The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-10

this he advances a theory that he terms
the centrifugal theory, to replace in
part NewtOn's law, and applies it also
to the solar system and the universe
with startling results.
Now, the Newtonian law, in it's brief
est expression, is this: Every particle
of matter in the universe attracts ev-
cry other particle with a force that
varies directly as the product of the
masses concerned and inVersely as the
squares of the distances between the
centers of gravity Of the masses. Its
application is absolutely universal.
THE biologists and the geodetic gen
tlemen," said DR.. Emmens, in speaking
OF the nature of his memorial, make
common cause with the astronomers
and physicists, so far as the acceptance
of the Newtonian system is concerned.
And yet, some of their most cherished
theories are in glazing defiance of New
toms doctrine of gravitation.
Take, for example, their views as to
the interior of the earth. They say it
is composed of matter which grows
denser and heavier the deeper it is sit
uated from the surface. They talk of
enormous pressure and the most in
tense heat as characterizing the matter
forming the central portion of the
earth's mass. Yet Newton himself
proved with practical, if not absolute
validity that gravity, and therefore
weight, grows less and less as we de-
scend from the earth's surface, until
at the center of the world no substance
weighs anything at all.
"A discussion Of this subject forms
part Of my paper, and know that the
earth is in all probability a hollow
shell, having polar walls greatly thick
er and denser than those Of the equa-
tOrial regions.
In the center Of the earth WHERE
bodies have no weight they are free
to move in accordance with centrifu-
gal force. A great mass Of matter
therefore accUmUlates along the line
of the internal equator. It grows thick
er and thicker, and the inner part con-
seQuently approaches more and more
closely 20 the center. 1t thus becomes
more fully acted upon by the centrifu-
sal force, and at the same time is
nearer to the great north and south
polar masses. This goes on until the
attraction Of these masses becomes su-
periOr TO the outward tendency.
Then the innelmCst particles and
bodies detach themselves from the
equatorial ring and fly across the great
cavity, to dash forcibly aiainst the
north and south walls. where they
spread out in q cloud Of shattered frag-
ments and gradually creep and glire
outward once more. Try to imagine
what l have called in my paper the
clash and whirI that is peIpetualIy
occurring.
Think Of the inner surface Of the
earth's crust being bombarded by pro-
jectiles weighing thousands OF tons!
Think Of clouds of matter, amounting
to millions Of tons. grinding and SCRAP.
along that surface! Picture to your
self the electric storms and the heat
thus generated!
Does not this fully and satisfactor-
lily account for the elevated teqnpera-
lures Of the earths interior and for
the magnetic and electric condition OF
the globe?
And suppose that we apply this
centrifugal theory to the case of the
heavenly bodies as we'll
Take the sun, for example. Astron-
omers and physicists have long sought
hopeles5ly for some acceptable explain
alton Of the source Of the suns heat.
They have always acknowledged the
problem to be ONE that battles them
Yet the very law of gravitation thav
have sworn by should have pointed the
way 10 solution. The clash and whiri
In the suns vertical cavity must trans-
cend to a wellnigh inconceivahIa ev-
tent the internal hubbub that is forever
heating the earth and producing the
earthquakes and volcanoes that nor
petualiy startle and frequently terrifv
us. S
Ahe doctrine l advance is legiti-