The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-03

the antique devastation Of the earth. bv.
a burning heat, concluded by an immense
cataclysna, which wasted the earth. This
formidable past allows no doubt about
the return of Similar phenomena, since
the cause which brings them perseveres
III ITS action .,+g1~ iii =; ..,+,4
About five thousand three hundred
and thirty.fou years ago the sun and
the earth met them on the same side of
the heavens lat 0 degree of Aries, xernal
eqmnox)' without ceasing to circulate
each one in its own orbit. The sun in.
tersected, at the terrestrial equa tor, the
first meridian of the SECULAR period, in
which we are. This proximity Of the
sun and of the earth, at their maximum;;
occasloned the most awful disasters, in
increasing more and more the solar heat
on our gioblc. during, several centuries.
Inc temperate zones and the equatorial
regions were redsced to have no more,
either animals or plants, under the long
action of a burning sun. "::. -
The extreme and constant heat coul,i
not persist without acting at the same
time on the seas which overs2read the
greatest part of the terrestrial surface.
1t caused an immense evaporation of a
long duration: for all, relative to the
powerfulness Of the cause. When, in
course of time, the sun was removed
from the earth by the continuity Of its
retrogradation, the vapors heaped up the
atmosphere, condensed. and the great
waters were precipitated on the earth,
under the form of rain, with an excess of
fury and grea tness which since has never
been equaled. They gave rise to the
universal cataclysm known by the name
OF Noah's Deluge. It took place when
the sun WIS in Pisces at 26degrees, about
$3.50 years ago.
The very moment, then, in which the
sun Will retrograde to westward, beyond
o degree Of Libra, it's rays will act imme.
dlate'y upon our globe in contrary d.
rcction.
1ha movement OF the earth will be
s!aekened, and will decrease progressively
IN order to cease afterwards, without any
disorder. by virtue Of what the move.
ments OF our planet are common to all
the objects which are en- its surface. We
can compare the discontinuance Of it's
movement to that Of steamer which
slackens more and more before ceasing
to move.
The Mosaic deIugc took it's rise in the
northwest the next southern delugc will
proceed from the southeast to the north
west, m about 5000 years, when the sun,
after having refrigerated through the
meridianal signs, shall stand in twenty
six degrees OF Virgo. The increasing
proximity of the sun to the autu':nal
equinox will smitc with death all the liv-
ing beings under the torrid and temper
ate zones; it will dry up the water
courses: will empty the largest rivers,
and by It's incessant approach, will men
ace our ATTITUDES with a general conAa-
grafton. he waters it Will be that will
save the world. The ocean will be evap.
Grated in mass in an atmosphere that
will extend itself. from day to day, in
greater attitudes, by virtue Of its expan-
sion by heat. This evaporation will not
be accomplished by an instantaneous
act, but with a regular order of progress
sion. from which, nature never departs.
These vapors. which will be heaped up in
clouds. will be able to intercept
the burning faction of the solar rays.
The rain, which is always ready to pour
down form the extreme limits Of the
atmosphere, being continually evapora
ted afresh, will reascend to the upper
most zones before reaching the lower
ones, which the radiation Of blazing soil
Will re- der peculiarly apt to generate
vapor. When the continual retrogresson
OF the sun will withdraw it from the nth,
! these ponderous collections of Eattr trans.
formed into clouds, will lose consider
| able portion Of their heat. The lowering
OF temperature will commence in the up.
per regions Of the atmosphere. The waters
that Will be the highest up, in descending
toward the earth, and passing through
the interior regions, will cool them, and
the compensation will become general.
The ocean will precipitate itself in its
immensely, under the form Of rain.
1t will be a rrent.like descent, accom-.
panied by tempests Of unparalleled sub"
Unity. Terrific winds whirling around
the earth; confagrations OF lightning
IN state of Yermancnce, tearing in its
whole extent maddened atmosphere.
On the surface of the planet, volcanic
eruptlons, explosions of internal convul'
slons and earthquakes agitating the
crust OF the globe, already tossed by the
pillows of an appalling food. Murderous
phenomena Of a tempest 1nachle<s in
terror. Men will have no words to
describe the boundless and universal
sweep OF its awful ravag:s.
THE NOON DOES NOT REvoLvE AROUND THE
EARTH.
Professor Trauser asserts that the
moon does no revolve around the earth,
IS the modern astronomy says; because
II It were so, the ec'1pses Of the sun would
begin by the oriental part Of that lumi-
nary. and end to tho Mest. ahSnllt civ