The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-31

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| knowledge of Herschers real location, as
| described in this letter.
| The present writer can bear witness TO
the correctness Of Herschel's words. Field
hansen is truly an ideal secluded spot for
| astronomical study. A small obelisk
| under the sheer cliff of far-famed Table
Mountain now marks the site of the great
rejecting telescope. Here Herschel car
ried on his scrutiny of the southern skies.
He observed 1,2O2 double stars and 1,70S
nebulae and clusters, Of which only 439
were already known He studied the
famous Magellanic clouds. and made the
first careful drawings of the. 'key-hole''
nebula in the constellation Argo Very
renecnt researches OF the present royal
astronomer at the Cape have shown that
changes of Import have certainly taken
place in this nebua since HerschePs time
He had seen sudden blazing up of the
wonderful star Eta Argus, situated witts
in the nebula. This object has undergone
more remarkable changes of light than
any other star in the heavens. II is as
though there were some vast conf1agra-
ton at work, now blazing into incandes-
cence, and again sinking almost into in
visibility. In 1913 Maciear estimated the
brilliancy of Eta to be about equal to
that of Sirius, the brightest star in the
whole sky. Later it diminished in light,
and cannot be seen today with the naked
eye, though the latest telescope observa-
tons indicate that it is again beginning
to brighten.
Such was Herschers quiet study Of his
beloved science, in glazing contrast to the
supposed discoveries of the Hoax" Here
are few things alleged to have been
seen on the moon. The first time the in
strument was turned upon our satellite
''the field of view was covered through
ou1 its entire area with a beautifully dis
tinct. and even vivid representation of
basaltic rock There were forests too,
and water. 'fairer shores never angels
| coasted on a tour of pleasure. beach
of brilliant white sand girt with wild
| castellated rocks, apparently of green
marble" There was animal life as well;
I'VE behold continuous herds of brown
quadrupeds, having al The external
characteristics of the bison but more
diminutive than any species of the hos
genus in our natural history" There
was a kind of beaver, that carries its
young in its arms like a human being"
and lives in huts. From the appearance
of smoke III nearly all of them there IS
NJ doubt of its (the beavers being ac-
quainted with the use of fire" Finally
as was, of course, unavoidable human
creatures were discovered. "N hist gag
ing in a perspective Of about half mile
we We're thrilled with astonishment TO
perceive four successive focks of large
winged creatures, wholly unlike any kind
of birds. descend with a slow even mo-
ton from the cliffs on the western side,
and ahght upon the plain. Ger
tainly they were like human beings, and
their attitude in walking was both erect
and dignifed."
We have not space to give more ex-
tended extracts from the Hoax" but we
think the above specimens viii show how
deceptive the whole thing was. The rare
reprint from which we have extracted
our quotations contains also some inter-
est!ng Opinions of the American Press
Respecting the Foregoing Discovery
The Daily Advertiser said: mo article,
We believe, has appeared for years, that
viii command SO general q perusal and
publication. Sir John has added a STOCK
OF knowledge TO the present age that VIII
inmorta!ize his name, and place II high
on the page OF science" The Mercantile
Advertiser said; Discoveries in the
moon. We commence today the oublica-
ton of an interesting article which IS
stated TO have been copied from the Edin-
burgh Journal OF Science. and which
made its hrst appearance here IL con-
temporary journal of this city. II a.
pears to carry intrinsic evidence Of e rg
an authentic document" Many other
simI a. extracts are given The New
YORK Evening Post did not fall into the
trap. The Evening Posts remarks scre
as follows: 1T is quite proper that the
Sun should b the means OF shedding 81
much light on the moon That there
should be winged people II the moon does
not strike Us as more wonderful than the
existence Of such 3 race Of beings on The
earth; and that there does or did exist
such s race rests On the evidence az that
most verac.ous o voyagers and circurn-
stantial OF chr nicle-s. Petsr wilkins.
whose celebrated work Tot oaiy gives an
account OF the general appearance ard
habits o. q most Interesting tribe O. f'y-
ing Indians, but also q al those mere
delicate ard engaging traits which ths
author was enabled 70 discover by reason
OF TIE conjugzI relations he entered into
with one o, the females Of % winged
tE!Se-"
We shan limit our extracts from he
contemporary press II the fsw quogations
here given, hopizg that enough hiss ls a
said to direct attention once more 70 that
important suh3ecL the Possibility Il Be- !
izg Deceived.
Bryan Is a ane specimen % robust ans !
vigorous manhood. because - s. n god
heath Is's easy. kes7 yaBy aIoc8 n q
healthy oozdlii3R zfth BeFgs' BIool
Purifier and Blood Maker. and yos wIl
&c strong and aeslthy. rs gaarautsea
60 give satisfaction ! Aka, Loekrn I
& EsEgsnxo1. Geo YAK war5sa
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