Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-09-22
The Sun.

, This slorio1s eeb may b seen almost any clear
day, BY boxing ntsntly in its direction, through
piees Of smoked glaa Through thi. medium
it appean about the sise Of large orange. aud
Of much the same color. II is. however, some
what larger. being. in fact. SS7 900 miles IN Oh,
ameter, and containing volume OF matter equ"'
to fourteen hundred thousand globes Of the size
OF the Earth, which is certainly matter OF no
small importance. Through the telescope 1t APP
pears like An enormous globe Of IRE. with many
spots upon its surface, which, unlike those oil
the leopard, are continually changing. These
suot, were FIRST discovered by gentlemen named
Gsli,eo, in the year 1911 Though the Sun IS
tsrslly termed and considered the luminary oil
day, il may not be uninteresting to our readers
TO know that il certainly has been see: IN the
night. A scientific friend Of ours from New
England mir. r. W. Emerson) while travelling
through the northern part Of Norway, WITH
cargo Of tinwsre, on the 2lst Of June, 1880,
distinctly saw the Sun IN all its majesty, shining
At midnight in fact, shining oil night LIN
ersop is not what you would call superstitieue
man. BY any mesns-but be left !. SINE ttst
time msny per,op. have oboerved its nocturnal
appearance i that part Of the country. at the
same time of the year. This phenomenon has
never been witnessed in the latitude OF San De
20, however, and it is very improbable that II
ever will be- Sacred history informs Us that
distinguished military man, named Joshua,
once caused the Sun TO "stsnd still ;" how ne
did il. is not mentioned. There can, Of course,
be no doubt Of the fact that he arrested its prog
ress. and possibly caused 1t to ''staud still
but transators are not always perfectly aceu ate,
and We are inclined to the opinion that It might
have ulggled a very little, when Joshua was not
looking directly at 1t. The statement. however,
does not appear 80 very incredible, when We re-
feet that sesiaring men are in the habit oil &C.
tually bringing the Sun dotrr 20 the horton
every day at - Meridian. Thi, they effect by
rneans OF tool made of brass, glass and silver,
called sexiant. The composition of the Sun
has long been q matter Of dispute
By close and accurate observation with an ex-
cellent opers-glsss, We have arrived at the con-
| clusion that It's entire surface is covered with
water to q very great depth; which water, being
decompcs ed bya process known at present only to
| the Creator Of the Universe snd Mr. PANE OF
Worcester, Massachusetts,, generates carourette'i
! hydrogen gas. which, being infsmed, surrounds
/ the entire body with an ocean Of IRE, from
which We and the other planets receive ouI
| light ami heat The spots upon its surface arr
/ yiiupses OF water, obtained through the fire
/ and We call the attention Of our old friend snd
/ former schoolmate. Mr. Agsssiz. TO this fact: a
BY closely observing one OF these spots with 4
strong refracting telescope. he may discover
new species Of fish, with little fishes inside o
them. 1t is possible that the Sun may burn on
.fter a while, which would leave this world in
state Of darkness quite uncomfortable TO cor
template; but even under these circumstances !
| il pleasant 10 reflect that counting and love
making would probably increase to an indefinite
extent, and that many persons would make lsrg
fortunes by the sudden rise in value OF coal
wood. candles. and gas, which would go TO illus
trate the truth Of the old proverb, ats an Il
wind that blows nobody any good.
Upon the whole, the Sun is glorious crea
ton; pleasing to gaze upon (through smoke
glsss). elevsting to think upon, and exceedingi.
comfortable to every created being on cold day
il is the largest. the brightest, and may be con
.iderei By far the most magnificent object in tn
celestial sphere; though with sll these sttrit ute
it must be confessed that IT is occasionally en-
tirely eclipsed by the moou.-John PhGnir.