The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-19

Dr. Emmens' wcrk is attracting more
attention in France than il is in this
country. and both scientific and lay
publications thsre have printed pages
on the subject One OF the earnest OBJ.
jects of the French papers is TO take
from the Yankee doctor the credit Of
discovering the philosophers stone. It
was not Yankee they say. but
Frenchman who first made gold from
silver. and that Frenchman Is Theodors
Tinereau- TiEereau. they say. made
goio from silver and brass so years ago
On DR.. Emmens' desk is a little
leather casket in which are three speci-
mems OF Tinereau,s royd Tinereau
himself sent them to the doctor With
certificate. saying that tha gold was
made in Mexico in Is47. DR. Emmens
Is entirely satisfied OF the eorrsc.ns..
OF the statement.
Tinereau had a hard ti,,. r-,,, 81.
discovery. He went hack 20 $500.
with II and confidei IL to the ro,-s-r-
ment- test was attempted. So,,s =.
.he conditions were not fulfllsa. -.
test went wrong. The governmen, -
.useo 10 make another. So Tfrers.u
mas oeen waiting 50 years for recorr,-
.ioh- NOW he has sent to DR.. Emmsn.
the formula for his process. and ar ~.
staten Island laboratory Or. Emmens
repeating Tifereau's experiments
iiiereau claimed that he could nevs,
set as good results in France as he ha5
GOT IN Mexico. and he attributed II 20
.he sunlight Under the condition,
mere ne hopes that DR.. Emmens will re-
peat MS early success. DR.. Emmens
says that. though the process differs en-.
tireiy from his. he has no doubt Tit-
fereau was right.
Until DIR. Enlmens produces ro,d .,
enormous quantities. there viii be no
means or verifying his claims. although
ms hlgh standing in the scientific world
mas gwen them weight which entities
.hem 10 the most respectful csnssdera-
''oh- lt IN a years sime Dr. Emmers
- increasing the worlds gold s,.pply by
s''''""V q month. he will be unsettling
'inancial conditions in degree shat
"-h ufdW the worlds attention 90 him.
Anu what will be the outcome IL his
ii"f'es are realized2 IL means revolu-
'Ioh' OF course. financial. political. COM
'nerclaL The gold standard will be-
come mockery IL artificial gold Is
manufactured in enormous quantities.
III us manufacture becomes universal
the value or silver will bound up TO
three or four times the value Of gold.
The owners of silver mines. next 10 the
alchemists, viii become the wealthies,
men in the United States. The holders
OF the gold bonds so much coveted to-
day will find themselves impoverished.
The whole earth will be turned tops,
turvy. Is DIR. Emmens prepared to
father chaos? or will he be content to
make ten or fifty or hundred millions
for the argentaurum syndicate and then
break his machinery and let his secret
go with him To the grave?
There is one reason for believing that
even if DR.. Emmens is right the max
ing Of gold may not become universal.
at Ieast for a long time. With the
cheapening Of gold. the~men who hold
the key To its production would find
their profits dwindling- TO the point
where IL would no longer pay to man.
ufacture gold from silver. And DIR.
Emnens has said that not science. but
money grsfd," was his incentive. Ia hls
search for tie philosophers stone.
!. GEORGE GRANTHAM Balm.