The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-03-21


place in from eight to ten minutes.
The moisture was electrically carried
from the negative to the positive
pole. When the whole box was equally
filed with moisture it was discovered
that more collected in the air sur
rounding the negative pole. Thus it
was asccrtaincd that an electric charge
in the air will unequally distribute the
moisture already present and perhaps
uniform.
Describing some remarkable expert
ments in which he electrically repro
duced
TIE EARTH $ ROTATION,
Prof. Gates went on to say that he
took shcllacked paper globe and held
linear the knob Of his static machine
until it became attracted. Fastening
it to the ceiling and floor by threads,
and allowing the sunlight to fall on
one half, he found that the dark half
was constantly drawn to the knob and
made torcvolve. He similarly mount
ed upon an axle soft iron disk and
placed at one side, near it's outer edge,
a magnet excrting a steady pull. A
lamp was placed under the disk so as
to heat it's lower portion. The disk
rcvolvcd. It's revolution was due to
the fact that the lower or heated por-
tion was less attracted than the upper
or cool portion, inasmuch as heat di-
mlnishes magnetism. The cooler por-
tion was, therefore, drawn around by
force of attraction until it became
heated in its turn and the part form
crly heated had become cooled. The
rotation was thus manipulated.
Explaining the ignificancc of these
two experiments, Prof. Gates remark
ed: Researches of Prof Bigelow, Of
the weather bureau, showing varia-
tions in the earth's magnetic field, and
his other studies relating TO solar
magnetism, clearly prove the existence
Of an interplanetary magnetic field.
Accepting that proof. 1 have discov-
cred the cause Of the earth rotation
and of its atmospheric electricity.
The earth is magnet, one-half Of
which is cooler than the other. The
sun, also being a magnet, pulls the
cooler side Of the earth more than the
warmer side and thus rotates the
earth. The morning side Of the earth
when it rises toward the sun is cooler
and more drawn to the sun than the
evening side just disappearing. The
latter, having been subjected all day
to the sun. is warm and not so much
attracted. Hence the rotation in the
very direction in which we know the
earth to revolvc. A body immersed
in static field, with sunlight falling
on one-half Of it, revolvcs. The earth
:s such body and is IL d static Gc!d
Lord Kelvin proved that static body
is rcvolvcd by magnetic field. The
earth is such body and is in such q
field, if Prof Bigelow be right, which
Ibelieve he is. When an insulated
body is rcvolved in magnetic field it
generates electricity in itself, as
proved by dynamos. The earth is
such body and is revolving in mag
netic field. I claim this to be one
source of the carth's atmospheric
electricity, revolved a magnetic
body in static field and it generated
a current in the magnetic body. The
earth is magnet and it revolves in a
static field, and must have a current
generated in itself. A comparison Of
the size Of tho small magnetic body
which l employed and the strength of
its field with the size Of the earth and
the strength of the field in which the
latter ro7o!vss summoio utiy accounts
for the oenormous electricity of
storms"
When asked if he anticipated that
his discoveries would effect a complete
revolution in weather forccastiug,
Prof. Gates said when the weather
bureau can make extended clcctrosta-
tic observations, simultaneously, over
widely distributed areas and can de-
tcrminc times of high and low electro.
static potentials, it can readily predict
times Of low and high barometer.
feel quite sure that astronomic calcu-
lations will also, sooner or later, cnable
us to predict the times and places Of
clcctrostatic and magnetic changes.
The wise mctcorologist will then no
longer ignore these factors. do not
alludc to astrological divinations, but
to measurable physical conditions
JOHN ELFRETH WATKINS, JR.
Free Blood Cure-An Cffer Provlnu Faith