Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-01-09

subtle, elastic medium, or ether, assumed
TO pervade all space, and to be thus set in
vibrating motion by the action of lumin.
Gus bodies as the atmosphere by sonorous
bodies. This theory is known as the un-
duLdting or todue theory. This is substan.
TALLY Prof Tyndalls belief, we believe
as advocated in his Fragments of Science,
though he is by no means the author of
the theory.
PROFESSOR RoeERs states that the splen-
did researches in the deep sea are rapidly
progressing, and are intensely practical,
and may ultimately give us a topographic
chart of the sea-bottom, its valleys, banks,
and plateaus, so fully that a sailing.mas.
ter ought to be able to very nearly tell his
position by the lead. The American coast
generally shelves gradually into the At
lantic--so much so that our best sailing
directions assure the cautious mariner he
may, with the lead and chart, find the
marks underfoot so plain that he cannot,
If he will try them, get unknowingly into
the dangers of the shore.
CLEANLINEss.-Who is poet enough to
chant the full praise of clean face on all
things, as friend of pleasure and con-
tentmentP Whilst its effect is highly
moral, like chapter of Antoninus, and
esthetical as view of the sky, it also
cheers every sense of the body and sets it
more fllly-at peace. The untidy can
never be eminently virtuous or happy, as
having defect that vitiates universally.
We shall never look into sites for saints
and angels, nor into filthy homes, greasy
and dirt besmeared, for anything but a
peevish and low.spirited family, whose
finer life and love seem to have with
drawn and shriveled in sheer selfprotec-
ton.
THE old Atlantic cable lies directly on
the bed of the ocean. 1t is 1850 miles
long, and is made as follows: First core
of seven fine copper wires forming a
rope; around this rope are three layers of
gutta percha, which are protected by
tarred hemp wound around, the whole
covered by eighteen strands of fine iron
wires each. The circumference is nearly
that of a dime, the weight 1900 pounds
per mile. The time required for the trans
mission of dispatch depends upon the
number of words, the time for the trans
mission of each signal being inapprecia-
bly, short. The cable has no terminus in
the United States, but in Newfoundland
the other terminus being in Valentia Bay,
Ireland.
THE MORALS OF CLOTHES. are
certain moralists in the world who labor
under the impression that it is no matter
what people wear, or how they put on
their apparel. Such people cover them
selves up they do not dress. No one
doubts that the mind is more important
than the body, the jewel than the setting;
and yet the virtue of the one and the bril-
liancy of the other are enhanced by the
n1a ~, ,ta1, tad tn 4lo
senses Let a woman have every virtue
under the sun, if she is slatterny, or even
inappropriate in her dress, her merits
will be more than half obscured. If,
being young, she is untidy, or, being old,
fantastic or slovenly, her mental qualifica-
tions stand chance of being passed over
with indifference.
BEECHER ON COMPOSING SIN.-If a
man lies think he ought to confess it,
but it is not expedient to tell all our sins
openly. Nothing is more disagreeable to
me than to hear of a mans ailments. If
a person has a sore, / don't want to hear
about it. don't care to be regaled with
the state of a mans stomach or liver. [
have ills enough of my own. Yet some
people will get together and Groom and
Groom, and talk about others sick
nesses, and about corpses, and how many
they have laid out, and have a regular
graveyard banquet. 1t is the same with
spiritual ailments. There are times when
men should make confession of specific
sins. If man has been carrying on the
liquor business, and is converted, il is
quite proper that he should confess that
he had been doing the DEVILS work. If
he has been engaged in any wickedness
that has been open to the whole commu-
nifty, his repentance should be open. 1t
is not necessary to give an inventory of
all ones faults, but if we say anything it
is better TO be specific than generic.