North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-09-30


Occasional showers in most parts of the
country at the beginning Of the month,
but soon becomes fair and warm consider
ing the season, continuing some days,
mild and pleasant through the middle Of
the month, then windy with some rain,
snow, or sleet at times, fair near the end.
High winds or downfall near the Sd, eth,
18th, Goth, Goth and probably the 3lst.
What various lessons doth October teach,
The falling leaves useful sermon preach;
The seed the farmer scatters in the ground,
The shortening days,-the fogs that oft abound;
From all, the contemplative mind must trace
How all things change,-how life to death gives
place.
The science of Meteorology (Astrally
treated) has of late, l am pleased to-day,
been Much attended to, many scientific
gentlemen in various parts Of the United
States having turned their attention to its
study by prosecuting this branch of pbilo-
sophy with considerable success, at least
so l am informed. Their investigations
of The nature and properties of our at
mosphcre are likely to lead to important
results, and in the end will doubtless af-
ford clue to a more intimate knowledge
of the various changes that daily and
hourly take place in the vapour regions of
the vast aerial ocean that surrounds our
Globe.
BY little knowledge in this pleasing
science, Astrometeorology, we are enabled
to contemplate that magnificent economy
which poised the stars with such inexpres-
sible nicely, and meted out the heavens
with span; where all is prodigiously
vast, surprisingly various, yet more than
mechanically true.
BY astronomy we also learn to consid r
those golden luminari.s in the heavens,
which appear but as twinkling flames, to
be in fact prodigious bodies, and as many
suns to so many systems, each accompa-
MED with it's particular planetary equip
age therefore what multiplicity Of
mighty spheres and worlds, unknown to
US, must be perpetually running their
various rounds in the immense regions Of
space, yet none mistake their way or
wander from the paths assigned them
and though they travel through trackles:
and unbounded space, yet none fly from
their orbits into extravagant excursions
none press in upon the centre with toe
near an approach, but all their revolutions
proceed with eternal harmony, keeping
such time, and observing such laws, as are
most exquisite]y adapted to the perfection
of the whole.
There is indeed no part Of the Creation
but what displays the wisdom, goodness
and power of the great First Cause to an
attentive mind but the Ueorens in most
emphatical manner "declare the glory OF
God," and are nobly eloquent Of the deity,
rs well as the most magnificent heralds OF
their Makers praise, so that in this divine
book Of creation the most unlettered may
find enough to excite their admiration and
praise.
In concluding l cannot avoid quoting
the following beautiful lines.
"Poised in the centre hangs the glorious Sun,
| Round which the rapid Mercury doth run;
| Next in due order, Fenas wheels her flight;
| On then the Earth, and Noon her satellite,
| Next frery Aars pulsnes his red career;
Beyond, the circliHg asteroids appear:
The belted Jupiter remoter flies,
| With his four attendant through the skies
The bright ring'd Saturn roanls more distant still
With eight swift moons his circait to fulfil:
While with six satellites that round him roll,
Moves Uranus and Neptune circunyolves the
whole;
! But far beyond, unscan'd by mortal eye,
In widening spheres, bright suns and sy stems lie:
Circling inneasureess iphnitA
Pause DER the mighty scheme 0 man, nd raise
Your feeble voice to the Creators praise!'
TIIOS. S. SHAW.