When my chain of reason Wr dr awn frm* 
nature of matter) first Jed'me^o the conclu • 
of!,ollo>v spheres, and open poles, 1 merely"'"" 
tended broaching it as a question ; but, W |L [ 
found the planets of the heavens, ar ,d „ le ^ 
oomena and natural history of r 
“ ^ t '~~^S£S3El 
the tact without reserve; and have been con¬ 
sidered by many, as a madman for wv pains!- 
al ® h0 f v r evei ;* in any degree, to fee! discern- 
certed by the playful, though ill-timed wiftt- 
Sction 1 Sh ° Uld COmfort Mself in the 
e S ^s‘ror,rv:if 8 M 9ucce,din ! hs 
co,n,,„„J ); mUSS 
K additional reasons are required I hav an 
ample fund pet in store for th?” r M. 
JNO. CLEVES SYMMESfi 
NOTr. 
This figure is made to represent a section’ 
a nest or spheres, cut through the poles, as q 
outline of the formation of the earth, acedia! 
mg to my theory t only, tha- there should tn 
; several more spheres added to the figure, an 
that the south pole should be more open tha 
toe north; that each sphere should have a cav 
dy, C'where the earthquakes and volcanoes of 
gin ate) similar to that cut. in the oufernW 
sphere; that the spheres should be alternate!’ 
nearer and less near each other, so as in a roea 
sure to form pairs; and that the conic spac 
bounded by the verges of the open spheres a 
both poles, should be concavo-convex or bell «ha 
ped = The effect of rotation on some of the ut 
I most inner spheres, is probably not enough b 
; open their poles, although there is reason t 
■ j#heve they perform a ret olution in less tiro 
naii Imagination must sirppfi 
the necessary shading. 1 ‘ 
