New-York tribune., 1874-04-06

earth brings to our go fact that of
one in a year-in many years often may produce a
so It seems TO us waste The idea OF waste is continually
brought before SO IL IL with the planets OF the solar
system. AS measure them by human analogy there
seems be immense waste but there is intnty
OF time and space, there can be no waste
And before pass from these smaller planets would
remind you OF one great sign OF waste IN our own earth
The only part inhabited is the surface. All the central
seems TO be waste, so far apply our mode OF
measurement, so long regard human life as the
great test and measure OF the Almighty. When con-
slider that enormous number OF millions OF cubic miles OF
matter which have no living creatures existing withh
them, are amazed at the apparently enormous waste
Only thin crust OF the earth - inhabited. .,,,o
Here are pictures Of the planets suggesting curious
thoughts TO how these planets may pass eaeh other
past time when those planets the abOdes o M the
living creatures upon them might have exehanged idgas
with the creatures Of other planets that rdVeied hii-
lions and millions OF miles away from lheIn'
THE GREATER PLANETS.
We will now pass Jupiter and Saturn We have the
ceares possible evidence that these planets are not the
abodes Of life. shOwed you how that tiny sun poureu
Jupiter. Here is Jupiter marked in this strange way
Here streaks showing signs OF great disturb
ances taking place In those belts. This santing streak
this strcak-whicl had, be 1t remembered
an enormous surface-for you, y,,, mus Keep Irer
you dealing with planet whose diameter Is yen yen
times that of the earth The whole surface OF tne EARN
indicate; and surface equal, ptOpaOy, 10 tne
whole Of continent was perceptlDle IN an OPENING
through which the dark surface below could be seen
Now tins streak changed from lts present pDsluo @
it slanted right across one OF thee Delts anu
responded to the motion that atmosphere at te fe
of 200 miles per hour That motion continued upwards OF
six weeks and must accept the inference tDat Rrea
hurricane blowing, shifting TINS great open space ~
the cloud layer gradually so the facts are con-
cerned but shifting 1t with enormous rapidy so i ~
which IN IL took place upon our earth, would sweep iie
away. 1t not merely the streak that was ms Ts
whole Of that region was swept by a ire
mendous storm blowing at rate tWice an
great as all the storms the eartl-c0mpetent 10 ue
stroy the buildings and the ships and TO tear down lhe
forests 1t went blowing. not as our hurricanes uo
with o certain obedience to the sun we Know our nu
ucanes gain and lose With change corresponding
to the progress of the day But here was change lh
deed IL was carried around and around iOf SIX WEEKS
without showing the slightest effects OF the sums ihu
encc -. q, .,.,., r,.,.e
But told you found reason TO suppose th"t th@
planets around Jupiter the aOodes Of life. We find
those satellites surface large enough to enable
them to be fit abOdes for living creatures.
The largest OF them larger than the mooh ana
the others are about the size. We hnd IN deanS
with them the same fact that we found in the moon
that being smaller bodies the heat would pass rapidly
away and the time fitting for lie would De sneI 90
the chances we have find life on them Is smaller
Upon the earth ind millions of years that nle was
possible, and millions of years before ana aiter IN
them perhaps we have only deal with thousands OF
years Therefore, taking the present t'ne we nnd Tue
chances very much reduced, because inc interval We
life is possible very much smaller prop0ruonatey hh
here You larger OF Jupers moons large Doy'
main so long the abode OF life. Even II suppementeu
with Jupiter only one OF them can POSSIBLY
be inhabited the present time ana probably NOT even
one of them is You you must 20 back hto tno
past the future TO find the tlme nee ,s i
ous relation of the satellites Of Jupiter Wnch is wen
worth noting In the uppermOst picture you VIII ste
all the three satellites in straight line. Inc ovn
See they must circle around like the hour hand me
minute hand and tine second hand OF CLOCK 2 go 'rS @
have certain orderly motion that brings them tie anu
again into straight line They are 80 adjusted thst
they will continue this forever.
THE sATURNIAN SYSTEM.
Now that picture win pass and will have picture
Of the planet Saturn. There you have picture OF
the planet Saturn. I conceive that this planet is
doubtless intended to support life, and a'terward
10 be scene where lie win exist; but still feel thatt
is not so now We these enormous belts with signs
that the atmosphere changes in shape 1t seems to nat
at the poles and bulge out at the equator, ana
render life impossible on the ring planet AZ
is orb still too active to be the anode
IN which also you Will notice how large portion Is
hidden from the suns rays by the Deit lat GaIh ak
is the shadow by the belt and Oh all the planet hat
Is behind 1t there is this great DARK shadow Lev US
inquire whether that arrangement Is such az 10 accom-
nodae te %ans Sc s a. Summer there Is no shadow
of the ring but where the winter Is thefe If no sun
WINTER instead OF being moderated by effect
the ring heat reflected from 1t, is enhanced by H.
II We are 10 believe that all the orbs have been IN
tended 10 support life this ring have family OF
orbs Ii is made up OF multitude OF minute satellites
astronomer lucil Dul TINS udih
been said be due TO the fact that there we see through
the ring between number of small satellites. That
view M Int accepted II that was the case. Peirce
ard Bond of your country and Maxwell of my own
country have shown that II II was sold IL would nave
been broken up ana DeeH un'o~h I ~ @ 20, o I tiE
satellites could possibly exist and the thought Is sng
cesed that they intended TO be the abode OF life.
If we take Dr. T. Sterry Hunts view, hardly
refuse them be the abode OF life, OF animal life and
vegetation Then there would Dc acolaents an IL the @
ring you seem 10 see these multltudnOus COLLISIONS
may resua in constant destruction OF life
Here you Will disturbances IN the equatorial belt.
You will ith the aid OF the great power OF the tele-
scope great cloudIke masses. Changes OF color have
been recognized In them milky wlte color had
changed a ruddy color 10 different shades of ruddi-
ness and again back to the original whte We seem TO
see signs OF internal activity OF the planet that the sur
face below il OF red heat; that the planet below the
cloud layer Is glowing with red neat think we may
safely say that both the planets Jupiter and Saturn
stll glowing with ruddy surfaces This picture shows
the length Of the saurnan year These are the shapes
shown when the planet Ia looked at through the tele
scope. IL gradually opens and closes in this manner
and these changes require for their completion 40
years, thereabouts. / think there again
be the abode of life We know that behind the ring
that portion on which that black shadow rests
should lind the codness of death. Now will have
picture Of the planet with the ring Withdrawn and the
great shadow shown. 1t wider and wider, spread
ing out with rapid change but taxing seven and
half years 10 this last appearance. Then it
slowly passes back into Its f0rmer state taxing nearly
seven aud a half years TO do IL takes nearly Is
wears to 20 through these changes When consider
ihis enormous shadow you must think there not the
adaptatIon TO living creatures which recognize as
necessary. Here this earth We find the most per-
feet adaptation between the requirements Of living
creatures and the planet itself What creatures arc
tbere yng here who could exist on that planet in this
long Winteri have calculated that in places III
the latitude of this part Of America, Of Madrid and
Rome in that latitude, there would be an eclipse lasting
seven of our years. Therefore forced TO the
theory that il the abode Of life intended
10 be for millions OF years but among s satellites there
may possibly be different condition But there again
we find bodies small that the chances very small
that this is the time when life if existing there.
BARRENNEss OF TINE COMPARED WITH THAT OF
SPACE.
These views may appear at first sghtysomewhat new
and startling the thought especially OF the enor-
nous waste that exists may to many but II must