The morning times., 1896-12-13

dred and eighty seconds are only eight min
utes. But when the car reaches the at
mosphere OF Mars, the screen must be
moiecularly re-arranged again, 10 as not
to resist too greatly the attraction Of
thatplanet The car must descend through
the .ars atmcsnhere slowly, by ordinary
flotati0n. shutter apparatus"
The shutter apparatus for sailing in the
air and propelling ship was, found, one
OF the III ost useful inventions of the age,
and 1 shall describe 1T later
"To pierce through the Mars atmosphere,
then involves delay of three hours more.
So We have for earth's atmosphere five
hours, for Mars atmosphere three hours,
and the intermediate distance, eight min
utes, that is, in all eight hours and eight
minutes
"Whcw!'' exclaimed in amazement
Graemantle laughed indulgently
.And at what rate do your electric trains
move?'
about hundred and fifty miles an
hour
..Then 1t takes no longer to go to Mars
by the stellar car than it takes to come
from New York to Wisconsin,"
No." said he. "why should it? Time is
only an idea. You thought you knew that
before; hut now you begin TO realize it. "
"Sull," l objected, "the journey TO
Mars has not yet actually been accom-
plished."
At this moment a small side door opened
and Wraithe and Stanifex, who had just
come to Penokee by the electric, and by
walking balloon, entered. Quite right,
remarked Stanifex, the doubter, who had
heard my last words.
wait and see," retortcd Graemantie
II still have confidence.
The floor now opened, and some tables
ascended noisclessly through trapdoor,
delicatcly set out with pleasing viands,
most of which were new to me. Amman
food was not present, and the articles or
diet laid before us were chiefly vegetable
heterogeneous products, made by the fIXatur
OF nitrogen. Thus we had vegetable steaks,
partridges, and SO on, which contained all
the nutriment OF beef and bird without
their heaviness, and Were extremely palata-
BILE. Among the liquids we had new sort
OF milk somewhat resembling koumiss, but
with a daintier taste and a delicious fra
GRANGE; also sparkling cOlOred water and a
compound called "Life-brew," which was
as stimulating as wine, but more sustaining,
and non-alcoholic.
Alcoholic drinks, / learned, had gone
out ompletcly; not 10y law, but by common
sense, and were used only in medicine or
for the punishment OF criminals, in rare
cases. There was nothing that malefac-
tors dreaded more than u sentence to a
month or two of rum, whisky, brandy or
| even champagne diet.
l u ok TO note OF time, for my three
| century sleep had made ne almost proof
| against fatigue. Besides, I was told that
! the general system of living, row, with the
! night made practically day by subdued and
diffused electric glow worm lighting, and
with every known means in use of conserv-
| ing energy and nerve force, had changed
| the old habit OF sleeping and waking
People now rested frequently, nourished
| themselves scientifically, were able TO be
| up and about at all hours of the night and
day; and, instead of working a long time
at stretch and then recuperating by ex-
agGerated late night amusements or long
| periods Of sleep, they intermingled brief
times of work and play and slunber through
| the whole twent yfour hours.
Suddenly there came the rapid tinkling
OF an electric bell-soft and musical as all
sounds were, l noticed, in the new civili-
Zation-and Hamnerflect cried: That's
from the Mars telegraph
We all hurried to the 81 alton, and there
founG this message: "Our missionary,
ZoriIL, started hours ago. Will be there
with you Immediately
ITO be Contnued.)