The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-24
WONDERS IN COLORADO.
The Governors Secretary Stumbies
Upon an Invention DefyIng
the Law of GravitatiOn.
Denver News.


the Law of GravitatiOn.
Denver News.
II have perfected a simple machine,
or rather it is no machine at all, simply
an apparatus by which the law OF gravi-
tation is set at defiance. The apparatus
is composed of two steel belts. One belt
is composed of flat discs of steel, or rath-
er a continuous piece of steel thinned
every two inches, which makes the belt
of chain-like appearance, or rather there
are two belts of the kind Joined together
by special solder of my own invention.
Through this belt runs a flexible cop
per wire, a thin strip of platinum and
strip of another metal known to no one
but myself The space in the belt II
filed with chemJcal~. which, coming ~
contact with the metals, generates vol
taic electricity. The new metal l have
discovered makes the current continu-
GUS and everlasting. That is great dis
covery in itself-a voltaic pile that will
not weaken. The ends of the belt are
Theoretically sealed with my special solder
and the clasps are lined with 81 peculiar
malleable glass, also of my own lnven-
ton. Through the glass run two small
platinum wires, which can be connected
or disconnected at will. When they are
connected the electrical current is con-
tinuous and is very strong. This belt
would be useless by itself, but L have
another belt which is intended to go
=, ha1 ia
but a small elastic wire made of my new
metal and is fastened simply by hook
and link. This wire belt is heavily
charged with the psychic force of which
1 have spoken. Either belt by itself is
useless. Together a force is produced
which absolutely terrifies me when I
think about it.
Il viii tell you what ] have done, so
you can judge for yourself. put tue
two belts around my waist at home.
placed a ladder against the house ami
assembled about ten feet. l stepped off
boldly, because knew if fell l would
not hurt myself, but / didn't fall. / was
almost positive of the result, but could
not help feeling "A little doubtful. There
stool -a.. u.'..I is mil ,ir Jattenfr.-
By catching hold of the outer belt ana
pulling it out free from the lower belt l
descended gradually to the earth. | re-
peated the experiment dozen times.
each time going higher, with the same
results. The last time l tried | stood on
the chimney of my house, about fifty
feet high, and boldly stepped off into
space. The experiment was so novel
that stood in the air for about fifteen
minutes, gazing around. l concluded to
lie down and did so. While in recum-
bent position l assumed all kinds of pos
lures, such as man takes in bed. The
experience was delightful. l thought of
that good old song:
Must | be carried to the skies
On fiowery beds of ease?
and said to myself that | didn't care
about any fowery beds just then. 1
wanted to go up, but | couldn't. l pos
sessed only the ability to come down.
81 was so exercised over my discovery
that didn't sleep for week and scarce
ly ate anything. 1 didn't know what to
do. Here 1 was, possessed Of terrible
secret. Would it benefit mankind or
would it work to their injury?
81 thought over the matter seriously
and ae last concluded that if l could ap-
ply my discovery to the mechanical arts
would be rendering inestimable benefit
to the world. Thinking of this, made
some other experiments. l went to the
public building on Sixteenth street and
placed my two belts, with extension
wire, al ound block of granite weigh
ing $4,000 pounds. With one finger 1
lifted the mass of stone into the air as
high as could reach. l did that in the
night and when no one could see me,
for didn't want any one to see what 1
could do unless everything was fully
verified. / am satisfied and will fully
satisfy everyone else"
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