The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-19

Prof Payer in St. Joseph's Land awa,
back in 1915, we know nothing of i1s
effects on mental operations, hearine ana
eyesight. 1t is known that a Temperature
of from 40 to so degrees below zero of
Fahrenheit causes excessive thirst said
to be more tormenting than that endured
by travellers on the most torrid deserts
This thirst Is, no doubt, caused by the
evaporation of moisture from the bodv
Prof. Payer does not exactly say thar
such is the case, but he gives us to under
stand that evaporation in such cases is
something wonderful. In abiding to il
he says: The group of explorers who
were walking before me across the snow
fields on that particular morning "a morn
ing when the temperature was at 50
degrees below zero) were almost com
pletely enveloped by thick vapors. caused
by emanations from their bodies, which
had escaped and become condensed NOT
withstanding the furs in which they were
dressed These vapors fell TO the ground
with a slight noise, being frozen in the
form of minute crystals. Both smell and
taste become greatly enfeebled in these
high ATTITUDES and strength gives way
under the paralyzing influence of the
cold to such an extent that the eyes in
voluntarily close the under jaw drops
and the hand releases its hold upon OBJ
jects supposed to be firmly in its grasp 30
A curious fact which Prof. Payer does
not mention is that in such high ATTITUDES
the beard does not freeze together as
it does in the temperate zones in winter
because the exhaled breath is instantly
transformed into dry fine dry crystals Of
ice.
To the question. What is gravity" R.
W. Musser, in the Cincinnati Enquirer, re-
plies thus: Two men at ant.podes on the
earth's surface are drawn directly toward
each other. Each is at the apex of a cone
of the earth's mass; each at the middle
other. Each is at the apex OF a cone OF
the other. These cones interlock at the
earth's center and are there equal, but the
greater part of the mass of each cone
- In Of
gravity holding each to his place is
past the center of the earth, and culmi-
mates at the feet of the other, every
point of the earth's surface pulls IN
straight line through the center OF the
earth, not stopping at II; losing part OF
the pound in proportion as 1t approaches
the center, then passing regalnlng II
again in proportion as II approaches Ihe
opposite surface. So that half way past
the center the pound which at the center
was nothing has now become haf-
pound, and at the antlpoaaI surIdSe, d
pound again. Make the center OF me
earth the common apex of an INDEFINITE
number Of cones radiating TO me sur
face. According to mass gravity pulis
from the center, and the center IS again
the Doint of nugation. If gravity is an ac-
tive essence produced by molecular mo
ton if being a living essence, IL Is, lheIe-
fore perishable one, 1t fonOWs thdI III
a conglomerate mass, as the earth. some
substances will probably exhaust soonei
than others by reason OF expiration Vi NJ
| iecular activity, II mat De ltS ~ oINN1'
| from other, or any cause. Beng an az
tive expanding force, 1t must have pro pro
Queer, and that producer must nave sup sup,
! plies of force producing matter. lnese
| supplies however great, must eNhdust'
| Different qualities of matter may con az
| tain this producing quahty IN I'LL ~
| fering degrees and qualities. II SO tHe
minor will soon exhaust. A feather: q
leaden ball and a dry stick VIII lah
through space to our atmospnere WIZ WIZ
equal speed; because their atoms anu
the atoms of the earth mutuaHy d..
tract each other regardless, OF shape %, OF
size Gravity is atomic, and every dIo t
( is the equal of every other atom no ma,
/ ter how diffuse or how concrete the mass
/ of the obtcts of which they are palts
/ But the dry stick may have lost us 10 a.
/ tive principal-gravity. Its essence Ply
| ducing principles may have oeeh ~
/ hausted. Nevertheless 1t would be graspeegS
! by the overwhelming gravity OF the e. Gal ~ y,
/ and brought down in company WIN III
| fellows Gravity pulls laterialiy as wen
! as perpendicularly. The weight OF ttg
| earth has been calculated from the pun
! of a mountain on a plumb line. A Pen pen
| son standing in a narrow cannon, WIZ ~
walls towering hundreds or thousands os
feet above him on either side Has
| much better footing than If on me pii u
| acle of a monument, In one case ne
! held up by lateral gravity IN the o'nei
| he is without support.