Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-02-28

ance does this, and calls it wisdom.
What maxim is more common than that
s.knowledge is power" vet how little is
done to carry a knowledge OF any chemlS-
try. s.new1 or odd home to the hreside OF
the American people? They are taxed
seven hundred million dollars year for
government purposes alone, and more IL
telligence in the masses would be likely 10
reduce these enormous public expenses ~
least One-half, while the general cuitiva-
ton of science is the true remedy To- pow
erty. crime, vice, and twO-thiris Of ali sick
ness. ID. Appleton * Co. are doing pa
triotie service in the publication OF 50 many
books at a cOmparatively low price, on SCI
euce. which ought 10 be in the hands Ofths
million, and in every public and private IL
brarv What is capital but utilized energy
and if society wants more capital, Why not
learn to use energy with ten-fOid greater
advantage? We have some twenty million
acres of the best possible combination OF
energy, in solar light, heat, rain, dew, arr
and soil, which produce no more wealth
now than when red men alone Occu-~
pied the territory called Tennessee.
The blest sunshine that falls on the moon
is quite as fruitful in giving existence to
10 capital, rs to US on the edge Of mag
nificent coal and iron region. On page
POS Prof. Cooke says: "ln round numbers
it NAV be said that a cubic foot Of camel
coal contains sufficient energy, If wholly
utilized, 20 raise a weight Of 3,269 tons,
one hundred feet; or seven hundred and
thirty-twO million pounds one foot" Tbs
immense latent force is not 'whOlly utilised
anywhere, but the fact Of its existence
is not doubted. Our coal, iron, water
/. q
so near money in bank, that We should be
pardOned for wishing to see the knowledge
Universally difTused that viii speedily
transform these resources into cash in hand,
and money at interest. Too large part OF
our vital energt is fast asleep; aud who
knows but this @New Chemistry from the
club of Creation may not ca1se tie
young lion Of the West to Upen his eyes,
and shake the dew-drOps from his name
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Tue CoxsEEv ALTON OF ENERGY, by Balfour
Stewart L. L. D., F. X. s, with an Appendix
Treating of the Vital ard Mental Application
o. the Doctrine, by Prof. Joseph LeCOnte and
Prof. Alexander Balm New York D. AP-
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The above is a volume in ID. Appleton x
Co.'S s1nternatiOnal Scientific Series, and
is a work Of great merit for the Clearness
of its statements Of scientific facts and
truths Of universal application in all the
affairs of civilized life. Energy IS the force
that keeps the universe in motion; causes
all vegetation TO flourish, animals to grow,
swim. fly and walk. water to eyap0rate
from the ocean and fall in rain and dew
on what would otherwise be barren, desert
continents and islands. Not the thOusandth
part Of this energy is now utilized by man;
and no time can be more prOhtably spent
than that which will master the subject
! discussed in this book Of only 2'6 pages
Opening this volume at random We find on
page 126 the following curious question:
| ssWhat becomes Of the radient light from
the sun that is not absorbed, either by the
planets of our system or BY any OF the
| stars? We can only reply 20 such ques-
ton, that as Ear as We can judge from our
present klOwled,e, the radient energy that
| is not absorbed must be conceived 10 be
traversing space at the rate Of $4,000 miles
a second. As probably not the two hum
dred tbousandth part Of the suns light or
| heat falls on the earth and other planets,
! there would seem 10 be a prodigiOns waste
| Of force lost in space. But this bOundleSs
| space contains countless millions Of stars,
which are said TO be other suns, all forever
radiating light and energy. All these suns
| will return light and beat with Interest;
| and. therefore. each receives from all other
| radiant orbs fair return Of energy for that
! sent out. The conservation Of force is per
feet ogervwherv. as well among the stars,
! suns and planets, as in the most common
graviLation, physical ami mental poe-
nOmena-
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