The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-06-16
THE NORTHERN LIGHTS.
Lemstr0m'a sl0na-Aur0ra DOrcalls
Manufactured by Man.


Lemstrom's Iusions-Aurora Dorcsiis
Manufactured by Man.
But lot us leave the domain of theory
and see what has been found In the
realm Of facts regarding this strange
and beautiful display. It may seem
singular to say that the northern lights
have been manufactured by man-made
to order, so to speak-but such IL really
the case, or, at least, claimed by Pro-
fessor Lemstrom, In charge of tho Fin
nish International Meteorological Sta
ton, at Sodankyla, Finland. A copper
wire mounted on telegraph poles was
wound around the apex Of small hill.
covering about 8, 900 square yards, from
top to bottom, in spiral course as II
ascended the hillside grade, points like
those on lightning-rod pointing up
ward being fastened to the wire every
foot and half, one end being connect
ed with conducting metallic disk sunk
in the earth. Many interesting expcri-
ments were madc with this singular ap-
paratus, but the most startling was
when it was used by nature itself and,
the air seemingly overcharged with
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play, or very near the surface of the
earth, but in these claims he has been
stoutly contested by others. many of
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;oot o cIosar - than moot nbvs;o;.,s G ~ NJ.
&GonsL;oiJ & Tho Arct;o exyioror n,ts Il
Iia n,;ies which Professor Ed"rn,ov
taiIou. G oIo.o,v OF 1oh onI Ns,v,on y a.;,
h,,t r,;lo. 49, ~ 100 80 o"o .oS,, go 30
IL ' dadma.;ous % ' y Sou,.,aSa. a ab ~ ~ .ta -.
v;o;r;.v I ~ the pumhers n;von ohoxo
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thav % ~ arc evay Setarm;ned and !. NAV ~
ha ;hat ail ora within Tho trma i;n,i.s
tor ill., .ha clouds 40 ono ~ .ba lbs.
anthn-s ro,nerIs tha srrora, J;s,Iovs
rnou ~ ha tomnJ to- hovo u;da ,;m,y,s -
tha,r ho;ohts Reroman doas not rost
contented, however, until he has pub
lished the height at 486 miles, Marian
485 and Boscovich at 1926. l have not
given all authorities, but probably the
most reliable and the greatest extremes.
The extent of the auroral displays
over the world is not uniform, the
United States being the most favored.
while Siberia. opposite to us across the
pole, but much further north, is tho
least. New York City has about the
same frequency Of auroral displays us