, 1869-08-16

bon, for ing- anee, be view Cd through triangular
| p.1En, the spectrum seen Will be continuous one
Ike that Of the s1u, NTH this al1crence however,
that there viii he no dark l.nes visible u tns1e
| a1e tn the solar spectrum
| II the Light from burning gas, however, as
t sodium or potassium vapoE. be bern IN the same
mlnncr, the spectrum viii not te continuous, bat
formed Of one or more bright bands or lines Thus
| sodium vopor IN the spec:Foscope gives nnpi5
| one bright bell Of yellow Light, which, however,
| when nagniEeti Is found to he double. Thalliun.
new metal discovered ~ the AID Of the spectre
| scope, gives bright green llne- Sodium, also
discovered bJ spectral ANALYSIS, gtves QUE u the
| blue and another II the yIoleL The spcc;17 CT
other Substances, however. are not 70 simple;
| soEe Of them gtvtng over hundIrd Of these
Characteristic bright lines Isay characteristic,
| becuuse these lines always occupy the same po-
siton, 80 that AaT gas may be known oJ It's
spectrum.
II, now, 3 burning gas be placed between an
IL ea1deseent solid AID the spcrt1oscopc. new
ph enou1eaou is eeen- The spectrum, IL, 1nIee<l
cct ttnuoG. one, as might be expected, bat broken
hcrt and there by das8 lines and these dark
lueH liz e1xetiy where the bright lues would have
been seen, hsd the Light Of tha RaA aohe teea cx-
nmire d-ard here lies tie explanation Of the dirk
ltnes a. tie sossf spectrum. They arc not dark,
because tho fuhstanceA from which they
cmansta are ctapa1A,lyeg LARK, bus esidAnily
from the fact that the Sun Is Of tncanAes-
cent solid matter. surrounded By III at.
moephcrn consalnstg various suhataaces lnrn!ag
IN a a+a,e Of Gns. Respectfully,
~ oSo o'oN@"
Sn!ea1u. aus' ~ te''' .,-a.,...
l"e ~" - eS ~! -" sSeon W toe e'''et. ~
~ tSeo ~. y. ota'eu 4A.t ~ o'oet " psouueo
the Substances Experimental upon, leaving It TO
| bt Inferred that the lines A.x absent when the
| body tusns as solid. We did not AIN to present
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~. ,,x..nc. of r..v,,in snn.f.n... In ~.
| no.nhs+n ira nr,,ah,. con.,1t,1tlnn or ~. s,,
hsu feen .,raa,1 snoren or tn mn tsau.. ~ Mon-
| ~. md wctnesaar latf.-Fn rv,rT,u,
|
| HnnkinE nnd Cnrrcucys
| To the Kdi,ur ~ the chteaqo T4ib1tus.
| 1cannot doubt that uarY OF the readers Of the
t New York Hur know. a. lis editor must tha, al.
eco.ts To establish = s,ecie currency IN taia coun.
| 1rs Will End In fHIl1fe. and We pDsy well oubt
whether the article Ia that a.pe., upon xh!en ron
have nnimadEertcd in yos,1 Issue on Saturday was
written with any rurpose bu, 10 deceive those .,
| ,,a oxn nolt,ca, psr1y who are nor well informed
| on The questions Of money and car1eucs. which
o-a nov .o,tn,tnu the nn,tic mind
| I. has spemr,t to ina thaf 10 orler to meet the
vel1-tluu,Ied objections raised by members OF the
| nr,nocr,ttc na-ty to orr psescnt system Of bank.
| tnc and .nnn,r the tau7ttr.te rtnn,rrmpnts or
men,s and not less. We hhonlh seek TO establish =
.,stem which viii rive "a last The rrorer number
n,hsnt. ,nd sr,rnt ~ note, ~,,hnnr anv trter.
t.,.nca ~ 1c,,s,,.tnn ar1ey nrnr,s,nu ria, tbnse
| whn 80 nurr,,t,4s IN arnn, an, c,rcu7auou sha11
~ 49,, n,-,,s .s.,,F.,v ,h,t ~ 1s,.s sn,,I
$500 haCs ~. SANS nurn.sng ND having
| s.wa, a.. .nar,s. und .,.o pa.s Intn the
~ s.a,.rat fs,- prnn,rTton m th. nroa,
~ ,he,- ct--,I,t,on wh,,a fhcr s.yy,. aI thr mr.
| nos.. NJ ro,n viii vsstly ]es4 tost an, r1sx
- ,as,aes. ~ hsnt,n,, or lena,,c ,nst which
| @ ..s - s...sasn+.,,ra -. .,rrno,,t,aa
e se ~ ~ 49,. t,'., ~ ssa.ts H-afts 1T,,s ~
.! eaita - -. ~ -, 49,, ,.,,n 1r,,.,,
| eAen01eo ~" o"' 80 'a-.s;..ia - .na.. .hsr
We ca1ino. .nA1lleie ~ 'eA.s.as'sa 49,! 49, .I.
Nc ~ "'ta 'Ae - ~ ~
"nsu .ne pape. . =. MI ,,,. .,n,, ~
al 'ns paper - useu ~ s."us.e -. -. s, ',s,a
| ttoFt4l!' 20 49,. 49, '.s -,
aud both alike should be lett IN freedom
hut we NAY. perhaps, sa4 tnah "heu We eono
/ to the Issue OF bank notes 70 be u6ea " s'aaii
| change IN the tranSacuons edectco NANNY ":a
other forHs Of CURRENCY. there shall be some rfo-
| vision for fhelf general eucutaIou' ~ 3uae 'ne'
shall In the f'est possible aahtest sefts LIE Puf
| pose Of theit creation.
] This object can he accomplished BY providing
that the government, or .ts agents, Will receive
for taxe4 OF other dues, only such paper As shall
be convertible !nto Specie funds At paz, u tue
natural trade centres, and par the ta1 a. Already
| proposed, leaving the amount TO he aljuste1t a.
It wuuld by the laws Of trate, which: IN al eacn
| questions, ale out safest guide ..
! Let each hank be compelled 70 fedeeul
/ at its oTn trade ccutfr or cleaf11S nonaet
| and nil these last at 4 common ur ma
| t!ounl centre ut New York ant there
| could be no uyer-lssne Of noteA either By banks
! or !n.it,tiuals, because the prompt regular re-
| uemtttcn b7 the banks would compel the equally
| prompt payment OF individual notes, and thus
| keep The whole country In q healthy tnanctal
| cs,nJtup airi render trnAtlons and consequent
cnnrtaettona II not tcarossih,r, Mt least OF tnre
| occurrence and Of little importance
| We should have the means. by thus passing all
| onr hank note currency regularly through certain
| olIlcal we.i.informcd channels, OF test!ns, not
on, The solyepcy OF the tssatu2 banks INT the
| geuunenc1s Of the notes, md cou'd ALSO eoApel
| The retirement Of old or tcfAGed fahef' Is no* We
! rAnoot .....-....-..
Each bank would stana on lib o"n .nel'E, an4
| Its circulation #opA! natusal'5 oe coenneo !uA1n5
| to that section o. coon1t5 Tus,e uus-
being, however. A"ass COW e1eluc ~ tne ~ ~ "a
| the oank lnso that "u'.u snooa aH.',,.' ann
| pay upon tne satne leiu'a 40 ePee'9 3e' ~S
| WITHOUT r1sk u !oss.
Tbs ehe co7olslon Nns.u ~. psos F, -, ,,.,,tr
| nIc Interested Il has1nR lmPoseh upon a'i otsn'u
tsons ehtHf1eel "nn sus w, s,ro.s - !. ,ne mr.,
Of tic dominant political party to See tnat thts
condition ts romnlled With and the question OF
I .rrrcnrr rnt nj r,.st as once and forcycr.
rho rstab1t,hment OIL a tr1ly national free sys-
| ,.,Lt,u s,,h M hs7e st,yn+.a.4.l pre-
| teH VI pauAlns' 'uI ~ Au 80 ,-rn.a sh,u