Weekly Trinity journal., 1877-09-29

After the door had been carefully lock
ed, the small party preserved solemn
silence in expectation OF the things to
come, until Herr b., rose to explain
But he, too, appeared to be rather i'll vt
ease, for the suspicion that he might at
terall, have been imposed upon, and thus
be compromised himself, once more pos
sessed his mind. But the misgivings
were short lived. Did lac not know what
his own eyes had seen Why should n
generation that had already annihllsted
graph think the suspension of the law OF
grayitation an absolute impossibility ? In
brci terms he then explained tho object
OF the conference, and asked that those
who seemcd disposed to sneer might be
patient fora few minutes, until they
could be convinced like himself.
Before proceed to demonstrate my
invention" observed the unknown, 81
must request those present to pledge thoir
WbIu ti uuhpl tuht iul puiiou W cisHt
cen months they will keep strictly secret
what they are to see and hear on this oc-
casion." After some hesitation and op-
position, especially on the part OF the
military men, tho pledge was given, up
ON which he continued : MY invention,
the suspension of the law of gravitaton,
where it is applied, has tho effect of di
ve-ting all material bodies on earth, no
matter how constituted, of their weight.
Nothing | can say could avail with the
incrcduous faces and ironcal smiles be
fore me, and prefer, therefore, to give
you proofs first and words attsrward -
Now, this barrel of cannon weighs
10000 pounds. | wind this feeble wire
around 1t. by hstening attentively you
will now hear faint sound, suck
as tho wind makes when playing
with the telegraph line. But this is moth
ing essential. connect the two ends oI
the wire, and tho result is that the bar.
rel which weighs 10000 pounds become,
move it through the air with one hand
with th, iillle finger alone ! shall now
let the barrel down to rest on this stout
oakcn bench it is not crushed, it doe,
not oven ereak But mark know | SO.
vete connection betwcei the two wires =
He suited his action to his words
With crash the oaken bench gave way
and the barrel rolled on the floor.
This convincing tost Oft the greatest dis
covery yet made by man, tell upon tn,
party like lhunderboldt. Herr b.,
face hirly besmcd with satisfaction
while all the rest hcset the inventor with
questions and wanted detailed explana
tlons.
" beg you to give your attention one,
more" said tho unknown. "The inhu
once OF the wire is not confined solely t
metallic substances. This bench can b,
as easily divesied OF its weight, and
should wind the wire round my body,
could leap with perfect safety from tn,
highest tower. For the present am
Obliged to abstain from such public OK
hibitons, but you shall have All iiustra
tlon in this room.'
A adder was brought in, which thu
unknown mounted after the servant haC
left the room. Having reached the top
he wound his wire around his chest anC
leaped into the air. Like feather bornr
by breeze, he 1oated lightly to the
1ooF.
You perceive, gentlemen" resumed
the unknown, what mysterious power
of Nature may still be made seryiceabl
to man. From the curious glsnces yot
bc-tow on the wire infer that you sus-
pect the secret OF my discovery to lie il
it, This is, however, mistake; th'
wire l. nothing more than conductor
Il desired, will 60 with you any day L
WiileImshavrn and demonstrate ther,
more clearly the immense Importance o
this invention by some experiments on .
larger scale. will wind n wire no thick
heim, the largest iron ciad. aud land i
in tho dry-dock with one hand. Here
take this wire, examine it closely, cut i
in two, and experiment yourself with it.
you will discover nothing. The secret i
mine, and no one else is likely 10 solve il
trust have convinced you that | All
no impostor, and you will find it naturs
that should desire to sell my secret t
the Government for round sum. 1t il
with this view that | ask your intercss
sion and assistance. My country is V
reap the first benefits Of my discovery
though ultimately it must become public
property"
A pause followed. 1t was evident that
the experiments which they had witness
ed had left profound impression on th'
minds of those present. They stood OF
the threshold oil one OF. Natures creates
secrets there was one among them wht
had actually penetrated that secret, snC
they, themselves, were perhaps soon tC
become acquainted with 1t.
And what is tho sum which yol
ask 20 ut last demanded Herr Is.
&" | cannot part with my secret for esi
than three millions. Pofhaps this strikes
some Of you as All exorbi;ant price. Bu
I have you consi1ered what the results d
applying my discovery will be7 1t vii
reyolutionize all our present economical
and social relations it will enable us to
dispense with the thousands and thous
ands Of steam engines, and the million
Of hahds which ere now employed day
| By day Ia hard manual toll will be wor