, 1869-07-02
A exchange snys :

Ne believe It to be The commonly accepted
theory ~ oar Ttse men that the present conduct
OF the great eclipse, which Is put down on the
hills 10 cone OF the fth Of August Az thus Is in
tended 10 be q h!G aEnir and one that Will not oc-
cur again for round one hundred ytA1s, the cle
1ncnts arc naturally thrown into q statc OF per-
iurb1tloD. the results Of which We w!tness In the
nrmen.us na ta9nGy5.saoxsss, sorpadtea. etc, that
daily existence for the raat two months After
thu eclipse has come and gone, Dame Nature viii
probably tc:.!e down and bchaFc herself; but. we
cannot expect much rom her un.l TINT event"
We do not, by any means, understand
the abore to be the accepted theory, II ii is
put forth in earnest, as it certainly ia-
from squaring with Le dictates Vi common
heEhe.
The amount Of be-, s ,sl.ir 81 N,
Will be deprived By the eclipse may be ap-
prodmately estimated II observations Of
furner ecIpses show that tue Temperature
sinks six 10 ten degrees Fahrenheit, d1rinc
the phase OF totally, hut 40: aeIsilly
where the eclipse is only partial.
The loss Of heat ut any one place can,
therefore, be but ten degrees during The
four minutes occupied by the total eclipse,
Or one part in two hundred Of theimo during
which the SUE would ordinarily be visible on
TINT day. This is equivalent to low1ing
OF the temperature to the extent Of one
twentieth part Of degree during the entire
day, Of less than oae past IN seven thousand
u q deg7oe for. the whole year over
which the guessing ones assume the
teHects Of the eclipse to be spread.
In addition to this, it SHOULD be reneu-
knx.n5 &hh$ oc1S1,sa ,rflt 4,a J4tn1 r11,- to
band Of about Il, 900 miles In len 9Th by
$50 in bteadth, or en- arca Of ], ,8o0, ,000square
miles, which is but one part in 100 Of tho
whole surface. The loss Of heat, distributed
o1G1 the earth, would be, therefore, but
one eight hundred thousanlth part Of d
degree OF tie average of the year.
The most absurd part Of the theory, how
ever, is the 6upposidon that this in6nites-
inAl loss of leat can be felt beforehand.
Ills eclipse is not one Of those events
which cast their shadows before" in q
caustAive way. The reduction Of tempern-
ture will be experienced at the time Of
eclipse, and the effect will be undoubtedly
distributed over considerable space OF
tine sttbs<que0ny, thonsh We may not be
able TO detect the difference in the amount
OF enrth EndiAtion.
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Il is ELI uncta that convention will be
held in Chicago on the 1st Of September 70,
the purpose Of organizing political party
which will unturl the standard Of prohibi
ton throughout the State, and will nomi
mite candidates oa the platform OF no alco
hohc beverage On Sunday md water for ths
1cst Of the week With a severe prohibi
tory ordinance already On the city statute
BOOK for The drnt day Of The week, but IN
enforced, It seems work Of superc1ogatio.
to get nnoiher enacted II theS cannot en-
force ooe, how can they eaforce two! Th,
enforcement Of the prohibitory ordinance
we now hAve is a. marc question Of physica
power. Il Those Eha want il enforced VII
apply in suaioiant numbers TO the: Mayor il
be svo1n N as. special policemen 70 sai'
and give The boeas, blows and braise'
necessary to esGpu ttg observance, y
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