The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-01-26

March rs tho dato Of tho spring
equinox.
Contrary to thoir doctrine, the
climates Of tho earth arc not near.
~ invariablc, but arc subject To
extreme vicissitudcs.
Contrary to their doctrine, tho
stars havo Il general movement
that carries them from West TO
East.
Contrary to their doctrine, at q
i4turo day, tho sun, tho planets,
/ The moon and tho stars will rise
III the West and set in the East.
:. Contrary to their doctrine, the
dimensions, distances and move.
ments Of the planetary bodies, us
set forth in thoir compilations and
laolos, possess no reality whatcv.
or; for they have been determined
without taking into account ono
OF tho most Indispensable cond.
lions.
Contrary to thcir docrine, no
comot ever prccipitates itself into
any sun whatever in tho realms Of
space, or can in any event, como
into collision with Tho earth.
Contrary to their doctrine, Ken.
lcr's laws arc but pure Illusions,
It is only necessary to study them
eXpcrimcntally, in order to rccor.
ME- tho fact that they havo not
the least connection with tho fun
damcntal law OF celestial mcchan.
ism.
Contrary to their doctrine,
Newton's theory Of gravitation
offers neither evidence nor proba.
bility. 1t is u fantastic common.
tary, built upon tho chimcrical
idoas of Kcplcr, radically foreign
TO all mathematical truth, and
even transgrcssing tho limits Of
common sense. Newton stepped
beyond the sphere Of tho difficult
only TO enter into impossibiIiLics.
THE CARplrF GIANT OurDoNE-
AhLEGED DISCOVERY or a GI.
ANTS SKELEroN IN TIE Or. RE.
GloNs.-rhc Oil City Times OF
Friday is responsible for tho
following:
"On Tuesday morning last,
while Mr.. William THOMPSON, rs.
sisted BY Robert r. Smith, was en-
gagged in making an excavation
near the house Of the former, o..
bout halfa milo north Of West
Hickory, preparatory TO erecting
a derrick, they cxhumcd an onor.
nous helmet Of iron, which was
corrodcd with dust. Further dig
g'nS brought to light ~ sword
which measured ninc feet in length.
Curiosity melted them to enlarge
the hole, and after some little limo
they discovered the bones Of two
enormous feet. Following up tho
"lcad" they had SO unexpectedly
struck, in few hours time they
had uncarthcd IL wcIl-prcscrycd
skeleton Of an enormous giant, be-
longing to species Of the human
family which probably inhabited
this and other parts Of tho world
ut that timc Of which the Biblo
speaks whom it says 'And there
were giants in those days. The
helmet is said to be OF tho shape
Of those found among tho ruins Of
Nincvch. The bones Of The sElcI.
oton arc remarkably whito. Tho
teeth arc all in their places, and
all thcm arc double, and Of extra
ordinary size. Those relics havo
boon taken to Tioncsta, whcro
they arc visited by largo numbers
of people daily. When his giant
ship was in tho flesh ho must
have stood eighteen feet in his
stockings. These remarkable rel
cs will DO forwarded to New
y ork carly next week. The joints
ot tho skeleton arc now being
glued together. These remains
we're found about twelve feet be-
ow tho snr1acc Of u mound which !!
lad been thrown up probably con
'ulios ago, and which was not more
han thrco feet above the level OF
ground around it. Hero is ano-
her nut for antiqnarians to crack.
a "Pcnnsylvania bachelors" thus
;cttcth after IN lovely woman :"
81 impcach her, in tho name Of
he great whale Of tho ocean,
whose bones arc torn asundcr
0 enable her to keep straight.
81 impcach her, in tho namo Of
hc peacock, whose strut, without
is permission, sho has, stealth
ally, and without honor, assumed.
"I impcach her in tho namo Of
no horse, whose tail she has pcr-
erted from it's use, to tho making
wavy trosscs TO decorate tho
ack Of tho hcad and mock.
81 impeach her, in tho namo of
10 kangaroo, whose beautiful
guro shc, in taking upon horsclf
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