Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-05
AWAKENING OF MANS
CURIOSITY ABOUT GLOBE
Comes on Heels of World War, and
Explorations Arc Sc,
Afoot.
SCIENCE BEHIND MOVEMENT
Age Of Columbuscs, Magcllans,
Captain Cooks, IlumboldtS,
Aiungo Parks and Darwins Far
From Sunk into Oblivion.
nY GAnRh;T.r y. SEKNISS.


Everybody thought that tne age
OF the Colur-iuscs, the Mageilaus.
the Captain Cooks. the humholdts.
the MunEo Parks. Darwins, Living
OF explorers a: previously unbound
corners and ungu"sSed secrets 81 th.s
ancient planet. had pretty definitely
sunk into Oblivion. hut now on ,hi.
heels Of the world war. comes a re-
awakening. OF uaukind'S curiosity
about the globe they 1--we on, and the
NEST extensive explorations of It's
surface that have ever been under
taken In any age are suddenly set
on foot. THIS time not merely Curl
osity. but trained aud cNultant
science is behind the movement.
a few years ago We were talklnt,
of the plans of the ptn-Iaci,ic Con-
ference Cor the exploration. III every
sense that can be given 10 the word.
islands and .ts shCres) which en-
tends between America and Asia and
Australia. Now our. attention. is
Museum OF Natura! History ami the
American Asiatic Association for an
exploration OF the srardest OF all
the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, which. even in
the penetrating daylight Of ;hc TWEEN
tieih century. remains vas, chai-
!cnEe 10 knowlcdge, "a misty mid
region Tor the imagination:
before him ON the table. and sees
the whaic-l!lSc maEnitudr OF Asia as
compared with the other grca; CON
tinents. that i;SEeai !mm"nsity I'M
presses the. mind In every physical
feature Asia is gigantic. The sun.
counting his hii!;ops.' puts eleven
degrees of longitude from Asia's
northeastern 10 its southwestern
cdge, 50 that whtn II is noon At one
side. Il Is ! o'clock IN the morning al;
And then, the real Asia Is no, ali
included; The tremendous continent
n is robbed On, on .,s western SIDE Of
two-and "A third hours OF sun march
-rcnoed by - mere name. Europe:
for Europe is no continent, but sim
ply wedge shaped peninsula OF
Asia; the triangular, horu-uoSed head
OF that geosrao h!cal diucsaur.
Eurore hlches 3,75o,eOo square
sail; Asia has 1880. 900 squar. miles
,,eit' or nbout two -and-G-halt mil
Ion more than North and south
America put together
one may 80 further and say that
Africa, too. with it's ll.500.c Suu;t"e
NILE a,,, is only "a pendant 10 Asia, The
which the life blood of the two has
freely flowed back and forth s;uc"
me hcginninE OF history Trimmed
anu doched as it is, ASH yet meas
north 10 south
hHple DIaensionS.
IL ~ so ample In all its dimensions
Lnht a circle nearly 1000 miles in
diameter might he described within
" without running into any ocean
i TN mas .,r !Sma eTorsh e. cover. the en-
IeaNihE enough over 10 make a new
a. The ms jss'y OF Asia, geographic
inassiven-ss of its central pla;cnus
and mountains and the vas; cxrausc
OF is plains. The Immense. com
p l,rS;,, ara in'ern!nEled mountain
the ThiYnshau, Tho Kuen-I.un ~
hlndn-k ush. and others. cover AHA
EsIhcr an area 5000 miles in length
est part. '''' VIZ
:. The entire territory Of The r,ni,aa
:S.ates. y fnnE upon this complicated
pierced like a torn nag from end 70
cnd by hundred, OF towering neal
the lof;irst on the planet, soinr or
M nnss -aTS so remote, in their fast
neSscs 'hat NJ civilized man. aud
perhaps never any human being NM
eve, reached their feet. On this con.
IRA: roet OF the earth. SERTED WIN
wHiIc pInnac!"S. many. OF which ~,
coed four miles and several ilye ml,Hs
in height. there is space ,nnnt.,
cou.h man but occupy il. for nations
The iIimalayn Monntaim. arc an
paiinS IN their magnitude ana ~
titude. onr Rockies are no,bing -
them. The mirh,icst Andcs Cbi,n'
ooraHo. Acpncagua. Anp.to. SScttn
our northern giant. Mckinley. lool;
small beside them There are "a n
dozen iiima!ayau ucaks rh,. ~ y
higher than The loft!cSt nGun,o;, ot
!he Western wor!A .Acovcurua. ma
tho king of tho HifTfnIavasE Eyre; %
NOR than uif 'fiS;ler ttan ~
mighty And"dn summit: ana urnnnr-
tcflatciH IN .rc massive.
Ana associated with this rbvsIcal
ina1esir tsi. poss-sp@s ino-ai
majesty OF q nn Less ,Iomina,in,
quality All the evidence :.
science has been able to asse,ui,ia
combines 10 SHOW ina. almost undnr
inc caves OF hose enormous NOM
taihS wss rocked the Grad" of ,r,n
KIND. This i one cf tn. instances &,
Whlch scientific "Nplor= ton ana in
VcstiS.tInn Tend to confirm ne t-,nl
OF age io'IG ,rsd!iion
ASH Is Tie mother Of the vnrld,
Hcr Grand form stands outlirrl
agar the morning light Of history,
ana her children, az q pos-critv So ~
mote 'hat they can hardly trace Thar
Fcid'icnSHln ruW 80 H.ck across thr
seas, the deserts ana i'm Inount.5ps
TO 81 and icsrn wisdom at the FEST
their race Perh&pE The nwni;cninr
Of this dcsir" may inak" NOR. ,,o,,.o,t
inliS Tor pace tran any arti'nciclj1.
cemented league OF nations.