San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-02-25

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ENERGY.
Which, like matter, is unity. In
order that matter may manifest
itself we must have, first. Space,
and for the manifestation OF energy
we need both Space and Matter.
Energy is inherent in matter and
not apart from it. 1t may mani.
fest itself in various forms, but it
always remains identically the
same thing, and may alternately
become heat, light, electricity,
magnetism, cohesion, adhesion, or
chemical affinity. Energy then
consists of seven forces. Wher-
ever we have any one of these
we have, practically, all the rest,
for either one of them may without
difficulty be turned into the other.
None of these forces are ever pro.
duced, no more than we can make
iron, except the substance from
which we extract it Il. g., ore) con-
tains it. So what we call Energy,
be it heat, light or electricity, or
any of the other forces, can be
merely extracted from substances
in which it already exists, though
perhaps in a latent state, and an
analysis of any one of the seven
known forces (and it is we'll to IN.
sert the word "known") will reveal
all the others. Take, for instance,
an electric battery, connect the
copper wires, and at once electricity
viii manifest itself. A chemical
action takes place both upon the
copper and upon the zinc,
but the very moment the wire
is disconnected all action ceases.
The wire did not produce electrici-
ty, which existed in the copper and
zinc already-or, in broader sense,
it existed in the Universe-from
which, by human contrivance, we
succeeded in extracting a certain
amount. AS the ore contains
copper, so the copper contains cleo
tricity, magnetism, etc. Stop the
continuance and the electricity will
return to the universe to be latent
until, through conditions, it is
brought forth again. Force, there
fore, cannot be said to be the pro-
duct Of matter, nor matter the pro-
duct Of force, but it is an indie
pendent entity co-eXisting with
matter, indestructible as it is eter-
nal, and hence uncreated, being
one of the universal elements that
go to complete this vast machin-
cry which we term "world." But,
by far the best proof that force is
co.eXisting with and not a pro.
duct Of matter, is to be found in
the fact that ball suspended by
the side of a mountain will lean
from the perpendicular toward
the mountain, showing that at
traction, which is one Of the seven
forces (magnetism) is existing in
the mountain.
But, this leads me into a sub.
jeCt which goes out Of the line Of
the physicist as it were, and enters
the realm OF the metaphysician,
namely:
LIFE.
This exists in the Universe like
energy. In order that matter may
exist, it is essential for space to
exist, because energy cannot mani
fest itself without matter, merely
in space, and in order that life
should develop the three preced-
ing are absolutely Necessary. Here
is an acorn. 1t is dead and lifeless
to all appearances. II leave it in
my bureau drawer it may remain
there for years without giving
signs OF any kind that it is lifeless
matter. But now | drop it
into the ground, moisture and heat
will swell the albumen, the magnet
ic forces Of the earth will do their
part, light do it's share, all the
combined forces Of the Universe
are at work upon this seed and il
commences to sprout. Life, lying
dormant in the acorn, manifests
itself; or to be still more definite
the acorn being matter in certain
proportion, definitely arranged
coming in contact with the forces
Of the Universe, also in proper pro-
portion (too much heat will roast
it, too much moisture will rot it
etc. the acorn takes from the [ nj
verse, Life, II Life did not exist
IN the Universe it could not mani
fest itself. As the Universe is filled
with matter and co-existing with
force, so cO-eXisting with both O.
these is Life.
AS there is a unity of m after, and
as l think l have shown conclu
sively, unity Of forces, so there il
also q unity OF life of which thnri