The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-02-09

here bodies OF another kind were to be
dealt with. Jupiter's diameter was S0,-
900 miles, and It's volume 1920 times
that Of the earth.
The telescope showed It covered with
streaks and bands. In those bands
there seemed 10 be traces OF motion OF
material up from a point OF slow rota-
tion to q point Of more rapid rotation
further from the surface In which
the newly arrived matter was left be-
hind. The natural conclusion was that
the atmosphere was deep. The
satellites Of Jupiter, 1000 miles in di.
ameter, were not nearly SO large as the
great rounded clouds on the planets
surface. But II these were only 100
miles deep they would be so pressed
down at the lower parts by grayitation
that the atmosphere, II 1t remained an
atmosphere, would be many millions Of
times denser than platinum. The
earth's atmosphere doubled in thick.
ness every three and half miles, Jupi-
ter every one and half miles, quadru-
pied In three miles, and so on. The
atmosphere would cease 10 exist, being
solidiAed under the immense pressure.
How interpret a fact so strange? Well,
the planets destiny was Just that oil
The sun. Might one not go further and
say that they were alike in other re-
spects2 At the sun the pressure was
tremendous, but its beat expanded the
mass and prevented 1t from being
driven in. Without supposing such
heat in Jupiter II was apparently i'm.
possible to get over the difficulty. Pro.
lessor Pierce-of whom DR.. Holmes
said,
Whose annual oyphoring takes ton ofchalk-
had come To the conclusion that Jupiter
and the sun were alike orbs, instinct
with inherent fire. A satellite had been
seen to pass over upon the the edge Of
Jupiter and TO apparently go back.
Nothing could go back in the solar
system. But, as Goethe said, 'In her
monstrosities nature reveals her
secrets" We must have q solution Of
this monstrous phenomenon and this
theory gives 1t. The satellite passed
over the edge OF the deep clouds around
the planet heat dissipated the clouds
and II was seen not yet across the true
edge. This might seem incredible,
but 1t needed startling theory 70 ex-
plain so startling fact. Again Saturn
had been seen 10 take o somewhat
square.shouldered aspect, and the same
theory OF heat and clouds would ex-
plain this. The central zone Of Jupiter
was ordinarily cream.colored, but some
times shone out ruddy, orange.colored,
and yellow. Did 1t not seem clear
that this was the ruddy, inherent light
OF the planet shining through the cloud
enyelope2 A satellite crossing the disk
appeared as dark as Its shadow cast by
tie sun on that disk-another argument
for Inherent light in the planet. The
satellite as well as the planet got light
from the sun. Why should 1t be darker
than the planet, unless the planet had
other light2 The belts and markings
showed no sign Of being influenced by
the sun, remaining unchanged for IN
entire revolution, minding neither sun
suit, sunrise, night, nor noon. All these
things showed the action OF force
from within the planet itself.
Saturn and Jupiter were not yet fit
TO be inhabited. Millions OF years
must first elapse, rs millions had elapsed
since Mars was habitable. But the
satellites OF Jupiter and Saturn would
seem to be very well fitted TO be abodes
OF animal life. The largest satellite Of
Saturn was bigger than Mercury, and
the least had 5000, 900 square miles Of
surface. The relative distances Of the
satellites OF Jupiter from their centre
were 4, z, 10, and 16. The relative dis.
tances from the sun Of Mercury, Venus,
Earth, aud Mars were 4, 81, 10, 1S.
Saturn was miniature Of the solar sys-
tenn with It's eight planets, and It's rings
corresponded 70 the zodiacal light or TO
the zone OF asteroids. When viewing
the works OF the Almighty II might be
weakness, but we wished to see the de-
sign. The fault was not in this desire,
but in supposing that we actually saw
the true design. There was much that
was difficult OF explanation concerning
the satellites Of Jupiter and Saturn,
and the rings Of Saturn were very hard
TO understand. Brewster thought the
satellites made up to Saturn for the dc.
ficient light OF the sun. But they could
supply only Lie the light we get from
the moon. The satellites were useless
10 the planets, but the planets were not
usaleas In the aatellitas. To theneArest
satellite Jupiter appeared as large rs
/. 400 full moons, and II his ruddy cclors
were due TO heat the supply Of heat
was by no means insignificant, being as
much as we should get from o disk Of
red.hot iron whose apparent size was
/, 400 times that Of the full moon.
This brought the question OF life in
other worlds under new aspect There
had been two theories-one that animal
life existed only on the earth, and the
other that all the planets and stars were
inhabited. The intermediate theory
was that at any given time only small
proportion Of the planets and stars was
inhabited. And yet this supposes that
millions and millions Of planets out OF
the millions and millions and millions
are at this moment SO inhabited. SO
we would get over the difficulties Of the
two views. It was painful 10 think that
the earth was alone, and incredible that
all the stars and suns were peopled.
The Almighty" Mr.. Proctor con-
oluded, 'fhas all space and all time %
deal with, and we may truly address
the God Of the Universe as the God OF
Life and Light, saying with the poet
God Of tho grass and Of the rose,
Soul Of the sparrow and the bee,
The mighty tide Of being nows
Through countless channels, Lord TO thee