The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-15
LATEST NEWS FROM EUROPE.
a SCIENTIFIC FRENCHMhN's Rosr
TIEW OF TIE FUTURE

TIBW OF THE FUTURE
| Che-istry win .eivs Us very Cheap Feea
sns the Farmer WIN be Oct ers Jcb-FreE.
| Huxisy ths D--gers OF Democr.ey-
| Mr.aiaastoss's Eys.sght Reeo-i.r R.pia-
IL Inp.ir.a-The Royal Academy Exhist
tie- win Ce,t.i, 4 800 PIetu-.s-Drowr-
ing the A,eisut Treasure. Of Eeypt-Cs.i-
suttine Maehins. suppis.tins the Pick.
LONDON. April 1.-two eminent men Of
science. one French and one English. have
told us this week what they think OF the ten
| dencies OF the times and the prospects Of the
future. The freedman. n. Berthslot. IL 90
| visionary In some Of his ideas that they seem
to be absurd. The Enelishman. Prof Huxley. In
90 conservative that he IL accused Of extreme
pessimism. Berthslot discussed the future
| triumphs Of chemistry under the subject OF
THE World in the Year 1000" He declared
that chemistry will furnish deliverancs from
the social evils Of the present day. This will
| be accomplished In part By utilizing the heat
OF the sun and the central heat Of the earth.
| The latter will be obtained By shafts two miles
| deep. and modern engineers are equal TO
| this task. Chemical transformation will be
easy with such source Of heat at command.
When energy can be eheaply obtained. food
| acid. hydrogen taken from water. and nitro
| gen taken from air. The work vegetables
| have 80 far done. science will soon be able to
| do better. with far greater profusion. and In
| depsndently Of the seasons or microbes or
| insects. There will then be no passion to own
land. beasts need not be bred for slaughter.
| man will be mildsr and more moral. The reign
Of chemistry will beautify the planet and there
| will be no need to disnGure it with the works
| - h. a. Ikffxia AZ III - f.~-
| tories and chimnsys. It will recover its YER
durs and the fora Of the earth will be vast
pleasure garden, and the human race will live
| In peace and plenty.
Prof Huxley furnishes Q sober contrast to
| this talk By the danger he sees In the present
social tendencies His speech last evening
was in protest against the proposed uniHca-
| ton Of London. He had the greatest respect for
| what 10 called the great heart OF the peopls
but had no great respect for what 10 called the
great head Of the people He imagined that
in all things Intellectual It required guidance.
| and that universal suffrage was not the way
| to get at this guidance. The tendency Of all
democracies. however great and good they
might be. was to believe In the doctrine Of
human equality. It was o profound mistake.
which some OF these days they would find out
and should rue the consequences. He thought
the existence Of the Corporation OF London was
| one Of the conditions By which that doctrine
| might be prevented from acquiring tho great
| domination which It might otherwise have.
The Governmenes Registration bill intro
! duced yesterday. 10 styled by Bir Henry James
and the Opposition the Dissolution bill Il
| will be opposed as bitterly as homo rule.
| which means that IL Is extremely doubtful n
| Il can be forced through the House to meet its
fate In the Lords. The Conservatives declare
that the principle OF one man enc vote can be
adopted only In combination with their doc
trine OF one vote one value The political Of
feet Of the cure for the plural-votinG evil win
undoubtedly Be Overwhelmingly In favor OF
tho Liberal party. On the other hand. the
Conservatives expect TO profit By redistricting.
20 a. to saualizs the population OF the Parlia-
msntary districts
The Government escaped the danger Of Q
Radical revolt this week. but the general aitu-
ton continues precarioua Registration re-
form will probably prove much more popular
cause for crisis.
It II said that . large number OF the
sristocracy. badly hit By the prevailing agri-
cultural depression. have arranged to hire
horses and carriages this season instead
Of keeping their own. Nevertheless. the
season IL expected to be exceptionally brilliant.
Several great MOBILES who for various reasons
have for years past kept the doors Of their
London mansions closed or only half opened.
so 10 speak. have decided to entertain this
year upon large scale. Prominent among
these IL the Duke OF Devonshirs who IL spend
Ing thousands Of pounds upon the redecora-
ton Of Dsvonshire House. In PiccAdilly.
The newspapers print oocasionAl small para
graphs about Mr.. Gladstone. Otherwise alien
observers would imagine the disAppssrancs OF
the Grand Old Man from English life TO be as
complete as death would have made It. II 10
said. with some show Of authority. In connec-
ton with the denial OF the report that he will
attend the House Of Commons to hear the bud
get announcement next week. that Mr.. Glad
stone will never again speak In Parliament
He will certainly not be present until after the
operation on his eye In June. It was plainly
apparent on his arrival In London yesterday
that his sight Il becoming rapidly impaired.
The aged statssman had TO be led from the
train to his carriage By his two former secrs-
taries. Hamilton and Murray. The old man
looked we'll but his inability to recognize
those around him was patent Just as his
carriage drove on he recognized one gentle
man with . wave OF the hand He kept his
head uncovered for short period In the prss-
encs OF the crowd Those who have long az
nrmed that It was work that kept Gladstone
strong and vigorous for many years now
prophesy his speedy collapse.
The Royal Academy Exhibition this year viii
contain no less than 1.60o pictures This 10 Q
mere fraction OF the vast collection Of can
vases sent in. and which the Hanging Commit
tee are patiently examining. The situation Is
regarded As one OF great diseouragemsnt By
artists. who consider that 1t IL proof OF the
hopeless oVererOWding OF their profession.
Areheologists are raising . strong protest
against the Egyptian irrigation sehsma. Tho
engineers have recommended VAstrsssrVoir. |
the base Of which shall be formed By dam . |
short distance below the island Of PhilRL The |
dam will create reservoir OF enormous sx- |
tent. not only drowning the island Of Philn. |
but extending southwark into Nubia nearly a |
hundred milsA When full the waters Of the |
reservoir will rise several feet above the high |
est level OF Pylon and OF the Temple OF Isis at |
Phila. The rocks surrounding the Island are |
covered with hisroglyphie inscriptions. These |
will spend many months under water There |
Is yet much TO be discovered In the immediate |
nsighborhood. Many other priceless treasures