Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-06-18

Bashan, whose bed, according to No
ses, was nine cubits long, and four
Wide.P
This is all good reasoning had il any
facts TO support it. But it has none.
There is no proportion OF the size of
pupil or eve TO the size of the animal
No one has ever seen an elephant or a
whale, but what was struck by the
small size Of the eye, which is about
the size of that of an OK. Then again,
many small insects have eyes larger
than the mole. The tiger is also in
ferior to the hog in size, yet its eye is
double the size OF the eye of the hog
and the owl should by the same rule
be much larger than man, and
have an eye to correspond with its
pupil, which now it has not. Thus
his theory is of no account. Others
have supposed the inhabitants of Ju-
piter very small, regulating their cal
culdtion by the power of gravity, as a
man from earth if placed on that plan
ct would weigh two and a half times
more than here and in consequence
would hardly be able to drag himself
about, while if as small as Tom Thumb,
and as muscular as men, they could
endure the increased gravitation caus.
ed by the immense size of that world.
But as there is one of the best of rea
sons for us to cease. specializing on the
size of Jupiter's inhabitants, l will give
that instead of speculations. That
reason is that in all probability it is
not yet inhabited by human beings
1t has in reality not arrived at the ha
bitable stage of its existence. Its me
neurological condition, as we observe
it, shows us conclusively, that its at
mosphere, undergoing changes thai
are much too great to depend for theil
origin upon the heat of the sun alone
1t appears in fact to be much warmer
there, than on earth. In fact SO ho
that it is always shrouded in vapor
and hence must itself be a source O
great heat, and is doubtless in the con
dition that the earth was before thu
fiat of creation of plant and ANNA
life went forth. 1t is even strongly
suspected that it is sufficiently hot t.
emit some light, as it certainly doe
heat.
Through the telescope, Jupiter is al
interesting object. Numerous clouC
! belts are seen upon its surface, ant
they often change. 1t is probably tina
we never see the surface of the planet
yet some suppose they now and thel
do in the polar regions; but there is s.
much vapor on it's surface, and it as
sumes such peculiar forms that thi
planet sometimes looks to be nearl
square. Though it is probable tina
Jupiter was created before the earth
it's immense size has preserved its pri'
tine heat much longer. By reason {
this size, it must have originally al
peared as quite sun in the heavens
But by and by, life will doubtless b.
gin to show itself under strange forms
and as the globe is so large, probabl
with astonishing vitality. But whethe
Jupiter be inhabited now, whether
> was yesterday, or whether it will t
, tomorrow, il of little consequence
the grand, eternal Keeper and MI
!, l1er of all things. Life is doubtless th
: ultimate object of its formation
3 but the moment, the hour, {
! the day in which it shall be develop e
u is of no account. 1t is the prepent
: Grant globe of the whole solar famil,
= larger than all the others togethe
= and while it is most Important in ma
! it is also most favored through the p
= sition of it's axis, the most uniform
its course, rich in the possession
four moons, in fact chief among Il
;, planetary family,
- That marvellous conditions are he
!. being prepared for the development
- life we-can only GU ess, but we tru
e that the development of humani
- there nay be more perfect than her
-, ~ May not there be happy races in j
), piter? and we may presume they
, not there know the distresses, and so
- rows, and famines Of earth. If nc
then the soil will not be moistent
= with the blood of martyrs; Il
% country despoiled by armies whi
g slaughter each other, or the cup of h
= man sorrow there be known. 1t
!, large enough for a heaven, if bless
:: . by the creator, where all the sol
- of minor planets could find space
- dwell. 1t is i'm possible for us to su
=. pose that it can have other obieC
u than to receive or give life, as such
~ ~ the grand object of all created thing
~ as we from the light of nature, and (
~, vine inspiration believe. If this spe
Is of earth on which we dwell is of
., much consequence in GODS sight, he
~ must it be with this immense plane
80 Let US reflect upon the wonderful a.
unsearchable plans of q creator Ii
10 COB.