Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-01-30
Written for the Age,l
The Solar System.


In relying on the fact, that in all print
tive formations, no two things of the
same kind are composed of different
material. shall take the above fact, the
action of water under different degrees of
temperature, and the laws governing mat
ter, as foundation in building the theory
that am about to present. The matter
composing the Earth is very well under
Stood both as 10 primitive as well as
secondary, and as far as we understand
the primitive matter composing the Earth,
just so far we understand the primitive
matter composing all Of the Planets be-
longing to the Solar System. The Planets
are number of the same things, being
composed of like matter; therefore it
being strong and convincing evidence that
all the Planets belonging to the Solar
System are of the same age, and to add,
or take one therefrom, would DESTROY the
harmony of their motion, and would not
be in acc ordance with the laws governing
motion. Again there is evidence that the
Planets at the beginning, or when they
first appeared in space, were in fluid
condition and remained at very high
state of temperature, for an indefinite
period of time, but slowly have been part
ing with this heat from the b ginning up
to the present time. The two most
worthy Planets of the Solar System that
repre- sents what all the Planets once were.
as well as what their future destinies are
to be, introduce the sun and Moon
The Sun representing q Planet which is
in its youthful vigor, blaze and brightness.
The Moon representing q Planet that has
parted with its heat and vigor, and now
revolveS in space, in the habilimcnts Of
its ice formed water and atmosphere.
Both the Sun and Moon being of the
same age, but different in development on
account of the difference in their bulks; l
am very positive that the Moon has not
parted with its atmosphere CT its water,
for such loss Of weight would cause
it to fly from its orbit and destroy the
harmony gifts motion and would con flict
with other Planets; Planet looses no
weight from the loss of heat. Now If
Planets are alike in matter and alike in
action under the same conditions, there
must have been time in their past his
tories, when they were all in their youth
full vigor, blaze and brightness. like the
Sun at the present time; their lights being
in proportion to their different bulks, dis
appearing in the same ratio, beginning
with the smallest and continuing up to
that of the Sun, which still continues TO
blaze.
At the present time all the Planets of
larger bulk than Saturn are holding the
water belonging to them, in vapor at
great distance from their surfaces, the
distances being in proportion to their
heated bodies.
Assuming that the Planet Saturn IS
composed of matter similar to that COM
posing the Earth, and carefully consider
ing the action of wafer under different
degrees of temperature; we must arrive
at the conclusion that the rings encircling
Saturn are composed of vapor. Assum-
ing again that the high temperature of
that Planet has converted all of its mois-
ture into vapor, thereby forcing ii from
the Planet until it meets a temperature
that will condense it and send it back TO
be again converted into vapor, and sup.
posing this to be repeated until the temp
erature surrounding the Planet is Sutflci-
emily low to admit of the vapor taking its
place on the Planets surface as water;
thus It appc"rs that opposite forces of
heat and cold now holds between them
the vapors which forms those rings as we
see them from our Planet.
The opposite forces of heat and cold
Now holds the vapors between them;
That forms the rings SO grand and old,
AS from our Planet we see them.
/ now will present a compare. live table
tt,,lNn Nf &b,t -
would take the Planets to part with their
heat os expressed by their bulk. The
bulk of the Earth being contained in the
bulk of the Sun, one hundred and ten
times fractional parts of bulks omitted)
and by assuming that it will take the
Earth five millions of years to part with
its heat, this rule would give the Sun
one hundred and fifty Tilions of years to
part with its heat; Jupiter. fifty millions;
HerscheL twenty millions; Venus, five
millions, aud according to my tracngs
and observations Planets Of less b Tx
than Venus. have already parted with
tlcir heat. Now there is not ANYTHING of
note to record in the Planets histsw,
until their temperatures are sufficiently
low to admit the vapor Of taking its place
on the Planets surface as water, at the
commencement of this period of the
Planets development, the water reaches
the Planets surface at boiling temper.
aturc, and for period of time Is held
quite evenly divided between the Planets
surface and its atmosphere, this being the
period when the two elements Of heat and
water unitedly combine their forces to
pulverize and prepare the Planets sur
face for the reception and support of the
lives that are to appear on them.
Here, the storm king reigns supreme;
In his revels he is seen
Dancing. while the thunders roll