The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-06-17

keep a9srsnt sps0iss en-.
ot trciy sspar aAs The island
Of 6umatra. for instance 10 Inhabited by
belonging TO the distinct Aus-
traaian eyps. N which the female. a. IN
the kangaroo carries the slightly dsvel-
oped young In . pouch; while the Malay
peninsula. Joined to the mainland. has
aM tho highly developed animals OF
Asia and the connected land Of tho
Eastern hemisphere. the narrow Aalacca
Strut being all that has kept nsarsupials
and mammals apart. though the ssparnt-
ing power has been increased BY tho
rapid current setting through. This has
decreased the chance Of creatures car.
ried to sea on drfft-wood or upS0oted
trees getting safely over TO such . de-
gree that apparently none have sur
vived: for. had they done 10. We nay
be certain that the mammals. with the
advantage their young have over the
marSrpisls, would soon have run thesn
out, the narvupdaas being the older and
tho less perfect form Of LIE Of the
two"
Before leaving the beautiful sea-girt
region beneath thSm. Cortlandt pro-
posed that It DO named after their host.
which Bearwardon seconded. whsr eupon
they entered II A. Ayaut Island on
the charts After this they rose TO .
great height. and new swiftly over three
thousand miles Of ocean tall they oAme
tho first. II was four thousand i've
hundred miles long by something less
than three thousand wide. and was
therefore about tho siEe Of Africa. II
had several high ranges Of mountains
and q number Of great rivers and hne
harbors. while murnurinx. bubbhns
brooks flowed through Its forest glades.
There were active volcanoes along the
northern coast, and tho blue, crimson.
and purple huer IN the luxuriant foliage
were tho most beautiful they had ever
seen.
II propose" said Bearwarden. that
we christen this syfviaiand." Tn1s Cort.
landt Immediately seconded. and Il Wa
30 entered on tho charts.
II propose" said Bearwarden. that
we become tho centres OF civilization.
With flying machines and cables To
carry passengo and Information. and
ships Of great displacement for the
interchange OF commodities. there In no
limit to their possible DEVELOPMENT. The
absence of largo waves will also be
very favorable to sea-spiders, which
The consistency In tho eruptions Of che
volcanoes will offer q great field ia
Jovlan Inventors, who will unQusstion-
ably be sble to utilize their heat for
the production Of steam or electricity.
TO say nothing Of an inexhaustfble sup
ply OF valuable chemicals. They may
contain tho means OF producing some
force entirely different from apergy. and
as superior to electricity As that 10 IL
steam. Our earthly volcanoes have bean
out to slight account because OF the
long intervals between eruptions."
After leaving Syivialand they went
westward 20 tho western OF tho two
crescent condiments. II was separated
from tho island NY about six thousand
milss OF ocean. aAd had less With than
tho western, having about the proper
tons OF 4 three -dsy crescent. while the
western had tho shape OF the moon
when four or Ave days old. They found
tho height OF tho mountains and
plateaus somewhat less than on the
eastern continent. but no great differ
ence IN other respects. except that. al
they went towards the pole. the vegeta
ton became more like that OF Scotland
or a north temperate region than any
they had seen, on reaching lftitudl
firty they again came out over tn,
ocean TO Investigate tho speckled con
dlton they had observed there, The,
found q vast archipelago covering al
great an area as tho whole Pacific
ocean. The Islands varied from tn,
| size Of Borneo and MADAGASCAR to tina
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