Telegram-herald., 1891-10-25
"a nme inIlnences operate

the same influences operate In
locating the orbits OF the planets; but
with these planets. II not with all
bodies cf condensed matter. there IS
mother element thgt has much To do
with their buoyarcy, ard that element
3 an electric atmosphere.
There Is an electric atmosphere sur
rounding every body, great or small,
OF condensed matter. The electric eur
rent passing over 4 wire sweiis out ell
nround the wire, which can be easily
detected by instruments. Put Il
wire through hole IN a glass plate
ard scatter filings on the glass. By
tapping tho glass the filings will ar
range themselves in magnetic lines and
erove toward the wire. This electric
atmosphere is SO strong outside OF the
conducting wire that an astatic pendu-
ium made 10 oscIl.ate across this elec-
sric atmosphere viii chang, the direc-
ton OF its oscillations Charge with
electricity moist paper ball suspen1-
rd By n silk fiber, and the electricity
will form n spere or an atmosphere
-we might cali It an eiectropherc-
around the paper ball.
All electricians declare the earth 10
be n magnet Guthrie, an English
authrity and professor Of physics
Mt the royal school OF mines, says:
ss'The earth is to be regarded as
spherical magnet, and on an average
three cubic feet OF earth holds a much
magnetism as a steel rod weighing
one pound" The whole body oil the
e.arth is charged with currents oil elec-
Sr,city, and as every body so charged
snust have an electric atmosphere ex-
Tending far outside OF it, Our earth's
t.iectric envelope must reach far OUT
into spacc. It Is well known that the
higher we 20 into the atmosphere the
l,rhter-more rariiiea-it is, while the
electric tension continually increases.
This Is the universal testimony and
evidences are strong that dense body
of electricity exists at an elevation OF
mills.
Charge pith balls with electricity
rnd they will recede from each other,
but II the electricity be taken from the
pith ball so that they have less than
their natural NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. cal
this charging them with negative cleo
tric!ty-the balls will converge or iaii
together. This indicates that the eiec-
tric atmosphere OF tho ptth bail pushes
them apart while the lack OF these at
mospheres permits the clements sur
rounding thea 70 drive them together.
Objects that float on water ana are
capable OF being charged with elec-
tric.ty. will float away from each otae-
when charged with electricity, but
when their electricity is reduced below
their natural quantity they 1oat tc-
rether. These objects win not per
.narently hold electricity, and the
tiectricrv i'm them be reduced without
causing TOO great a deficiency. they
viii float toward each other their
momentum carrying them into each
Others elcctropEeres. whcn they VIII
receee from each other, and thus oscii-
late or perturbate.
The perturbation OF the planets is
strong evidence on this point. When
Mercury il ht its farthcTest point irori
The sun. and Venus ia at superior con
jurction with it--sIercury being be-
tween Venus md the srn-both MeT-
surv and Venus are thrown far out of
their orbits. Mercury going neaTe To
nrd Venus farther from the sun, thus
fccessrs- from each other. causing
WhffE the NFtEVHVAiftN NH'f -
riors In moving around the earth
tls moon rccedes from the earth when
n passes over the continents oi the lat
se-, ard comes nearer the earth when
crossing the oceans. There is much
rreater magnetic Influences over the
Continents than over the oceans. The
naoor's envelope sinks into the oceans
depressing them. following which. as
the waters become level again. the
food tide comes IN. These tides are
eaused by push. and the moon over
eontinsnts is caused IN receae by
push from the carth's magnetic savsl-
ope.
I can not fully discuss tile pssh of
rravity IN THIS teuscr but reauers viii
ses soHs gounsasioa for argument.
Both the eieneass thas surround the
aan. and those 81 outer space, repcl con-
s.rnssd matter - water does the cork.
aasi. Therefore. our earta establishes its
prhtt between. where there ~ the least
reststaaee. ~ an egg sinks Through OF
60 sae saFsat, ol tAe sass water and n
rock 90 TIE surface ~ the quicksilver.
". r. FOSTER.