Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-01-31
LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS.
some of Them are Populated with Inhabi-
tants which Measure But Two or Three
Inches In Height.
omaha World Herald.

Some of Them are Populated with lnhabi-
tants which Measure But Two or Three
Inches In Height.
omaha World Herald.
The first thing which most attracts
orr attention about other planets Is
their very great difference in size, and
this circumstance is the cause Of most
OF their physical peculiarities. Take,
for instance, the little planet Ceres.
Our earth is small enough, only 1912
miles in diameter, but Ceres is only 100
miles.
These words may easily pass in at one
ear and out at the other without leaving
any impression behind; or, IL they cause
ms To think, we will wonder how easy II
must be to get from one country to an
other, how delightful to be able to sail
round the world, pay a visit to ones
friends at the antIpodes and be settled
at home again-all within the short
space of two successive play days.
But II we look at the subject o little
more closely we shall find that IL In
wolves far more extraordinary conse-
ouences than these. We know that
while the earth spins around men, dogs
and horses, balls and stones hold on or
fall 10 the earth. This force which at
tracts matter TO matter is called gravity,
or weight. II Is stronger in proportion
70 the amount OF matter. and weaker In
proportion TO the square OF the distance
of an object from the center OF gravity.
Now, the diameter os the earth being
30 times greater than that OF Ceres, IL
follows that boy here Is so times
heavier than he would be on the little
planet. II he weighs 100 pounds here
he would weigh only two pounds there.
Boys could play at ring-taw with huge
round powders instead at marbles, and
play foot ball with balloons.
Girls could carry dolls as heavy as
their mothers, and a strong bull would
be an easy load to bear. But things
stranger still would happen. We know
tina: II body be once set In motion II
will continue moving forever, II not
stopped By some external force. Thus.
when boy leaps into the air, he would
90 70 the moon and further, were II not
for the attraction OF the earth, which
very soon pulls him down again.
But on the little planet Ceres this
force is so small that the boy might
leap to an enormous height before the
attraction would check his ascent.
Jumping over o housetop would &c as
easy as playing leap frog, while gopo
Jumper would think nothing OF clearir
with a short run, the tower OF the
City Hall. Staircases might be at
ished, for even a stout old lady COZ
easily Jump 10 at third-story windC
The range Of projectlles would be
creased in proportion. Baby could b
his rattle into Council Bluffs, and
the event Of war with Chile. an en-
at Fort Omaha, with Krupp gun, c.
| defend San Francisco against
invader. Nor have we yet exhau
the wonders OF Ceres.
We can imagine how uncomfor
II must for 9 man OF 800 pounds
to walk, run or exert itself. But
/ port him TO our queer little friend
| and he is AZ once AZ ease. 10 an
he becomes Fifty times lighter :
yas-as light, 10 fact, ss kitt
he may proceed, II be plesses, U
ism the acrobatic natives OF the,
by gymnystic exploits Tar surp
even their own.
Muscular eIertion there goes fftI
times as far 10 does here; and the on
PLOTS men are capaole OF sehleyin;
there must surpsss the widest fights o.
fancy and the most exaggerated visions
Of fslryland. Stronger than the van
ouIshed Titans Of old, letters Of iror
would be 20 them IS threads Of gos
samer.
Like the geenius OF the Arabial
yishtA theY ceald spring from III