, 1881-07-08
DANGER FROM COMETS.

ttAE Inhf R4F0 Hp t1lQ c1uA4t ana 1l&eE 1A8
never 10 sn'a 0ay poem heara sron''
r.Ncrp Cp0r1 C0..1re
o@AN0A@s> 1NSA eoHAG %
u-,r, x,.,u.or,. v.n.,,.-r, 1,..
,,ua.- ,vt,Irt. svs M ~ t'~,,s,.sn ~
Ison.tcd.
Nttu Fork Htrald.
Proctor, "nskin9 whether there is any posi-
billy tlat tue comets recently discovered
will casse mischief u the eartll or to the
so'ar system. | alsu learn, somswnt to my
surprise, that Ilaye somewhere expressed
the uuJlitn that MIR ayate,n IA tltreate,1ed IN
d yery serin,,s m,,.unr nw tha rnmat wntcl,
ai',eatea p ~ tho southern skies In February,
1881. anil tinl myself earnestly called upon
u explain what are tho dangers to which we
are thus cXposH1. -.
~ H.. ~ 'u'o'y . necessary to expla'at per-
!!aps' 'iiat tl'n '1ea Of la',ser to tho earth
from comets uruse originally frUm entirely
ilIcurrtct ldels respecting tic movements Of
e"ne,s a1 ua iao eiF os,'Ts III sses: MICH
o." WIZ. looneu ,, ithen o'"H.nA stal toIlo"ea
NY long. luminous appeliuaKe appar-
cntiy III the atr over their heads What
cnuld be ,uura natural thnu tn
s,,,,oso thut ,l,o ,.ro.ao, ~ SUM, n hnav T.,
ptono ~. aS .'io pesi9 p. " i.....,'s -.
1nu nas hot on1y poIMnuea .u1se"le'. put
actuallycausetl lnIselllef' IL plague or testt'
| Ie,,ce Glanced to follow soon niter the at.
peararrn nf sttcl MI obtcet II wny natural II,
~ ~ '1,..'t M IT,, .i;s.a., ~
s"a,iS az ssoso ,,,."'.a, ' Nv ..,"a"s ~ ~
seetls OF diseasa through the atmosphere. IL
groAt e0MllaRrat1ors occurred, tllen the comet
l,ad scattered splltoglstun, over tho cItics
wjifrI, lini m suFarpti nr 1,ad m fira,f thn
m.'ea aH "a ~ 0aei' er "o .ros s a''e" 'n,;" o
alr US to fel'aer any hres "i'c!l
WIS eycu moru l,aturnl 10 supuosc.
If n warm s,ln1lrr fo,l,wed tia apneara,cn
~ :, ",,,n., t,,t ti,a axc,,,tiauo, va,p,,si ,.ns
~ Iy' IT, ir M rses s # tIat v IL W ts
TT @ Sv sou: now1'cr, " & ~ ,em s;rc4 ,, s
.auu movements ~ Ua e.,'''eiS w snG'' Mgs
MS,e sSG IT, ~ ~ ~ ~, or ,.o es 10 fnes ~ M MiG
a1ttnsisss. H., nv Ra' f M!c III sesu ~ eGsIy
,ho .'e3 e0neT @ ovet uio ei.lfs IS at1 G9uhtt'es o1
.'Ia,anr,. tI4 W ,,s MMs ~ ~ W " @ ~, a.
iattoa to i1e nt tefrestraf e reeio ts seI to 40. IT,
9tne ,;'et ,nuF ny ~ a3S or no ~ It's v III
lr:nsic neat or !ustIe coMia comet " any
s,,,r VIVA ,.e, snacIS IT. t % t ansr,;s u a1 n,
e esSeeaIiy i Kes AID I'D riaees ,I ot %H a.
Get u evatt ,1 oueseM .MIoun.out ~ ealataa
,,, ~ sMHu ~, siu sa,tt uM u t,.n,
M. W. ,rii g"s5 tsf, s1tG T. ngts n, Stlu "niohs tncl
.s col'sts 1scoysrad tI'is yenr 9T
Weauef 10 III eaein elti,liy oocahse tlley afe
seS @ ~ ~, III & "".Sn "paHas S ~ uds
Worth IT tbs W tu6is of reft.iins. II 10 iSs Tie sii
uent OF seieNco accus!oinet! u asK wllet paf-
tlGui n GStts & W ,,,o, ts,' ~ Httesalun
, H' T. sI! ~ st, sest5 fha te ~ W psv
Enw 10 sciut,cs en- ~ cnets e % Srinr - t.r"ry y WV
Oh the ef kh M Go'islerSg e Gts1,si:a ,eo ha or,,
,,,sii @ .a,.n a ,se ota Wu,! ~ ;e Ky gvhSsm a,
GrM .a'scr ~ - I'm ~ 1nnr ~ ay My
!f!s e;ss Sesitss!y !sat YER s,'' + 70
% ,tr1s %pnkiv W ti'aue ef1 sri, M v occnrqs, snv sa
aS s.t}o,s u;r, snr nstnica uS u vy l." nnty HG,y
iSas se,ls % sen.vts Of csn,psratlSely % s@ia|1
Mss ,a n,0tria 0ts .oMeH ,a n alo',s'oa @ ,st ps t
nnr;,, 'aess ti,rn,,+,I srrI train tI,ns,sunta a
~ ff1a"s sor:Wtnt ~ ~ ,m"tnorin n.ii.,s
TssIsd ] a4 aceaSss rEI scs aurE rxae elc casis Hell
My III luz hw si9,nr ~ fr,i,,:' " tGoroy toroGy
u,nsMnf ho,i2s taraft,rc r' ,vh,ct, M,Gi,t
psStras tue Soit 4t ySt sttSnS asrat aror
4s: ilr92 ,ssSs 9,sT nor # Tue 81 e"tt ~
% %ny!ssre : trai! o. ss! s1 eenst s? as q ehat % q
BY tl!e Mtolit!liG MASSES rushing Witl1 PLAN
etary stt1elty .ii'H.h ~. oMn VI. n!L ~ IL ~.
~ y @ so ;ta. at uts sas ,v,,s5 ,9,oi,i IT, IT,
IL ,rt,j
ietS9fs ls iiore acnssls strawn, ine 'ise!!1oI
woM pso9ny M 1 tl,as II ,s str ~ W
10 li!ea!as islprn0anlc t!las y tiee ea1ln fNslea
through Me Rgaa @ ai.u = l!!tfSiens oi salcl
SohfE,I ~ !as ot aott 'Gs 9t sosas W9a!
liz aaseT of sc m eneo!ter IS 30 sa
that u i,lay pe es1lmalea 'alhlost Us naSeu
np,tth9lis' ,ta: .o,, ,,o. =. ,,,,,o, tin oau.,,
"Iilo Feai danger 70 WHICH the eartli
anu tEe ohef planess are exposea u " u
;!iilefent kilin. ~ astfei9}atsr, se tMt
US kloW. getoso no tinlo 1l 5'r Isaac Naw;,
ton g recognizeu ho annger. LIZ loltltsa
oat %9 slss ass! 81 n4 '.o'ess gtI,e o. tn ny
1Gse). stat Il the eonrae Of tae colhct Should
20 ulreeliy toWara ule & sil 6ne neat OF tslat
lulh'llu1S 1lt!Enk lOl tilit9 W ~ SOIitol'sly
Increased by ti!e col!lgl's downfall! as to ,S. e.
stray every !lrlng tlillg nli u!e 1dcu 0t we
eartN Nl't OF wiatsHr pthar lanots HlaS Wy
tna n1aao OF hle. y ~ traG hg tt!t not
rlghtly apprehehd t!le WY IN Wnlcti IT, H.
sls eaa sa,s W o9 ~ 1stras Is,s.at nm ~ ~ ~ ~
Snff,'ns af ia ' 'natur, aiG ho regarded co'st
wh!et sh0an ~! 4pn,' t s't!t ~ i1'v5nSms