Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-08-31
EARTH.

The Earth is an old subject, we don't
know how old. Wise men have enGeaY.
ored to ascertain its age in various ways,
and have succeeded very well, only differ.
ing ia their calculations . few thousand
centuries OF so.
We have reasons reasons for writing
upon the Earth, The principal one being
the imperfect facilities afforded for get
ting upon any other planet 70 write
Nothing prevents eur writing upon the
sun CT moon, except the difficulty OF get
ing there.
The Earth is the third planet il order
from the sun, aud the largest within The
belt of the pIanetoids, We have won
iyrcd, sometimes, why the Earth did hot
have a Z all u herself, icing the Cham
pion Of -be Universe,
The ancients looked upon the Earth as
a fat disc, swimming upon water like a
piece Of toast in a basin OF milk. Once
upon q time q lot Of adventurous young
ancients started OF to find tie jumping
OFT place, and continuing on 10 Il straight
line, they were ast0Hished to find them
selves Oh the very spot whence they
started. They Informed their parents Of
the Circumstance, and they. after about
q century Of painful and EaborioUs thought
upon the subject, came to the conclusion
that the Earth must be round, q because
if it amt tfiumphantly asked a jolly
old ancient, " how could the boys ha' got
round it ~ There was no getting around
that, and the Earth has been Of q spheri-
cal form Of ever since.
1t is estimated that about two-thirds
of the surface of the globe is covered
with water. Although millions Of living
creatures slake their thirst daily, the
quantity Of water has not been material
ly diminished for centuries past, at least
not since the introduction of whisky
shops, which prove a great saving of
water, aud are, therefore, Of immense
benefit to navigation.
The greatest distance from the Earth
to the sun is $4,000, 900 of miles, and the
least distance something over "a, 600, 900
miles. 4 saving ct 1900, 600 of miles
could be effected if a railroad should ever
connect the two planets by taking the least
distance. This Woull shorten the time
consumed 10 running, and reduce the e
penses very materially. Any railroad
will tell you that.
The mean distance from the Earth to-
the sun is 81, 900 600 miles, which is 40
mean distance, either, when you try to
walk it.
The Earth moves around the sun from
west 90 east, consuming 800 days and 6
hours ID every revolution, travelling nights
and Sundays. Joshua, it viii Be remen
bered by some of our oldest citizens.
once commanded the sun to stand
still, and ste is standing still. Tt amt
every Tool Ct a Janet that eau get around
the sun. The Earth does It, However
would get around most anything.
The Earth turns upon its axis, making
one revolution every twenty-four hours,
in Mexico-there they have al
revolution two or three times a day. The
Earth and her axis were thick as peas
at one time, bat one day the
Earth got down on her axis and turned
)n it.
L is the revolutions Of the Earth that
makes night and day, to everybody bat
printers and editors Of morning papers it
5 aN day with them.
After digging a certain depth into the
'owels of the Earth the temperature be-
zones warm, audit grows warmer as YOU
9arnt to your work, SO that at the depth
i thirty miles Gas we are Informed by q
Gentleman who dug that distance one
uly morning., everything is like molten
ron at a white heat. There is good reas-
q for believing that people who cheat
he printer, aud try to get into shows
Without paying for it, are sent thirty
1lles into the bowels of the Earth when
hey die.
The Earth is not such a dismal place
Q 1--we upon as many try to make out
% far as our knowledge ~extends-and
re probably know as much az ANYBODY
IT IS Jar preferable to any Of her sister
as a permanent residence. At
east, we are satisfied with it. and intend
remain here SO long as we are on earth.
4 close-hsted man invited a friend 10
inner. and prnvidoJ o,1-