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is, that to crow in the morning, the rooster must stand on tiptoe 
and stretch out his neck, Hence, if you do not wish your 
slumbers disturbed by the early bird, put his perch under a shelf 
too low to let him stretch himself. Then he is silent. 
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21sr, 1907. 
Che Moon. 
BY 
Dr ert a Aig F's INA sg kt oie 
Illustrated with Lantern Slides. 

lecturer commenced by saying it was difficult to decide 
which was the more awe inspiring—the study of the 
marvellously minute or the consideration of the gigantically great ? 
On a previous occasion he had the pleasure of dwelling upon the 
microscope and its wonderful revelations of things that were 
small ; to-night he hoped to direct the attention of his: audience 
to things that were gigantically great. 
If the Moon were suddenly struck out of existence, what 
would happen? There would be a wail of woe from all the 
tidal harbours in the world, for the vessels without could not get 
in and those within could not get out. Commerce in consequence 
would be at a standstill. So the Moon might be said to be of 
commercial interest as well as a great friend to the poet and 
painter. 
The lecturer then proceeded to illustrate by slides and 
verbal explanation the origin of the Moon, how it was “ cast 
off’’ from the Earth in very early times owing to its terrific 
revolution on its axis—turning once in three hours instead of 
having a day and night in twenty-four. The Moon was flung 
off and for the same reasons that the drops fly from a mop that 
is rapidly spun round or a stone leaves the sling. 
How the Moon increased its distance till it arrived at its 
present one and how such is measured by the astronomer were 
then very carefully gone into, the lecturer saying he felt that 
after what he had said he felt quite certain all his audience 
would be able to go home and do it at once. 
