The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-19
THE SOUL SpECTR0SC0PE.
THE SING ULAR MhTERTdLISM or 4
PROG RESSITE THINhER.



modcrn science has narrowed down to al
most nothing the border TERRITORY between
tho material and aud the immaterial. II may
be some time, he admits, before any man shall
be able to point his finger and say with authori-
ty, Here mind begins; here matter ends" 1t
may be found that the boundary line between |
mind and matter Is as purely imaginary as the |
equator that DIVIDES the northern from the |
southern hemisphere. II may be found that |
mind Is essentially objective as Is matter, or
that matter Is a. entirely subjective as Is mind.
1t may be that there is no matter except az col-
dtioned In mind. II may be that there IL no
mind except as conditioned In matter. Prof.
Dummkopf's views upon this broad TO pic are
Interesting, although somewhat bewll1 erinq. I
can cordially recommend his great we rk In nine
volumes, koerpcrlichegestwisseT .schaft," to
any reader who may be inclined to follow up the
subject. The work can undo Ibtedly no OBJ
tanned In the original Lepsic edition through
any responsible importer ~ oreien books.
Great as Ia the problem So yrcstpd above. Prof
Dummkopf has no doubt whatever that II will
be solved. and at no dis iant day. lie himself
has taken mastery str de toward a solution bv
the brilliant series of . experiments nm about TO
describe. lie not o'lly believes. with lyndall,
that matter contain tho promise and poiency9t
al lie. hut he believes that every force. pllysi-
cal. intellectual, and moral may be resolved
into matter, fornulated In terms OF matter, and
analysed into ~ constituent forms Of matter
that motion - M tier mind f. matter, law j.
matter. and even that the abstract relations of
mathematn al distractions are purely material.
ruoroGR APHfSG SMELL.
In ACC ordnance with an Invitation extended to
me AT . ne Last meeting oi the Radical Cuban
orglr izatiOn. by the way, which Is doing a
nob'.e work In extending our KNOW ledge OF the
knowAbie- called yesterday at lrol DUNN.
knpi's rooms In JOY street. at.the West End.
found the professor in his APARTMENT on the
upper moor. husily engaged In an attempt to
" You ,ce." he said, as he stirred up bcakcr
from which strongly marked tunes 81 SUI
phurctted hydrogen were arising ana nilnE TIE
room you see that. having demonstrated the
effectiveness Of sensation, II has now become
my privilege and easy task 10 snow thnt the
phrnnm ena Of sensation are equally material
! irnc" ! am attempting to photograph smell
The Professor then darted behiud camera
which was lev sllCd upon the vessel In which the
sunocating fumes were generated, ana busted
himself a white with the plate.
\ disappointed look stole over his face as he
II ,n~i",,siV - Nj vc. rot Vol - he .,'d -edlv
"But patience and improved appliances VIII
finally lrlng it, Tho trouble is ia ms tools. YOU
see. and not In NY theory Ga fancy the other
from the odnr of n hot onion stew. md the
thoucut has cheered me ever since. But rs
hound to come. tell you, ny worthy fricnl,
the arttntr fnV wasn't nj a,e for notiiu-. could
( you accommodate me with dollar and a quar-
1 Ter to bui some more coilodionf
TIM nor1Lr THEORY or sorNp.
| Iexprc.sed ny ctcctfIl rcadiuc.- to bel mixer
"Thanks." sid the Professor. pocke'inr the
scrip and fcsluiing hi position ~ the camera.
| most palp hic - tho sense, the next thing will
/ he mp, m s.Ini 'Nl-Ar. Il, .hlni' 10
/ Ia pcIi -haiie Ms meter; Ind "a, ne h0vc hren
! somewhat successful ~ showing 10 - matter.
/ Now. when "A sJnud wave j. once started. u j.
on'N lost through an ma Unite cN;cn-i son IF i's
/ circumference. G ten tha' sound wsye. srl
/ Cafch It IN bottle; then It's circumference can
7 uo. extend. "a may Keep tAe sound wave
/ rhe only diaic,liy is In ho,tlint Il in the nrst
I al | shall attend [ thp details OF that