New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-17

This force has been tested by the Leyden jar by the
clcctroscOpc by electroyss and by the gavanOmeter
The body conducts it 1t conducts any form Of cleo
trcy but have not been able to ind that II has any
effect on The tongue Ordinary electricity has inyarabe
physiological ecctsashes the eyes. sounds ON the
ia to the taste have cOntractons OF the
muscles raising OF the hair sensations 81 pam eie
most sensitive electroScOpc has not shown any eject
when the element Of vibration Is excluded. A..
In respect | not exactly correct IN my nrst
statement. think that the resistance II wood 10 this
to electricity The force does not pass through wood
very much better than electricity IL may ne now
state Of the atmosphere and the temperature. Tie
spark Is the only evidence have or this iOrc@ IL l.
entirely probable that this force comes off unnOtccd
from all gayanic machines Since my letter in TiiE
TRIBUNE another method has been found OF increasing
the power of t force. That Is represented on the table
yonder Mr.. Edison seemed gel very little more force
ply the power by increasing the number OF vibrations
connected with separate bodies.
THEORIES CONCERNING THE FORCE.
We have OF electricity three different kinds, magnetic,
stac electricity and current electricity with their sub
divisions which familiar to every here Now, is
this of those forms OF electricity which we
know or ia ii another which do not know The
spark like electric spark We have the velocity Of
this force which Is like electricity, for although cleo
tcity has actual velocity for varies yet Isl very
Tbru agan # ia conducted by metals and prefers them a.
electricity does. Them in the fourth place. Is resisted
b. glass, rubber, &c as electricity Is put would h9
say such degree, for know not From these points
favor the theory that this is form OF electricity. Mr
Edison suppOseS that II passes through the VI
orator a. heat comes from the stove, nOn-pOar
force. 1 suppose IL might be ishutilecoch
arlan cement tie current being completed itself Tue
difficulty with the theory is that this force is only on
the opening Of the clrcu When we use the key IN the
circuit when close the current We do not get the
force. when open il we get it. That applied owe,
and again When the current through the coll
ing wires it produces magnetic fluid. and we have the
ced currents. But open t aud then what happens
new force appears; do not know what becomes of
IL. IL pass away, and that may account for tne
mystery cOnneced with electTO-mdgnetism.
In regard 10 the TECHNOLOGY OF this force, the difficulty
has that do not know exactly what IL 49,. The
term "etherc force has this difficulty that ether has
been used the nttenuated matter through which
light to IL has also been used In medicine.
might the "apOlic electricity" which, suggests
the idea want Of polarity the great fact in regard
to il.
Dr. Beard then took mp the question or prvity Of dis
covery when has been suggested in regard to Mr. El
cons experiments and thUse OF Reiss tine German elcc
tclan. The lecturer said that these two series OF cXpe
mcntsthOse of Mr. Ellison AID those or Relss-wore en-
tely different, and had relation whatever 10 each
other
Mr. Edison then gave experiment, showing
spark In the dark box. Questions were then asked OF
Dr. Beard In answer 10 Dr. Palmer Dr. Beard said that
yet he had not found that the spark developed heat
and there no ozone as IN experiments witn elec