German journals' have given; eome tables

which prove that the distance between the earth

and the sun increasing annual' by one then­

'eaodth part of that distance, and they argue

from it that the increasing 'humidity of our sum­

mers and the loss of fertility by the earth,is

be attributed solely to this clournstance.

In the wane of 6000 years from the prism*

time, they mum the distance will be so groat

that only an eighth part of 'the - wargethire now

enjoy from the elm will be communicated to the

earth, and it will then be covered :with eternal

Ice, in the same manner as we now lee the plena

of the north, where the elephant formerly lived,

and have neither spring nor autumn. i

No credit has hitherto been given to a tradi­

tion of the ancient Egyptians and Chine" ac­

cording to:which these people formerly emir the

sun's disc almost four times &Allergy as wenow

see it;". for they estimated the apparent diame­

ter of the sun ea the double of what Nis Mal in

our diye.• If, however, we pay attendee to the

continued diminution of the apparentdiamiter

of the elm according to the beat otheervatleMi of

Niteroi oentariesore, most memos that thin:l­

- were not mistaken in the estimates they

hue transinitted , to its.