The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-11


NO, could have bet that you did
nct- fut you might have heard VI him
II we lad any real editors nthis couu-
Try editors who cared 70 look about
thcm and ilrd cur what their country.
mos were doing Dr Finch was one
of tn greatest men this country ever.
produced
"Nc1; there arr number OF rs.
What did the doctor dot'
"Many lhIgs lie discovered the y
rays ten years ag0. u L. fifteen years
f'pcc | made the acquaintance OF DR..
lilach. aud for That length Of tine !
have been trying o. get the papers TO
a. desigff ihIt this remarkable man
lived gm "a lie had, fortunately,
n email income aud 80 al not need %
practice. nor make money ont ~ his
inventions. lie lived Va IN Old four.
teep-r0omCd house sci well back IN "a
walled giidcn. AN Ideal residence for
rcicuilnc research lir occupied only
q few Of the rooms. but had apparatus
STORED In many OF them 4 inan as
filcnf and mysterious ~ himself was
his only servant. and tbs man as
sisted him In many of his experiments,
occupying his odd tinic IN esoklrg the
apnty nwnis thai Kept them blth
alive ! suppose was be- only other
person allowed IN thai ancient house.
The dncior welcomed ni az hui hc-
cause. az you cin see. ! was not
ialkatiyc person and also because |
was an expert photographer and So
Was enabled 10 assist him sometimes
where photography was needed. In
cgr,ilble rs u may appear. the doctor,
although undoubtedly thr foremost Dis.
Cayerer of th.A ar any other age. could
never master the simple AIT ~ pho
Biography"
Il can cympathizc with him In that,
| have been photographiag of and on
fer ten years and my friends say my
uicturcE are worsc than l,0rnlgcn's.'
"rherc was an arched cellar under
this ancient house that WAS as black
as midnight. In thig cellar we did our
first photogfaphlng with the y rays
something like eleven years ago
shall never forget the thrill Of horror
that went through us when We devel-
Cped the first negative. lie merely
wanted picture Of one ~ the stone
wallis 10 see how the rays acted When
! developed the plate was amazed 90
tcD the stoned come ont Ike blocks OF
cry stall and behind them a skeleton OF
some enc who had evidently been
walled IN there, but whether he waa
dead or alive when this was don, Of
course we could not say"
Pardon ne. hut ! am perhaps not
SO igromntns look. Allow me 10 tel
7 yor that you apparently completely
misunderstood how the y ray are ap-
I Piled. You don't take real photographs
with them. hut merely shadow pie.
tires. You place your hand over q
scrsiilacd plate Ia the dark. turn an
the y rays and the shadows of tho
N-oIaque horcs, u may 30 aiatc the
ease. show ol the film when u is after
ward developed You don't use cam
era az all Don't think | am doubling
/ yorr story In the least am merely
stating facts"
The stranger looked al me with with.
crirg contempt In his glance st last
he spoke again
lyon are referring. Of coursc. 90 the
d
/ r;rrctcd agc. | was speaking II The
Fllrch rays. ;;hich rendered the ok
pcilmcnl | tell you ~ possible. DIR.
Flirch had discovered the rays as theg
arc az present known something Hike
siN years before The tim, | mentioned
They were an old thing with us then.
these rays which made the solid stone
/ Ike crystal and showed the skeleton
( hu,iid them we're the y rays improved
10y DR. Finch. lie was not the man
tp DE- satisfied hv rays that would
w'rtly show the bones ~ The living
hand IN the way yuu mcntion. We
wrrr past that iaU long before"
II see. Go ca"
with tie help ~ the silent servant
wr. after much labor. got out the stones
um the wall, aud. sue cuncugh.
t.cic WAS the skeleton The honry
came apart as We pulled them cut. but
lhc doctor set them together again ON
the loor. aud We stood looking d0wnnt
them while the skull rtlnncd up M a.
The doctor who seldom spoke. hut al.
ways mld something worth Wmcmlc.
Ing when De- dil rcmirScd. ia give
penny aEd q halo 90 know what went
WrCrg with this chap The same
thought had occurred to nc. but I
could not have given expression 90 Ii
in that tcrsc way. Tie skeleton set
The doctor u.tlinkng and be- would sit
for hours hooking 40 &c. md MOI know
Co.,. exactly what 90 make uf g.
WHY didn't De- ull m The ,ororcr.
have m Inquest aud Ind NUT
n knew son ojhMg ercat ~ .Um come
of hIs ihluking rul % Gl Next time
! Vtvd ,n hiW hr slapped Ic on the
h'pChNr uud sad q have just co.'s
twtjrd % vibrating machine that win
gnycuc iIC y IGys $50 ! want ynu o.
Dll.c over 90 mkluigu ami d. some
. lulU r1rlu. I suposc yuu know
| tHal ril ayi ntc newly vibrations in
f Ore ether lowing Zoe enc Girpotims
Well tlc doctor tad invented q ma-
,hltr that tu'uCd the vibrations aud
ma'r ttru tumble lmcl over rarh 9th.
Cr9ud Tow the Dihrr WY nn you ap.
dl~lul WHIT mfnt"
500 yo uir Ley, ud ne hut dout
o. lf 'nn,igcl litiyc on"
You haven't much ~ ga intellect
ur drrr't tcrd The y rays io Ac
a.lc 20 'rc THAI Siill. I would hkr
YEA Z" folluw mc. fur an the lest wcu Il
lc plam iu ytu u yW cu comprehend
tie list steps So. don't b. afraid tu
gS up"lIuns Is anything isn't quite
clear"
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