第2章

7。

Marsiscarriedaroundthesunbyitsplanetcurrentatadistanceof140,000,000miles,whichrequires687days,androtatesevery24

hours,37minutes,and221/2seconds。Diameter,4,200miles。Marshastwosatellitesandisnotabundantinvaporwhichcausesitsreddishappearance,thereforevegetationandanimalsarescanty。

8。

Jupiteristhelargestmajorplanet。Itmakesagreatjumpfromthesunof483,000,000miles,carriedbyitsplanetcurrenttocompleteitsorbitin12years。Rotatesevery9hours,55minutes,and37

seconds。Diameter,88,000miles;hassevensatellites。Theclimatehasaveryeventemperatureduetoitsfastrotation。

9。

Saturn,thebeautyoftheskies,carriedbyitsplanetcurrentaroundthesunatitsmaindistanceof883,000,000miles(agreaterdistanceof400,000,000milesthanJupiter)whichrequiresabout291/2years。

Rotatesonceevery10hours,14minutes,and23seconds。Diameter,75,000miles。Ithastensatellitesandthreeringsofunconcentratedmaterial。Thecaperingisabout9,000milesacross,theothertwoabout16,000each。Diameterofringsabout170,000miles,whichmakestheringsveryclosetothesurface。

10。

Uranusiscarriedbyitsplanetcurrentaroundthesunatagreatdistanceof1,778,000,000miles,whichrequiresabout84years。Rateofrotationunknown。Diameter,31,000miles。Ithasfoursatellites。

11。

Neptuneisthefarthestfromthesun。Itsmaindistancebeing2,792,000,000miles;carriedbyitsplanetcurrentoveritsorbitoncein164years,9months。Diameter,37,000miles。Periodofrotationunknown。Hasonesatellite。AtNeptunewehaven\'ttakenastepbutournextneighborisacrossthedivide。LetushaveafairydreamandtravelfromthesuntoNeptuneinastraightordirectcourseattherateof1,000,000milesanhour;itwouldtakeus1161/3daystoreachNeptune。

[Figure:Linedrawing,captioned\"Thesolarsystem。\"]

CHAPTERIV

ACROSSTHEDIVIDE

1。

Crossingthedivide(Abyss)weencounterothersystemsofabout25,000,000,000,orthefirstmagnitude。Ourmostpowerfulglassreachesthe16th。

Magnitudeisveryunevenandirregular,andbeyondthisthereisnoend。

2。

Manyconstellationshavemorethanonesun,whileothersaredouble,quadruple,andmultiple。Itisestimatedabrilliantstar,andcanbeseen;oftheseoveramillionhavebeencataloguedandonlyabout25

whosedistancehavebeenmeasured。

CHAPTERV

FLOURISHMENTOFTHEEARTH

1。

Theearthreacheditsstateofconcentration,andthevaporingreatcloudsenvelopedtheheaviersubstance。Theearthbeingheavedupbyvolcanoes(causedbythevaporcomingincontactwiththeheatedmaterial);asthevaporreacheditsstate,rainfellontheearthcrust,andthusrivers,lakes,andoceanswereformed。

2。

Hereanimalandvegetablematterbegantoflourish。

3。

Greatdepositsofprotoplasmbecameconcentratedovertheearth\'ssurface;fromthedepositssprangallkindsofvegetablesandanimalsthatflourish,andmanymorefamiliesthaninhabittheearthto-daybecameextinct。

4。

Vegetablematterbegantoflourishasitssemenbecameconcentrated,likewiseanimalmatter。(Thistakesplaceto-dayindifferentways,principallyinMarinevarites。SeeChap。I,par。6。)

5。

Reproductionsinallfamiliesthatflourish;somefamiliesmixandtheiroffspringwillnotreproduce。(Lifecannotbedestroyed,butflourishmentcan。)

6。

Mancamefromdepositsofprotoplasm(semen)asisproducedforreproductionofmanto-day。Thedepositswereofdifferentkinds;

eachdepositbroughtforthitsownbranchofhumanity,thesebranchesbeingofdifferenttypeandtongue。Laterthetongueofonebranchbecamelearnedbytheother。Fromthedifferentoriginaltongueswillgiveusagoodestimateofdepositsinnumber。

7。

Babieswerenourishedintheprotoplasmdepositsthesameastheyareintheirmother\'swomb。Thisnourishmentcamefromtheabundanceofalbumenwhichaccompaniedthesemeninconcentrating。Asthebabiesmaturedtheybrokethecrustofthedepositofprotoplasmandputforththeirheadsandbreathedtheair;theirbodiesstillremainedinthealbumenuntiltheygainedstrengthtofeedthemselvesonthealbumen。Herethebabiesbrokethecord(navelcord)thatbroughtnourishmentintotheirbodies,asinthewombofamother,andcrawledaroundoverthecrustofthedepositwheretheycame,feedingonitscrustbyputtingitintotheirmouths。Thebabehasnotforgottenityet,aseverythinghegetsthathecanhandlegoestohismouth。Helearnedtowalkandtalktohisbrothersandsisters,andcomposedalanguageoftheirown。Heremanhoodandwomanhoodisreached。

8。

Allanimalscameinlikemanner,butwithoutafluentlanguage。

9。

Vegetablematterflourishedandtheearthisinhabited。Allbodiesthathaveatmosphereareinhabited。Atmosphereisvaporizedprotoplasm。

10。

Tenoftheprincipalmaterialsthatproduceflourishmentarecarbon,hydrogen,oxygen,phosphorus,potassium,nitrogen,sulphur,calcium,ironandmagnesium;protoplasmcontainseverything;chemistshavenotbeenabletodetermineandclassifyprotoplasm。(SeeChap。I,par。

7。)

11。

Humanityvariedmuchinsize。Thegianttribe(suchasthepetrifiedCardiffGiant)haslongbeenextinct。Menofthistypeweighed500

poundsandmore,measurednearly12feetinheight,whileourmidgetsmeasureunder2feet。

12。

Hermaphroditesexistinallmaterialthatflourishes。Malformation。

CHAPTERVI

ANIMALMAGNETISM

1。

Everyanimalhasitsownmagnetismwhichisitssourceofstrengthandintelligence。Theglands,nerves,andductsarebatteries,ductsandglandsstoragebatteries,thenervesmotiveandsensation(orintelligence)。Thebrainistheprincipalbatteryofsensation(orintelligence),whiletheheartistheprincipalmotivebattery。

2。

Thechildbeginstotrainhimselftomakeuseofhislimbs,firstbyswinginghisarmsandlegs,secondbycreeping,thirdbywalking。

Noteachildfeedingitself,howunsteadyheisingettinghisfoodtohismouth;sometimeshisspoonmisseshismouthandthefoodisspilled,forwhichheusuallyreceivesaslap,althoughhehasdisplayedallhisenergyingettinghisfoodinhismouth。Nextwefindhimatrainedathleteandskilledlaborer,capableofapplyinghimselftomostanythinghecarestodo。

3。

Butlittleattentionispaidtothetrainingofanimalmagnetism。Anyonewithnervesinhisteethcanconcentratemagnetismintheteeth,soitcanbeeasilyfelt,alsothelips;bytrainingthemagnetismitcanbeconcentratedinanypartofthebody。Thistakesconstantpracticeandcouldbeusedwhenonehasanydisabilitybyconcentratingthemagnetisminthedisabledpart,causingthebloodtocirculatemorefreelyatthepointwherethemagnetismisconcentrated,andthusimprovingthedisabledpart。Theosteologistdoesthisbymassage,therealfaithcuremanbyconcentratinghismagnetismonthepatient,thepractitionerusesmedicineanddrugs,eachhavingtheirownmagnetism,etc。Accordinglymanydiseasesarecontagiousbypeoplebecominginoculatedbymildmagnetismwhichcomesfromsomekindofmatter。(SeeChap。I,par。7。)

4。

Thehypnotistormesmeristgainscontrolofhisopponentsthroughanimalmagnetismandcontrolseverymovement。Thenervesceasetoactandthehypnotistisboss。Thepatientcanbemadetoexertgreatstrengthandpassdangerouspointswithoutfalling。Ahypnotistormesmeristisinvariablyinpoorhealthandflesh。Thisiscausedbytheover-taxationofhisownnervesandducts。

6。

Animalmagnetismcanheusedlikewirelesstelegraphy。MissHelenKellarisoneofthebestknownfortelepathy。Shewasbornblind,alsodeafanddumb。Sheisagreatlinguistandwelleducated。

7。

Thedumbanimalsintheirwildstateusetelepathymuchwhenencounteringdanger;theirkeenscentofthedeer,horse,etc。,enablesthemtodeterminethedirectionoftheenemy。

8。

Predestinationiscultivatedandinmostinstancescomestrue。I

observedthisinthecaseofWilliamMcKinley,martyredPresidentoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica,whosaidhewantedtofollowinthefootstepsofJamesA。Garfield,alsomartyredPresident。Letusseehownearlyhecamefollowinginhisfootsteps:Borninthesamelocality,Presidentofthesamecountry,eachsupportedaplatformofgoodcurrency,eachassassinatedinthesamemonth,andintheseatofthePresidency。Bothdiedalingeringdeath;thedifferenceinthelengthoftimeoftheirflourishmentwas8monthsand7days。

[Figures:PhotographsofWilliamMcKinleyandJamesA。Garfield。]

9。

Nextobservetheoldintheirfeeblenessandweseethesewelltrainedhandstremble;theglandductsandnervesarewithering,theanimalmagnetismisweakening,whichrendersthemchildish。

10。

Theducts,glands,andnervesthrowofftheirmagnetisminmanydifferentways,inexertion,fright,fear,anguish,discontent,happiness,kindness,loveliness,desire,etc。

Dr。T。B。RobertsondiscoveredthatTethelin(locatedinthepituitarybodyatthebaseofthebrain)producesthegrowthofthebody。

CHAPTERVII

MISCELLANEOUS

1。

Lightningiscausedbythefrictionofvapor,whichisatasuitabletemperature。Thustwoormorecurrentsofaircomingtogetherwillcauselightning,asthefrictionconcentratestheelectricity,andasthereisnoconductortheheavyvoltagefliesusuallytowardthenearestconductor。Thisvoltageissogreatthatitexplodestheair。

Theaircomingtogetheragainproducesagreatvibration,calledthunder。

2。

AuroraBorealis。Theoutercirclearoundtheearthrepresentsatmosphere。Thesuncurrentcarriesitfarfromtheearth\'ssurface。

Atthenorth,whenthesun\'sreflectionstrikestheearth\'scrustinsuchamanner,itsreflectionwillbeseenintheatmosphereatagreatheight,calledNorthernLights。ThisismostlyseeninNovember,December,andJanuary。

[Figure:Uncaptionedlinedrawing(accompanyingtheparagraphabove)

oftheEarth\'sorbitaboutthesun。]

3。

ThemuseumofAlexandriawasestablishedabout400yearsB。C。,forthepurposeofrestoringsciencethathadbeenlostthousandsofyearsbefore。

Thecultivationofknowledgebyexperiment,observation,andmathematicaldiscussions:thiswasthebirthofascienceofto-day。

Thelibrarycontainedmanythousandsofvolumesofbooks,butwasdestroyedbyCyril;agirlinchargeofthelibrarybythenameofHypatiawasbrutallykilledandthefleshwasscrapedfromherboneswithseashells。Thisoccurredin414A。D。

AlexanderdiedatBabylon323B。C。

China,Mesopotamia,andIndiahadmadeastronomicalobservationsatthisearlydate。Mostoftheselearningsweredestroyed。Brono,IsaacNewton,Brably,andsomefewothers,promotedsciencebytheirdiscoveriesofwhatisto-day。\"GoodWilltoman。\"