, 1874-03-01

time. each trip of shorter extent, like tue d.
minishing oscillations of pendulum. tn 1t
finally came to eternal rest at the centre Of the
sphere. am not slow to give p1acsicat eppu-
c.tion to any such grand discovery. NY Dun
Bappressor was born Of it. trap, just outside
my cch.mber-door . spring in here; creditor
on tho trap,-ueed saY more Z"
ssDut isn't it trido inhuman ?" mildly sus,-
gested "Putting En- unhappy being into per-
IN;tual journey to and from kerguelsens Land,
without moments warming
"I give them chance. When they como up
! tho fist time wait at tho mouth Of the shalt
|. with rope in hand. Ii they are reasonable,
and xiii come to terms, hiug them the line
added, with melancholy sn.ile, {" tho ceatro is
getting
/ SO PLUGGED Up WITH CREDITORS
that sn afraid there soon will be no choice
| Whatever for en-
BY this tina had conceived high opinion Of
my tutors ability. II anybody could send mo
waltzing through space ut an infinite speed.
| RiYarol could do it. filled my pipe and told
him the story. He heard with grave aud patient
attention. Then, for full half an hour, he whitfield
| away in SILENCE. Finaily he SPOKE
Tho ancient eli pler has overeached himself.
He has given you q choico OF two problems,
both Of wlic,, be deems insolab1o- Neither
OF them is insolnblo. The only gleam Of in
!
he said that squarnS tho circle WAS too easy. Ha
| wag right. It would have given you your
| Liebcher. in fvo minutes. 7 squared the circle
| before discarded panta1ets. will show you
| the work, but
IT WOULD BE D!GIEssroy,
| and you aro in no mood for digresaions. Our
first chance, therefore, lies in perpetual motion.
Now, my good friend, I will frankly toll you
problem, do not choose to use it in your be-
hnlf. /. too, Herr Tom, hnve heart. Tho
! lovclissi Of her sex froTns upon nc. Her
| somewhat mature char1ns are not for
jean Marie Rivarol. sno has cruelly said that
| her years demand OF no hljal rather than con-
nubicl regard. Is lore matter OF years or OF
etornity? This question did put to tho
| COLD, TIT LOVELY, 5oc4srA."
Jocasta Surd!" I remarked in surprise,
" Abscissa's annt!"
| "Tho same" be said, sadly. ''I will not
attomrt to conceal that upon the maiden
Jocasta my maiden heart has been bestow-
ed: Give me ylour hand, my nephew in at1iiction
aa in 8Ycctiou"
| Rivarol dashed awny not q discreditab1s tear,
| "Aly only hope Ioa in tho discovery Of per-
petuai motion. It will sye. ma the fame, the
wealth. Can Jocasta rcfu.e theso? L Rhe can,
there is only tho trap~door and-herguellena
Land!"
| bashfnlly asked to sec tho perpetual
motion machine. My uncle IN aft1iction shook
his head.
/ AT 4nOSQGT l6 64tu- G41lIG ~ III
present to say, that it is something upon the
| principle of
wo,1AN's TONGUE.
But you SEQ now Why re mus. turn in your case
| to the alternative condition, infinite speed.
nsr' ps ,r' xas On r1sh 4
the lever, for instance. Imagine lever
with very long and very short arm. Apply
| power to the shorter arm which vii! move it
with great velocity: The end Of the long arm
| ,n1% o&a IaaYs chrf irr
tho short arm and lengthening the long one, and
aa you approach iutinity in their difference OF
leng 9Th you approach ininity in tho speed OF the
long arm. It world bo difficult to demonstrate
seek smother solution. Jsan Mario will medi-
tate. Como to me il fortnight Good night.
But stop!
rAyB TOO TIE MONEY
dc. GcH'"
ssMnc;1 more than necd.''
"Good! Let n, strike hands. Gold
and knowledge; sclc.,ce and Love: What may
not such partnership achieve? We go to con-
quor thee, Abscissa~ !or,carts !" -,
When. at the end OF fortnight, Sought
trepidation over the terminus Of the Air Limo to
Kerg1clIcn's Lind, snd eVaded the extended
arms OF lilo Petty Cash Adjuster. Riyarol drew
mug Of ale for mo ard filed himself 1etort
of hia own peculiar beverage. } ro+ -. ,rn, CIR.
cess to
TIE rAcurroar."
"Tha Tachg pomp!"
"Yes. Why not Tachu, quickly, and
pc1nro. ,pepompa, to send. May It sena o you
il is done. When shall we start for the prat-
| rics?"
Whore is iii" asked, looking in vain
around tho room for any contrivanco Which
might seem calculated to advance ma1rlmohfa
| prospects.
1T is here" and he gave his forehead y sig
niiicant tap. Then he hold forth dldac%icany:
s'Thero is force enough in existence to Yield
Ali wo need is the knowledge. how to combine
and apply it. Tho wise man will not attempt 70
make sorae great forca yield eonae great speed.
Ho will keep adding tho little force to the little
force. making each little forco yloto us nttlG
speed, until IA aggregate Of little forces shall
DC groa. force, yielding aggregate OF Attto
sneetla. great speed. The difficulty is not in
a-crogatiE. the forces; it lies in tho corro-
spending
AGGREGATION OF TIE sPEEDs.
One musket-h.ii wiil CO. snv, 4 mile. It is not
l.rd 10 increase the fcrca Of ruusket5 to . thou
Boud, yet tire thousand 1nuskc-nalls Will go no
farther and no faster, than the ono You see,
tlcp, whoro our trouble lies. We cannot readlly
NV diacoyezJ Is simply the utilization OF Prin-
clpla which c1tsor.s IN increment Of speed from
each increment of power. Bus this is the
metaphysics Of ptyaics. Let ns be practical OF
| nothing.
"Whcn you have rslked forward, on moring
train, from the rear car, toward tho engine, did
you ever think what vop wero really doing p
"W1,y, yes, have generally been going to the
amoLing s car to have 9 c,g.r."
"rut, tut,-not that! I mean did it ever
occur to You On such an occasion, that abso-
lutely you were
MOVING FASTER TEAM TIE TRAIN?
The train passes tho telegraph poles ut tho rate
Of thirty miles an hour. You walk towards tha
s1uoking-car ut tho rate Of four miles an hour.
Then you pass tho telegraph poles at the rate OF
goae1 Of tho engine, plus tho speed Of you7 OWL
| loco1notion. Do vou follow NC ?"
began to get an inking OF his meaning, and
told him SO.
"Yory well; Let US advance step. Your
addition to the speed Of tho engine is trivial,