The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-10-26
The Theory of Prof.
Foster the Prophet.
He Tells Why the Moon
Floats in Space.
Why One Heavenly Body Is Attracted
by AnOtber-COmets and
RepulsiOn.

earth. The moon is not like a stone |
but is enveloped by an electrosphere
which is resisted by the electrosphere
of the earth. This is proven by two
magnitiZed balls brought rear each
other when their magnetic envelopes
or atmospheres are pushed to the op-
posite side of each and each ball is
repelled by the other. Take the mag
netism away from one ball, or what
is the same thing, charge one ball
with negative electricity, as it is
enormously called, and the two balls
will fall together, or attract each
other; increase tue charge in each and
they will more forcibly repel each
other.
For the above reasons the moon
floats in the atmosphere of the earth
because the buoyancy of the electro
sphere is of greater repellant force
than can be overcome by the push Of
ether as it moves toward the center
of the earth from all directions.
These facts explain why one heav
enly body is attracted by another
while at distance and this attrac-
ton turned to repulsion when nearer
each other. The repulsiOn begins
when their electrospheres meet.
A comet has no tail when at it's
aphelion or farthest point from the
sun. Its tail begins to lengthen when
suns electrosphere. All comets do
oI.nI1n6 tho Some
forcibly repelled that they turn back
before reaching the sun. When they
come long distances and have consid-
cradle mass the incoming ether gives
them sufficient momentum to pass
them around the sun.
OF course these arguments depend
on whether the earth and planets are
increasing their gross matter or grow
ing. If they are not the theory and
argument must fail.
Orthodox scientists hold that sun
and olanets We're originally balls of
fire, now cooling and continually
smaller. That is the nebular theory
| and the ideas herein advanced are in
consistent with it and one of the the
cries, at least, is necessarily without
foundation.
If the earth is not increasing in size
then geology is lie. There are many
strata in the earth that are recognized
as general; covering the whole earth.
One of these series is the coal meas
| ures They extend all around the
| earth and could not everywhere lie
deeply buried if the earth was not
adding materials to it's surface.
Vegetation produces a vast increase
| to earth's matter every year and it
cannot be claimed that vegetation
comes from the soil. The matter built
| up in vegetable growth comes from
| the atmosphere and is taken in
| through the leaves. The sap never
| ascends in vegetation but comes from
the atmosphere and runs down.
The atmosphere, thus robbed by
vegetation, is renewed by the conden-
| sations of the other and thus the
earth is constantly growing.
The mind cannot grasp the i'm
| mensity of the expansion of solid mat
| ter to ether, OF of the condensation
| necessary, to reduce ether to solid
| matter. The student of nature can
| make no mistake in supreme effort
| to understand this part of the sub
ject for it is the basis of all things
| that man may know.
Although the question is in doubt
among scientists / fearlessly assert
| that in it's original form, reduced to
atoms, or in that condition where it
is called ether, there is but one kind
of matter.
1t matters not how vastly this ether
may be expanded as compared with
the lightest of gasses it will have all
necessary power to create gravity if
it has sufficient velocity.
We are used to measuring power
by the pound and forget that velocity
is the important factor. A one pound
pull would lift the weight of the world
if the pull was given sufficient veloc-
ity. The power added by an increase
of velocity is as unlimited as the
power of the lever.
Then it matters not low attenuated.
how much expanded. the ether may
be if it is given sufficient velocity to-
ward the certer of the earth it will
have the necessary force to create
gravity.
Electricity, magnetism, ether readily
pass through solid matter. Electric
ity passes through some kinds of
matter more readily than through 9th
ers, and when given great velocity
is inclined to take the matter with it.
Whether the ether is of the same ma
ture is not certainly known but no
good reason can be assigned why
ether and electricity are not the same.
as much so as steam and wafer and
as the velocity of steam gives to it a
power equal to water so does ether
have power equal to electricity.
AS it is the ether that gives to COM
cts and planets their motions the
ether must have vastly greater veIoc-
ity than the Swiftest coplat. The sun
moves about sixteen miles per second.
Lights move 1S6,330 miles per second.
The incoming ether of space MUST
nave a much greater velocity than
light and this movement being toward
the center of all organized and grow
ing heavenly bodies presses every
thing toward their centers in proper
tion to their mass or density and this
pressure or push is the cause of gray
ity.
After the gross matter carried by the
ether has been absorbed by the earth
the residuum is thrown off and be-
comes what we call electricity and the
effects of this electricity we call mag
netism.
Herein is the new and true theory.
1t is in accord with all known facts;
it explains all the facts not in accord
with the fire theory: it gives the true
basis of all motion and all life.-PrOf. |
Foster
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