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sorbed, when the comet, having compIet-
cd Its circuit returns in its course to-
ward the earth, WILL instead of colliding
with it, fall in line and become it's satel-
lite, subject to the same solar laws Of
maintenance that sustain and govern our
present satellite. the moon.
DR.. Boyd recounts as proof of the ac-
curacy of his deductions the early
prophecy Of Prof Michel as to the clos
ing in of one of Saturn's rings. pointing
out the fact that the prophecy is now be-
ing verified and that the ring is at pres
ent dragging on the planet. TO my mind
the prediction forty years ago of what
mas come to be a condition on this dis
tant planet at the present time is a glow
ing tribute to the genius and astronomf-
cal ability of Prof. Michel; but 1 fail to
discover any connection between the
professors prediction and the doctors
declaration respecting this comet. My
conclusion is that Prof. Michel was
wise man who studied much and spoke
little. and who through the agency of
his telescope. and the practical knowl-
edge of geological construction. realized
that the planet Saturn was about to en-
ter upon her caIcite period, or that which
would correspond to our worlds silurian
age. During this time all indications
point to cur atmosphere as having been
highly phosphorescent, and probably
displaying at that period a luminosity
very similar to the present appearance
of the rings of Saturn. Astronomers de-
clare that the telescope has discovered
the existence of satellites IN the rings
of Saturn, and that the satellites are APP
parently actively circulating around that
planet. If so we may conclude that the
small bodies belong to the order of lunar
plarets and that they are at the present
time d;scharging their PHOSPHORUS into
the atmospheric rings, that seemingly
act as storage reservoirs for this ele-
,nent until the controlling planet requires
and assimiIates it through a gradual
process of absorption, when the rings
will become like our atmosphere, prac-
tically invisible
Metallurgists in searching for the basic
source of our metals have recently COM
pared their volatile colors with the colors
of the solar spectrum, with the result
that advanced thinkers among this class
OF scientists conclude that, like carbon,
the metals, with the exception Of iron
and Nickel came to us originally from
the sun, to be stored, like carbon. deep
in the EARTH and subsequently distrib-
uted through volcanic agency. Whether
this theory is reliable or not remains an
open scientific question. But as phos-
phorous, the underlying base of calcium,
is highly destructive and self-consuming
under the influences of heat, We must
conclude that it. at least, could not have
been a sun product without a violation Of
natural organic law as we understand it;
and in seeking for the source from which
came the vast quantity of this element
essential n 10 VvOr "a ri wa
naturally turn to our satellite the moon,
and conclude that the Creator designed
This planet to supply our world with this
very necessary element. If these deduc-
tons are correct we may reasonably
conclude that Saturn is comparatively a
new planet in our system, and that the
Creator has ordained that a fixed law in
uniformity in constructive process shall
extend to all planets and bodies of like
nature in our system.
/ will agree with DR.. Boyd that the
great comet to which he refers
trouble when it returns next time
mot by any collision with the
earth, however, but by disturbing
its magnetic core as l stated in an
article published last August. And I am
further inclined to agree with the doc
tor, with Prof. Pierce and the royal So
ciety of astronomers that the world will
ultimately be knocked to pieces, but it
will be many millions of years after 1888;
not until the vast gas chambers within
the earth s crust become obliterated
through the expansive growth of it's in
ternal core and are no longer able t0 pre-
pare the necessary elements to sustain
the worlds physical life; then, and not
till then, will the end come.
For the benefit of DR.. Boyd and other
readers Of The Sentinel who may be in
terested in following this discussion, I
enclose q diagram of the internal struc-
ture Of our earth according to a theory
that l have worked out and 1 shall be
pleased at any time through The Sentinel
to supply the original copies bearing on
this subject and to explain in detail any
feature which it outlines.
do not wish to appear in the false
light of having challenged Dr. Boyd
through a spirit. of. controversy, but hav-
ing put myself on record several months
ago as to the causes that led to our re-
cent and present volcanic disturbances
regret the necessity which obliges me
to dispute the accuracy of some of his
deductions in defense of statements
which | then made and which are being
verified at the present time.