The age-herald., 1901-01-06

were signaling to us, there would be the preliminary calls and their answers. These might take years to perfect. That Is what I refer to in the One, Two, Three of my message.
 There must be beginning-a primary, as it were, before actual messages could be set and received. Both worlds would be compelled to reach a common basis of mutual understanding ere actual greetings could be exchanged. And then would come such revelations as would astound us all Why, even as I ponder on the possi- bilities of all that lies in this marvel, I feel uplifted and almost, I might say, pu- rifed with even the contemplation of such a stupenduous matter"
 Queer Lights on Mars.
 The attention of MT. Tesla was called to recent suggestions made by Flammarion and other noted astronomers that Mars might be communicated with by signal. Several unusually bright lights have been seen lately on different parts of the sur face of Mars, and the idea has been ad- vanced that perhaps these might be sig nal lights flashing in the hope that the peo- pie of the earth might notice them and send an answer back.
 Flammarion, however, says that the bright Nights are not signals, but merely the reflection of sunlight of clouds that are clustered about the Martain mountain tops MT. Tesla explained why, in his opinion, signals by such means would be improba- ble and to the earth impracticable. He pointed out that to flash a signal light from the earth to Mars would require a reflector at least a mile square. To construct such flashes would be impossible at this end. What the Martains could do, of course, is mere conjecture. Therefore Mr. Tesla is of the same opinion as Flammarion in regard to the signal lights-he discards them.
 Besides MT. Tesla is of the opinion that Venus and not Mars Is more likely to be the planet that is the cause of the phenom- ena he has noticed
 T have noticed these disturbances when Venus Is rising" he said, land hence have come to the belief that perhaps while oth- are planning to talk to Mars, Venus has been trying to signal to us.
 Now a word as to answering the sig nals that feel certain are being directed at us. Of course the inhabitants of some other planet may be in possession of some power of which we know nothing, or they may have a greater control over electrical forces than we have. But it is reasonable to suppose that the signals have noticed are electrical in their nature In fact, they must be. or my Instruments would not have noticed them.
 My theory is that this matter should not be passed over, and I feel certain that scientists. now that their attention is called to the marvellous things I have noticed, will agree with me that some arrange fnents should be made at once for record ing these disturbances In a coherent man. ner. To do this observatory stations should be erected and every attempt made to catch some of the signals and perhaps planning to answer them.
 Already we are able to send over the surface of the earth wave of electricity at any speed which may be desired by the manipulator. And this brings me to the subject of transmitting messages across the ocean by electricity and without wires Therefore, as the greatest spaces can be more easily bridged without wires, I car see no reason why we cannot, in a com paratively short tirne open communica- ton with either Mars or Venus, or per haps both.
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