, 1869-09-06

Nhtrr lilo fttlhtFihntnn lutH gAsca could 10 CAT
nod on; and II tho light Of tho snn Ncro produced
l,y Gufnlpg. ilD pr0ceAl Of combination Huuti tIn
!csy!nG no Eoolu or opportunity for the
rcquifef 70 reproduce Tho cohl- l
tlonb necessary to A continuance Of tito cOMbuk-
tton. The light md hca. OF tho SUI must to pro.
duccti IN solnc Hay Which does not inyoIFe Tho |
destruction Of hla Illuminating md beating prop
critics. within rho memory o! man. because thsx /
would tr contrarJ 10 known fact. and facts
never contradict each othcr--tf they 4ppcs1 10 do
&C. It Ia suEe Sign either tu4t NC afe tn!Ataken ID
tho surpos!ton Tint .hct nfr facts, or csc that |
VIC t&!i to understand The facis thcmsclvca-
intellectually, Ne nots tho calculation o. Eiebeg,
TINT ths oxygen Of tho earth would supply the |
requirements Of breathing md combustion for |
s0o , 5cara, thcro wcrc 30 clll1Insilse process
by which The gA u 2lTcn lack 10 tho Atmos-
phctct
Thc tatuo fchson furnishes 4 lgrr1of to tho re-
Gently bfoachcd theory that thcso phenomena asp
trpt M .hy some other chemical chauges-no.
cotntnst!so. It ElNAs t,e seMoinhetcti thai ns
chCmIca' action IL accomplished ou!y as tho o1~
rcnto Of change of form-tho fofco " produced
only hy tho locking up os tho force producing sub
stances In aonr cont'nai!ous III which thoY nro
powcrieas to act In tho same wny I'LL sct FREQ by
aofno contrary and cqNal renceNcJ. Tho electric
light, an produced Ay III, Is effected oniy Il. tho
cxpcnhc Of rnp'd chemical cAnn4c ami Il moro
costly than that ohta!ncd from comhAtIor, simply
hecauHe greater amount OF rcatttyc force IL
required 10 rc.cstnhliAh tho condition. which nru
thus rnridJ destroyed In tho elimination Of tho
rncnointnn-
Tho Inference Is unavoidable TINT there Is
comparative deficiency Of oxygen Ia tho hun
perhaps the element is entirety Absent. Tho
aptctroscoro has shoTn us that hydrogen exits
IN the kuu IN large quantities, and VIC know that
tho nf11nltJ Q: this element for Oxygen, ut
high temperatures, IL 80 great that they conbtne
With great force, and wonderful elimination In
bulk. 1tthcrc 10 oxygen II haa long s.nco been
combined used up-and cannot now bo concerned
ln The production Of tho recognized solnr phcuo-
mena II II, therefore, incapable o1 making Its
prcscpcc known through the spccttoscopc, while
II It c1tsted In appreciablo quantity, lusklrg In
non-tndammAtle bascs, It would 10 formidable
h!ndrance, Instead Of help, to the production Of
aoiar light and heat
The only theory compatible With known facts,
Is, therefore, that tho solar phenomena arc pro-
duccd tJ Intense molecular Vibration, which Is
exactly Accoriant with tho now universally IT,
cciycd untulatorJ theory Of light aud heat 1t Is
borne OUT, too, hy the fact that tho suns density
Is 1ctS stual Ills aggregate weight Ia but .23s to
l.0n0, IS compared with equal oulka Of ea,1h mat
ter, and onls about Y as compared Nth m equal
| bulk o5 water, Undoubtedly, rs IN tho case OF
our plnuet, the dcnslty Is much the greater. near
! kAA EEAk+Ep AA4 44d&tA& tAQ44 <A2 AAAllR3 04
g1ayltauon to the centre, and tho amount Of cen
triusal force, No are Justified In concluding that
the pait within tho atmosphere, corresponding 70
| The earth's crust, Il but about fou1-teuths the
| density Of rsln-NAiet near the equator, aul
scarcely Atx-tcntns near tho poles OF rotation,
| while tho density Of lta outer envelope Il some-
what greater In the Interior. than thai Of our oHu
| atmosphere At the 8ca ieFeL
This material, Light III cork, AnI 6nid as quick
silver, presents magnificent theatre for mo1ecn.
lar motion OF the gIandest Kind. compared to
which the tossing Of our ocehn btllowa, and thC
Wild dash Of cur earth tempests, arc bat IS the
height Of etil1nesa- 4 nass Of matter, SO nearly
ethereal In Its deDsltT, and presenting tho acme ol
mobility amid tho intense hest 1 capahle Of Under
going the most Etupcndou8 conFualons, and
probably furnishes the only instance, within The
bounds OF the solar system Of the lnnty Of actor
socly with reference to !ts effect On exstenccs
exterior to tse1l, while IT, again, IL doubtless DC
pcntlcnt upon, and kept up b5, the ceaselcss rlAJ
OF attractions and magnetic excitasons among
the Tnst family Of orbs which regnsI It aa the nc.
tun centre Of their revolutions, As 1t Is The focu
Of ther gza5ttual Abilities. This fluid crust Is It
Eiate Of constant vibration, both atomic, and Ii
It's condition u q cass, while from ou
| Its yielding depths Hse rsst mountain 1passcs o
| lighter matter, which surRe to ani fro amid ths
mobile element, nud change both shape and posi-
| stuon with Trotcan cclcrity. Dscr and around al
this the Intensely !llumlncd atmospheric enyelop,
ttsel1 sbgntcB trcnendonsl1s swayed hlther aut
thithpr IL M ever disturbed equilibrium By III
ilntnanso KaArous volumes which nrc to the sui
what clouds are to our ehrth-saFc that Ia the At
acncc Of oxygen, and III shc presence OF c1adesccn
heat, tDey arc "clouslB without wAter.H Thc u
hrntoua at this Irregular central mas cause enel
| mouh departures from tho globular snaPo OF th
, outer envelope, ~ shouu ia our sketch Of tn
corona, pubIlshei August II, AMI in rassfn
through II thoAo viotslIonA receive direction. IN
!. i tAkp on tho ClGtncnt4 Of character which dc
,crtutpc tho length OF The unhulAttrH !!gt
! | wAyc. md tucasurr out tho rcfyAngtbi1,ty I
tic rny. Thence thcRn mcaFntcd rulkaifons pas
out hrd through Tho surrounding ether, awRkct
lpg tho Light echoes Ii cycry pohy w1!hh1 sho llm
: | nf tho vast sItscm, and arc antWc1ed In lafn't
onA thr1lll from every member o! the great 1Ai
!ly. Ercn outside tncso cobnnes their TthEasiot
couttuuo-tar Into tho regions os sspaco-anf nhh
signals Of communication with tonuIncrahlc an'
en,l ttAr ayk.clns III ihe Inilllcsa c1psnso b1
3onst.
Tne only ot,stAcie 10 cur appreciation of th
tnrchanca1 uriRin Of heat and light ttes In tho 9r
, | crul Inability Of tho human mint TO rraap ct'n'
| lions H1tl which It il not tAnlniAr. On this car
:. ! these plcnoAlena aSG AEsJ1 a6soc1Ascd Nj
+, chemical chRn4ss, whether u thu nxyhAttan
:, rA.tun IN lha burning o! candle, tho foEtnAtln
I, OF Matef IN the cnUhualion If hydrogen, lbe u
Il / f1l6bfUrnt OF EAIDGtllG kE}H kAN III Lo1 49,
4 breathing, ihn esemscauss Of aeea !, ihe seldal
lion Of ktnc In tho spltac hatterJ. OF tho nestst
- ttpu Of mllse ulAr tissue In Tho phosph0EEscGbce
anl.11als on inth or water. IlHt II no look ate
tise1y At thu subject, NC shall tie able 10 sec III
n The stuponictabics arc tposahfY Al lcasi} e'mI
!. phenomenal Tesuns Of chemical chanRc, tccau
cuf es.th Ia 70 constituted that tha most wntffo
diversity OF conditions exists, aud thai the lntt
~. pttJ Of any one Of thr chemical sffnttcs var
a With changes In eont.,ssop. witch arc the,nse1'
!, produced ID rar'h tucceRston b3 exterior nRencl
-. We io 70 much Aceuntntncsi
u, |. this perpetual Faf1ason Of CO
to ruucuce En1 form thst NC arc In t,nbs
nt rniHtskng u fer thc Integral of motion. With
n7 wh,ch thcsu IL no ttc. That rsssT rhennfnet
nm II rsoucct hy movement nf tot,n hind h un'1o
nj et,y tyuc ,io danger uf errnE lsca, tos In ain
IA tltr thu lu. IN assuming hrc1rnlai conditions
y, se t,tt,,mlct. Thr tsnAs1 ,.n.h n that the =
~ | huE1rhk Njltrh We rail 1!9ht, heat, csrclr1tsy
NJ. uspurt!1na, Rtc fc1utts VI The Inter Muxrnlent
nh material ssoma. hnl tho t5fsA that sae" 10
M, uust.srHt IL hrersAarlly accomplished ny whAt
th rail chemical an!ntY. Ut necessarily 1al'nmst
m, | rhantes In thn At"tu'n Rs4rrgtst"n& q! sha
vi, rtn,r IL ha.ed ontY on limited rnBEa ai oss
na tion. II wc !oot astenlvs,y Al 'ha phsnoranI
"a. ehemcs! change. W. shall REQ IL,
NJ even on ,hls ea1,h, 10 kt7e rstas"'
to tho conclusion that while TIN At
NJ. tlea arc 1nteus!1ef under hlEh 'eE
m, .tai temperature, Jet thht with an Increase III
NJ temperature such ~ undoubtedly exAta IN
m kun thcue hf?ntties ART r1ul!tze', md shS fEt
IN | to form compound todlcs Ia thercbJ ftndcrrd
.,d | rnss{blr It hha already bcen suspected that
Ich ccctirc ananitica Of Tho Glemcns, and Tho I
ina | Eaulc comrountih, vhrtea with tari. capacity
,d latent htat l.ndcr m intensely high temp
..t ,uto thekc differences would practically ls17s
m A ximllar nar1uwncsa Of perception sccns to \
N s,,cn rise TO the theory, broacncd within tho
~. few yrArr, that the motion necessary to poEr
m, | A,e these polAr YhcuomeDa- lis pro!uccd "
fall Of meteostc hodtca to the sun. lhn sksc
i'm ton II attempted to bc warranted pJ the IA
n~s Apllal totlcs 10 the Garth. Which u est'msse
I'M Aggregate about $50 tons annually. But tne'
,n,. no analogy to warrant tho ASSUMPTION Il
-, II ne know or arc ebln to discover, the i
, ~, named retcorc oodirs rcTolse aEounhthe
hi. and tal TO the earth, only whcn, By the not'
:, N tho Ixttcr Ia her osh, ihc5 CONC 80 mach nj
tc, | 10 her irhn 10 lhe sun that her 6&H1ciEo
IRA | comes tho superior one. and destroys lns M
T. 80 lot the !tiuc piAnrs) tn Ia orbit II thcsc met
Ycar totltrk trsnctotls1 rcfoIred around Tho cart
1ces ccns1r, thcy would DO more faii 10 tho cAssa
con- | docs tho q, oon. which simply keeps up
m. pctuAl falling from - tangent time, haa th'
tho | preserves her mran distance. TIE hfs
oo1. lklel which arc supposed TO fall !nto Tho 81
aisn suppose.l to rcsolsc arruud MIN - cc
rom Wo lotk upon thu condition ~ practically IT
rro. attic. while 1t IA also entirely unnecessary.
tctn. It It i~ ABtcd, "What then keeps ur It
3trcs | tcnsc motion. wh~n motion No soon ccasf1
IL al ua3" NC an8Mer thBt motion. once c1!stc