The eagle., November 06, 1895, Page 12, Image 12

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THE EAGLE: WKDXKSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1895.
PARADISE AT TMt NOrüTH POLt..
Geologies Contend That the Garden of
Eden Was Located There.
In an interesting and highly instruc
tive' article Edward S. Martin, in the
Ladies' Home Journal, reviews the
numerous theories advanced by sci
entists in the endeavor to solve the per
plexing problem as to the exact locali
ty of the Garden of Eden. After sift
ing the theories the writer concludes
that the question is no nearer answered
than it was two thousand years ago,
and that there are no present indica
tions that the matter will ever be defi
nitely settled by any man. To one of
the latest and most ingenious theories
Mr. Martin thus refers: The north pole
will seem at first thought to the av
erage investigator the most unlikely
site on eartli for paradise to have occu
pied. Nevertheless several sober and
thoughtful books and pamphlets have
heen written in support of the north
pole's pretensions. The north pole
nowadays is bitter cold, but it has not
always been so. Geologists telbus that
the earth was excessively hot when it
first began its course much too hot to
admit of the presence of any living
creatures, except, perhaps, a salaman
der. As it grew cooler vegetation be
gan on it, and then it began to be
peopled, first with fishes, and then
with birds and beasts, finally with man.
The first spot on earth to get cool
enough to use was the north pole. In
the process of time it got too cold, but
there must have been a long period
when the north pole was the nmst
comfortable part of the world. During
this period, many eminent geologist:;
believe, there existed around the north
pole a continent now submerged, and
on that continent our progenitors
were comfortable in their first home.
It is known with entire certainty that
the polar region was once warm enough
for tropical vegetation to grow there.
There was light enough also for such
vegetation -aim ml nt light, indeed, fot
all uses, and plenty for primeval man.
(eology tells it: that man might have
lived at the north pole.
ties. Probably another reason for the
distrust excited in opals is the fact that
they change and lose their color. That
is due to the softness and porousness of
the material and its capacity both for
absorbing water and of parting with
what it has, one of which tends to
make it dull and the other chalky and
opaque. They have been known to be
carefully cut and laid away, and upon
. opening the paper had crumbled into
dust within a few weeks. A species of
opal known as the hydrophane, found
in small quantities lately in Colorado,
has wonderful powers of absorption. In
its usual state it is of a yellowish, waxy
tint, but when water is dropped upon
it the tint passes slowly away, and
from being translucent it becomes
transparent. On exposure to the air
the water evaporates in an hour, leav
ing the stone as it was before."
THE SUN.
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CHARLES A.DANA, Editor.
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OPALS ARE NOT UNLUCKY.
Kupergtltlon Conn-cl d with finch Gems
Have No ' oiiailiittou.
"The superstition which causes peo
ple to regard opals with awe as the
cause of ill luck and even death," said :i
jeweler, according to Die Washington
1'ost, the other day,' is due toa peeit.'i.u
observation made years ago. Opa;
were considerably in use in Venice dur
ing the plague, and it was noticed there
in the hospital i that before death Die
stone would somewhat brighten upon
the victims finger. It never seemed to
occur to the people that the illness
could produce a glow of color. They
took it for granted that the stone occa
sioned the illness. As a matter of fact,
opals are affected by heat, evui by that
of the hand, and the fever, being at
its height just before death, caused the
colors to shine with unwonted clear
ness. This confirmed the superstition,
and to this day there are sane and able
bodied people who believe that a chip of
'"stone in the house can cause ealnr.:i-
. ATE SWANS AND HERONS.
Why Mot Mow Have Koust Peacock with
AH ItiN Feathers (In.
In the sixth year of the troublous
reign of King Edward IV. the arch
bishop of York gave a huge feast, the
menu of which has been preserved,
says the London Queen.
Among the dishes there were put on
the tables two hundred and sixty-four
cranes, two hundred and four bitterns
and four hundred heronshaws. How
many cranes and bitterns could be col
lected now from the whole of these
islands?
But why should we not extend our
present limited range of edible crea
tures and include at least some of those
which our ancestors loved? Crane, bit
tern, heron, swan and peacock; all
these are birds which used to be pre
sented at dinners.
Why should we not at least try the
three which remain to use? Swans are
as easy to keep as ducks; peacocks
might, I suppose, be multiplied; there
are still plenty of heron.
I believe that at St. John's college,
Cambridge, they do stiil serve up roast
cygnet, for the college possesses swans.
Why should we not have eygnet in
season just like roast duck?
And think of the lordly peacock pre
sented with all Iiis feathers and hi:,
tail outspread; they killed skinned
him, roasted him, and then tied him
again in. his skin with his feathers ar
ranged. And then they :-et t'.iü'. daiu'.y
dish before the king. Afler that they
carved him biit I believe you did not
carve a peacock you displayed him.
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for the death penalty. A gendarme
came to execute the order, and did it
with his sword. The peasant picked
up the decapitated body and said: "He
died for the fatherland."
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