Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-09-11

A SUN SPOT.-1n an article on astronomy
in Century Magazine Professor Langly thus
describes sun spot: "There were wonder
full fern-like forms in this spot, too, and an
appearance like that Of pine-boughs covered
with snow; for, strangely enough, the in
tense WhiteneSs of the solar surface, in the
best telescopes, constantly suggests cold.
have had the same impression vividly in
looking at the immense masses of molten
white iron in a great pudding furnace.
The salient feature here is one very difficult
to see, even in good telescopes, but one which
is of great interest. 1t has been shown in
the previous drawings, but we have not en-
larged on it. Everywhere in the spot are
long white threads, or filaments lying upon
one another, tending in general sense to-
ward the centre, and each of which grows
brighter towards sinner extremity. These
make up, in fact, as we now see, the penum-
bra, or outer shade, and the so-called 'crys-
taP is really affiliated to them. Besides
this, on closer looking we see that the inner
shade, or umbra, and the very deepest
shades, or nuclei, are really made of them,
too. We can look into the dark centre, as
into funnel, to the depth Of probably over
5000 miles; but as far as we can 60 down
we come to no liquid or solid floor, and see
only volumes of Whirling vapor, disposed
not vaguely like our clouds, but in the sim
gularly definite, fern-like, tioWer-like forms
which are themselves made OF these fila
ments, each of which is from three to five
thousand miles long, and from fifty to two
hundred miles thick, and each of which Gas
we saw in the first spot appears to be made
up like rope, Of still finer and fnerstrands,
looking, in the rare instants when irradia-
tion makes an isolated one visible, like a
thread of gossamer, or the finest of cobweb.
These suggest the fine threads of spun glass
and here there is something more than a
mere resemblance of form, for both appear
to have one casual feature in common, due
to viscous or sticky fluid for there is
much reason to believe that the solar atmos-
phere, even when thinner than our own air,
is rendered viscious by the enormous heat,
and owes to this it's tendency to pull out in
strings, in common with such otherwis dis
similar things, as honey, or melted su;--ar,
or melted glass"
OPEN YOUR Observation-Disclosures wo-
men do not seem to understand that they
add very much to their natural nervousness
by living in darkened rooms. Houses from
some. There is always damp, depressing
condition in them that makes itself evident
at once to a sensitive temperament. The
minds and bodies of all who live in such
houses are affected by it. Both health and
spirits are depressed. Their occupants have
not only the depressing effect of the lack of
light and seem to contend against it, but the
reaction consequentupOn living in unWhole-
some conditions. All the roomsin the house
should have both light and sunshine freely
admitted at all times, whether they are in
daily use or not. They are thus kept sweet,
and are in good condition when they are
wanted. Many a woman and child has
been sacrificed to save the carpets and keep
out the flies. Many fit of illness has re-
suited from the same cause. Many a diSap-
pointed, cheerless life can be traced back to
sunless rooms as a beginning. Multitudes
of women and children are only half living
to-day because only halffed. Sunshine and
light and air are as much food for the body
and soul as the fruits and grains and veg
etableS that we take into our StOmachS and
we cannot get a surfeit of them as of food.
The more we have the better. Open your
windows wide, then, my sisters, and let
the sun, that always carries health, in its
rays, have free access to every part of your
home. Screens will keep out the flies, and
if you have occasion to temper the heat of
the sun, use a white curtain that can be
rolled up or down at will.
ny" If you would be pungcnt, be brief; for
it is with words rs it is with sunbeams, the
more they are condensed the deeper they
burn.