Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-03
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the force eNerted depending upon the weigaS
OF the bodies and their distance from each
other The weight OF any bssiy is, in tact, tho
torce with which the earth attracts that body
to Itself The celestial bodies are all chained
together by this force If attraction. The sun
anu the moon both exert an attractive inaa-
ehct on The earth, inducing our planet 20 ap-
proach o. them; this attraction being ceuntrr-
balanced by the centrifugal force We deserts
a curve, which u the resultant of those two
foreeS But the surface of the earth consists
Of fiuid aud solid; the former. owing To it, mo
ulity, eNldeitS greater tendency To- obey TIVE
attractive influence, aud therefore rises 60
meet the sun or the moon. The sun. on ac
count Of his enormous bulk. exercises a much
greater attractive force on the earth than the
moon. hut the solar tide II much less than The
lunar tide. for this rcasou-that the noos
being near the earth. attracts the surface a
the sea far more than it, solid hcd, aud. there
lore, he water rises tn heap underneath the
satellite. The sun. on the other hand, hciae
- distant, eNcrtS nearly a. much force ON tho
surface a. on the ocean bcd beneath, and.
therefore. lifts up the water hut very httle-
The identically same effect j. produced upos
that part Of the earth most distant from the
sunor moon, only IN this case the ocean bed
II drawn towards those bodies more rapidly
than the water, which j. In fact. left behind.
When the sun and moon are either I'm con iunc-
ton or oppositicn-that Is, when the line Join
ing them passes In the neighhorhcod OF or
directly through the eaTth-thcn. their attrae-
tive forces hcing united. the tidal nave will 10
AZ a maximum, forming spring tides" II they
I've an 'quadrature that -, " the lines drawn
from their centerS 90 the carth'S center form a
right angle-then 'he tides viii a. al A mint
mum. or "neap ode" will result. " will be
waters, each tidal wave would pass completely
round the earth ia p hours. The existence 90
continents materially modIies it, transit. aud
II l. driven from IT. course, and, consequently.
retarded. The great tidal wave lakes it, riSe
IA the deep Antarctic ocean. A. 10 traVer~es
the ocean the water i not raised above a few
ltet; hut when ~ enters n shallow sea, or an
estuary. where the tide finds itself in sort &C
funnel then the rise l. sometimes aS much as
Nieel, a. i the ease an the BaN ui fundy. Tho
wave u not wave oi transmission. hat one of
motion. and n tire Particles Of water were dcs-
titute ol all cohesion or friction among them
selves they would only rise and fan into In.
same place after the attraction had passed. A
wave Of tins nature i Illustrated by throwing
stone into pond the WaNeletS expand from
the point oi disturbance, hut do not carry to
tie shore anything which floats on the surface
of the water such hoiieS only rising a IL were
Ia allow the wave e. pass beneath them this
proves that the water had only an upward and
downward movement a. Il formed the wave.
LAST WORDS on TEMPLE BAR.-Temple
Bar j. going at last Two ladders laid against
IL on Wednesday morning. aud few pickaNe.
and coils Of rope Ia a corner. gave SignS Of APP
preaching demolition, and the preparations
were actively pursued 10y gaslight on Thurs
day night. The ancient gateway probably
never looked 10 more advantage than under
the flaming jets of gas. with an Illuminated Sea
of faces beneath, staring at the eNecutioners
a they moved cautiously about among the
poles and ropes getting ready the fatal scat
folding. II Was picturesque scene, and pre-
disposed the onlookerS To think kindly of the
tme-hOnOred obstruction. Temple Rar was
completed i'm l672. ~ that IL dies at the good
old age of two hundred aud five. d. llOrfufs
nd MIS- bonUm. We hope IL will have a com
tortabe resurrection ln some place where a.
can be seen without being in the way Lon
don Spectator, Dec. y.
A CHUD's DEATH FROM BRANDY. On Wed :
neSday last Mr.. VI. Schneider, a merchant Of
Syracuse, y. " arrived I'm this city. accompa-
MED by his wife and daughter named Hattie,
aged years, and took rooms at Frankenstein's
hotel. No. il3 BrOOme street. During the ght
the child was restless and Mrs. Screibcr aroSe
for the purpose of giving her a drinl. Of water
In the dim light the mother took the wrong
glass from the toilet. and. instead Of L!vl.g the
child water, gave her a quantity Of brandy.
The child Was soon seized with conyulSionS-
Medical aid was summoned but was ~ no
avail, a. the little one died on saturday Dep
uty Coroner Goldsrhmeidt made az autopsy
yesterday, and found that death resulted from
commissions due 10 cerebral congestion. caused
10y an overdose of brandy.-lN D. Times.
A WOMAN IN A TRANCE was recently buried
alive in Naples From the evidence brought
before the appeal court il appears that Shs
was Inferred with all the usual formalitieS-
Some DAYS afterwards. the grave in which she
had been placed being opened for the rpcep-
ton of another body. il was found that the
clothes which covered the unfortunate NomaR
were torn 10 pieces and that she had even
broken her limbs in attempting 10 eNtricate
herself from the tomb. The court sentenced
the doctor who had signed the certificate of
decease, and The mayor Who had authorized
the interment. each to three months imprisOn-
me mt for involuntary manslaughteT.
A CURIOUS RooM.-A new apartment has
| been fitted up i'm Harper a Brothers building.
| i'm Franklin square. The interior is OF Duich
| design, and is intended as a memorial 10 The
| mother of the original member Of the firm
| The mantel-shelf Is of black marble. and the
! windows are OF cOlOred glass mOsaics. The
| furniture il In solid mahogany, upholstered
| with raw silk. and the walls are wainscoted-
! On the frieZe i a series of panels 10y the ar
| fists connected with the establishment. one
| shows James. John, Wesley, and Fletcher
! -. skss- II " Y EE-
harper NOfhanS IA ,.a,.. std,t,.-t-..
! press.
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