Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-23
WONDERS IN COLORADO.
The Governors Secretary StumbIes
Upon an Invention Defying the Law of
GravttatiOn.
From the Denver Netrs.

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GravttatiOn.
From the Denver Netrs
81 have perfected simple machine, or
rather tits no machine at all, simply an
apparatus by which the law of gravita-
ton is set at defiance. The apparatus is
composed Of two steel belts. One belt is
composed of fiat discs OF steel, or rather a
continuous piece of steel thinned every
two inches, which makes the belt of a
fiat chain-like appearance, or rather there
are two belts of the kind Joined to-
gether by a special solder Of my own in
VentiOn.
Through this belt runs flexible cop
per wire, a thin strip Of platinum, and a
strip of another metal known to no one
but myself. The space in the belt is filled
with chemicals, which, coming in contact
with the metals, generates v0ltaic cleo
triclty. The new metal have discover
ed makes the current continuous and ev-
eriasting. That is great discovery in It.
self-a voltaie pile that will not weaken.
The ends of the belt are hermetically seal
ed with my special solder and the clasps
! are lined with peculiar malleable glass,
also Of my own invention. Through the
glass run two small platinum wires,
which can be connected or disconnected
electrical current is continuous and is
very strong. This belt would be useless
by itself, but l have another belt which is
intended to go around the other. This
belt is nothing but q small elastic wire
made Of my new metal and is fastened
simply by hook and link. This wire
belt is heavily charged with the psY-
chic force of which l have spoken.
Either belt by itself is useless. TOgeth-
,,. Fr.. ae- 81 s.k 10 ,nr
terrifies me when l think about il.
81 will tell you what l have done, so
you can judge for yourself. put the two
belts around my waist at home, placed a
ladder against the house and assembled
about ten feet. l stepped of boldly, be-
cause knew IL fell wouldn't hurt my
self, but didn't fall. 1 was almost posi-
tive Of the result, but could not help feel
ing little doubtful. There ] stood, sus-
pended in mid-air. | attempted TO walk,
but could make no progress. BY catching
hold of the Outor belt and pulling it out
free from the lower belt descended grad
ually to the earth. repeated the exper-
iment dozen times, each time going
higher, with the same results. The last
time i 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 uilttu minutes. gazing dTouuus /
concluded 10 lie down and did so. While
IN a recumbent position | assumed all
kinds OF pastures, such as man takes IN
bed. The experience was delightful. l
thought OF that good old song:
"Must be carried to the skies
On iiOwery beds Of eaeeY
and said to myself that didn't care about
any flower beds Just then. / wanted to 20
up, but couldn't. possessed only the
ability 20 come down.
IL was 50 exercised over my discov-
cry that l didn't sleep for week
and scarcely ate anything. ! didn't
know what 10 do. Here | was, pos
sessed Of terrible secret. Wouldit ben
eft mankind or would IL work 20 their
injury?
ii thought over the matter seriously
and at last concluded that II could APP
ply my discovery 20 the mechanical arts
would be rendering inestimable benefit TO
the world. Thinking Of this, made some
other experiments. / went to tho public
buildings on sixteenth street and placed
my two belts, with extension wire.
around a block Of granite weighing $4,000
pounds. With one finger lifted the mass
OF stone into the air as high as ! could
reach. i did that In the night and when
no one could see me, for didn't want any
one 10 sec what could do unless every
thing was fully verified. l am satisfied
and will fully satisfy everyone else.