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The San Francisco call., 1896-08-16
Turning Silver Into Go d.

DIR. Stephen H. Emmens, the inventor
of the fearful explosive, "Emmensite, .
and scientist of recognized ability, has
made public discovery that, if true, is
the most wonderful of the century.
He declares on his reputation as prize
man of Kings College, London, and a
pupil of the celebrated chemist, Bloxam.
that he has discovered a method of chang
ing silver into gold. He further asserts
that a laboratory is about to be erected in
the vicinity of New York in which the
process will be carried on in commercial
way.
Dr. Emmens will not as yet make known
any details of the discovery. All he will
say is that the relations of the two metals
to each other, chemically, and their con-
stant association in nature, has long made
it probable that they were bat different
forms of the same substance, just as char
coal and the diamond are allotropic forms
of carbon.
Working on this line. he says that it
has been found that neither of the metals
is an elemental body. On page AL of the
last edition of Bloxam's chemistry there
is a statement of recent discovery made by
de
which DIR. Emmens says is the Key to the
problem OF the relation of silver to gold.
Working along these lines he says it
has been found possible to dissolve gold
as easily as sugar in water, just as Lea
says he dissolved silver. The color and
action of the resultant solutions are the
same, and on aggregating the particles of
the silver solution a substance has been
secured which has all the Characteristic
reactions of gold. The problem of making
this transmutation of commercial value he
asserts has also practically been worked
out.
DR.. Emmens has records 10 show that
thirty years ago he produced artificial dia-
monds from carbon solution, and he has
been at work ever since on the problem OF
the divisibility of the so-called elemen-
tary substances. He is not alone in these
experiments. but does not care to give the
names of his associates.
He says that the present announcement
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-16
Fighting From M dair.

A balloon which it is said, can be pro-
PEELED around circle if necessary without
respect to the wind, has been devised by
A. r. Reed of Hot Springs, Ark. His de-
vice has been submitted to some Cuban
sympathizers in this country, and it may
be adopted in the war now raging ON the
little island.
The gas bag is cigar-shaped. The usual
car or basket hangs underneath, and at
tached rigidly to the bottom OF the car is
an air tube or magazine somewhat larger
than the basket, say thirty or thirty-six
inches in diameter. At one end is at
tached rudder. to work partly inside and
partly outside of the tube. At the middle
of the tube there is strong fanwheel,
similar to the electric fans. This is
driven by small gasoline engine of about
two horsepower, made of aluminium.
This engine goes in the basket immedi-
is run by an ordinary belt running through
the bottom of the basket from the engine.
The rudder is managed by ropes. The
gas bag is covered with the usual rope net
ting to support the car and entire ma
chinery. The carrying machinery will de-
pend entirely upon the size of the gas bag.
Inside of thirty days can be made bal
loon which will carry 1000 pounds of dyna-
mite in bombs and the necessary appa-
ratus to fire them with precision, and with
this steering gear, the inventor says, he
can direct balloon in any direction and
make it run around in circle.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-16

This last addition to the possessions of
science is but one of many discoveries
that have been made within the past few
years and which mark the close of the
century as the richest period in history.
Never, within SO brief time, has there
come to the knowledge OF the world SO
many disclosures of the possibilities of
nature. We are rapidly reaching the
apex OF intelligence, and it is possible
that within the livessof those now living
man will be able to determine in advance
the physical and mental status of his
progeny; will be able to hold converse
with his fellows at distance without the
aid of wires or apparatus; will be able to
see his distant conversationaIist, and not
be limited to the little globe we live upon,
but be able to reach out to other mem bers
of the family of the Sun.
T. M. CLOSE, D. Sc.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-16
FRESH MHRVELS OF SCIENCE
Possibility That Persons Thoughts May
Yet Be Photograp phed

Within the few months last past stu
dents of psychic science have been stimu-
lated bv the startling announcement that
the thoughts of an individual may be rem
dered visible through the mediumship of
photography.
Theosophy has always taught that
thoughts are real, tangible things, visible
at ali times to the one whose psychic de-
yelopment was sufficiently advanced.
Now comes the statement that it is not at
ali necessary that one should possess
s.mediumistic" ability in order to visually
nerceive the thoughts of another; and
that it is but an exceedingly simple matter
to secure a lasting image of the thought.
The announcement comes simulta-
neouslv from France and Iowa that
thought impressions have been success
fully photographed. DR.. Baraduc of Paris
has recently presented to the Academy of
Medicine statement that he had obtained
photographs of thought impressions; and,
furthermore, that he had photographed
a soul" Just what the pictures looked like,
or the mode of their production, is not
stated in the brief newspaper mention of
the event
DR.. Clarke Of Iowa announces a some
what similar achievement, which, while
not claiming to produce an image of an
actual thought, does present pictures
which are the direct result of brain force
exerted upon q Photographic plate. The
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-16

may exist anything not mentioned in
textbooks. The other will withhold judg-
ment until the opportunity has been
afforded and awaited of to make full and
complete examination of the whole
matter. 1t is the latter who by their labor
make useful each newly found power of
nature. There is no little diversity of
opinion as to the merits of phrenology.
By some it is held to be an exact science.
by others to be vagary. By most men of
science it is believed that phrenology
possesses, in a general sense, some truths,
which, while falling far short of all the
claims put forth by the votaries of the
cult, do have some value in assisting the
determination of the general character of
the subject-individual.
The results of DR.. Clarkes investiga-
tions seem to establish fact: that it is
possible to learn by the means herein de
scri bed something of helpful value in de-
termining the character of a brain. This
is a great step forward on the road to in
.tellectual progress. How many children
have been educated TO trades and profes-
sions for which they have proved untitled?
We are all familiar with examples of mis-
placed education. The boy is sent to col
lege and large sums of money spent in the
attempt to make OF him lawyer or a
preacher, and the expense has proved
wasted, the labor failure. 1t will now be
possible, with the development of the dis
covery made by DR., Clarke, to ascertain
the natural brain force of the child and its
tendencies, and so be able to develop a
peculiar talent along natural lines; to
assist nature instead of thwarting her.
The braingraph must be of value in crimi-
nal Jurisprudence. as by its use the idiot
may be infallibly distinguished from the
responsible criminal.
In his letter to me DR.. Clarke states his
hopefulness in being able to produce the
braingraph without the presence of the
conducting wires. He expects to obtain
braingraph of an individual without that
individual being cognizant of the opera
ton. If he is successful III this we may
look forward to a revolution in our opin-
ions of individuals. The candidate for
public Office will find that his cerebral
activities and mental predictions have
been infallibly pictured and any obliquity
disclosed. The employer will take the
braingraph of the applicant for a confiden-
tial clerkship, and the coming woman will
undoubtedly secure at the earliest moment
braingraph of the coming man.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-16

result of DR.. Clarke's experiments, al
though not so astounding as those alleged
by DR.. Baraduc, are nevertheless more in
teresting, as the means employed are very
simple and are within the reach of many
among the readers of THE CALL. They
are also fully described.
As a matter of fact the subject of
thought photography has received a great
deal of attention among those scientific
men whose tastes led to the investigation
of the psychic side of life. The marvel
Gus revelations of the X-ray, startling in
character as they are, pale to insignifcance
beside the more marvellous disclosures
that pure science has in store for the COM
ing century. Already few advanced stu
dents possess the knowledge of discoveries
of the most profound and vital impor-
tance. Yet, the publicity of the informa
ton is withheld because of the opinions
entertained by the discoyerers that the
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-16

was found that the human brain was
clearly cognizant OF the feelings of anger,
JOY or fear excited in a dog.whose Uranium
was encircled by one of the metal
bands.
What was the character of the "some-
thing" transmitted over the wiresP Who
is the savant who shall demonstrate that
it is not form of so-called electrical
energy?
Thought photography is the physical
expression of a psychic law.
Through the kindness of Dr. Clarke, I
am permitted to lay before the readers OF
THE CALL description of the apparatus
employed by him, and also four photo
graphs, "braingraphs," taken by him,
showing the peculiar lines and figurations
of the brain force OF four different in
dividuals. While these pictures are in no
sense thought photographs, they do much
to establish the claim that the terms
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-16
NEW ELECTRIC ELEVATOR.
A San Franciscan Invents One That Neither
Jerks Nor OARS

Ever since elevators have been in gen.
eral use inventors have been at work try
ing to overcome that ''jerkiness" so mani
fest when the machinery starts or stops
which Is so unpleasant to the passengers.
The most elaborate machinery has been
constructed to this end. but there was
little improvement until E. M. Fraser of
this City thought of a new principle.
That was some time ago and he now has
a complete machine in operation in the
new brick building near the corner OF
Main and Mission streets. A CALL repre-
sentative rode in it few days ago and
found all of the Objectionable features In
the old elevators entirely overcome. 1t
swung between the floors with the ease of
bird in fight in midair. Up to the top
and then back without apparently stop
ping at all. 1t could be stopped or
started anywhere without the slightest
jar. With such ease does the Fraser ma
chine work that it seems surprising and
it is really a pleasure to ride in it.
How has this been accomplished? will
be asked. And it can be answered, by an
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-16

entire departure from old principles. In
the old machines hydraulic, electric and
steam, the start of the elevator-car was
made from dead machine. AS con-
sequence, there was considerable lost mo-
tion TO be taken up before the momentum
was communicated to the car.
Mr.. Fraser has overcome this by using
electric motors ana keeping them running
all the time during the hours the elevator
is to be used. The accompanying diagram
will explain the principle of the machine,
although no ATTEMPT has been made to
follow the details or proportions of the
working apparatus. Briefly, the principle
is that of the differential pulley-block,
but accomplished by changing the speeds
of the pulleys instead of having them of
different sizes.
AA represents the electric motors run
ming in opposite directions; B1 B2 the
pulleys connt cted to the motors by an
endless rope; the winze around which
the rope passes several times, that con-
meets the two lock pulleys; E the ele-
vator-car, suspended by rope that passes
over pulley and is connected to the same
shaft (D) as the winze.
If both of the motors are running at the
same speed it follows that the rope will
travel over the pulleys Obi, B2) without
changing their positions But should the
speed of the lower motor be increased and
the upper motor decreased there will be
pull on the descending rope from pulley
B1 that will cause it to descend. This will
cause the winze to revolve and raise the
pulley B2. Power is thus communicated
to the shaft CD, and the elevator de-
scends. Reversing the movement causes
the elevator to ascend.
The changing of the speeds of the
motors is accomplished by the use of an
ordinary resistance coil. The electric
current is simply turned out of one field
into another. As the motors are running
all the time, it follows that there can be
no jerk. no matter how suddenly the
change from one field to the other is
made. All practical machlnists who have
seen the Fraser elevator pronounce it the
simplest and most practical machine built,
aside from the fact that the cars are the
most comfortable to ride in. The cars can
be made to run at the rate of 500 feet a
minute if desired.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-16
Production of Conner.

According to the Engineering and Min
ing Journal the production and export of
copper for the first six months of this year
makes a very satisfactory showing. The
total increase in the United States in pro-
duction was 11,66S long tons, or 14.6 per
cent, and the increase of export. far in
excess of the increase of production,
amounted to TAI per cent. On the 30th of
June the stocks in sight in England and
France were estimated at 30.729 tons and
the quantity from Chile $3.50, making a
total OF 36,279, as against 36,9O1 tons on
May 81. These figures show decrease of
more than 800 tons during the month.
The decrease as compared with July 1,
1895, is %, 236 tons.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-16

psychic law we have demonstrated the
identity of the two.
Lay coin upon the G string of a piano
ana then with violin or other musical
instrument sound the note c. Instantly
the coin will jump from the piano-string.
Why did it jump? Because the piano.
string vibrated. Why did it vibrate? Be-
cause the law of sympathy forced it to do
so when you sounded the same musical
note as the string was tuned to. Place
two metal wires side by side, but carefully
insulated one from the other, and then
cause an electric current to flow over one
wire. Instantly an electric current ap-
pears on the other wire. Why? Because
the law of sympathy called the second
current into being. In these two cases we
have clear illustration of the physical
expression of psychic law.
We know as yet but very little about
vibration, but enough to warrant the state
ment that it is the universal law. Sound
and light are now recognized as being vi
brations of-something We are able to
mechanically demonstrate that sound is a
succession of vibrations, the highest sound
appreciable 10 the human ear being COM
posed of sc, $50 vibrations per second. The
next highest speed of vibration cognizant
to the senses of man is that of red light,
which is placed at 45S trillions vibrations
per second. There is a gap, a great gap.
between So, $50 and 458 trillions in the same
unit of time. These two manifestations
sound and light-are as yet the only ones
whose rates of vibration are known, but in
the light of the wondrous illumination
shed by scientific research during the past
few years it is not assuming too much to
say that the knowledge of other rates of
vibration is within our grasp.
But little while ago it was discovered
that If the brains of two individuals were
connected by metallic conductor under
proper magnetic conditions, then the one
individual would become instantly cogni-
zant of the thoughts of the other. The ap-
paratus was an arrangement of wires con-
nected to metallic bands which clasped
the heads of the parties to the experiment.
a system of electromagnetic being intro
duced in the circuit of the wires. 1 say,
the one individual would become eogni-
zant of the thoughts of the other. In
some cases this was actually so; in nearly
every case the one individual was cogni-
zant of the emotions of the other, and it
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-16
Telephoning in the Rockies.

Telephone construction in the Rocky
Mountains is attended with great deal of
hardship. The line built from Leadville to
Aspen several years ago is case in point.
It took two months to cover the entire
length, forty-eight miles. In ordinary con-
struction, the poles would be set forty-two
to the mile, but at certain points, where
sharp turns were necessary, the mum Der
sometimes increased to seventy five to the
mile. The members of the construction
gang had to be as expert as axmen as they
were as linemen, for when timber was en-
countered path of 200 feet on each side
of the line had to be cleared i'll order that
wires might not be broken when trees
were blown over by the terrific blasts
which ct times prevail in that region.
A great deal OF the com parative slowness
of the installation was owing to the inabil-
ity of the workmen to labor in such rare
ified atmosphere. At one point the wires
were strung at an elevation of 1900 feet
above the level of the sea. In such an alti-
tude the lineman soon became completely
tired; after he has climbed two or three
poles he has to take a rest to recuperate
his energies. The preparation Of the holes
for poles, which would have been tedious
in similar ground even in an ordinary at
mosphere, was an especially slow and IA
tiguing operation. 1t was often necessary
to blast hole for the pole by the use of
giant powder, and an examiner, who had
had an extensive experience with explo-
sives, was assigned to the job.
The digging of one pole hole would
sometimes occupy him a whole day.
working honestly. Over 300 pounds
of powder were used on the line
for this purpose. When the conti-
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-16
Natural Gas Failure.

The review of natural gas production in
the United States in 1895. made in the re-
port of the United States Geological Sur
Vey, just issued, shows its value last year
to have been S130o665O, as against S13,-
954, 400 in 1894. The value of the natural
product consumed in 1895 was 1920. 1877; /;
the total of pipe laid was 1880, ,241 feet,
and the number of producing wells opened
1926. The most noticeable feature of the
year was the decreasing pressure in all of
the natural gas wells OF the country. The
estimated life OF the wells has also been
greatly reduced. The value of the con-
sumption OF natural gas in the United
States during the ten years from 1886 to
1895 was greatest in 1888, when it was
$242. .129, 1915. From that time until 1891
the decrease was rapid, and IN the past
four years there has been a gradual de-
cline.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-16

time is not yet come for the presentation
of the matters.
One of the best known men of science,
whose name is of worldwide repute, is the
possessor of discovery in physics that
would, if it were known, enable a nation
possessing it to lay the balance of the
world under servile tribute. In q CONVEX
sation had last autumn, he said to me:
Il am not yet ready to make public the
results of my forty years of investigation.
No great discovery should be immaturely
launched upon an united public. The
great things in nature rest upon simple
but mighty causes, that demand an intel
ligence immensely above the ordinary to
understand. Unfortunately. the majority
of the people comprising what we term
the public are not only unthinking, they
are positively ignorant and by their
ignorance totally untitled to pass upon
matters requiring knowledge. Yet, when
some great truth is placed before these
unthoughtfui people, they at once sit in
Judgment and rush into expressions of
opinion. The discoverer of the truth is
consigned TO contemptuous obscurity, the
value OF the truth is clouded, and its bene-
ficent action retarded. The first is not
important, but the second-the retarda-
ton of the truths benefits a serious
matter. So / have concluded wisely or
not, to wait and let the public acquire, lit
tie by little, some fragmentary knowledge,
so that when the discovery L have made
made shall be presented, people may be
able to accept Understandings, and profit
by the disclosure"
l am not prepared to say that he is
wrong.
The combined philosophy and study
called science is rapidly arriving at the
conclusion that vibration is the universal
law; that every manifestation which our
senses are capable of contracting Is phase
of vibration, the different manifestations
being only differentiated modes of vibra-
tory force. Light, sound, heat, cold, mag
netism, electricity are each but different
rates of vibration of the same primal sub
stance that, as yet, is wanting a
name.
AS chemistry becomes better understood
the chemist is led to ask: Is there really
more than one element? is it not the
fact that the different so-calIed elements
are but different forms of the sole, primal
AS between soul and body, or, if you
choose other terms, spirit and matter,
there is no difference save in vibration.
They are one and the same thing when
you come to the hnal analysis. The one
is physical. the other psychical. Now if
we can produce physical expression OF