Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-09-25
SECRET OF THE ARK.
IT WAS REALLY CONSTRUCTED JUST
 LIKE A LEYDEN JAR.

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 Edison and Tesla, Had They Lived at That Time, Could Not Have Surpassed Aaron.
 There is nothing new on the face of the earth, and thero is no doubt that electricity was well known to the Israel ties and probably to tho Phmnicians The first record of electrical phenomena is as old as the Ten Commandments. Moses, when he received the stone ta- bles on which the Ten Commandments were written the second time, built a box out of fir-not the common cedar or any other native woods, but firwood, which had to be imported by Ph@nteian merchants from the southern part of Europe. Was this choice accidental on account of tho great value of the resin ous wood, or was it the choice of the best known nonconductor among the great number of various timbers?
 Moses had the fir box lined inside and outside with beaten gold, which con- verted the ark of the covenant into very expensive but very perfect leyden i jar or storage battery for electricity. As gold is by DO per cent better conductor of electricity than copper, was the choice of gold again on account of its value, or was 1t an inspiration or reve- lation? So much is certain-thati if Edi son or Tesla had lived in those days they could not have improved on the choice of material, and the result was a powerful leyden jar.
 How was this leyden jar charged, was the next problem. 4 fire of mate rial rich in carbon was kept burning on top of the ark of tho covenant, and dur 1 ing daytime a tall column of smoke 1 guided the 12 tribes of Israel through 1 their wanderings and at night tall l flame was equally well seen by them 1 Now carbon is good conductor of cleo tricity, and the particles of carbon float 1 ing ill tho smoke would conduct suffi- cient electricity to highly charge tho leyden jar. At least the current of cleo tricty would be amply strong, so that if a hand were held toward the ark of the covenant sparks would result That this was done by Moses at different times is a matter of record, and that he could always depend that his faithful 1 Levitos would obey his instructions to the letter and have the jar always charged
 After Moses death his brother Aaron took the matter i'll hand and greatly i'm proved the electrical power of the strange battery He had the ark of the covenant placed in the temple and had 1t surrounded by poles 50 els high, or l50 feet. These poles were covered with beaten gold, and gold chains were hung from poles to the ark of the covenant, which made very expensive but very complete and powerful electrical con- nection. In q country where electrical storms are as frequent and as powerful Is II Palestine at al elevation of 500 1 feet and reach of I50 feet of the best conductor an abundant supply of Frank hn's electricity would necessarily al- ways be on hand.
 It is very likely that Aaron knew nothing of amperes. ohms or volts; otherwise his two sons never would have monkcyed with this powerful ap- paratus, and they would not have been killed by fire breaking out of the ark of the covenant and killing them without any wounds or burns appearing on their bodies
 Any coroner's jury of today, if it were to sit on an inquest over the body of Aaron 8 sons, would at once bring verdict of death by discharge of cleo trieity.
 Aaron know this power, and to make it effective all he had to do to deal death from his apparatus was to remove the costly camel's hair carpets, which arc almost perfect noneonductors of cleo trieity, and make the culprit stand on terra firma. Death would result instant ly by fire breaking out and leave no wounds or burns to account for his death That several members of revolt ing tribes of 1sraelites wore thus elec- troeuted is also a matter of record in the Bible
 Solomon in building his temple ad- vaneed one step further He found that copper would do as well as gold He had the temple covered with copper, and copper water pipes led into the cisterns inside the temple.
 On the temple, OF rather on its roof, a number of gilt spears were placed ill vertical positions, ostensibly to scare off the birds and to keep them from defling the temple, but these spears were sev- eral cords high, or from 1G to 24 feet Such a height would hardly be necessary for scareerows, but it was ample to load the roof, water pipes, etc. with a pow erful current of electricity
 Franklin, the electric chair i'll the state of New York and the discovery of the leyden jar itself in Leyden, Ger many, are all back numbers History only repeats itself, whether recorded or ot.-C B. Wmrand in Savannah News.
 The Daughters and the Dames.
 A woman who thoroughly under. stands the workings of both societies the Colonial Danes and the Daughters of the American Revolution-says em- phatically that there is no antagonism between them. They are managed OH different lines, that is all The Danes try to keep their ranks very exclusive, while the Daughters eagerly welcome any woman with just claim to mem, bership.
 Women Life Savers.
 The Buffalo News says that a crew of women life savers has been organized in that city by Admiral Edwin D. Ayres of the State Volunteer Life Saving corps,