Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-11-28
Chcaply Multiply
The Power Of Radium
Remarkable Phenomena Observed at DemOnStra.
tion.Rock Crystal to Be Used In.
stead of Glass Tubes

made to glow-but faintly-with the
weak radium. Then they blazed forth
in peculiar glory as the mixture of ra-
dunn and willemite was brought near
them.
To show that the days of the mys-
FERROUS radium are little affected by
intervening substances, DR.. Kunz left
the diamonds on the cutting board,
while the mixture of radium and willie
mite were held underneath. fully ten
inches from the gems. The two dia-
monds continued to glow and burn
with as much brilliance as though they
were in actual contact with the radium.
A Marvellous Transformation
Then a block of pure willemite was
brought into the dark room. In a mo-
ment 1t began to glow at many points,
as through thousands of minute in
candescent lamps were burning just
beneath its surface. A rock crystal
phial seven eighths of an inch long
was brought forth. 1t contained three
sixteenths of an inch of radium and a
quarter of an inch of powdered WILLIE
mite.
In the darkness 1t glowed with re-
markable brilliance, the greatest
brightness showing line of contrast
between the two powders where they
must have been slightly mixed. The
diamonds were still burning like two
living Goals of fire.
Then DR.. Kunz opened a paper par
eel containing several hundred cut dia-
monds, ranging in size from quarter
of carat to a full carat They were
approached by a paper containing a
mixture of weak radium and willemite
and instantly each one of the myrfads
of diamond points was torch of many
hued flame.
TIL effect was simply magical. A disc
of polonium added to the display and
finally several packages of phospohes-
cent powder were waved in the air,
leaving paths of light.
Light Without Heat or Energy
Perpetual motion remains to be dis
covered" said DR.. Kunz, "but another
dream of the worlds past centuries has
been accomplished. Here is light
without heat or energy. You will no.
tice that the two large diamonds that
have been used in these experiments
retain the light little time after they
were withdrawn from the influence of
the radium.
"You will also notice that the black
stone holds the light perceptibly longer
than the blre stone. Tt Is a fact which
do not try to explain, that when sub
iected to the Influence of the ultra
violet raw an opposite effect is pro-
| duced. Then the black stone burned
with red light for fifteen seconds. and
after 1t had lost its brilliance the blue
stone shed it's lustre for another five
seconds
"I believe that other results as in
teresting as those YOU have seen here
this afternoon will soon be accom-
nIiehed thousands of scientists all
over the world are now working along
certain lines Tn rnanv cases their ex-
narinoents are heine n"hlished. So far
90 know not one of then, is ATTEMPT
ing tn conceal what he learns, That
means that the DEVELOPMENT of radio
activity should he rand
"Radium has been %nown only abo"t
three wears vet great results have
heen ACCOMPLISHED. He would be rash
indeed who would undertake to predic'
the accomplishments of even the neal
future That man has possessed him
self of an aren't never before known
IN exist ie the one thing certain and
that is enough"