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itself in Cold sensation, or in cold effects. It is on 

 this account that all metals, when not artificially 

 heated, rocks, glass, china, etc., feel cold to the touch. 

 In other words, the absence of vibration within these 

 kinds of matter does not excite the Phosphorus of the 

 nerves of the papilhc. hut increases the effect of the 

 Hydrogen only of the nerves. 



19. ('old sensation, or cold effects throughout 

 nature (ice, snow, hail, etc.), proceeds from one abso- 

 lute source only, which is, a state of Hydrogen in 

 excess of Phosphorus. In all natural effects, let the 

 relation of Phosphorus and Hydrogen undergo a 

 change, and Heat and Cold will follow respectively 

 by increase or decrease. Consequently, a state of 

 violently-vibrating Hydrogen exists at the poles of our 

 earth, producing an absorbing effect upon all bodies, 

 rich in Phosphorus, that may pass into those regions. 

 The Aurora Borealis is a visible effect of the outflow- 

 ing Hydrogen at the poles upon the Phosphorus and 

 other gases of those regions. Winter seasons (aided 

 by slanting solar rays) ami sudden blizzards proceed 

 from the same cause. Water is composed of Hydro- 

 gen and Phosphorus, or a natural base and acid. Pet 

 the number of atoms of Hydrogen in a given quantity 

 of water be increased and the relation will cause a 

 shifting of position of the atoms, and will turn the 

 water to ice. Ice is simply an advanced state of the 

 cohesion of the atoms of water that results from the 

 increased effect ot Carbon and Nitrogen, which have 

 taken the place of the relative decrease of Phosphorus. 

 But let the Phosphorus of a given quantity of water 

 he increased and the water will become hot. and will, 

 under continued increase, soon disintegrate into the 

 two gases. Hail is formed from a drift of Hydrogen 

 that is in excess of the Phosphorus of upper regions. 

 Snow is formed in an atmosphere lacking in the 

 excessive Hydrogen motion that produces hail. Clouds 

 form in the upper regions of the atmosphere on 



