Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-17

striving after the unatlsinarie 10 the
itHltct OF the near. lie frarhrq out
altef the star, but spurns the ftonps
which lie NJ his feet
no arc apt 10 see no beauty in tho
common things Of earth, but II we
on " hhtW 10, tue history u our Garth
~ Inserted ON tho stones that lie about
our ieet, on material more eaduflnE
thnn parchment or papor
~ was thought that tho earth WIS
once IN liquid state, and ns IL cooled
hntd cfuts was formed on tlu
Outside, the Inner parts being
lqull, the whole pfea0utiuv the ep.
pcnfahce ot an egg. Bus tnis theory
~ nor generally accepted now, Tot ~
" known thAt ns pressure inceraHts
tfea'er neat ia required 10 fuse tho
hll'alb or carlh, uud though TIE tcu.
poIhlufu docs Increase HH 40 descend
into the depths u earth, SGT u % YER
Increases enough 10 overcome tho il.
cgrnfo Of pTuHugc, nnd bcliuei Ii tue
plfth were q LIQUID BODY with Imply
% cfIH. covering tbs exterior Iar,
according 20 tho law that lIquiiE .rtuG.
matt pressure equally unl directions,
when one volcano was ID eruption Rll
murl necessarily be- IN tho same t'alp.
iuo belief 10 now current thut ,lglu
are dOuhl'Cwly reservoirs 10 molten
MISTER Witlin ID, but speaking reuyr.
ally IL isa solid body.
Tue rOllogist recognizes different
strata Of earth, AMI 10 his mind these
present "a grand history ui tho great
prucufaCl IN the formation & tho .i .b.,
each ttrntum buirg U1WulHtr luut
present. s. tue history Ut itsoNu tpUcn.
These strata wyru originally formed
under water. Thoy hayp been uamri
Ia the order OF tuuir formation
tho Archaic, tho paluiK,ic. ihr
h-sco4Jic, anu thv ConOzgic formation.
But tutHC WAtyriufmui strata y.4f
not TO bc lUft uuIistufnrd. They have
tuun bound lu moro ou.usius ma.
tcriaIi uJusislins u volcanic lf0Iuctr,
lava, Ciu. Tao lecturer thCu narrated
the principal facts 90 tue ufuutlon oil
rumbuwa, 1916; Co5iguiua, 1885, and
Nwuviur, 20 a. ID.
Besides being Auici upon IN the mtu.
lcr described, thusu strata have uu.
come ben. anu tWistni o. the leaves oi
ID book uudur SOME mighty hand. This
dithuauFumuat DO 10 great value 10 tho
investigator iUr hu can uyu thoupuruud
rdg,c aul observe thc thinga wdt,vn
thereon.
Wilma these strata were frequently
found tuu futHil Irmuins OF animal mud
vegetable lie, AHimii lie existed iu
these early usDs, indeed animal Fossils
Ui Oidur dale than plant fossils
arc found, DIung tie ST.
lurian eta irlIUbitgB were the
dominant type OF NE. Many
expectations iIvhs were hagbotrd IN
carly timug ul 20 these fossil remains.
Aud nov She question lH Hsloi how
came these 20 hr igsHllzud2 By tho
same process now g0luF on. Nature,
when u thing falls On tue water, TO-.
places IT, son, uyitTuciiblu particles by
enduring stone, Another remarkable
fossil ~ SiIuriau time. ia the Criuoid,
an animal Ia shape rrsumu.iug.a plaut
The Doy1uian Era was tuu NEXT
period lu The Carh's formation. Dur.
ing this time great forests grow UPON
tue earth, ani th Fishes wcre tho uto.
dominant animal li,. ihufr were
Vertebrate, Oi the same characteristics
a. tho shafks ani surgeons % today,
but Of Immense siZe,
Tho CAruunituf1usagc, next in order
Of time 10 the ID vJniau, was specially
distinguished by iia pt1lusi1n " vcg0.
taliou. This vegetation has under.
gone a wonderful metRm0rphus by
which II has becOmu transformed into
coal. These were sJit wooded trees.
Great moses aud tushes were also
abundant.
The next era l. Noted for tho great
reptiles that then lived. TnOy were
c0ld.bluO1od creatures, VI great size
aud hidcous appearances. Among the
most nutod Of these were the irhthy.
OstuiuF, tho plssissaufus and plrrodac.
tyl, cacn OF which were described by
the lecturer.
Tbs next era was the age Of nam.
mails. Huge and gigantic animals
then prcdumlnat,d, uut ull tho time
they became nearer like the animals
We meet today, and among them were
he paluuthrrium, tho unOphlIlhotium,
A. this stage Of the earlh's growth a
remarkable change came over the
/ globe. The glacial epoch set IN, tue
UuiludSiales and Europe were covered
] with Ice, great glaciers rolled down
| alto the lower country, and much Of
/ the cOnhguullOn o, Que earth took
place. Many frucius Of animal life
/ Then became eNtAut. Alter 70 We ilud
the mammoth, the cave bear, doi5l
etc. This stage Of creation Is still gU-
Ing on. The lecture was beautifully
illustrated throughout ny stutcoplicon
| We've.