Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-01-20

news for these who are tired Of long bills FOR
gas and coal oil. II the old distieh.hOlds good,
that
when he days begin 70 isnEthsn,
Then fhccoid begins o. susugtheni
What is gained in light may Be lost in fuel. It
is to-day noon by the sun at Il minutes %
seconds after p O'clock. Why the days are
increasing in length, and why noon and twelve
O'Clock do not come together, are matters for
which our young readers should Be able to ac-
count; if they cannot do so let the evenings Of
the coming week be devoted to rubbing up"
in astronomy; look over Hersehsl or som
other good author, and study the celestial
atlas.
A glance at he Southeastern sky after dark
each evening, at ihe presenttims, viii bring
great enjoyment. Tie brilliant consultation
Taurus, eith its s'glowiDg snpplieesn in the
Ryades and Pleiades; the gorgeous orisn with
glittering belt, commonly known as the yard
wand) and glorious Sirius, (ths dog starr gen.
tie Procyon, Cthe little dog starr add Oshsr
aradiant orbs.7 make that portion Of the
heavens a book Of the g~raadest poetry
the soul ever reveled in, add Of the
sublimsst knowledge the human mind
can contemplate. Tonight the Moon is
in The constellation Aries, to the east of
which is Taurus, and still nearer the horizon
the two bright stars, Castor and Pol
Iux-n Gsuimi, the twins-shine With soft
and oqusI:rsfulgence. In the mid heaven the
planet Mars shows his rudy orb be is in
Aries, too near the Moon to show 10 advan-
tase This evening, bu. we advise all who have
not observed the phenomsna we are about to
point out, 70 lock for him indgstriopsly. He
may Be known BY his steady light and red
color. The Moon, OF course, appears to
move from east to west all educated persons
are aware that she really moves from west to-
ward the east; that is, they have a book
knowledge Of that fact, out bow naBy have
watched this motion of the Moon, tracing
night By night her regal step amoqg the
living gems that sparkle on her path? Find
Mars to might and you viii be aba to watch
TIE Moon's course from constellation to con-
stellation, as she wakes and wsnes, until
another circle is completed around the earth.
Having found Mars, notice the position Of the
Moon with respect to it, how far it is from il,
and in what direction. Having fixed this in
your mind, look al the same object tomorrow
night, and you will find that the moon is then
d considerable distance to tie east Of the pc
sition il occupies this evening; it has in fact
entered the next constellation-Taurus Tie
next night, and on Wednesday night, it viii
have advanced still further eastward the
Pleiades-callsd the " Butchers Clever Dor
the beautiful bright star in the Hyades, may
now befaken as the fixed point to start from, and
every night the fair moon, enlaTging as she
advances, win be observed passing more and
more to the east, and consequently rising Later
each night. On Thursday and Friday also,
tlefa viii be a Gemini, in the nsighborhood Of
Castor and Pollux; On Saturday she viii enter
Cancer, and there shine with all the glory Of
her full round proportions. If the heaven
should be covered with clouds tonight, find
Mars tomorrow night, notice how far the
moon is to the east, observe the difference Of
position the next night, and 50 on.
Our young readers, and or old ones too,
that is, those Of them that are not too wise 10
anu WIZ uaHEl NNA4 AZ kutA oeAln 1AAG
thing loftier than dollars-and especially our
lady readers-for there is an affinity between the !
bright, pure, graceful stars, and the sweet ma
ture Of the sex-will find a rich, pure, exalted
enjoyment in the little course Of celestial OBJ
servation " e have pointed out, il they viii
follow our directions. Il, after having made
the observations, and having drunk in " the
sweet Influences Of the q Pleiades," they will
devote q few minutes to contsmplation-in the
spirit Of the lines we quote below-and then a
few more minutes to heartfelt converse with
Hin owho hath created these things that
bring out their hosts BY number that calleth
all BY names by the greatness Of His
might" they will be happier and better for
their bIief association with the tenants Of the
"s0Jn as tia eg,.. shades prevail, ]
The mool takes up The W0nir0us tale /
Ard nightly o. the listening earth,
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