The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-08
BLENDED LIGHT.
The Pleasonton Theory Further
Discussed.
THE SUN A MAGNET.
All Animal and Vegetable Forms Re-
ferred to Magnetism.
APT Illustrations.

ena IL has probably been noticed that this theory
is one Of extreme simplicity aud at the timo OF
some depth. To-Day tho HERALD again takes up this
subject convinced that large proportion OF its readers
Will be greatly Interested In the unfolding OF system
which in itself Is so plausible and which stands in such
direct contradiction OF the theories OF
moicrn science. Having dealt with light generally.
and attributed to It dire city the generation Of tho mag
nctism and external heat upon which this planet
depends for its existence, General Pleasonton goes on
10 maintain -
That the sun Is hugo reflector and that tho idea OF
It's outer atmosphere technically philosophers liumn-
ated porton being largely composed Of metallic gases
is absurd
That IL such the tho whole gravitation
theory OF Newton would be bascless.
That In any case Ncwtons theory OF centrifugal and
cenlrpctai forces Is untcnable
That tho circulation OF the blood tho growth of
plants aud animals and tho phenomena Of light cleo
trcity, magnetism and heaithe vital forces the
IN direct opposition 10 tho Ncwtonan theory
Of gravitaton.
That the sun is great magnet regulating and con-
trolling all the planets Of his system by magnetism
That In tho animal and vegetable Kingdoms tho forms
OF all things conform, in greater or lesser degree
the cllipsoid form. manifested in tho planets thus
proving tho peculiar form OF their growth the result
That there Is no solar radiation Of heat.
That all the vital functions OF the human body are
dependent Tor their healthy upon electricity.
II will DO at evident from this brief synopsis
how comprehensive and iar.rcachng are the theory
andssystcm which General plcasonon has bcen led to
adopt by his experiments with blended light In the
space which the HERALD devote to this matter
impossible to do more than review these and In
toresting theories In the briecst possible manner.
Many highly attractive collateral theories OF General
Plessonton have TO be passed altogether. For
these tho reader DO referred his forthcoming
book We proceed the further exposition OF the
Generals theories, tho first, and perhaps most re-
markablo OF which Is that
TnE Sun IS A HUGE REFLECTOR.
He contends that the sun Is simply . huge reflector
OF light that our astronomers in asserting that the
luminous matter tho suns philosophers Is largely
composed of lncandcsccnt gascs hav.
ing to suppose that these heavy ncandosccnt gases arc
supported by phoospherc much less heavy than them
selves; that como astronomers main tanning that the
nucleus OF the sun itself Is gaseous and that the density
OF the sun is much less than that OF these heavy me-
tallic vapors PROFOUND absurdy. For said the
General, 'rf these incandesccnt metallic gases nrc
heavier than the material composing the ITSELF
10 clcar that the gravitaon, according to Newton OF
these heavy metallic incandescont vapors is not toward
tho centre OF tho sun; and If not to him. where do
they gravitatcs wo know what the specific GRANTEES
denses OF many OF the metals the surface of tho
earth whose incandcsccnt vapors us revealed by
the spectroscope, supposed exist IN the photo
sphere OF tho sun, and astronomers have calculated
that the attraction Of gravaton TO the sun In It's
photospherc would DO twcn,y-cight times as great as
the gravitaton IN tho carths atmosphere to the earth
Of bodies OF similar weight
NEWTON AssArLEp.
"If therefore, We suppose says General
Pieasonton ''thcsc metallic incandcsceat vapors
In the suns pholosphere to be twenty
eight times heavier than thcy would DO in tho
earhs atmosphere, and thoy mover fall to the body of
the SUM- II must follow that what is called gravtation IN
the philosophers of the cannot exist the whole
theory Of Newton, OF ccntrpea and centrifugal forces
has substantial existence. Again. what our astron
omors tell us Of tho nconccvaby high temperature Of
the be true there be eravItation toward its
centre from It's philosophers its chromosphere or any
of It's possible envelopes the heat expanding
rarcfying and driving OF all such material
substances. Heat disintegratcs solids, scpa-
rates their molecules, destroys their densities
and consequently Is opposed TO gravtaon which tho
arpction OF dcnstles Alas! for poor Sir Isaac New
and his grand theory Of ccn,rpcla and centrifugal
forces! ray OF light passing through a narrow cbink
aud through glass prism has done the business Tho
incandcscent metallic gases aud the transccndcnt in
tense heat OF the sun which has yapozcd these metals
uhe supposed discovery by tho narrow chnk and tho
prism have demolished Newton aud his erratc fanccs.
Sic rdnsf gloria mundi!
Newton held that bodies exercise attraction direct
ratio 10 thor mass, and that thus law OF universal
appcaton.'
My answer that the circulation Of the blood in ami
mails is Affected by graviation nor are any Of tho
sccrciions Of tho animal body. rhc development
growth Of animals Is upward, opposed 10 gravitaton
and totally unaffected by gravtaton The movements
have no reference 10 gravtaton. So also the yegc-
table world The sap o plants rises from the roots Is
distributed through the branches and cnlarges iher
size irrespective Of rravitatiou. The trunk OF tho
asccnds into tho atmosphere, and extends Its hugo
limbs la,craily, as II gravitaion had existence
The smoke from combustion the cxhaations from tho
earth and the evaporation Of water, all Of them
material substances are IN opposition to gravitation.
GRAvfTATioS TREATED WITH
Light, electricity, magnetism and heat, Tho vital
forces OF the all gravitntion with great
contempt The atmosphere surrounds and envcIops
the earth. IL has what Is called gravity weight but
" IS not subject 10 what IL called the law OF gravita-
tion, since when us lower strata become warmed they
ascend into tho upper part 0 the atmosphere aud do
descend or fall 10 tho carth as having woigh they
should do thus difference the relative weights OF
the same substance IN one condition another, re-
moves that substance from the influence OF gravation
The yapors or clouds In the atmosphere, which arc
heavier than air, noat IN many directions and do not
10 tue earth piece OF iron viii float upon fused
mass oi iron instead passing through IL to the bot
tom The inertia Of matter Is opposed 10 gravation.
'Newon's theory u coniripcal and centrifugal at
fractions and rcpusons flllacious. There be
rotation on the centre OF sphere spnerol, though
there may be al the eNtrcmtes ol any III It's damotcrs
axes Whit called centrifugal orco is merely the
rcpulson from tho oi rotation and not from tho
centre 80 ccntrIpcta force merely axal attraction
ANY force ~ the resultant oi the forces which produce
H. II there was. therefore, such iorcc ccnirpctl
IN sphere or srlcroid the opposing forces acting
from the cnds Of tho diamcfcrs would Dcutrazc each
other, and an immense heat would result IN the centre,
which beat would destroy tho very forces which had
produced u and would prevent their continuance.
NO crsTRrErsL CENTRIFUGAL FORCES
There are no centripctal centrifugal forces rs
Newton supposed. In the rapid rotation OF sphere
or cylinder on IT, axis, the outer surface, by It's trio
ton with the atmosphere, evolves electricity,
which, IN conjunction with the electricity 81
tho atmosphere, produces heat which, nsn-
mating itself among the molecules Of the rotating body,
expands them, aud, n the velocity OF tho rotation Is
sufficient, this heat ooscns their mutual COHESION and
electrically being at the time impaired 10 these
molecules associated with tho heat they attracted
thereby 70 tho opposite electricity OF the atmosphere
and he rotating body Is separated into fragments with
great violence, as the molecules OF the mass, having
the same electricity. rcrc each other while they arc
attracted Z" The opposite electricity OF tho outer at