, 1873-09-22

vclnup, whom remember that ovcry norton of TIN
sns anriaeo ~ wol, II nearly twelve Thousand times
colaor h.n The ann; W know tint Tie rroeess q
bo1!e. COOL quickly though Int fow hundred degrees
warmer a than surrounding ~ objects, 4 is almost In
trco tSrs" 10 stesy TSa'
body We can calculate tlA II ho lad been at ono ti,no
copnsed entirely Of carbon nn oxygen or hydrogen
cutnnino in to proccas Of cotb,lsson tho,. nt Tia
rate necessary to gyo out light and heat at tho
their mss!on fl about fyo thousand yeara, leaving
nothing moro to burn. 1nstoad Of being exhausted,
tho sn has rcaly suffered no Improbable change iii
Indicate 10 ua tho presence Of single atom Of oxygen
Ill Tho sun without which c]ccnt there s no burnng
other theory which haa received Hucl omlilont ecen-
tlac endorsement within fow past TO tho effect
ncl In tho colliaion Of rlanetolal mattor with hB
surface. It B trto that tho fail Of Of nattor to
The s,a sun from a. innnise distance would generato
combustion Of aea Of coal oqual to tha Of the fail
Ing boy but oven Will. this enormous fac In fayor
earth in this way would only generate heat enough to
meet tho expenditure q i!inesy-lve years, aud We
las fallen Into tic sun since tic Christian Era
Fortunately we do not need to fall back either OF
these, other theosica sl absurd TINT hnye
been Invented With tho sole result Of showing how
Ridiculous man nay bccomo when ho indul8ea In
scientific guessing. Tho stoady condensation of tho
Into smaller volume, referred to above, III n.
cient to accourt for tho phenomenon, and does not
involve abaury. We can calculate that at tho pres
cnt rate at which tho sun gives out Light and heat Ut
least 10, 600 years would bo occupied III the shrinking
Of hts bulk to oxten that would be measurable
the distance Of tho carth.
Ne showed in former article fTnInuNE Of Sept.
20, 1879 that Saturn probably Obtained Ills title OF
Chronos. Tlnc because. being the sowest moving
planet OF MI thoae known 10 tho ancfenh, he Alao
performB ono Journey ROUND The heayons IN just
ing her circuit. but Mara gives us very much moro
valuable lesson In chronology than his elder BROTHER
He bridges over for ths flight OF centuries. wllero
Baurn only measured the term Of generation. Mar6
thus takeB The place OF partial exponent Of the ur
ton Of universe, he alrealy tho only panct
necessary to formh Of vital e1issanco such mot
with OIL the easth's surfacO.
Tho invention Of tho spcctroscope, within the
rent century, as enabled III to understand tho philo
supply Of the changes Of color exhibited by . body
which gradually loscs tta heat. Only within few
long before, that's cooling Hass passes from whito
boat through various stagos, till 1t exhibits the {ood)
dark red color Just btfura becoming invisible, a.
Antarca does To-day. but we find 1t stated In " Tho
Book" Dlbos) that tho end OF tho world tho
shall turn To blood, aud tie stars give forth
spiratton III exact accord with tho results Of sci
entiho induction, and wo have here only ono natance
Of tho truth that tho more know Of natural Inv tho
bettor we understand tic Dible 8cionce is not
thu hand-mafd Ut religion, for she dlslains to bo
atave to my but ahe ts aod'a own intorproter and
nrpoara to be at fault only when do not understand
1t Alright, E. COLBERT.