Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-02-11
TIE HERALD.
Climate Changes on the Earth.


FROM DeBow's Review
1t is now pretty well established
that the earth has two more mott ms
than its diurnal aud annual. . First,
there is the durnal motion. IN which
the globe turns on it's axis every
twenty four hours causing day and
night. There is its revolution around
the sun, which takes 365 days, 4
hours and 4S minutes, ST. seconds to
accomplish Third, the motion OF
the whole solar system in space that
is, {, e earth with all the planets and
stars, moving around Of what is sup
posed TO be central sun. Fourth,
a motion in which, through a long
period of years, the poles OF the earth
are changed, the equatorial region
in time becoming the polar region,
and rice UerSd.
Through the influence of this mo-
ton, we of the temperate zone. are
gradually approaching the equator !;
indeed, it can be shown from history
taking a given zone, that has become
warmer as time advances. Many
trees aud plants-the vine and olive,
for Observation-Disclosures in places
where two thousand years ago they
did not grow. The change is SO
gradual and SO slow that the longest
lived being cannot preceive it; but
that the climate change takes place is
very evident, nevert heless. Anoth-
er evidence is adduced in the pecuia
ity Of the animals, the remains of
which have been found in the polar
regions, which could only have ex-
listed when that region had a much
more equatorial bearing than it has
at present. The proof that tropical
plants grew is also undisputed. The
bearing of ancient Christian church
cs, which were invariably built facing
east or west, but which now differ
materially from those points, is said
to be another proof OF this terrestrial
change.
The phenomenon called the pre-
cession of the equinoxes, in virtue OF
which the first point of Aries recedes
upon the ecliptic OF about fifty Sec
onds in year, gradually causing a
complete change in the seasons and
counting from any given time, there
must elapse at least q 900 years be-
the season can return to precisely the
same period Of The year. 1t has been
ascertained, so it is asserted, that W
to the year 1913 of the Christian era
year in which the first winter pre-
cisely conceded with the earth's pass
age through its perihelion, the tenn
perature of the southern hemispbo re
had been in constant course of dim
mutton. And is, moreover made
plain, according to the calculation
that after the lapse Of 10000 years
the seasons on our globe will be ex
actly reversed.
Therefore, about 10000 years be-
fore the year 1913, or 1000 year:
before the present time, it was The
north pole, and not its opposite one
which was in its maximum of refrig
Grafton F.; or present continents were
then submerged, according TO the
Mosaic account of the deluge-no
however, chronologically considered
if we interpret the Bible too literally
as many who interpret it for them
selves often do-and there were con
tinents unknown to US in the south
ern hemisphere. And again, by tn,
same astronomical and natural laws
10000 wears after the last cataclysm
new one will occur, which will
again submerge the northern hemis-
phere, and allow a new world t.
emerge from the southern ocean.
1t is with this motion of the eartl
we have to deal when treating OF
the deluvian phenomena.
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