The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-06-14

gularity Of habits, by the promotion of
marriage, by conscientious attention TO
Tue chlldleD, and generally stated by
the observance of ali the MANY prc
ccpts OF religion and hygiene.
Everything against the tcocbinus
OF religion and hygiene tends to de-
crease tho mass. Whisky, wine. tn,
coffee, tobacco, and such st,mnlanIs
arc responsible for shortening the
lives of many and ought to be used
with moderation. But l do not think
| that rigorous measures Of suppression
of habits followed through many gen.
| eratiOnS are commcndablc. Ii is wiser
to preach moderation than abstinence.
We have become accustomed to these
stimulants, and if such reforms arc to
be effected, they must be slow and
gradual. Those who arc dcvOting
their energies to such ends could make
themselves far more useful by turning
their efforts toward providing pure
water.
"For every person who pcrishcs
from the use Of stimulant, at least
thousand die from the consequences
OF drinking impure water. The germs
Vi destruction 1t conveys are all the
more terrible as they perform their
iataI work uEpclccived. They seal
our doom while we live and cnjov.
Inc majority of people arc so careless
IN drinking atcrand the consequences
arc SO disastrous, that a philanthropist
can scarcely use his efforts better than
by cndcavorlng to cnlightcn those who
are thus injuriny thcmsclvcs.n
The rctardng forces are war, ignOr-
ancc, insanity and mbccility. TO re.
duce these is to increase the sum of
human energy. Enlightenment is
velocity, and if the children born into
the world are "of higher velocity"
race is increased, etc.
There should be II qualification Just
here. There are kinds Of education
that reduce energy. TO increase
energy it must be practical.
Ills remarks on war as Il rclartiinm
force arc striking. lion is the most
useful material Of civilization. That
used in war is about 60 per cent. Of
that used for all of the purposes. De-
duct it from the effective force Of iron
in civilization and you have only 10
per cent. left.
On the contrary, if The destructive
or rctaldlnG force OF the iron used in
warfare be turned to useful account
and added TO the effective iron OF civil E.
iHatiOn, the result will be an effective
force Of 100 per cent. -four times that
now en- joycd by the race ut the same
expense.
When il comes to the means Of stop
ping war, MIR. Tcsla's ideas are fantas
tic. He proposes to make machines
that will act like automatons, whether
driven through the air or undtl the
water. They arc to be controlled by
some kind of electrical impulse an
aloyous TO sound waves and sent with
out wires with the air rs the medium
Of communication.
lie GOES TO the length of saying these
machines can be dGvclupcd to a still
higher type which will act for itself,
directing its motions according to
surroundlngS-practlcaliy acting like
human being when left on duty with
certain amount of discretion.
The problem Of increasing force
starts with the sun-thc source Of all
the forces in operation on earth. I'm
Ger tins head Tesla proposes TO sepa-
rate hydrogen from water and use it us
fuel to smclL iron.
The headings will suffice to indicate
the portions Of the article under this
division OF the sub icct. One relates
to the electric OScillator and the dc.
vclopmcnt Of new principle by which
the earth responds to man. With this
the statement is made that intcrplanc-
tary, communication is probable. The
transmission of electrical energy to any
distance without wires is said to be
practicable as the best means Of in
CrCaSlny force.
In regard to communications with
other planets, Mi. Tesla says:
"My measurements and calculations
have shown that it is perfectly practi-
! cable to produce on our globe an cleo
lrical movement Of such magnitude
that without the slightest doubt its
effect will be pcrceptlble on some Of
our nearer planets, as Venus and
Mars. =
That we can send Il message to IA
planet is certain, that we can get an
answer is probable. Man is not the
only being in the infinite gifted with Il
mind"
Tesla considers bis most important
discovery the capability Of the atmos-
phcrc for conducting electric currents
OF immense power to great distances.
lie says it will be practicable TO trans
Ter the power Of waterfalls to any
part Of the earth through the upper
strata o! the air, six OF seven miles
high, and That it will be done better
and more economically than over
copper wire. Then the export of
power from countries like The Unilc,l
States, Canada, Central and South
America, Switzerland AMI Sweden will
b" source Of great revenue.