The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-11-25

the vows of love a holiness among
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THE LATEST MOON HOAX.
the Moon, and the Discoveries That Were
Made-The Great Mirror.
Paris Cor. n. Y. Graphic.
M. Bastie's process of toughening
glass has already been productive ct
valuable results in the arts it has been
reserved for NJ. Lastnai-Coreau to
make it still more valuable in the
sciences by employing glass treated in
M. Bastie's way for optical purposes.
He has constructed Herewith the lens
of large Georgian telescope with
which he has thus far resolved, and,
by employing the Rutherford method,
has photographed three hitherto un-
known nebula in Argo and four in
| Scorpio, besides the results of which
have spoken Of the revolution Of nebu-
lac not previously seen, the discoveries
in regard to lunar topography, and in
general to selenography ef all kinds,
are of the utmost Importance. When
in Russia astronomers were first turn
ing their attention to that glittering
surface on the moon which was sup
posed by them to be a huge mirror
erected by the lunar inhabitants for
the purpose of establishing sort of
telegraphic com munication with the
people OF, the earth. it. happened that
M. Lastnai-COreau was supervising
the near completion of his telescope at
the works Of M. Etchens, the contrac-
tor Of the new instrument for the
Paris Conservatory! N. Lastnai-Co-
reau has turned his telescope upon the
moon, and has found, indeed, the gilt
tering surface, but has very conclu-
sively shown that its use is not that
which has been attributed to it. With
out entirely conclusive evidence,it has
long been thought that the moon is
without an atmosphere, although
many have asserted that, on account
of the fact that the moons centre of
gravity is some s miles away from its
centre of sphericity, the air and water
of that planet had gravitated to that
side of the moon which is never turn
ed toward the earth. Able investiga-
tors have shown the falsity of both
propositions there is an atmosphere
on the moon which envelopes it as
ours does the earth. From his inves-
LEGATIONS with his instrument, which
practically brings the moon within ten
miles Of the earth for purposes of OBJ
seryation within limited area, NJ.
Lastnai- -Coreau has shown that in the
moon there are beings shaped gener-
ally like men. but much larger, and
that thousands of them are working
towards some common end with a
mirror which, instead of being 100
feet, is considerably over 1000 feet
in diameter. 1t is swung OH gimbals
or gigantic supporters in such a way
as to turn in any desired direction,
and seems to serve many purposes, OF
at least to be able to serve them. 1t is
concave, and from the fact that it is
generally turned in such direction
that its rays strike over an enormous
field of what seems to be growing
grain, it seems evident that it is used
to concentrate the rays of the sun in
such way as to render possible the
growth of crops Oh the moon, which
is cold and in most places barren, as il
has hitherto been supposed to be in all
places. What hot-house is in win.
ter On the earth the mirror of the lun.
ar men is to them, save that it supplies
them with food by concentrating the
rays of light and heat and THROWN 9
, them upon the fields. AS it turns, of
ten nearly unbearablc light like thai
of the sun has been thrown on the
eyes of the observer, SO that at times
, he is forced to observe with a celOred
glass over the object glass of his in
;. strument. He describes the men a.
q looking like a colony Of gigantic min
ers living i'll huts, upon which, at stat
ed hours-hence the observed regular
, ity of the signalling-the light ant
q warmth are permitted to fall. At 9th
4 er times the rays of the mirror ar
concentrated on what looks like blacl
d earth, perhaps with the purpose o
a warming it and making it suitable 70
. the future raising Of other crops.
it 1t is indubitable that there is a luna
= atmosphere, since not only do plant
1t grow (and this necessitates an atmos
t. phere like our ewn) and men live, bu
e Nj. Lastnai- Coreau has seen giganti
r birds wheeling around the awful craa
II and above the mighty chasms of til
1t moon. He has seen them descend
ID fiocks toward the grain-felds, but ais
re has seen at such times the rays of I'll
bit mirror turned directly upon them, n,
er slantingly as on the grain, but directl
to so that they have fallen lifeless to Il
q earth and been eagerly devoured
lis the men. 1t is N. Lastnai- Coreat