The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-03-19

HOW THE EARTH GROWS IN SIZE

HOW THE EARTH CROWS IN SIZE.
The assert - bat the earth = H., r.-f,s.
ing in siz- i nothing new nor starting.
Mr.. Henry Peterson, in al article in p
ters0n's Journal for February, attempts
ia many ways TO account for the accr--
tioHs, and devotes considerable space to
Il Discussion Of the causes. First, plants
are formed from air and water, the
earth as experiments Lave shown, los
cav the earth gains. The dark color of
the mould = owing to the carbon which
th, earth has wrested from the air by
IueaIs Of vegetation. The large beds of
coal, peat, etc, are elements captured
from the atmosphere ia past ages
and never restored. Again, the ocean
abOunds in corals and countless she'll
bearing animals which are extracting
carbon and other elements from the wa
ter and leaving them in the forms of
shells and coral reefs, so that the bed of
solid matter. One Striking effect of this
growth of continents, in Mr.. PetersOn's
estimation, is the rapid disappearance of
the ruins of cities The walls of Baby
lon according to HerodOtus, formed a
square of sixty miles, and We're over
three hundred feet high and seventy-five
feet broad. The ruins of Babylon are
twenty feet under the present surface of
the earth. Ancient Rome is from 10 to
20 feet under modern Rome, and ancie::t
Troy, according TO DIR. Schleinann, is
from 90 to 80 feet under the surface of
the ground. In spite of closed windows
and shutters, dust readily accumulates
in deserted room, and at any rate Of
deposit, the filling of the room is only n
question of time Mr.. Peterson says
hopefully:
'As the consumption of the carbOnic
acid gas and misty vapors Of the carbon
ferrous period prepared the earth for a
higher order of existence, so the purifi-
cation of our atmosphere is still going on.
The air may be becoming, with every
century, of n finer and rarer quality,
and thus sensibly affecting for good, the
physical and spiritual constitutions of
the race. Philosophers of the Darwin
school might even argue that the result
would be the development of a higher
and more ethereal species than man;
others, of a religious strain. may see in
it tho Lasis of suclI IA change in the tenn
per or spirit of our race. as shall tend
to its growth in all the intellectual, ar
tistic and spiritual graces- so that peace
and fraternal love may become the great
law of the world, and the nations know
poverty and learn war no more. Then
may come the Millennial period, which
nature shall harmoniae with by softer
airs and miider skies.
INSTANCES OF SUCCESSFUL ARBIIRA-
preventive of war has been already
abundantly demonstrated. Within the
last one hundred years many national
quarrels have been settled hy his meth
cd which otherwise would have resulted
in b!oOdshed.
The following are lew OF them:
In 1874 the question of the Northeast
ern boundary between the United States
and the dependencies of Great Britain.
In 1922 the question of restitution or
compensation for slaves found on board
OF British vessels during the war of 1912.
The matter was referred to the Emperor
of Russia and his award accepted by
both nations.
In 1858 difficulty between the United
States and the Government OF Chill and
Peru, was referred to the arbitration of
the King of the Bclgians, and settled by
his award.
In 1869 the claims of the United States
and Great Britain, to landed property i'll
and about Puget Sound.
In 1871 the well known Alabama
Claim, which produced so much i'll feel
ing between the United States and En-
gland, and threatened to involve the
two countries in a terrible war.
President Grant, referring to the set
tlement of this claim, said in his Mes
sage of Dec. 4th, 1871, "This year has
witnessed two great nations, having one
language and lineage, settling by peace
ful arbitration disputes OF long standing
which were liable at any time to bring
pie thus set, if successful in its final issue
will be followed by other civilized ma
tions, and finally he the means of restor-
h.g TO pursuits of industry millions of
men now maintained to settle disputes
of nations by the sword.