The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-06-20

sober reasoning. But can we pause lust here ,
rssli we recognize In Mars oil that makes our own
mountsin AM, valley, cloud and sunshine, rain and
ice ana snow, rivers aud lakes ocean currents and
wind currents, without eheying further in the eS-
stence OF those forms oflfe Sitnout which all theso
things would be wasted ~
The planet jupiter is the giant OF the solar sys-
TEN, being more than !, 800 times a. large a. our
world. The grandeur OF his orb naturally suggests
al first sight the idea Of beings far exceeding both
In might and bulk, those which live upon the earth.
M. Proctor, however. Is inclined 70 think that II
LIVING BxNas ON JUPITER
they n mnch smaller scale than on our planet
on account OF the difference OF gravity. A man OF
half times much "A ho does here and would
hardly be able to stagger under the burden OF his
Mr.. Proctor however, does not think II probable
that Jupiter is inhabited. lie conjectures rather,
nom various indications, that the planet is sort OF
Gun TO his four moons, and supplies them aud their
inhabitants with heat and light In other words he
thinks likely that Jupiter Is glo wing inass fluid
probably throughout still bubbli ny ana soething
with the intensity OF the prmeval fires sending up
continually enormous ofco I'D to be gathered
into bands under the influence OF the swift rotation
ruS GIANT PLANET.
No otherwise San one understand whence bis
aln'' n''-,.,sre is loaded with vapor masses whose
conteuts must exceed, on moderate compu-
earsS Mr. Proe.or ns s.ys on ,Deaos o IN, Gqr
ing changes observed IN the laco OF the planet
by our nstronomers: when We sec masses 40
enormous svayed by influences Of such energy,
that intermediate bolts thousands OF miles In width
arc closed up In = single hour, when we recognize
tho treihendous character oftIe motions which, from
beyond four hundred millions OF miles, are dis
tincty cognizable by telescopes, see that we
have no ordinary phenomena TO deal with. and that
the theory adopt for their explanation be
otherwise than striking and surprising"
The theory that Jupiter IL yet TO somc extent a
hot and luminous body Is borne out by the obserya-
tons Of some very eminent observers. Prof George
Bond, OF Cambridge, calculated that Jupiter sends
forth more light than he receives. And the recent
researches OF DR.. Zollner, the eminent German
photometrician, show that II Jupiter do not shine In
part by native light his rface must possess reflect
I've powers nearly eQusl to those OF wnite paper.
We think, however, that there must be some mis-
take In these gpecuations Swe ienborg states that
he saw and talked great deal with
SPIRITS FRoM JUPITER,
who informed him that their earth was not only in.
hsbited, but that the popul alton dcnser than
that OF any other planet, and wss besd es in stao
OF great feci y, very virtu ous ana very comfort
able. IL follows, therefore, tnat unless the swedish
seer was romancug, which do not believe or
was imposed upon BY the spirits, we r,ust oon
eiude THAT In spite oi tie ts onomers Jupiter Is the
ABODE OF INTELLIGENT Bsnas.
In the remaining chapters OF this very curious
and entertaining work Mr. Proctor gives us the
lateet news from Saturn and his rings. from IRA
mus and Neptune, the Arctic pls nets and from the
neouie on the remotest verge OF the visible uni
verso. Ills book Is the best contribution that has
been made to the literature OF science for many
years, and we hopo To It repubiscd In this
county IL cannot fail TO have n large sale for IL
tells in inteiligbe language just what every body
wants 10 know about the star ry heavens.