The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-11-15

ment, which practically brings the moon
within ten miles of the earth for pur-
poses OF observation within a limited
area, NJ. Lastnai-Coreau has shown
that in the moon there are beings shaped
generally like men, but much larger,
and that thousands of them are working
toward some common end with mirror
which, instead OF being 100 feet, is con-
siderably over 1000 feet in diameter. 1t
is swung on gimbals or gigantic sup
ports in such way as to turn in any
desired direction, and seems to serve
many purposes, or at least be able to
serve them. 1t is concave, and, from the
fact that it is generally turned in such q
direction that its rays strike over an
enormous field Of what seems to be grow
| ing 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 ON the moon,
which is cold and in most places
barren, as it has hitherto been sup
posed to be in all places. What pot
house is in winter on the earth the mir
lror of the lunar men is to them, save
THAT it supplies them with food by con-
cenIrating the rays of light and neat
and throwing them upon the fields. AS
4 it turns, often nearly unbearable light
like that of the sun has been thrown on
the eyes of the observer, SO that at times
he Is forced to observe with colored
glass over the obJectglass OF his instru-
ment. He describes the men as looking
like colony OF gigantic miners living IN
lhuts, upon which, at stated hours
hence the observed regularity OF the
signaling-tne light and warmth are per-
mitted to tall. At other times the rays
OF the mirror are concentrated ON What
looks like black earth, perhaps with the
purpose of warming it and making 1t
suitable for the future raising OF other
crops.
II is indubitable that there is lunar
atmosphere, since not only do plants
| groW-and this necessitates an atmos-
phere like our own-men live, but M.
Lastnai-C Cofeau has seen gigantic birds
wheeling around the awful crags and
above the mighty chasms of the moon.
He has seen them descend in fooks to-
: wardothe grain-felds, but also has seen
at such times the rays of the mirror
turned directly upon them-not slant
ingiy as ON the grain, but directly so thal
they have fallen liieless to the earth and
eagerly been devoured by the men. 1t is
M. Lastnai- Coreau's opinion that these
are convicts or men who tor some reason
have been banished from the warmer and
more habitable lunar hemisphere as to 9
sort of Siberia, where they must work
out their own purposes and live only
through their own incalculable exer.
lions.
Ii this supposition be correct, it shows
j. that on that portion of the lunar surface
. which is hidden forever from us a high
degree of civilization must have been
reached, 1t seems impossible that the
huge mirror could have been constructed
by those beings who use it, under the
circumstances in which they are now
+. placed. for to construct such contriv.
ance presupposes the existence OF vast
, toundries and skilled workmen, OF food
! to support them in their work, OF divis.
, ION ol labor, and, in short, of all that
J we know under the name OF civilization,
/ but a civilization Of a degree of periec.
, ton which we, at least, have not yet
,, reached.
There are other considerations which
reEder this great discovery highly prob
4 able, The moon, during The long ages
since 1t was iirst cut of from the earIh,
+ has passed through all the phases of the
. earth. M Meteoric stones which have fall
, en- on the earth show that the celestial
. bodies are composed OF the same SUI
stances as the earth. The moon. must
have passed through changes analogous
. with those which have taken place in the
: earth; it must have had Its az0ic, palea.
= zoic and mesozoic ages; and us time
i passed Oh, aud il grew into such cond
! lion as that which on earth repdered
J possible the existence of man, beings
!. like him must have appeared on the
a moon. Where we now are the lunar mer
!, were ages ago, and If they have had thai
i peculiarly human ability TO adapt them
!. selves 10 their surroundings, SO that
. Thu ough climatic changes, which kill OF
y less intelligent beings, We are enabled L
= live on, they would certainly, in m0dlfiet
\ form, he able to cope with sacn advers,
!, circumstances which, without human in
> lteliigence, would crush of otner anllnaii
e except those which, like the birds seeI
= By M. Lastnai-Goreau,t they chose to keel
. for their own uses.
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