, 1875-09-11
A DAILY WONDER.
Curious Facts Relating to the Esrth's
Diurnal Revelation.


completely turn around on its axis every
twenty-four hours, causing our heads to point
in the direction OF our feet-turniDg all the
wells and rivers and seas and oceans bottom
side up, and placing the foundations of all
the buildings where theiz- roots ought to be
that all this should take Plaae every few
bonrs was once deemed so absurd that those
teaching it were regarded as beside them
selves, and as guilty of subverting the divine
oracles of God. But all this is now clearly
proven. And yet many are wholly unac-
/ suainted with the proofs fnotice but briefly
! the more common proofs of the apparent revo-
| lutious of the sun, moon and stars around
| the earth-simply remarking that 1t rs pre-
posterOus to suppose that these millions OF
| immense bodies, at such immense and various
distances, should al have their periods Of
re, olution so exactly timed as 10 simultan-
eously revolve around our comparatively in
significant globe
If we ascend to the top of lofty place, as
that of Bunker Hill, and drop from Its sum
nit pebble, it will not fall to point exact
! ly beneath our hand, hut a little to the east
of it. How is this explained? Only by the
revolution Of the earth On It's axis. The top
of the monument being farther from the CEN
| tire of the earth than the base, it describes q
larger circle than the base, but it describes
it in the same time; therefore the top of the
monument moves faster than the base. Now,
as we find the pebble always falling east OF
the point from which it fell, we can account
for it only by supposing that the earth turns
on its axis from the west to the east.
Again; if we take a clock from high
latitude TO the equator, we shah find thst II
is too slow; but if returned to the high lati-
tude, it will again keep good time. This
can be explained only by attriOuting it to the
same cause Of increased rapidity of motion.
The clock at the equator is farther from the
earth's axis than when nearer the pole, and
therefore describes much larger circle than
It did in its northern home. But it describes
it in the same time, and thence must travel
faster than before. Now, this more rapid
motion will tend to throw it from the sur
face with more force and hence the attrac-
aud the weight of the pendulum is decreased,
and there moves slOwer-a clock from Lon
don losing one huudfeI and thirty five vIhr4-
lions III twenty-four hours.
So we find ali bodies weigh less at the
equator than in the higher latitudes, always
losing one pound for every two hundred and
ninety pounds-and this because, at the
equator ,tthcy describe circle of twenty five
thousand miles circumference in twenty four
hours, while in higher latitudes the eirele7
vary according 10 their distance from the
equator, and at the poles deecribe zone at all
being perfectly stationary. Did our globe
revolve on Its azis IN eigaty-folr minutes,
bodies at the equator would have no weight;
and if il reyolved in less tiuei then they
would be hurled ont into space, just as water
n thrown from the tire uf n carriage wheel
when revolving rapidly.
How happens it that We have such an eK'
act adjustment OF these opposing forces that
bodies are retained npon The earth 2 surface,
and safety guaranteed TO us all Z Is this the
result of chance2 Aud 10 that most remark
able fact that the attractive power Of t;ie
earth Is 20 exactly adapted TO nm animal 5
strength. Thus the earth's attraction OF the
elephant i. far greater than Its attraction OF
rabbit, and SIS strength Is propOrri0nateiy
, increased We commonly say he strength
q of the animal ia greater because his weight Il
greater. But weight as wholly the result o
the earth attraction. Now, 1t happens tina
, this attractive power of the earth Is Invari
ably in proportion TO an animal = strength
, Suppose IA rabbit-Ur even Il man-to be at
tracted with the same force an elephant.
Then the rabbit and man would BE- chained
, down in utter helplessness to the surface o
the earth, wholly unable 10 move even I'M
I ger OF a limb. But We find universal Law
, operating, namely that all bodies are at
e tracted in proportion to their quantities @
I matter: and hence We find the rabbit an
the man not attracted as is the elephant, bu
: only in proportion to their muscular strength
n and so are able 10 carry their bodies withou
Inconvenience over the earth's surface, Will
The punderous elephant also does the same
Whence thislaw? Is ali this mere chance
q Dies it not clearly show great originating
i cause, AND also prove that cause 10 be nc
only all wise, but all-Powerful and benet
cent? H. who denies this cannot claim I
= be of sound mind nor OF right heart
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