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earth, we shall be able to convince ourselves that the 

 three magnetic lines mentioned above answer to the three 

 main divisions of the arterial bood-vessels, the first pas- 

 sing along the spine i. e. America; the other two 

 being the arteries ot the heart and the lungs - - Europe 

 and Asia. In this respect the lines of magnetism bet- 

 ween the poles answer to the branches of the arterial 

 system in animal bodies, living upon the earth. 



Geological study of the ground has revealed beneath 

 the surface a division of the earth's crust into layers In 

 places not intersected by mountain ridges, at a distance 

 sometimes not more than 25 to 30 feet, sometimes as 

 far down as 500 or 600 feet, we conu upon a peculiar 

 sandy stratum called by men of science jura, and by our 

 practical engineers "vapp". This stratum consists of 

 sandy rocks, porous in the highest degree, so that water 

 passes through it almost without obstruction. It would 

 appear then that this laminous stratum distributes li- 

 quids everywhere beneath it. If we compare its forma- 

 tion and apparent function with the analogical tissues in 

 animal organisms we shall find a striking resemblance 

 between the cellular tissues in the human frame and the 

 jura soil of the earth, while the very existence of such 

 a membranous* stratum, reminds one of the cuticles with 

 their oily secretions. 



These, briefly stated are the indications which, in my 

 opinion, point to an animal, and consequently an intelli- 

 gent life of the earth. Further developments of this vi- 

 tality and cosmic reason, we shall see still more clearly 

 in the solar system, and in those relations which so 

 closely bind its several orbs - - relations so intimate and 

 important that it needs only the withdrawal of a single 

 planet to produce an awful cosmic catastrophe. 



