Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-08-14
The Fairy Tales of Science.

ine miracles of science surpass tn
myths OF superstition, and we do no
seem TO see the end from the beginning o
the beginning of the end. As soon a!
some one starts up and tells Us that we ar,
~ nave no more startling discoveries, ne
hi"'e hilacic-working Inventions, som,
new fangle is wrought out of laboratory O,
inventive brains and the world is star,l, {
anew There seems to be no limit to tn,
work of that talisman Of modern lif.-
| electricity. Electricity takes the wings Of
the morning and flies ahead Of the snn Ia
the aniipodes with the words of our
mouths and the mcditations Of our heart.
IT transmits our chirography-a horrid
shost that is sometimes And now we
! nave the electro -phonoscope which brings
/ n'I"fe Us the face of him who is talking
through thc telephone at Us. perhaps a
hun"itu miles away. As You hear n, !,
VOICE, you see his ewes and his smile or
ms fro~n. ibis new invention /. de-
, scribed As follows
on entering 4 little cabinet one was
confronted with large dark mirror. hay
ing telephone at the side and a pajr or
strong lamps overhead Directly com
munication was made, il was possible 10
TAX over the telephone in th. ordinary
way nut whilst talking the speaker could
"pStr'e Tue expression upon hi, cores
P"hhent- face at the other end Of IN.
wire Like an animated colored photo
~faPh thc image Of this gentleman was
seen. perfectly and clearly. and at Ia.
same moment this individual. whilst adj
dressed ny 'hc speaker, could watch his
lace rs hc poke. The elect was really
hiai rtI"u>. and appeared almost like
"itchcraft- The novel apparatus w,s
placed IN small temporarily cur,ainrd
room, not much bigger Than 4 very laron
N'htry-h1N. holding an audience of thrre
at a time and the attendant who demnp.
~tfaf'i The novelty. There before Won on
the wall was funnel-shapcd disc. brightly
Illuminated hy -four electric incand,,cen,
'-hi.- gu Put the telephone to your ear.
"n" f'h3 Nonr correspondent up His face.
s'cf immediately IN lAc center OF the
'l~e. lon speak. and he replies IL.
e"uh'ehAncc changes IT, expression. he
huIhs. looks solemn, grave and gav hy
'hfh IN" features Of The person Mt M.
nt'"r ,rd could not have been morr dl,.
'lnct bad they been looked at, from a
snort distance, through tie object len. Of
4 spy glass.
Now that time Is annihilatea 81 el.c.
-ricitt that subtle essence comes In to
innliilatf space. 50 YOU NAV see yopr
absent friend through electricity. and hear /
aim speak. 50 far and Yet 80 near.
~ i an Interesting fact that poetry and [
imaginative literature are prophetic. In H.
'rablan Nights j. story like this
hfee Princes love their cousin. The
laughter OF the King They have cgnal
'tctch>lohs 10 her hand ana heart and
l'!ther The lady nor her father likes 10 de-
NE Az length the old King hits upan n
''Se' for year and day the vouny
n'i arg 20 travel To lar Countries to seek
u' ilafFci>, and the one who brings back
ne greatest wonder i 10 win I'M Mia.
hey start together, and separate A, IA
'Arting point one hundred miles from thr
a4a'e' They agree to rendezvous there
gam az lhc expiration of their exile. ana
, compare notes When that day come.
le ir>t 70 reveal hS "tiud Il tAr lucky
nfchaScF o: telescope cooking through
f"u "'Nh To sec any distant friend. and
u 'he instant the living. breathing image
F'9'S ~ "a" grass On this announce
eht the three lovers nj once expressed
"'>h tp >te the Princess but The hr,t |
no .'"hs through II turns pale. he has
''h ltr GllhI ne Others are agonized
'"' Hl@ht lhcn speaks the second
''h't Aa'r mage apple; hcld tp 4
' hoN'rjis 1t VIII avert death aud restore ,
'a'th At once. That 4, of uo use r,
les ihe first she wili DE before we can
a"h hrr In his turn THE third loyrr q
k"s up Ms parable: II have bought h
agic carpet wc II on il, " IA ID be any- /
here and Immediately We are there"
rpet brought Them 10 Inc rescur. a.,
sncr Of the healing apple:
The same legend rrappears In The Mldd!e
.cs In Europe Profr>-iona. wizard, t
I ~. all Il,