IN I|I1 second. ,54
Again. mnonshno cxerts wonderful in
nnenco on plants. Light enables them 10
nh.orh carbon from he carbopic acid gas Of
lhl almosphere. and this Is their daily work.
They sleep At night. except when the moon.
light wakes them up. and sets them 70 work
again. So The i1rmi i right who sows his
seed iusl bcioro he la|l Of ihe moon, for the
plants coEne up about The time of the new
moon and pass their infancy under the dark
nI1ht1, but when the fill moon comes, its
Ii1II sets them 70 work, and thus the process
o| growing b continued night ard day, while
q l1nIrnry cours1 i1 injurious 70 the tender
plant. NLIch I|1uIf8 sltlp. TF II
The .liIuI. ~ that tie In0on eats up tho
c'oads and WloucII and Quclelet have
proved fho truth Of he observation, by
showing that more rain falls in the dark Of
tho moon than 10 he second and third guar
llII. ". a
Webb has shown, BY q careful comparison
cI I1o present appearance Of the moon : sur
f1c1 with that made by Mndler twenty years
ago. ihaI L n, undergone great changes
Several OF The minor craters have assumed
different shapes. These changes Indicate the
e.|.|cnco 81 1ir and water. Seechi has demon
lirafc1 fhnf do peaks Of The highest mountains
oI The moon are covered with snow. De "a
Rive has discovered that what used TO be re.
rnrI1d a. barren plains are extensive forests.
6ch411o. ~ 1l.covtfer Of the periodical timc
Of tho enn'a apols, suslains this discovery Ol
Do la RiVs's Afto 4 careful examination,
he found burrows 70 consist Of trees, leahess
a oI1 I|1l1n and IN Gull foliage a. smother,
fnI he changes IN their appearance are pc
rode Hence smother pIo5f u Atmosphere
and snlcr. and al the phenomena incident q
IN. lsi.f1nco of he elements 4
Tie phol6sIaphs of the mo0ii's suFfaes
nov go'ng on n The American and Euro
rI.n Otlarraiofies, and tho special aftentiol
paid % lhe study of he lunar surface By
10me Of lho most distinguished astronomer
cl ~ l1y. cannot fnil 70 result in NOR.
uonicIlal discoveries than these We have
'a.I n1l111 We hhvsn no doubt the mas,
Il natter ~ Which the moon 4 made, viii
b. E1nI % be of he same character a
I..I n |ho r1rlh. and subject 70 similar laws
n 1I'Hn'11. ard that TIE surface viii b
l0Ii Io b. capable Of sustaining Organic
~. LLLL W1t1
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r.|.| IIII'I. ore po1nd d1uf, twelve e9nS
|I||I.I " 3 pm bfn1dy. fuo pounds rAi
1II. macs and 1'nnamnn. two tablespoons
~ mind. Iuo nulmcTR one elalafnl vine
II'I 0||'1|I lo1o water, one pound citEon