The San Francisco call., 1895-08-03
THE FUEL OF THE SUN.

The theory almost universally held and ac-
cepted as true is that the light, heat and al
traction of the sun, as manifested on our
planet, is due to the combustion Of oxygen tha'
envelopes the sun to great depth, ana is con
tinually supplied from some inexhaustiDie
but unknown source. Others claim that tnere
are vast deposits of coal in the sun, in the state
of continual combustion. That there is malter
in the state of combustion in the sun, giving
off the light heat and attraction we receive,
and that is distributed to other planets In pro-
portion to their size and relative position, Is
not only improbable, but inconsistent with the
laws of matter. We are forced to look Tor thls
supply of light, heat and attractive force from
some other source, and to US the electrlcal
theory is the only reasonable theory that can
be presented. Our planet is not only endowed
with life, but also, to most wonderful extent,
with hfe-giving power. But at present we snail
only speak of the electrical condition OF our
planet and its relation to the sun.
We have what is called frictional electricity,
which is very generally known. By rubbing
piece of glass or amber on wooden substance
you generate electricity and the glass or am
Der becomes charged, and will attract and
repel light substances. like paper and pltn
How simple is the Leyden jar, and how easy IL
is, too, by little friction. to charge 1t so that
a spark may be drawn therefrom or a shock
sent through the body. This should lead us to
consider the friction going on continually on
our planet Every manifestation OF it develops
electricity. The wing of every bird that beats
the air, the workshops with their vast mach1n-
cry, the swiftly moving train OF cars, the winds
that sweep the plains or mountain crest, the
waving forests, the dashing waves OF the
ocean, the mighty cataract, all generate cleo
tricity. Then descend to the great mineral de-
posits and geological formations, even to the
earth's center. There are great laboratories,
where electricity is generated, uutil the earth
and air become so charged that electrical
storms occur which shake the earth and fringe
the clouds with fire. The volume becomes SO
great that the earth and atmosphere cannot
contain it, and it flows off at the north pole,
producing the brilliant aurora borealis lights.
This electricity is negative, while the great
volume generated by the sun is positive.
Ii we are correct in our hypothesis, all the
other planets belonging to our system generate
electricity in proportion to their size ana YltaI
relation to the sup. How vast must be the
amount from such planets as Jupiter, Saturn,
Uranus, Neptune and TO lesser plants. These
all are negative to the suns positive, which at
tracts the negative electricity from all the
planets, and in return gives Off the positive TO
each planet in accordance with law OF exact
equivalence. For instance, our planet receives
exact equivalent from the sun for what 1t
gives off. The light and heat sent to the earth
from the sun travel on the wings OF the posi-
tive electricity, and the attractive force OF this
positive electricity is such as TO hold the plan
cts of the system in their orbits around the
central sun. The unstable flow of electricity
from the various planets is the probable cause
of the suns spots. The distance of planet
from the sun has but little to do with it; all de-
pends upon the amount of electricity generated
by the planet and mutually exchanged with
the sun for his light and heat. This reciprocal
action, so universal, is divine and just, and
governed and regulated according to mathe-
matieal and geometrical laws.
1t is not strange that the electricity from all
the planets in our system, being localized in
the sun, with the vast fountain of the sun S
electricity, should produce an incandescent
equal to all the demands of our planets, to
endow them with all the life and life-giving
principles that they possess. Neptune may and
may not be the outer sentinel of our planetary
system, while the fact that it is 2,746,OOO, 600
miles from the sun cuts no figure so far as its
light, heat and solar attraction is concerned
the center TO the circumference OF all his
works.
Our planetary system is young, is colony
but of yesterdays planting, as compared with
the eternity OF the past, situated as it were,
an outward sentinel in Gods great electrical
universe, yet under his immediate control.
Without the electrical currents there could
be no attraction to hold the planets in
their orbits, as they with such wonderful ex-
actness and velocity move around the sun. 1t
is also this same reciprocal law that moves
them in their diurnal motion, called by some
the law OF compensation. 1t is not strange
should have said that man, by abstaining
from meats, living on a vegetable diet and
keeping his body clean and pure, could hear
the music of the spheres as they rolled har-
moniously through space. Man is in the great
electrical current between the negative and
positive, which causes his spiritual nature to
be in harmony with the music of the spheres.
The space between our planet and the sun,
after leaving the earth's atmosphere, is filed
with ether, which is better conductor of elec-
tricity than the atmosphere. This ether fills
the space between all planets.-R. w. Murphy,
Md, in the California Christian Advocate.