The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-14


eat uisx q ~ wanted b do. 2
Dr. LeSdy followed everything closely.
what name do ron ssy. 4r- Keeays you
| give thst Instrument 70 which y0u attach
| your wtrss for thsse experiments
-sympsshesie negative tFausmiffer an
/ swered Ksely. Then be fastened The loose
enas Of both wires into he metal caps Of
| the cylinders. Again be spun TIE spindle
| on his cuphoerd With the twine string he
| hsd used before Again with his guaried
| fnx<rs--ths Joints Of the FIRST two fingers
/ Of his night hand sru - big - wslnuts he
sounded The harp" on the cupboard and
/ The resonant bsr on Top of IL
what are yoa doing nos7" asked Dr..
Leidy.
Il am trying said KscIy, TO gel the
mass cord OF that copper sphere full Of
nails Every aggregation a molsraies or
matter, | claim, or in other words. every
mass OF matter. has . sympathetic chord
through the medium OF which | can
operate my vibrat0fy force"
\ wozpEKvuL 1afNe.
The cord wss not found Tor seine min
use& Again the spindle Was SPIN by the
| help Of the fwine and It's WIKI Vas distinct
/ in the silence of the room. The search fos
and the resonant rods. deep, clear note
resounded from both At the same instant
and AZ the instant Il broke on the ear the
heavy copper globe quivered as Il lay At
the bottom OF the water. rolled over and
reluctantly. as IL were. abandoning the
ties oy which gravity held il 20 the bottons
Of the jar. fioated. at first slowly and
then moro swiftly and steadily 10 the top
Of the jar, against which IL imrtnged with
an audible conclusion.
Why. there Is the force OF gravity As
plainly overcome, and indeed annihilated.
- IL In possible for . human being 70
imagine. exclaimed the woman of the
world. DIR. I.eiay vas asked this question:
Doctor. Is IL true that this unknown force
or what IS here manifested as such has sc-
taaily before yon eyes overcome the force
Of gravity with which We are all familiar p
And the answer. slowly. deliberately.
was: Il go no escape from that conciu-
sion"
Attention Was then attracted to the little
magnetic needle which bad been put in
position on . portion Of the cylinder on
top Of the cupboard. Ii was whiriins so
fast that only siecsing shadow OF its COM
ing and going was rerceptshlc. ''Measur-
ing tae force, " said keeiy, by vibrations,
isepe Of them 10 = second are necessary 10
raise that weight through the water. The
eerrsnt that raises the weight is. Of course.
positive current. You see the copper
slohe remains suspended on the sarface of
the water. II turns on the negative cur
rent there he struck . low minor ehora)
and the globe trsmhles and begins to de-
soend."
II Was As he said. The minor chord
brought the eerper slobe downward TO the
center Of the jar whore quick return TO
the major held the globe hanging motion
less. hair way between the bottom and top.
In moment more il began TO ascend and
the top of the jar was again reached. There
IL remained. the quality of the vihra-
tions. Mr.. Ke~sy said. ''hcing unchanged !"
Turning to the other jar. Mr.. keeiy AGAIN
tried 10 strike the chord desired 10 carry
his positive current Of force 10 raise three
brass balls AZ the bottom Of the water.
There are three distinct masses 10 be
| operated on. said be. and the mass
| chords for them all are different each from
| the ether" Finally . note was struck
which sent . sort Of sAiver through
/ enc IL the balls. the smallest IL
slowly mounted through the water.
Remaining while 81 the top the mega
tive current. Mr.. kee,y said. was turned
on and IL descended. A different chord
WAS struck. and the same hail aud one of
the others. together climbed mp 10 the sur
| face again. Thssw they remained. while
| an effort was made 10 raise The hsgxsst III
| the three. After some dsffsenlty that one,
toe. vas forced b the top A change Of
action brought them all three IS Tar down
~ the middle Of the jar. There they were
| stepped.
las understand il. said Mr.. WILCOX.
sMT. keefy claims his force 10 produce an
interference with the magnetic current Of
the earth. The earth Is enveleped in mag
| netac currents as an orange is with Its rind.
! pr. leady Was asked What he thought Of
this proposition. He sssentea 20 il This
last said he. is wonderful experiment.
| Il has impressed me favorshly'~
Tie last experiment performed Was what
VAS announced IS being the propagation
| and Application e( ~the ioyve" throaxh the
| atmosphere. from one room 70 another
| without other medium ~ conveyance than
. silk cord The door into the little hack
shop, whose existence until then VAS IN
suspected, Was nov opened and silk cord
passed from the trAnsmitser 10 q large
bronze globe. mounted en- an axis horssaa-
tally, The ether end es the cord vas noi
fastened ~ the globe. hrs 10 . slender bar
/ Il steel Supported ca upssThts near it, A
/ rlAae ~ gas AZ inch thick Was put Ne.
/ tweee the end 81 the resonant steel bar aaSa
i The sAokN A smaller pseee OF glass ~as
/ pat heswssn the sAa And the other ena ci
tbs bar. tsss<s vas rGs Ga1eE the upssxAss
/ whsSa Supported the bar Gssss rlsses
were also rgs aEsaez the aprsxhts wascA
supported tie axis q the glove.
kesly thea tSsaA . hzrEsaAlcon IN his
AanA. and allowing the SILK cord sr2sss.
natter IN pass over iAe hATrnuaacan Ia Goa.
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