The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-08-19
THE NEW I cory
OF MATTER
ATOMS ARE NOT STABLE BUT ARE COMPOSED OF IONS
ALL IN ORBITAL MOTION LIKE A PLANETARY OR
STELLAR SYSTEM-THE LIGHT RADIUM HAS
THROWN ON THE SUBJECT.

The worlds foremost earcers after
universe have length committed themselves stupndous theory
which has been oreadowed and has apparently
been susanated the study of the substance called radm
Prof long ago Berlin Pofs Lodge and about
the time London have confidently proclaimed that
define this great revolution OF science scarcely more THAI SEN
To comprehend however, almost far beyond the
of the human mind the idea of eternity infinite
The old theory that elements consist of ndvbc
units has been definitely discarded Instead
told that each whole stellar system of infinitely smaller but
absolutely Identical units all in orba motion hydrogen atom
700 such The identity of each sub
stance depends the number OF such ions contained in each atom
thus each produce what know oxygen and
I32oo of the ions combined single would yield what
regard gold The of these ions is for of better
word electrical In other words electricity and matter are one and
the thing.
This theory has been more or less familiar to scientific
been demonstrated until recently when
the study of the Roentgen suggested and adm
leads Prof og and his associates to believe that matter is not stable
been heretofore supposed by everybody familiar
with the dsntegraon which the
hydrogen before imagined that the
themselves capable Of dsintegraion Prof Lodge that
this is the normal process of it proceeding
slow that battles the of conception the human mind
estimate the length of time required
proceeds rapidly that the phenomenon is
easily observed NJ Cur the dscoverer radum
full experiments at the Royal Institution showed thar adum spon
taneouy and continuously dengaged heat rapidly affected photo
graphic plates through opaque bodies discharged eeos
when merely brought in its vicinity and off carnations
similar itself and violent streams radatons
other words the ions which each of radum
rotated violently that they flew apart original units 1t has been
calculated however that this ex from radum nfniesma that
inch of surface would lose only grain in ten thousand
million years.
Prof Lodge surmises that this Of dnegraon of atoms
constitute the evolution of the chemical elements He announced
that within few weeks Prof Ernest Rutherford of McG University
Montreal had observed the breakup of the
He found that few of radioactive substance seemed to
reach critical stage which they fling small portions of them
great residue having the property
stability for time until ultimately settles down into what
sumab different substance Changes of this in stable
would require millions of millions of centuries long
that the longest periods in astronomical evolution would seem
but hours comparison Prof Lodge arm however that these
changes bound according to fixed laws.
of ux and decay recognized only the
foundation of the universe which the
elemental themselves The regeneration however
imagined and would if the separations
gegaed themselves together by their mutual attractions fresh
material The Of the research lead recognize the
OF of which recently formed and others
very ancient.
will be that the whole theory effect astronomical
Chemistry become the of the nfniesma
wonder then earth and the other
forming single of higher universe where perhaps
speck dust that the careful housewife
the world above At all clearly the
greatest that has vouchsafed mankind
knowledge that only limited by the capacity the human mind
Ito receive tn. Y. Sun.