The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-17
ETERNAL LIGHT MAY Be
FOUND BY THE MODEST
DISCOYERER OF RADIUM
Professor Curie Hopeful OF
Achieving What Other Scien-
fists Have Failed to Dol
RADIUM AND IT'S RAYS
Interesting Talk with the Famous
French Chemist and His
Gifted Wife.
NEW ELEMENT DESCRIBED
Sunlight No Longer Necessary for
Observation-Disclosures Field
for Mr.. Carnegie.
NEW ELEMENT DESCRIBED
Of the Indianapolis Journal.


PARIS. Jan. 3.--"NO, do not call II the
eternal light not yet" said Professor
Curie. the discoverer Of radium. in an
ewer to the question whether the term
was permissible in describing the actual
possibilities Of Tadium.
Not yet" he repeated; Il have the repu-
tation of a careful person and do not care
TO awaken hopes. the realization Of which
cannot be promised with all certainty, but
# you have friends interested in photog-
raphy. there is good news in store for
them all.
1T is now beyond doubt that radium will
take the place of sunlight in photography
and that the present expensive apparatus
will become obsolete. In the future a sen
sitive plate and small tube with few
centimeters OF baryum chloride will suffice
10 produce a perfect picture
''There will be no deterioration of stock
IN the photographers business" continued
the professor. 1.-The apparatus will never
wear out and Will never be superseded by
any better one. In fact it will be perma-
nent. Sons will be able to use their fathers
apparatus. and the great-great-grandson
of the original purchaser will still find it
intact.
''Radium is an element that produces
very considerable energy without wasting
its own substance; there is no wear and
tear; as a light, it burns without using
up it's hght-producing quality or quantity.
At least, such is the opinion of scientific
men now"
At this juncture of the conversation sug-
gested the eternal light proposition.
81 will say" resumed the professor, that
have abundant hope of being able TO
nounce the discovery of the eternal light
at some future time, but we must not an
ticipate. 1 believe that there exists in the
world (may be all over the world wells of
light. or producers of light rays. to use
the scientific expression. that up to now
have escaped human observation, either be-
cause we have not penetrated 10 them. or
because we have been unable to perceive
their existence account of a certain
blunted state of our senses.
These latent energies radium may find
for us and having found them, IL may draw
out their energy or change II into active
ught-ray energy, such as needed"
From the hopeful and animated tone of
the professors disclosures, gathered that
the discoverer of radium is quite sure that
the eternal light is within reach, but, being
a very careful man. he hesitates to admit
It. Yet while having his doubts In respect
20 the eternal light theory. he has no hest
tation In saying that. as to medicine. radium
making curative factor discovered for
long while
HEALED BY RADIUM.
After the physicians have finished their
Investigations of radum and when they
are through with the necessary expert
ments. sufferers from cancer. lupus and
paralysis will be healed by radium rays
doubt said DIR. Curie. LAS to cancer
i am particularly positive. Radium-rays
employed in good season, will destroy the
evil growth once and fer ALL
1 recalled the fact that several physicians
of repute had denied or doubted the eff
cheney of radium as a means for killing
cancer.
Mr.. Curie smiled softly THAT / know"
he said, but / am positive I'm what 1
sert. never yet asserted anything that l
could not prove, and never will
| pointed out that a London philanthro-
pist recently gave a large sum of money to
buy small piece of radum for use in the
hospital there.
bless him. said Or. Curie, but pray make
# clear 70 American readers that radium is
not ia the hands of a trust bent on keep
Ing up prices. The excessive high price is
dictated by the enormous cost OF the raw
material. ton OF the mineral from which
radtum is drawn costs to-day $4,000 and
out of this ton only one-tenth of a gram can
b. obtained. This would fix the price of q
gram OF radium at $4,000. / dare saw your
Mr.. Morgan would hesitate to order a
pound zone gram. French weight is
equal 10 1892 grains)
the world that supply the material: one is
located I'm Buffalo, the other In JOachims-
Thai. Bohemia Again. the demand for
bearing on the price"
The professor seemed genuinely distressed
= about tie enormous cost of the element
for good and enlightenment he had dis
Covered.
"Never has poverty stood so much in
The way OF progress I'm the matter of
redium," he said. after an interval I'VE
are poor people. you know, and If charity
had not come TO my aid. the greatest light
ghver might never have seen the light of
sciences.
1.-The world Is directly indebted for this
discovery 70 the French Academy and TO the
Austrian minister of education The acad-
enly furnished me the means 10 buy a ton
OF the raw material and the Austrian min
ister handed over a ton of the all-important
mineral.
\ CARNEGIE WANTED.
81 have heard much of that famous Amer
lean who spends his time and part of his
substance In giving away libraries. A
Carnegie distributing radium among hos
pitfalls, scientific men. inventors, investi-
gators and experimentors would benefit
humanity more directly. 1 dare say, than
the man lavish with books
There are hundreds of societies in all
parts OF the world that give away Bibles;
the poor savages are inundated with
Bibles" French missionary told me the
other day. The needs OF the day require
that a society be formed for the further
ance OF radium But / do hope" added
Professor Curie, rather quickly. you will
not misconstrue what i have said. / don't
want any thing for myself out OF this ra-
dunn business, not cent; l swear IT. Ra-
dun Is humanity's property il would be
PROCLAMATION 10 use IL for financial ends
and viii do everything in my power to
prevent such ill-usage
As FOR myself. / in a position
10 continue Investigations without curtail-
ing my bread and butter" said Mr.. Curie
"ThOse 1000 francs of the Nobel Prize
have put my labora tory on a solid footing
Seventy thousand francs-I never hoped to
see SO much money IN all my life I prom
ise that every ccntime shall be used IN the
Interest Of science and for the good OF
humanity.
You must know" resumed the profess
sor. that i was a veTltable duffer at
echOol-'the worst pupil that ever lived
said my teachers. As "a consequence. my
parents were constantly informed by rela-
tfves. friends and schoolmasters in par
ticular, that would never amount To a
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