The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-06

light IS peSSed througha WISH, and broken
upiHte thcsbeauGifal coloTs Of the rainbow,
there ere rays beTend the. red an6Svielet
ends which are quite iraperHpsible to US,
but that they &c exist esA be demonstrated
by their effects upon certain chemicals.
Tie sensitive plate of a camera receives
them and shows the presence Of celestial
bodies whose beams have 10 effect upon
the human retins. Thus Photographs are
taken Of suns which have Ioag ceased
to shine; kettles of Boiling water can
be photographed in the dark. There
fore We must admit our cwn eyes are
but very imperfect Perceivers. But how
about the SO called lower animals Has
net enc of our NEST celebrated living
natur2lists proved BY his experiments upon
ants that these insects are clearly sensitive
to rays beyond the Vio!at? WAT they see
is probably a celsr perfectly iEeoncsivabls
to US. Is il Rot possible that ths so called
ghost ssers' may be gifted with retins sen
sitive to these ultra rays? Would not this
theory account for many remarkable cases
OF persons beholding appaFitions, and in
which cireunstRatial evidence seams TO
point TO the honesty OF those visited7 Be
cause we cannot as yet understand these
phenomena we call them 'delusiens.' Must
it ever be beyond the power Of science to
supply Us with a means OF increasing eur
sense of sight in this directisn'
Such were the questions suggested by
the splash Of tiny goldfish! To answer
them in practical form was the task set
myself. determined to carry out an elab-
crate series Of experiments upon the visual
apparatus offsh, taking iRte consideration
the changes light must undergo in passing
through the Fefraeting media of the curved
glass Of the aquarium and the bubbling
water IL contained. My goal was TO see the
unseea-to construct an apparatus which
should eARbls the human eye to perceive
the ultra rays.
II do not intend 70 describe in detail the
progress OF this novel study, nor to disclose
the various discoveries which enabled me
to succeed after many weary and diShe2rt-
eniRg failures.
''The startling and altogether unsus-
pected consequences Of my success compel
me to believe that have overstepped the
moral bounds Of science, and that should
be increasing nay guilt were to enable
others TO follow IN my path. II must be
sufficient fer E7e TO say that the medium
constructed through which Ewas to behold
the dead was, 20 All appearances, an ar
rangemeHt of coleTod lenses. 1t was not
long before had an opportunity of testing
my discovery. One night aweks with the
consciousness that my wife was present.
l even knew tAat she was bending over
me. I could almost imagine her breath
upon my cheek. Ny optical apparatus
lay en- the table within easy reach-with
a palpitating heart Lplaeed it before my
eyes. For moment / was dazzled by
brilliant Aash of light; then, clothed in in
deScribebIe c0lers, l Bekeld the face of my
dead wife. To give the very faintest idea
of these marvellous hues is utterly impos-
sible. They could no more be imagined
than one could conceive a new sense.
Nothing in OH. earthly experience can give
the least Retien Of their enchanting beauty.
Yet the face did not appear uAnstEral-on
the contrary, it seemed perfectly real and
1t was nay beautiful wife
transcendaatly beautiful ImpaisiveIy
spFang toward her, throwing aside the
lenses ia my ecstasy. They fell upon the
floor, shiTered ia atoms. Yet the brilliant
image remained before me in all its lowell
ness. In the excitement Of the moment
this die not seem strange. Twas in a semi
deliriun.
'How long 1 continued in this ecstatio
state | caanOt tell. l remember being
aroused by the opening Of the bedroom
door, and the voice of my valet informing
me that it was time TO arise. turned in
the direction of the Sound, bat could see
nothing except nay wife's features. l did
not for a moment suspect the truth. be-
lieved my sight wss temporarily impaired,
as Is naturally the case after gazing at an
extremely bright object. But before long
awoke to the fact that | was blind to
everything but my wife's imaze. This re-
NAMED permanently before me, bat not IN
it's original hueS-stiu more beautiful
tints gradually eclipsed the others, prob
ably their complementary colors. This
final apparition mas never left me. Whether
my lids are closed or open, my wife is al
ways before my eyes. l feel her presence,
but her voice is dumb forever.
1T never occurred to me during the time
I was celebrating nay experiment that the
ultra rays might have an injurious effect |
upon the retlna. l now believe that these
rays Of unusual light have produced
pathological change in this membrane. 1t
Is for those who conduct the examination OF
my remains TO prove by actual demSnstrs-
ton the truth Of nay stsry."
DE-. Benson laid the paper on the tabla.
Some time elapsed before the impressive
silence was broken. Each one present re-
manned absorbed IN reflection upon these !
revelations. At last It was
that the ghastly object Of the
meeting should be carried out. This ia not |
The place for me t. describe the details Of
the examination. Il is enough 70 say that, |
rs Dr.. Gabriel had anticipated, in a part OF /
the retiBal membrane OF both eyes what is
known as the visual purple" was found |
10 be permanently hlsacho9, forming two
'opbegrams, or natural ~ photographs, |
which clearly defined the outline OF beau
-iful head.
These oPtegrams were immediately en-
argea by photography. The two pictures
has obtained were placed together and
Viewed through stereOscope
On looking through the Instrument. az /
MA doing es-Tbs present moment, L see the /
lin and misty i11sSe OF a fSrClale head, like |
N unfinished skcJoA Of q besatiful model /
II Is alNlcu4J 70 believe t1aL It - al actual |
photograph OF q clsem bodIed spirit. Yet /
such Il Is
Or. Gabrielle death rem aims n mystery. /
Nothing YRS found 81 the examination |
which coCld explain t+.-Ieupls Bar.
whyP
"Ssy, mamma, amt we made OF 6ustT /
'"Yes, dear"
''Well, why don't we get muddy when /