The man or men who originally wrote that part of Genesis had not the remotest idea what he or they were talking about. He or they knew nothing of the subject-matter in consideration. The story told is like many other fables that had their origin in those early days of waking humanity. The great masses are not very much better off to-day as regards these notions. They still believe in the Bible, and hang their hopes of salvation on its truth. The churches teach it, and it forms part and parcel of the church creed. It will therefore do no harm to present a few facts--that the holiest priest cannot contradict, that the most pious preacher must admit--that admit of no argument or controversy, because absolutely true. Every intelligent person knows that we live on this earth; that this earth is also called the world, and that this world is a planet; that this planet belongs to a family of planets. This planet of ours, this earth, belongs to a system of planets known as the solar system. And the solar system is mainly comprised within the limits of the Zodiacs. By the Zodiacs is meant a belt of the Celestial Sphere. 8° on each side of the Ecliptic is styled the Zodiac. This division is of very high antiquity, having been in use among the Hindoos and Egyptians. The Zodiac is divided into twelve equal parts, of 30° each, called signs, to each of which a fanciful name is given. The sun is the center. Around him the planets revolve in ellipses. The sun itself has a diameter of 866,000 miles. The major planets revolving around the sun as far as known are as follows: Name. Distance from the sun. Diameter. Vulcan 13,000,000 miles. unknown. Mercury 36,000,000 ,, 3,000 miles. Venus 67,000,000 ,, 7,600 ,, Earth 93,000,000 ,, 8,000 ,, Mars 141,000,000 ,, 4,200 ,, Jupiter 483,000,000 ,, 90,000 ,, Saturn 886,000,000 ,, 73,000 ,, Uranus 1,782,000,000 ,, 33,000 ,, Neptune 2,790,000,000 ,, 37,000 ,, It is not an easy matter to imagine that we are suspended in space; being held up, not by any visible object, but in accordance with the laws of universal gravitation, whereby each planet attracts every other planet and is in turn attracted by all. There are a number of minor planets, satellites, a moon, and meteors or shooting-stars, and comets, etc., etc.