C Reading- Hoorn Journal, page 21, 
c February 2, 1319. 
May not tire moderation of this win. 
; ter be owing to the unusual conjunction of 
Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, and other planets, 
in the neig ibou/ nood of the suo ; whereby 
the common gravity of the s U n on the 
earth is so aided as to corupress the earth 
somewhat less in size than usual l (this 
might happen, if the great seas are admit¬ 
ted to be water quite through the sphere.) 
In such case the internal air would tie o- a . 
dually exuded out at the poles, and there¬ 
by keep the external air of a steady tem¬ 
perature ; [ or h at be set free b:/ the com! 
Jires.mn oj elastic,fluids in the volcanic or 
. mid f lane cavity of the sp,hereP\ If this 
exposition be correct, in or about six 
months hence the season shornd cease to 
be mud or temfierate ; for in that dint the! 
sun w? l be in opposition to this assem¬ 
blage of planets, so that his gravitating ac^' 
tion on the earth will be weakened by! 
them : hence the spnere should then disj 
tend and gradually absorb air at the poles, 
so that a less than usual suppiy ol tempe - 1 
rate a * vvousd be supplied from within to 
moderate extremes; tnerebv an extreme 
or unusual hot summer snouici be the con¬ 
sequence, t Had the present conjunction 
oi planets with the sun happened in sum¬ 
mer, it should, by tnis principle, produce 
a cool or mild summer ; and had the sun 
1 ♦„ • - , 
ufccii ij OppOSiUoa auUi aaouiiUiicu 
nets this winter, it should have been a 
very cold winter. * * 
“ The preceding rules indicate that the 
ensuing spring should be cool, the sum¬ 
mer hot, and the following fail and the lore 
part of the winter mild,” 
(Signed) JNQ. CLEVES SYMMES. 
The above was succeeded by remarks 
thereon, on the same sheet, by two anony¬ 
mous writers ; one of whom affected to be 
tickled at the idpa of the earth’s being a 
pair of OellQ^iSfcind the other argued in 
point; but hWmgument being long I omit 
it; and add my answers to his objections , 
which will perhaps further elucidate my 
position. 
