New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-16
That Comet,

On Monday last it was in tended the
world should be destroyed by a comet,
which, it was expected bv calculations,
would telescope" with our terrestrial orb,
and we should all go to pi. Allowing more
than three days from Monday in the way of
grace for PlantamOur's concern to keep its
engagements, it is still matte sOf surprise
that the affair did not come off. PIanta-
mour discovered this comet at the same
time that Bokhclia did through rejecting
telescope weighing couple of tons. Mr..
BOkhclla first noticed something "ncbu-
lOus' or cloudy in the space penetratOr not
down in the bills, and thinking it might be
something or another in the way of a dirty
faced mirror, cleaned it, but the nebuIOus
appearance was still there. He then set
this calculating machine to work and found
out it Travelled in parabolic curYe-that is,
shaped like a long melon, and he found out
its celestial latitude and longitude. At the
same time PlantamOur's telescope found it,
and both astronomers set to work and fig
ured up its bearings.
Then some Of the MilIeriUes who are still
alive in this country, finding cut from these
calculations that the comet would "tele-
scope" with the earth on Monday, got celes-
tjal garments ready for final voyage to
the regions of bliss, which no politician can
enter. That all were disappointed is
matter of profound cOngratulation, for
most of us go on the principle that it may
be bad world, but it is still the best world
ever we were in, and we don't care about
quitting it in hurry. For all We know,
the comet did collide. 1t may be astonish-
ing but the mixing of comet with the
earth would create no more disturbance
then number six squirt. A comet
is not matter-it is an effect, like
sound, electricity, or light, neither of
which are substances. 1t is some
thing like an aurora bOrealis, and these
northern lights never harm anybody, though
they telescope" with US half the year.
There is ten times as much matter in hat
full of air, or an empty hat, than in all the
comets in space. 1t is phosphorescence, a
glow, shining light, in the celestial ar
rangements, and all the fixed stars go on
shining, the planets keep on spinning, while
the comet is everlastingly going through
them just as if there was nothing going on.
1t is tie mission of a newspaper to give
information and allay irritation by aiording
facts. Hence it is we publish this state
ment, lest some nervous people might get
ready to hand in their checks before the
time came for taking off all the baggage this
good. kind mother earth of ours carries
along with it from sun to sun.
New ORLEANS LAGER BEER. 1t has
hitherto been deemed impossible for our
brewers to compete with the Western and
Northern cities in the manufacture of lager
beer and ale on account Of the warmth of
the climate, and in consequence we have
been forced to import from those localities
all of those delightful and wholesome bev-
erages consumed here and in the neighbor-
ing towns. But, thanks to the energy and
liberal enterprise of our old fellOwcitizen,
Mr.. George Merz, we can now make those
liquors Of as good, if not better, quality as
the breweries of Cincinnati, Milwaukee or
Philadelphia, and, of course UnderseIl
them. This is done by the Introduction Oy
Mr.. Merz Of a arefrigerating machine, which
enables him to keep his cellars at a regular
of any degree required, no
matter what it may be outside and thereby
make his fermenting process absolutely |
perfect-a thing which even the colder eli !
mate of the higher latitudes does not at all !
times allow. We yesterday visited the Gel
lars of MIR. Merz, and although the heat
outside was sufocating, inside the ther-
showed only 600; and this, ur. |
Merz informed US, was all he required to |
make the best lager and ale in the Union.
We direct attention to the card of Mr..
Merz, which will be found in another col !
umn. If trial is given his liquors, We feel |
assured that he will be sustained in all he |
claims.