The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-29
| THE VANISHING UNIVERSE,
VIII Contract TO Nothing, but Che
Planets Are Good.

contraction. That Is the reason the
planets and stars are moving to-day.
Every atom. invisibly small system OF
matter. every satellite. planet. sun
giant sun Is moving In oAbit to per
form Its part In the gradual contract
ing Of the entire universe. Every orb
and every orbi, is becoming smaller.
In some positions there are temporary
expansions caused by force, afIr which
contraction always esumes
There Is no limit to the largeness OF
what we call space, and there Is no limit
to the smallness to which a space might
be divided and subdlvided. There Is no
limit to the smallness OF a space that IL
susceptible OF being occupied by n some
thing. no matter how infinitely small.
The universe IL contracting back, 20
an original condition. In ages 10 com
II will he no larger than the sun; yet
all the stars will he there, and the moon
and earth will be invisible specks. NOV
ing In little orbits In obedience 20 the
same gravitational laws by which they
are moving to-day. by and by the little
universe will contract to invisibility.
Matter and heat when finally separated
will be in their former condition.. with
out form or dimension will have no mo-
ton and occupy no space. There could
he no form without force theat) caus-
ing II and holdint II in that form.
No matter how small a line or point
could be. 1t ould be large enough to
represent a line or point. No matter
how small Is the atom. II IL not neces-
sary for 1t to he any larger. No matter
how Infinitely small IL tho system OF
atoms, q multitude Of them. AT certain
distances apart. WIFI make up a body Of
matter as large as the earth or the
universe.
II an atom were no larger than the
smallness OF n point could be. all the
atoms Of the universe could come together
and occupy less space than the present
atom. II we imagine an atom 10 be a
little larger than a point and all the
atoms OF the universe coming together
as by contraction. It will help us to un-
ders,and the possibility of the universe
contracting down TO an Invisible orb.
Matter and heat are spiritual products.
The matter of the earth and stars 10
made up OF little invisible solar systens
Of atoms. free and in compound. The
universe 10 made up OF big solar and
astral systems. IA we conceive Of a large
chunk OF the universe. say a trillion
miles long, a triliion miles wide and a
trillion miles high. and think OF all the
movements Of these orbs and the rela-
tive positions OF the planes Of all these
orbits, from the immensely large TO the
Infinitely small, We have q natural and
partly visible sample OF the laws and
structure Of the matter Of the earth and
universe.
There is nothing in the universe that
attracts. Everything repels. There is
nothing that can repel an object away
from the universe. because the resist
ance OF the repelling forcea which II
would encounter along the way, would
arrest any outward movement Of the
object caused by anything within the
universe.
The main principle that makes pos
sible the variety In plant structure and
product structure in agricultural growth
is that tho repulsion that repels little
systems to the places which they occupy
In the plant or product repeis systems
OF certain sizes up through spaces Of
certain sizes In the tree, plant or prod
uct. and the number OF sizes OF systems
and spaces possible Is so great that II
permits the possibility OF q great va
riety in plant life.
The temperature and weather that
cause an increase or decrease In the
forcing of these little systems up
through the little spaces are continually
changing AZ a result OF the continual
changing Of the positions OF the earth.
moon. planets and stars, the very re-
pelling forces that increase or decrease
agricultural Growth.
No change Of weather car occur with
out a cause. II the earth moved in a
perfect circle around the sun, in the
plane OF the suns equator, and a no
inclination OF Its axis, there would be no
noticeable change Of weather in long
periods OF time. No warm or cool spell
Of weather becomes due unless q planet.
the moon or Q star has changed in
position relative to the earth. 20 as
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by causing warmer weather. or outward
from the sun. causing cooler weather.
The severity Of tho change Of weather
Is caused by the intensity Of the repeii-
ing forces that have thus changed In
their position. also by the position OF the
repelling force or planet, moon or star
that IL directly or indirectly tending to
force the earth toward tho sun or from
the sun as the case may be.
From opposition Of an outer planet
to ouadrature and from inferior con-
junction OF an inner planet to greatest
e%longation west. the period when a plane,
is causing the earth TO move coward the
sun. the temperature Of the earth In
creases n the little systems OF agri-
cultural growth are forced upward, with
an increased impulse. through the little
spaces Of the plant or tree structure, II
there Is sufficient rain or water thus
causing the most favorable condition OF
the growing season for agricultural
growth. But these positions of planet,
cause drought conditions unless there
. a sufficient number OF planetary, lunar
and stellar conJunctions and planetary
positions Of Quadrature. stationary, op,
position, greatest e%longation east and
west and inferior conjunction scattered
through this warm period to produce
rains on. or the day before. and the dayt
after tho dates Of these positions.
The next favorable planetary posi-
ton for agricultural growth, or IN,
secondary period OF influence upor
growth. Is when a planet Is forcing the
earth outward from the sun from great.
est elongation east to inferior contunc.
ton or from Quadrature to opposition.
The moon falling toward the earth
from apogee to perigee is a warm In,
nuence and a better position to increase
agricultural growth than when Il 1,
moving away from the earth from perige,
10 apogee,
The positions OF conjunctlons ant
planetary positions above referred &c
that produce rains produce 1t NOR,
readily In the cool period when the eartt
Is on the way outward from the sur
than In the warm period when the eartt
Is being forced toward the sun. although
the latter period is the best CROWNS
period II there is sufficient rain.
In the growing season OF the North,
ern Hemisphere In 1915 Neptune has
the tendency to force the earth TOWARD
the sun from January 10 to Februar,
,. being the best planetary position e
produce growth from February 5 TO q
Mercury forced the earth outward from
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