The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03

must be in a hot state; a red-hot fiery nucleus,
part of which is occasionally seen whenever q
norton OF one of the great cloud zones is for
time dispersed.
Saturn must have still higher :tempera-
ture; in all probability Saturn is composed of
materials similar to those of our globe, yet we
find that the density is SO small that it would
float in water.
"That this law will also hold good in the
sidereal heavens with the millions of suns and
their planets is evident beyond any reasonable
doubt.
"When the stars are closely examined from
time TO time it is found that number of them
alter in brilliancy. Such stars which change
in brilliancy from maximum to minimum are
orbs OF nearly the same weight revolving round
one another; their orbit is necessarily elliptic;
the higher temperature and brillianey are man.
ifested when they are farthest apart. Stars of
other have the same temperature; but of three
the same weight which revolve around each
orbs of equal weight, the one in the center
would be q bright star, while the orbs in mo-
ton would be dark globes. Such must be the
condition of the star Algol, which in general
shines as second magnitude star; once every
sixty nine hours, however, it slowly decreases
in brightness. Each time one of the dark COM
companions to one OF these stars passes exactly
between us and the star partial eclipse takes
globes in mass are nearly equal to the center
orb, which is bright star.
"How would science with the present
theories OF heat and light and atomic affinity
explain this contrast? Still more, How will
they account for the enormous light and heat
given out by similar bodies of matter which
travel through space and are shorn of their
brilliancy when they pass the sun and regain
their luster as they again extend their journey
out in space?
Science has Investigated the source of heat,
but has ignored atomic affinity, assuming it
to be a force that matter possesses by virtue
its relation to ethereal manifestations is not
well comprehended.
"The comet of Newton, which appeared in
1880, approached the surface OF the sun as
close one-third Of the solar diameter and
was accordingly subjected to heat over 1000
times greater than the temperature of red
hot iron. Under the action of this enormous
heat the comet appeared to decrease a result
which would not be expected, as the effect
of an increase of temperature is rather to
expand the mass. 1t is plainly in accordance
with my discovered law that such intense
heat would under ordinary conditions exist
ing on earth convert globe of platina or
carbon into gas if no other force had come
into play during the time the comet passed
the sun.
IIOlesSOT CudupefS says III MS COmetar Y
Statistics: 1T should be remarked that the
real dimensions of comets are found to vary
greatly at different periods. There is no doubt
that many of these bodies contract as they ap-
proach the sun and expand again as they
reeede from it, a fact first noticed by Kepler.
Enckles comet in 1888 when approaching the
sun was on October 8 2S1 900 miles in diam
eter; the 18th of December it had contracted
to 5000 miles in diameter. This must be the
condition of all matter which moves in an
elliptic orbit round the sun; as it gets nearer
to the sun its weight and velocity become
greater, and as consequence there is a lower
temperature, or a greater attraction between
its atoms and molecules.
ssThus, think, the above manifested facts
are sufficient to show that as long as there is a
motion there will be difference of tempera-
ture, providing there is difference of motion.
Every orb or mass of matter in the universe
depends on every other mass for its laws of
attraction. One orb alone cannot come into
existence, as there would be no gravitation, no
affinity, or law The phenomenon we call heat
would have reached its maximum, while mat
ter would suffer a further division and form a
neutral fluid diffused throughout space, while
the ether would form worlds and solar sys-
TENS, with temperature and laws under a
reverse condition.