The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-08


approaching the summer sosiiee the temperature on
the mountain and the condition Of its atmosphere con-
tinucd still TO be wntry unaffected by the change II
the position OF the sun relatively 20 the angles 81 ~
he then argues that when we consider the attuds or
Mount Washington, which is only 2y3 feet above the
sea level or not much than mite we ind that
its projection above the periphery the earth would
be about 5000 part Of the earth's diameter prou-
oerance 70 sght as 20 nc wholly inappreciahe at tho
portion Of solar radiation OF heat nc there i such .
hnel could fall upon 50 ncroscop,ca spot Mount
Washington cannot, therefore, readily be imagined.
But when We contemplate the electrical forces Of our
planet developed by sunlight, the radiation OF interior
terrestrial heat into The atmosphere, the movements
Of oppositey electrified Of air the com
minging OF tunultuous masses OF cumul clouds. all
evolving heat and changing with great sud
denness the temperature OF various localities,
begin comprehend the plan of tho Creator furnish
Ing each planet with OF heat instead of
attempting 10 supply them with heat through almost
rininable spaces from distant orb the sun
An observer outside Of atmosphere, looking
down upon our planet would 500 sometimes masses
would cast dark shadows OF various forms and sizes,
proportional TO the clouds which would form them.
the surface OF the earth The darkness OF the shadow
would be IN proportion to the depth and density OF thu
clouds floating between the sunlight and the earth.
These shadows would hit earth rapidly az
tho clouds which had produced thcm, in great storms
or hurricanes At perhaps 100 or more miles
have so much exercised astronomers BIO produced
IN similar way Clouds vap0rs OF various
luminosity being interposcd between the most luminous
the sun would cast upon the latter shadows so dark
and so itng as 10 resemble the shadows Of clouds
our own planet aud tho dispersion Of the clouds so
making the shadows would account for tho rapid dis
appearance OF the sun spots. Tho forms of The
spots would vary with tho snnosities and unevenness
OF the surface Of the gray envelope of the upon
which these shadows ic and tho continual interier-
cnco OF intense light d. rived from other lumnaries Of
the stellar world with tho fainter light received from
planetary system, woua greatly the dark
OF the shadows sp produced.
These theories u Will be in direct antagon-
day and are maintained with no little acumcn
THEORY APPLIED
Tho lower animals, man anu the process by which he
vtallzed, the circulation Of the blood. sex muscu-
lar action and various other things are made by tho
General TO fall IN with his magnetic theory,
siuccd from his experiments on light Fish, too figure
largely in tho calculation OF the Generals theory
This article VIII have to bc brought to q conclusion
with the theory maintained by General Plcasonton--
that all tho vital ivrces of the body depend for their
healthy exercise upon S % ne n"an Proo, beng
Grafton OF electricity the body actually do exist just
in such proportions and IN such places as they arc
needed Tor the generation OF this electricity. THIS Is
very beautiful and Ingenious theory. The General
says
by distinguished scientists, that undor the influence OF
weak OF electricity, salts DO resolved
their component elements In this way a compound
be separated into It's constituent acid and base IL
has also been shown by Bccqucrcl that an acd and
alkaline solution be placed that their union s ef
fccted through the walls OF animal membrane, or.
indeed, OF any other porous diaphragm, current 81
electricity is evolved. This has been found 10 BIO
that with the exception OF the stomach aud
co,cum, the whole extent OF the mucous membrane is
bahcn with alkaline fluid, and tho external
covering OF the body Is constantly exhang acid
huid, except IN the axiary and pubic regions. Tho
OF the animal frame ~ thus placed between two
great envelopes the ono alkaline aud the other acid,
meeting only at tho mouth. nostrils aud anus,
Donne has shown that this arrangement Is quite
competent to the evolution OF electricity. The
blood in healthy state cxcrts we'll marked
alkaline action on test paper but piece OF muscular
flesh containing a large proportion OF alkaline blood
when 1t INTO small pieces and digescd water,
tho infusion thus obtained Is actually acid 10 tnus
paper. THIS curious circumstance Is explained by the
fact announced by Licbig that although the blood
the vessels OF the muscle Is alkaline from the tribasc
phosphate OF Soda yet the proper uids sccrctpns
OF the tissues exterior to the capiliarcs acid from
the presence OF free phosphorc and lactic acids Thus
In every mass OF muscle we have myriads OF electric
currents, arising from tho mutual reaction OF acid
fluid exterior TO the vessels or their alkaline contents
Ii Is thus very remarkable that muscle should be an
eectrogenic apparatus, and that We should have two
OF the electricity OF the musccslhc effects OF
mctamorphoses OF eicte HIRES on the hand and
the other the mutual reaction OF two fluids In different
chemical conditions. The agency Of muscle In gcncr-
ating electricity can no longer be denied y
Many Of tho theories OF physical geography which
have hitherto been received automatic ruth
lcssly lad low; indeed, reminded, IN talking 10
General Peasonton of the radical revolution IN tho
theory Of the origin OF species brought about by Darwin
The HERALD has not been able 20 do than aivc
a cursory glance at tho theories which General Pleas
onton cxpoundcd to It's representative They viii
doubtcly evoke much criticism, and General Peason-
ton will tolcrably hard lighting To do; but
be said that hts theories very coherent and
all converge in man. central theory, which Is tho
sun Of his system That system is . curious example
OF the way which the human mind fights ITS way
from point point, taking hold OF apparently In
significant fact discovering principle and applying
TO Whist tho anccnts used to call the ua'pcrsatfas
causarum." Here the HERALD for tho momcpt. se.
misses subject leaving its readers to nil IN
lines given from General Picasonton's iorthvounAs
monograph