The nnf (hr Sun.—Some (German pa­

pers are end avoring to prove that the distance

between the earth and the sun is increasing an- '

nually, and argue from it that the increasing !

humidity of some summers and the loss of fertili- l

ty by the earth are to be attributed to this cir- !

cumstance. lu the cours(; of six thousand year.> !

from the present timo they assume the di.stance !

will be so great that only an eighth part of the i

warmth we now enjoy Iroui the sun will be com- j

municated to the earth, an.l it will then be eov- |

ered v;ith eternal ice.