The Southern Intelligencer. Tri-Weekly. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 59, Ed. 1 Monday, October 12, 1857 Page: 1 of 4
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VOL. 1. AUSTiN TEXAS, MONDAY,
OCTOBER 12, 1857
NO. 5
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SOUTHERN INTELLIGENCE
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freezes the water contained in the rocks
and breaks them in pieces. The carbon-
ic acid which exists in the air, acts with
energy upon the lime rocks which are
so generally distributed on the surface
of the earth, and make them easily pul-
vevizuble; the oxygen in the air acts up-
on the iron and other metals which are
so commonly distributed in nature;
those arid other causes, favoring de-
composition are continually at work,
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RATES OF ADVERTISING
:int' make way for water, the great! a'r *° 8° over a,u^ over again
' ... ... .. ' its thousand mutations.
it is found by the untiring skill and inge-
nuity of niai^, and leaps upward in - the
sparkling Artesian fountain.
That which is absorbed by'the veget-
able world is given off again through
their leaves ; or becomes a constituent
of them. Then it is taken into the bod-
ies of animals for their nourishment, and
becomes a part of (hem. Then it is giv-
en off from the lungs of animal* and
the surface of their bodies, and passes
• riClEVÍiFJC FACTS
CONDNNTKD EOR TI1K INTEU.Ki,
So. 5—Water.
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¡«gent, which continua "y conveys the
disentograted rocks and metals from one
place to another. Ilence the immense ,
changos in the surface of the earth r
w hich one generation cannot see, but
w hich a reference to the history of form-
or years proves to have taken place, and
to be constantly taking place, by the
agency tjL wa&i.
\V e are not attempting in these* >-
says to put forward views of our o\v4,
or to indulge in speculations. It is siiii-
ply our aim to explain in the most con-
cise manner possibK *, sonic the com-
mon phenomena and facts in nature,' To follow the circulation otthia won-
so far as science has made them inte!- ^rful sn!-stance in a few of its endless
ligiblc. c ,-j mutations, will instruct as well as en-
Water is more generally difluid, an * tertain us. The grand reservoir and in-
ertsa more important influence in t' , exhaustible source is the ocean. From
less operations of the,universe^ this itnmence distillery the air is always
other substance. Originally, aim for a charged with vapor; which the winds
long time consider d an element, chein- carry in . every' direction. Descending
ists have proved it to consist of two "l*"1 the dry ground iu the form of rain
gassos—hydrogen and oxygen,combined ue it disappear as if by magic,
in definite proportions, aud can at pleas- Where has it gone? Part of it has
ure make it or resolve it into its ele-' g<uie ba.ck again into the air ; part has
inents. gone deep into the ground, and part
It is everywhere in the animal, vege- has entered into and become a constiu-
table aud mineral world, it exists in the* ent of the forest tree and the prairie
body of a man, the fibre of a plant, and : grass# Follow it still in its circulations
the composition of a rock. It sparkles | A portion of that which dries up and
in the eye, it gives vitality to the leaf, goes back again into the air, may be
and brightness to the gem.
seen the next morning glittering in
The immense agency which water ex- pearly dew drops on the rose leaf, and
erts upon the geological structure ofthe | a portion of it is bourne far away by a
earth can scarcelybe appreciated. Fall- current of wind to tail iu rain on other
iug upftn the summit oí mountains, it lands. Som«i of that which sinks into
wears them off, little by little, and carry- i the earth' runs in underground channels
ing the finely pulverised particles down, the creeks,, thence to the river, and
it deposits them in the river, where they
are borne onward to the ocean, until
after the lapse of years, islauds and con-
tinents are formed. The action of the
air helps this process. Heat acts upon
the rocks,and makes them more penetra-
♦hence to to the ocean ; ready again to
go the same interminable round.
Some of it finds an outlet at a less el-
evation than where it entered the earth,
and re-appears in gurgling springs,
aud some of it sinking fur below the
CeafcertaHl I'nttentff, Lebanon Tetsmer.
This is the most flourishing institu-
tion now in the Sonth-west. The cata-
logue for the" academic year of 1856-7,
which closed in July last, shows the
following members.
College Students, 14V
Prppiuitory-" 114
Dismissed M 11
? Theological " 5
Law " < 161
Total 445
The year for 1857-8 has just opened,
and the Herald says that there were
present over one hundred law students,
and from the great increase over last
year it is supposed the catalogue for
this year will show near six hundred
students.
This school was opened in 1843 and
has had no other patronage than tliat
which was given to it by the learning-
and superior abilities of its Professors.
and the energy of its Trustees. Now
however, it is one of the first institu-
tions in the United States, in point of
numbers, and, so far as the law depart-
ment is concerned, it is probably first.
The rapid growth of ties school has
been favored by many circumstances. *
It is situated in a pleasant country,
and in a land flowing in abundance, so
that boarding is cheap say from 10 to
12 dollars per mouth.
Besides this, the best citizens cf the
place feel interested in its promotion,
and are willing to receive the students
in their houses as boarders. This is
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The Southern Intelligencer. Tri-Weekly. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 59, Ed. 1 Monday, October 12, 1857, newspaper, October 12, 1857; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth180474/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.