The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-10
A MARVELLOUS MACHINE.
An Apparatus that Works According
to the Directors Wn Ill.
Prom The Birmin0hanl Post.

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The visit of s. certain French count to
London has given us much to think Of be-
yond the limits of the disease. both mental
and bodily, by which we have been as
sailed. This Count P, who, strange to say,
seeks no publicity, is one # the most learned
men of the century. His studies have beea
followed in participation with the expert
ments of the great experimentalist, tue late
Ruhmkorf. The latter was gel ferrous
enough to own that II was der the dlrec-
tion of Count p. that he accomplished most
of MS greatest inventions the ondr us
reel inve ted by the count Is still con idered
the most marvellous conquest of science
Upon this reel is wound a length of silver
wire measuring 1900 metres. The mag
netic needles crossing each other in a CON
trary direction are fixet upon the reel, aud
suspended by a slender thread. The ap-
paratuS works under glass like watch, so
that no ia npering with the mechanism is
possible. II Is m)unted, moreover, on a
high stand. The count takes MS hold of the
two conductors, to which are attIched the
two ends of the silver thread rolled upon
the reel, and bids you ord r the machine to
move to right or left, according to your
will. Under this power alone, hitherto
misunderstood or underra ed-thiS, the
mlghtleSt power in the universe, accOr ling
to Count F., the power of the human will
the machine will act without the contact
of touch. To right, to left, will the reel
revolve, according to the fancy of the visi-
tor.
Without speech, without touch, by the
mere mental influence alone, will the ma
chine move IN oOediencs to the uuexpressed
command. But not in all cases does the
machine answer unreservedly. IL is to the
powerful will alo e-the concentrated aud
fixed Observation-Disclosures it can be ma ,e to
reply. Ruhmkorff used to laugh imm der
ately at the yacillating movement of Cou t
L. s mac zine wnen the Swans Of the
Academic were induced to try the expert
ment. With some the wire would ire L.
and vlbrate, then start to one side, then
move toward the other; while with Others
IL would refuse to move at all, bat confine
Its vibration to one spot the experiments
made by Count ?. in London have all been
exhibited strictly in prIva @. His object III
coming here is inerely to obtai wire more
finely spul than any ne has hitherto bsen
able to get i Paris. They say tnat, con-
trary to the general rule, the cou t, from
having been all his life a confirmed mate
rlalls-, has been converted to the highest do
gree of religions faith, t. conviction of the
lofty deSUinies of man, and his connection
With the divinity; man has abused his gifts
and delivered himself to evil, but the di-
vine essence is still within him. So fearful
has the philosopher been Of the pu suit OF
the fashionable co5eries w 10, der pretex
of seem inquiry Y, merely seek to derive
amusement from the most serious expert
meats In science that he has sought re-
tire 1t in a convent near l. )ndon, and his ex-
cuse of being compelled to return
thither by o'clock is made to reply to all
invitations to dinner, or o select parties"
or to "small-and-sarlies" VITA which the
fine ladies of London would seek To over
wuelm him.