The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-25

vn'cd tht the same prin 'ple was capable Of
indefinite" expansion. Natter is made up Of
molecules, and molecules in their turn. are
made up u atoms. Tho atom. you know. II the
unit of being. Tho molecules differ according
tp the number and the arrangement Of their
constituent atomA. Chemical changes are
effected by the dissolution of the atoms i'm the
molecules AMI their rrarrangcmcnts into mole
cnles of another kind. This dissolution may be-
accomplished by chemical affinity or Ivy u suf-
Il 'irnuy strong electric current DO you follow
| mcy'
Perfectly"
Wen. then, following out this line Of thought
con Owed a gran id'a. Tia 'rc was no reason
why matt r could not h, t,cgraphrd or to b.
alphabetically rurdr 'tclspomp,i.' 1t WAS
only n necessary to elt,t ut on, cnI Of the linz
| the disint grafton Of the molecules into atoms.
and to convey the vibrations Of the chemical
dissolution by electricity tothrothcr pole. whcro
a spending rccOnstru ton could be cflc ted
! from other atoms. Az all atoms are alike. their
arrangement into molecules of the same order
and the arran cement Of thos, mole ,ucs into an
organization similar to the original orguniza-
ton. would be- practically II reproduction Of the
original II would b. "a mat Arializatlon- in
the s'ns' Of the Sprtualists cant. but in all the
truth an logic of stern science. Do you still
| follow mop
." II isa little misty I said but think
gothic point. You would telegraph the lea Of
the natter to use tho word Idea In Pluto's
sense
PRECISELY A candle fame is the same candle
flame although the burning gas is continually
! changing. wave on the surface of water is
the sam' wave. although the wator composing It
is shifting "a il moves. 4 man IL the sanlc
man although there 10 not an atom In his body
which was there five years before. 1t IL the
Form, the Shape. the Ilca that Is essential. The
vibrations that give individuality 10 matter may
be Transmitted to a distance by wire Just rs
really a. the vibrations which give inlyidu-
alty to spunl. So constru ted an instrument
10y which could pull down matter. 80 to speak.
at the anoio and build it up again ON the same
plan at the cathode. This was my Trlcpomp."
But in rracticc-how did the Tclcpomp
work -
&" To pcrfcctonl In my rooms on Joy street.
in Boston. had about five miles Of wire. | had
no dim ulty in sending simple compounds
such rs quartz, starch. and water. from ono
room TO another over this hvc-mc coil shall
never forget the Joy with which disintegratcd
three-ccnt postage stamp in ono room and
found II Immediately reproduced at the rccciv-
ing instrument in another. This success with
inorganic matter cmboldcncd mo 10 attempt
the same thing with a living organism. |
mtted him to terrible current from my two
hundred-cup battery. The eat disappeared in
twinklng. hastcncd into the next room and
to my immense satisfaction found Thomas
there alive and purring, although somewhat
astonishcd. Itworkei like a charm"
This is certainly very remarkable"
Isn't itP After my exp riment with the eat.
a gigantic idea took possession Of mo. II /
could send "a feline being why not send u hu-
man being II could transmit eat five miles
10y wire in a flash Of electricity why not TRIMS
nit man To- LONDON by Atlantic cable and with
equal despatch resolved 10 strengthen my
already powerful bait Try and try the export
ment. Like thorough votary Of science. re-
solved to try the experiment on myself
| io not like to dwell upon this chapter If
my exp arience,' continued the Head. winking
at tear viii 'h had trieklrl down on 70 his heck
and which silently wiped away for him with my
own pocket handkerchief. Sunl,s it that
trrloi Tho cups in my battery. stretched my
wir" over hou-etops To- my lodging in Phillips
street, made everything ready. and with a
solemn calrlnr-- born of my confidence IN the
the theory placed myself in the receiving in
-trument OF the T,lepomp at my JOY street
ofll,e. | was sure that when | made the
connection with the battery | would lnl myself
in my rooms in Phillips street ~ | WIS sure of
my existence. Then touched tho key that let
on the electricity Alas"
For some moments my friend was unable to
speak At last. with an effort. he resumed his
narrative.
Il began to disiutegratn at my feet AMI slowly
disappeared under my own eyes. My legs
melted away and then my trunk and arms
That somethin. was wrong knew from the
-x'onding slowness OF my dissolution, but | was
helpless. Then my head went and lost all
a., g., As4trIiur tD nj fhtDrv m
head. having boon the last To disappear. should
have b,en the lr-, to matorialize at the other
end II the wire The theory was confirmed in
fat. | recovered consciou-ness. | opened my
cyos in my Phillips street apartments Ny chin
WAS materiaillng and with great satisfaction
saw my mock slowly taking shnpe. suddenly.
and about al the third rcrvral Vcrtchrn. the pro-
cess stopped. Ina flash know the reason. |
had iorsottrn TO rrlh'nish the cups Of my bat
terry with fresh sulphurir acid. and there was
not electricity enough to matoraize the rest II
mo was Head, but my body was. Lord
knows whereof
! did not attempt to offer consolation Words
would have been mockery in the presence OF
/ Prot. Dummkopr= gricf.
What matters il about the ros?' he sadly
| continued. Tho house in Phillips street WIS
| full of medical students. suppose that some
Of thrm found ms Head. and knowing nothing
Of me or Of the Telopomp, appropriated it for
/ purposes Of anatomical study. | suppose that
they attempted To- preserve il by means Of some
ur-oniral preparation. How badly the work
WAS done Is shown by my defective nose"
SUPPOSE that drlitod from medical student To
medical student. and from anatomical cabinet
to anutomi al cabinet until some w)uld-be hu-
| morist presented me 10 this collection rs
Fren 'h murderer OF the last century. For somo
months | knew nothing, and whom recovered
consciousness found myself here"
Such added the Head, with dry, harsh
laugh. is the irony Of Fate'
90 l. there nothing can do for you 2" asked,
after a pause.
Thank you. the Head replied 81 am toler-
ably cheerful and resigned. | have lost pretty
much all interest in experimental Science |
sit here day after day and watch the objects
Of geological, physiological, chronological, and
genealogical interest with which this admir-
able museum abounds. | don't know Of any
thing YOU can do for mo-
Stay he added, as his gaze fell once moro
uponthe cxasperating legs Of the Oedicneninus