| Show life on the he moon there is reason for thinking that the moon is in not absolutely sirless sir leas and while it has no visible body of water its soil may after all not be entirely arid and desiccated there are observations which hint at visible changes in certain spots that could possibly poa sibly be caused by vegetation and there ther oare are other observation i i which an suggest agest tle display of 0 electric lumin 0 deity 6 ity in a farind covering the moon to declare that no p possible 0 seible forrin form of life can exist under t the conditions prevailing upon the lunar surface would be saying too much tor for human intelligence can not set bounds to cre atiq power yet within the limits of life such as w we know them it is ia probably sate safe to assort assert that the moon Is a lead dead aud and deserted world in lother words it if a race of beings resembling onra elves or resembling embling ree rep any of our contemporaries ar i es torrential terr estial life ever existed upon the moon they must long lon q since have gorishek gori perished shed that stich beings may have ave existed is if it ia true as generally believed that the moon a comparatively dense atmosphere atmos phera had and water upon its gar garvace face which have now in the process ot of cooling of the in lunar globe be ing withdrawn into its ita interior it certainly does not detract from the interest interact with which we study the ragged and beautiful scenery ot of the moon to reflect that if we could viboit those ancient sea bottoms or explore those glittering mountains we might perchance lind find there some remains or momentous momen toes of ota a race that flourished and perhaps were all gathered again to its fathers before man appeared a upon pon the earth |
