The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-06-13
ON LUNA's H SIDE.
a VISIT TO THE UNKNOWN RE-
CIONS OF THE MOON.
Why ~ Il THAT We Never See but One
Side OF tho Queen of righf-An
Animal aud Vegetable Life
Is ON tho other Side.

conclude that the moon turns constant
ly the same face towards ~. and tnas
there Il another side 10 u satellite.
which we never see 90 all.
/ experiences an unusual feeling o.
satisfaction Ia writing on this subject
says Macy l.. Bartol, In the Philadel-
phia Tines. for IL seems TO me that !
may freely express my real opinion
without the usual fear OF successful
contradiction. / feel. too. that my
subject IL ono OF g,.-eral interest. for
II. by any chance. the moo should
turn over and show Ter other side for
ever a single night every telescope IN
the land would be pointed al her for
hours. Let me in fancy visit the other
tide OF the zoe and. as an imaginary
spectator. describe this unseen place.
The sky Il blue above me. with here
md there a fieecy cloud. Green fields
stretch away TO distant snow-cappcd
mountains. Brooks are sparkling In
ihe sunlight as they low on TO broad
sivcrs. The rivers. winding through
,neadcws and forests. pour their wa
ters II 10 "A central ocean. over which
8Ittl- a'illUn SILL Nlln ldif HlluN.
| nm bewildcred. for | recall the
words OF great astronomers. They
FAY: The moon has neither aic nor
water IL IL a lead world without a
particle OF animal or vegetable life. +"
'iut. after all, | find that Kepler was
fight Three hundred years ago he
taught that the moon was inhabited by
,people called Sclenites.
As ! travelled from place TO place up
IN the noon and came TO be familiar
with its people. the Selanites. they ex-
planned % me the true form OF our
aatellitc, and the reason why IL turns
nut the one side towardr the earth. If
3 wagon wheel or sphere were made
very heavy at n part OF its circum-
ference and then turned freely on its
axis. II would come TO rest with the
heavy part down. Such "a wheel or
sphere raised az high as the moor
would continue 20 point its heavy part
towards the earth.
As learned from the Selenites. the
moon Ii like this unbalanced wheel or
lphere. The side towards the earth Is
heavy because OF great elevations;
whereas the other side Is relatively
light because OF n central depression in
he form OF "A great basin. Into this
Oasin AL the waters from the elevated
side haze been gathering for ages.
Over this basin all the air and vapors
Of the moon have been balancing for
centuries. Astronomers have fallen
Into error and denied the presence OF
air and water upon the moon. because
they have adopted, without sufficient
evidence, the theory that the moon i
round like "A ball or an orange It,
true form Is nearly that OF u sugar
loaf.
One night while the stars were shin
ing brightly. I vainly surveyed the
heavens in search OF the earth. Sur
prised that n body 50 large and so near
was invisible, made dillgent inquiry
OK the Selanitea about tho matter. !
was told tho following story;
I'm ancient times the moon was q
sphere slowly revolving on It's axis.
The earth. then as a great mminaiy
rose and set az long intervals. But n
cataclysm well-nigh destroyed this
nations Of the moon. The surface. IN
part, sunk 10 the depth OF many miles.
Thus was formed the great basin.
Then the moon. revolving like an IN
balanced wheel for a time. gradually
ramc 90 a state OF rcst. IA IL turned
Tor the last time. the earth sunk bclcw
the horizon 20 remain invisible for
ever. And. added my informant. ~
IL were possible for you 90 visit our
nntipodes. there you would see just
overhead. the great bright earth. ap-
parontly many times larger than tho
SUM-
My curiosity was greatly excited by
this well-told story. | secretly deter
mined 70 undertake n trip To tho anti
podes. and behold. II possible this
wonderful luminary. Accordingly. the
very next day ! began my journey TO-
ward the s~now-capped mountains that
everywhere lined the distant horizon.
As | travelled along On foot | became
conscious that my step was very light.
could run and jump with an ease
never before experienced. Recalling
Pages high jump of six and one-haif
feet II occurred 20 me that | could
beat IL. And. indeed, many "A time as
| passed "a bush or a wall twelve or
fifteen feet high. | lightly leaped over
H. coming to the ground with scarcely
"A jar.
My strength in every way seemed
most wonderful. stones Weighing per-
haps four times as much rs myself |
occasionally lifted in mere sport Once
throw a pebble "a thousand feet. thus
surprising Hatncld's great throw OF a
base oall.
How does the earth appear a. seen
from the moonP One more days jour-