The Osceola times., 1883-01-13


cal. The conclusion now arrived at is
that magnetism is the effect of electricity.
Another fact: In April, 1912, Prof. La
mont, of Munich, was observing his mag
netometer that was disturbed TO the ex-
tent of p minutes instantaneously At
the same moment Prof Cotter, of Palermo,
Italy, observed a similar disturbance. 1t
was afterwards ascertained that at that
moment violent earthquake occurred in
the Grecian Archipelago.
Q. Is it not fact that in summer the
electrical status of the earth is generally
dynamic and the air static?
A. Yes.
Q. Does not this produce an up pouring
of air. low barometer and cyclonic ten
denotes?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. In the case of cyclone, what is the
point of lowest barometer?
A. 1t is the center of the vortex of the
cyclone.
@. You have stated that the motive
power of cyclones is electricity, believe
A. Yes.
@. Now, if that is a fact, why is it that
cyclones in the southern hemisphere
move the same way as the hands of
northern hemisphere
A. | cannot say without giving the rea-
sons therefor. The electric currents of the
earth move from east to west they pro-
duce northern magnetism near the north
pole, and southern magnetism near the
south pole dividing the earth into two
magnetic hemispheres, the northern and
southern. In the northern magnetic
] ha, ,,tg,.hara ,I,th OF, 10 tho
directive force, and in the southern mag
netic hemisphere southern magnetism.
Now, if we take free electric current and
place a northern magnetic pole near it,
il whirls it from right to left. or contrary
to the hands of a watch with the south
ern mag net the electric current is from
left to right and with the hands ofa watch.
The revolution of cyclone corresponds
with the directive force in the magnetic
pole in the hemisphere in which it
occurs.
q. Are there electric storms of great
severity unattended by any great disrup-
ton?
A. All storms are electric Weak ones
are harmless, strong ones only are de-
strIctive. We can not have the least
storm, rain-storm or any other without
fItNlIltllN Dtlllp lllt agent.
q. Are there not what is called electric
storms unattended by atmospheric dis
turbances of any great magnitude?
A. Well, we cannot have any electric
storm on any part of the earth without
the electric conditions of the earth and
the atmosphere being affected. Now, for
instance, | have found that whenever
there is an electric storm, as it is called,
or an aurora borealis synchronously with
such electric storm a violent storm of
some kind is organizing, or has already
been organized, and will appear in few
days.
Q. Under what circumstances does the
passage Of electricity cause or emit light?
A. When anything becomes surcharg-
ed with electricity, which by induction
from the clouds, as in st. Elmer's fire, or
by conduction by being connected with
an electric machine or battery, it becomes
luminous, it is under those conditions
that cmits light
Q. Please describe the phenomena of
flash of lightning in the clouds give as
near as you can the conditions when
flash will be emitted
A. The reason for it is the difference
in electric tension to the point of low
tension, which equalizes the the tension
between the two points.
Q. In ease, then, when the flash is di-
rected to the earth, that is caused by the
difference in tension of the cloud and
that portion of the earth aflectedP
A. Well, we have perhaps left out here
in discussing this point, the technical
terms, that is, using high tension and low
tension instead of positive and negative
conditions. All clouds are positive and
the earth and all bodies in space are neg
alive. Now it is a law of electricity that
no pole, either positive or negative, can
exist anywhere without evoking by in
duction the opposite pole upon the near
est point of adjacent matter The posi-
tive cloud, hence, by induction evokes
upon the earth, or some object on the
earth beneath, charge of negative cleo
tricity, and the two electricities immedi-
ately establish a connection between
them. BY air or vapor the positive cloud
sends positive electricity to the earth be-
low, and the earth by the same means
sends negative electricity to the positive
in the cloud.
@. What makes the flash?
A. Well, the convexion of air or vapor
so highly charged with electricity as to
become luminous.
Q. Is not that what is generally under
stood, in common parlance, as lightning?
A. Yes.
@. Worcester's Dictionary defines light
ming to be "the flash that attends thun-
der, and electric phenomena produced
by the passage of electricity from one
cloud to another or between cloud and
the earth" Is that correct definition
A. That is correct according to the old
doctrine, but not according to the new.
Electricity cannot pass-being an aflec-
tion of matter-without matter converg-
ing and attending it.