HEAT AND COLD. 



same as a means of getting at the truth of nature's law, 

 it must not be forgotten that variations in the beds or 

 strata were brought about by the compounding of prop- 

 erties admitting of compounding at great temperatures 

 owing to the revolution of the planet. The planet hav- 

 ing revolved at great speed owing to the semi-solid con- 

 sistency of its crust of minute thickness and great buoy- 

 ancy. Being of a semi-solid consistency not unlike a 

 liquid, it was greatly affected by exposure to the cold 

 or to the heat during each revolution, and in conse- 

 quence their powers were greater than now manifest 

 on solid properties. Each revolution cooling portions 

 of the surface more than others, caused the precipita- 

 tion of properties conforming to the temperature of the 

 crust in the location, and for that reason a mixing of the 

 strata into minute thickness in portions, while in others 

 forming compounds within the temperature of crust 

 acting upon the properties yet in suspension, causing 

 same to be precipitated and joining in forming com- 

 pounds. Thereby accounting for different portions of 

 the earth's crust at the same period in worldly history 

 forming into different forms of strata, or a different 

 earthly formation at the same depth .in the earth's 

 strata. The revolution of the earth effecting the cool- 

 ing of the crust caused different formation to be com- 

 ing into existence at the one and same time in worldly 

 history. 



So the study of strata necessitates the consideration 

 of locality with regard to the source of heat generated 

 from the outside body driving the planet away. Again 



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