, 1874-10-18


THE SECRET OF VENUS.
The plauet Venus possesses secret Of the
greatest value to the scientific world Ono
might conclude as much when lie notices, after
the setting Of the sun, what = com naudins posi-
ton she assumes near the horizon in tile south
west. and how significantly intaligen; appears
her blushiug, radtan: smilo This wonderful go
cret she has kept ever SINCE tho morning stars
together Gang their first chorus.- since God
spako into existence the rolling, fiery worlds
that people i1nmensity. This is longer than So
crcts are usually kept by those who worship at
the shrine Of Venus!
1t was not till the beginning Of the eighteenth
century, abort 1855 years aga, that Venus vas
suspected OF holding so se!dshly in her possess
sion this coveted information. Dr.. HALEY then
discovered the important fact, and proposed that
By some artifce she be induced to diyulge the
secret. To saw nothing of her usual disposition
or ;,d;enoatioo IN resnond when addressed. it ia
~ =,
on'S IT. spee'a' petioae 'na. '."o' "a. ~ a. w
approached upon this particular eubJect oluce
the discovery, two OF the periods have passed.
ont IN tia 5th NJ June 1761. the other on the
o. =, 1,,a 1-eo ,ro +1,o frat questioning
~ y. .o % 1' .,x'.o. r. 49, aao,rd
Venus replied, but not plainly. And now, al
most broatl,lcss, we await the coming of the next
,or;od rb;a nil, ha tho atb of Decen,her
,o-t ~. .;u ~ -o,a..o3 .,o ..,,o
Ao'7. AeH "A 20 A0PeA'10 W. o.o :" ""
question, WITH tho grca.est poasiple
emphasis. Then, too, on account Of this
verv imnnrtunitr. will re fondly oxpecs her to
III ,,,r, f-,,n hor ca1ost;al ,ooda md t;atinc,.
'ooA .n.. 80 ah..o 49, ..o
y 10 speah OUT nol 1espo,oo AK aoo'o wy p'o-
foundly low anc uee9-toneu music OF Tue 6pho!es'
Foudly, too, will We expec. ho- utteranco to DO
,ecopniznd and cchacd and reyorbe,ated. to
a,arv ,,.,at mi avarv ot,r ,,rnrp,,out tna un;-
49, 4,n;.>,.,oa 49, 49, ,r;
setse' Gsen no"' a9 sne '"i'A!eS ~ tu0 t"i-
Light. she seems half incl ned to break tile Still
ness Of the night BY revealing hor secret before
the time.
rrba socret of yo,rs 10 notino ,o.e than the
-. 49, ~ -. -:
conta12ed by two lines drawn from tho cehtro OF
the sun, one to the ccn:ro OF the earth, tho
ot1,,r to,cant tn tha aarth Hmm f}e accuracy
w,rh v,;ci, Tia anrlc j. measured depend. d.
,actjv or ;,,d,rectlv nH a+tr,,om;cal dj <taures
Ia d,a,,nre. Of ta earIl, md ali o;ocf n,rmers
~ tie solar svs,e,n from tic ann and tho dis-
ta,oos oT Tia sys5 stara frn,,, ia so1,r sv,tam
anI the velocity Of lirnt. l. IS l,!jcnlt' tben'
T~i,v ~ onn-erie,o tia rea, yalua n, III. sarrct
ubcn !, ~ .,ce II, tie oossessou of tia scientific
wo,fd
;rta nootiona of yo,na md thu earth .round
,,a ,,, ro .,.cb t,,ot ~ tia auccess;vc ;,tarvls
~ 1aiIL vea- yea-s 1o3iL vca,a 4 ve,ra
N 1a,i- a., o,d so -, tI,o ,loTar H. r,as,;o h,
/s 49, a,,t I'd 10 s,,!, 10 ~ na,~ ~
;a,a;,,a 80 con.ro. - ,ba oartb nd ti,a a,r
INT i vii a,n4ar to traverse the Guns fac..
rt1;s 1pIs ;s ca,1ad r,ans;t of v.nr, I'm 80;
Tra1.a;t known tn nayo hecn nhseTyad occurrol
-. IT, 81, ~ nocon,,,or ,e,o t,,a .econ3 m
tto s,L ~ 1r4o iii tle t1,,ri a,,1 1sst ~ II,
30 30 naet m ha al ri ,Jnuc liza The f},s on..
~ ~ ,r,1 ae.,r ~, ,1e az ~ r,ca,nfs.
70 te7as I'm eoco,d -, tha eth n nccamoar
1se, ,ho ,b;rd m Tho ri, -: .1nnc oou1
Aoi ~ ta ,nInr1o} ~ ;o5,f r.ars eJansino ha-
.,-aa ~ ia-t n;.ne;+ ~ t;,o na1I H. o.-tt
.,, eno 1ns,- raS1,,,;n,s aron,'5 .ho 49,,
it,. ~! V.., 49, sn,r,o t;x,a .r,i co',a'..
17,1 ,o,o,,;o,,s arn:,nI th,+ ss,ne ,,,dr
- =, La, ,,,an thxt IN +,,;a ntorv.1 Vs1;,e
VII eunp,Gae t r'; p7 =; ~ 10 ,;n,a ~ ts
s 1.ra.,,t ,is ~, 10 nas.,n, tEa s;x+vs;r.t
~; itt,.nn' ,1s oaia ~, i1o g., s;,no H. 1n.t
Tsa,e ,waver r ~ s,r..s6ra ~ ttasa
.ra~a ~, srf7;c;s,,1v na,r t1,e Ina ionn" T',a
at-aa ~ - .i,o aar,h nd 10 NV, .! ~ .,,a,r
Gc,'es na sbo ~ sna face and as to a. nterrni he
tpeor +1aoe nass,uea i ann,,t 5si dava H.. s;v.
tSeen LIES 20 10y. 10 voa -
ti,a t;,ea 80 o1s1.od be-, e,wean tho u;1tv-6f.h
.!.o ssmo ~ r"I ;1e ,'a,i T,,nsW ~ renus
Tn1,,s 4 ~ n~aso,,t boort;:u, oron;rc.r+a-
.h.afar na,;r a nos.ad ,ra,,d h., ~ s,
a,,d is r;'1 tanat har cIea.est exste1n eionc1
I'm 10 INV awaen;n1 alnno tfwaTds n noi,,t h.
tHaor ,he .art;, 1od the ann The Tina ri her
eotx,pr corning 1eprar ard pcarar TINT nf
. eo1as !ta +na ~ ~ Tr,ns;t T. nj, -
sh ths sams a After the Transit .he wiII se. nd
rsa raa haf,ro tha snn and vii ara:, be mr.
;n"-etor
nca on,v tbat ha,f of a n,anas a,,nes v,t;cb ia
+o1.a rda ' ta s1n the narE tuTued tovs1n ~ 1ha 20
es't,' o. III ,;no NJ the rrans;1 vi r., ,,nr.
eah,- ao-i .oI ~ - I'll; an,osr r. m -ann1 euo
paai. a ua'n ~ A tho foca ~ 10 an,, Th do
80 - Esn.1a 10 onir oho,,t .11n ~ 1t,s Gsmo-
te ~ ~ wv, hr,, Ear d;.tonca. fraaa ~
@ " ia 'uT nnv nhont If ta d;atance @
- ,ha as-,t, r,on, tba en- tha n1a ~ u'1i la 81
= no;n+ r, .l,ort nne.onrth ~ The Il; .t.,ca fron
thp po'n. aa~,I, y. +,,o s,, n,d honco 30 I;.na.a-
~ 20 o. s.a+ - 90 eo1n,.r.d VII, ~, 40 ra -
tho 'ns s'1' w;;1 o. ahout fonr 1es ieti -
~ ,;a,r,etor ~ tI,a mot vii +harrn~a .,a
11io ~ ..,.n.,st., ~ ~ 7rao.a. ~ 10y 49,. ~
TI' 49, .aat oct- ,.od v,;i, Noe w r,t,' ~.
80 H. ea., Io9, T., r;,t rar1 ,a ~ 49,.
.Aso W .Au ;t, ~ 1t t-t t,, ,,,r '00 'No P@Ao
not,o. .;a 81, ~ T nanaaso- Ia7I .h- 4;t,
N"I 1o..t ~ q o.o1o., - ~ ar3 III o-'7 -.
as,.'i 11.J5 o,c,ocI - ~ CL'c.ro saiar t;a,o ~ =
a,,.,o, t1orrefar. - iii ~, ~ ;;h;
= -" 1Et:t3 ctIon w.