The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1885-11-26
GEOLOGY!
Prof. william Nyo Diseoursss Upon the
Structure OF the Eartlts Crust

Structure of the Eartlgs Crust =.
Geology Is that branch Of natural
science which treats OF tho structuro OF
the earth's crust and the modc Of forina.
ton Of its rocks. 1t lsa pleasant and
profitable study, and to the man who
has married rich. and does not need to
work, the amusement Is indeed . great
boon.
Biologists ascertain the age OF the
earth by looking at It's teeth and count.
Ing the wrinkles on its horns. They
have learned that the earth Is not only
Of great age, but that 1t is ntill adding
to Its age from year to year.
1t Is hard to say very much OF great
science In so short an articiss, and that
is tho one great obstacle which ! am
constantly running against as q scicnt-
ist. once prepared paper on astron.
omy entitled "Tho chronological His.
tory and Habits Of tho Spheres. 1t
was very exhaustive and weighed four
ponds sent it to- scientific publ.
cation that was supposed to be working
for the advancement Of our race The
editor did not print it, but wrote mo
crisp postal.card. requesting me to
csll with dray and remove my stuff
before the Board Of Health got after 1t.
In five short years from that time
he was corpse As / write
these lines l learn. with ill.con.
ccaled pleasure. that he is still
corpse. An awful dispensation
of Providence. in tho shape OF
large. wilted cucumber, laid hold upon
his vitals and cursed him with an inward
pain. He has since had the opportu.
nifty, by actual personal observation, to
SEQ whether the statements made by mo
relative to astronomy were true. His
last words were: Friends. Romans and
countrymcn, beware Of the q.cumber.
II will W up" 1t was not original, but
It was good.
The four great primary periods OF
the carth's history arc Us follows. viz,
to.wit:
]. The Eozoic or am OF life.
2. The Palpozoic or period Of ancient
life.
8. The Mosozoic or middle period Of
life.
4. The Neozoic or recent period Of
life.
These are all subdivided again, and
other words more difficult to spell are
introduced into science. thus crowding
out the vulgar herd who can not afford
to use high-priced torms In constant
conversation. +rFr
Old.timers state that the primitive
condition of the earth was extremely
damp. With the onward march oi
time, and after tho lapse of millions oi
years, men found that they could get
along with less and less water. until at
last We see tho present blssful state OF
things. Aside from the use Of wator at
our summer resorts, that fluid is got.
ting to be less and less popular. And
oven here at these resorts II is generally
favored with some foreign substance.
Tho carth's crust is variously csti'
mated In the matter OF thickness Some
think it is $500 miles thick. which
would make 1t safe to run heavy trains
across the earth anywhere on top of
second mortgage, while other scien-
lists say that II We 60 down one
tenth of that distance We will reach
place where the worm dicth not do
not wish to express an opinion rs to the
actual depth or thickness Of the carth's
crust, but I believe 1t is none too thick
to suit me.
Thickness in the earth's crust is n
mighty good fault We estimate the
age of certain strata Of the earth's for.
nation by means of q union OF our
knowledge Of plant and animal life.
coupled with our geological research
and good memory. Tho older scien.
lists In the field Of geology do not rely
solely upon the tracks Of the hydra.
saurus or the cornucopia for their data.
They simply use these things to refresh
their memory.
hope at some future time to write .
paper for the Academy Of Science on
tho subject of Deceased Fauna. Eos.
siliferous Debris and Extinct Jokes"
showing how, when and why these
early forms OF animal litc become ex.
tinct.-M y Mercury. ~~-'