The Republican journal., 1874-11-26

ring sound, similar to that made by a
electrical machine But that has nothin
to do with the matter The ends of tn
wire are joined This cannon now weigh
no more than soap-bubble. You see
move it about through the air with m
hand, with two fingers, with one. Here
a strong oaken chair place the cannon
upon it, and when l withdraw the wire
mark the result. The chair goes crashing
to pieces on the floor, under the weight O.
three tons of IRON
This conclusive proof of the grandes
discovery ever yet made by man brought
every person present to his teet Mr.
Blonger stood apart in triumph. The
young exhibitor alone remained unmoved
''How is it done?" cried they all. '.How
did you make this wonderful discovery o.
They now looked upon him with the awe
one feels in the presence Of a superior be-
ing.
| He raised his hand and requested silence
The action of this simple wire" said he,
lis not confined to metallic substances
Its effects on all objects is the same. |
put it round this wooden bench, as YOU
see, and the bench weighs nothing
around this chair, and the result is the
@''hio' AICiC 10 tHIS lfl St llOu SllulG, anu
these wheels. You perceive that it affects
| power over living substances You are
mistaken. | will agree to put this little
wire round my waist, and step from the
dome OF St Pauls. | will show YOU"
A ladder extended from the floor of the
climbed to its very summit, adjusted his
hai MAJ "a r. ~
unclaspcd the ends of the wire, SO that
they scarcely came into contact, and de-
scended gradually and safely to the
ground, to the infinite relief Of the spec
tators, who gazed horror-struck at the
scene.
"Thus You see, gcntemen,n said he,
again ascending the stage, what powers
lie hidden in nature, until they are acci-
dentaIly stumbled upon. You all think
that there is some power contained in this
wire. must tell you that the wire has
but little to do with it. And vet, | will
agree to 90 down to any OF your seaports,
and put this wire or one like it round any
OF your seventy-tour gun ships we read OF,
and lift it into a dry-dOck, with line no
stronger than pack-thread if the wind is
not blowing at the time. This wire. at
which You all gaze 50 curiously, has no
power IN itself. 1t is only the means OF
communicating power; still, NO man
shall examine it, except under certain con-
ditions; and this brings me to the point
intended to make by calling gentlemen of
your high standard and Intelligence here
tonight. wish to sell my knowledge to
the English government"
And why to the government ~ cried
the Right Honorable B / and the
Honorable Mr.. S in breath
because no private individual is rich
enough to buy it | once thought to dis
pose OF it to my own government. that of
the I'nited States, but shall not enter in
to the reason why | abandoned that idea
aud came here Besides, it becomes pub
lie property after ten wears | would not
for Il longer time The benefits of the
discovery are universal, and in Justice be-
long to mankind and mankind shall have
them
Says 4 member Ut the cabinet: Your
idea OF selling such a discovery to the
government oI Great Britain seems Chi
merical, anil, | may add, it savors Of sell
lishness t. keep your knowledge from the
world But lAay | be permitted to ask
how much YOU demand Tor youl knowl-
edge ."
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~Do Van object III iYtorn,ino rs how
vou happened ID discover This miohtv and
mysterious secret of nature ~
| ~Mysterious WHY it is so simple that
any child can understand if 7 stumh)ed
apon it. Since | nave discovered it,
wonder that if is NOT tound ont a thousand
| times every dav Rnt gentlemen are
Won aware that 7 douht whether I am
reallv a pioneer in this field2 There are
hooks writtan thousands If vears aoo
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