The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-02-17
RECIPE FOR SUNSHINE.

made by different astronomers
which show clearly that no theory
Of solar heat has been offered on
which there is a general agreement.
Simon Newcomb Gays: 1T ls re-
markable that modern scitnce has
shown US more mysteries IN The sun
than il has explained, 20 We find
ourselves further than before from
satisfactory explanation OF the phe-
nomena.'
"In no branch OF scientific re-
search have there been such randoml
and extravsgant statements made a.
in the department OF solar physics
The puzzleing question has been;
What keeps the light heat and ener-
gy Of the sun? Another question:
closely allied TO this is: How can
heat from the sun pass through
many millions OF miles oi space
where the thermometer is said TO be
200 degrees below zero?
Prof. Proctors theory.
Prof. X. A. Proctor in speaking
Of the sun says: There are two
theories OF the manner in which the
suns beat is kept up. Ole is BY
the downfall Of meteoric matter.
The other is thar II is maintained
by gradual contraction OF lts sub
stance Nov the professor should
have known that II would be a pny
sical impos=ibility to keep up a uni
form rate OF heat for thousands OF
years by either OF the processes
mentioned. 0n the other hand
there would be lscK OF carbon to
carry on the combustion of meteoric
matter and on the other hand the
sccu nulating mass OF cin1ers and
ashes would soon extinguIsh the
flames.
The most generally received the
ory now is that the sun Is shrinking
! upon itself, and that by this process
4 contraction it is producing ligh
, and heat which are radiated int
surrounding space. This theory Il
: clearly contrsdicted by observation
through the telescope during al
eclipse Of the sun, when il 10 seei
4 that immense masses OF matter ar
. thrown out from the sun to q dis
!, tance OF hundreds OF thousands Q
|. miles.
d Electro Magnetism plays part
u Electro-msgnetism plays an im
= portant part in natures strange Phe
y pomes. III grsvitation scted alOn
!, on these celestial bodies, withou
J. the counterscting and controllin
) influence OF electromagnetic repu
sion, suns and their satellites woul
'f be drawn into q solid mass az
9 wreck and ruin would be the resul
a This is a truth that has scieniit
u demonstration.
y Electricity psforms an import
te ant part 10 the pro iucing the lIgt
Of Of the sun and in conducting Il
70 rays Of light through inierstelli
= space the different planets and the
he sa'elites. II is thing out OF whic
" sunshine is made. By its action
n' the suns rays they are changed II
le to light and heat by which all iorn
Of life are made possible on earth.
From the experiments we mai
"a We are mutually led TO the concl
=. siou that revolving planets in the
II rapid movements through spa
II may be csnters Of power to evol
~ electro-magnetism to almost U
=. limited extent. II the planets q
he the of pring OF the sun We nj
naturally conclude that they &C
re tribute their part 10 supplying I
so grand old luminsry with matters
out OF which sunshine is msde.
% This relation between the sun a.
hv planets affords q more rational VI
=, than the old theory that the sun
a. consuming cosmical matter and
nv to meet an inglorious ending WI
~ all the showers are consumed.
is also opposed to the theory OF
Da- shrinking Of the sun.-Dr- Adj
he Miller.