Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-30

up from places where they have been
deposited through centuries Of time,
some OF these bones have a coating OF
manganese. Many Of the remains belong
10 fishes that are extinct at the pres
ent time.
Nansen telsl us that the temperature
Of the water In the arctic is little
below the freezing point below the ice
cake that covers the surfacei also that
near the bottom II was warmer. A
mighty current carries the water from
the tropics into the vast deeps OF the
arctic seas, and thus we find that same
process going on, the warm currents Of
the tropics moving towards the ice
zones and vice versa thus cqualizinb
the temperatures all over the globe.
have asked myself Is Their evidence or
design In this? and this leads up TO the
great Designer, the mighty power that
has brought out the wondrous variety
that exists both in the life below the
oceans surface and In the atmosphere
above It, this ocean Of mixed gases
that foster life and give us the enjoy
ment Of our senses.
What would our sensations be II oui
eyes could see objects as we see them
In the microscope, II We could see the
life in atmospheric dust, In the water
we drink, and in the food we eat, Think
OF the minute germs that fill
the air and the myriad creatures
that we never get glimpse Of, the
unseen wonders Of plant life and the
Insects that live parasitic lives upon
each other-organic substances as well
as inorganic TEEN with objects of re-
search for members Of micrOscOpical
society. | ain sorry that so few young
men do not find time to tell us of their
Investigations In the unseen world
around us Let US study the maryals
Of nature that are unknown to the
masses, OF which only the patient plod-
ding investigator can tell US. OF ami
mails that bloom like flowers Of meat
eating plants, of mimetlc creatures That
simulate vegetable growtha. The late
Henry Drummond tells US that he lay
upon his stomach on large rock for
several days watching objects that
looked like moss, but proved to be liv-
ing creatures, He tells Of blind ants
that reared mounds under the direction
Of guides that could see who acted as
guides and sentinels TO direct the la
bors Of the blind ones. These sentinels
were as IAllntul 10 lneli tIuSts as nu-
man beings In like capacity.
All around us are wondrous objects
The very insects that prey upon our
plants and vegetables are remarkably
curious and interesting. There are in
sectiyorous insects as well as birds. It
is the business of horticulturists TO find
what insects prey upon each other. so
that we may preserve our fruits from
injury. In all these studies the micro
scope plays an important part. The pa
tlent study Of such men as Pasteur
made thousands of people happy In his
investigations in the diseases Of the silk
worm. and when mankind VIII use their
energies to benefit humanity--and their
work fully appreclated-they viii be the
worlds greatest heroes
DIR, Talmage, who presided, made a
number Of very interesting observations
In connection with the addresses. and
told of some investigations by
microscopists. DR.. Wilcox also talked
Interestingly on a vital subject which
Is now interesting science, viz. Does
the mosquito carry yellow fever and
malarial microbes? He said that Il had
been demonstrated that they did,