The Washington times., 1904-12-25


an electron is a corpuscle. that is a
particle or matter carrying a charge of
electricity. Necessarily they assume
TWO constituents in the formation of the
uniVerse-matter and ether. The cleo
tron theory carries the formation of the
universe back to the first constituent.
which is ether.
In general way we have known for
many years that the world was formed
from gases which are first visible to
man IN the shape of nebulae, the atomic
vibration of which lis very sir,ple. as
disclosed by the fact that its spectrum
contains but one line. AS the hect and
electricity is radiated and as the condi-
tions change the atoms fall together in
larger and larger aggregations form
ing various chemical compounds or sub
stances
From Gas to Solid.
In some such way as the carbon and
hydrogen atoms fall together in the fol-
lowing series, so the atoms and mole
cules Of the nebula, fall together TO pro
duce the various chemical substances. of
which the world is composed A mole
cule containing one atom OF carbon and
four of hydrogen is marsh gas-C. I4
Add one atom of carbon and two of
hydrogen and we have ethane-
C2 H6.-still gas. Add one more
atom OF carbon and two of
hydrogen and the result is propane-C3
HS-another gas Another atom of car
bon and two more OF hydrogen and we
get tetrane-C4 H10-which is a LIQUID
Continue to add atoms of carbon and
hydrogen until the proportion of Go H34
is reached and the result is dioctyl
which is solid.
Ana so the process could be indefinite
ly Continued, with the vibrating atoms
OF these TWO substances, carbon and n.y.
drogen, science has been able to bring
into existence thousands of substances
absolutely unknown in nature-the ana
line dyes, for instance, and the great
number of coal tar preparations-thos
wonderful panaceas for overwrought
nerves Thus II is plain that from a
given starting point the addition of
atoms changes the molecular construc-
tion OF matter until gas becomes a
liquid and finally a solid That is pre-
cisely what we may imagine took place
when the universe was formed.
Take a piece of the flesh from a mans
body. We know that it is composed of
certain elements. We know that the
principal elements in the composition
are carbon, calcium, oxygen, and nitro
gen. Each of these elements is formed
OF combinations of atoms into molecules
These atoms, we believe. according to
the eiectron theory, to be composed of
lnhnitesimally small whiriDools of ether
Nothing But Electricity.
We know that the construction of all
elements is molecular That these
molecules are made up Of Il certain
number OF atoms and that the proper
ton of atoms in a moleeule give to an
element its chemical nature This latest
discovery shows us that the atoms are
made up of smaller particles of a mat
ter and that. therefore. all material
things, even the human body, is com
posed of combinations of ether charged
with electricity. The conclusion is
forced upon us that man is nothing
more or less than combinations of cleo
tricity first through atoms and then the
association of molecules
Just as atoms are formed by the asso-
citation of electrons so do they disap-
pear. The properties OF an atom OF
radium which cause it to give forth
light and heat is violent motion The
electrons are vibrating al an enormous
rate and some OF them are thrown off
from the center of attraction in the
atom Although the change may be
considered very slow, nevertheless 1t is
constant. We believe that the atoms
are being disintegrated and that this
change that is going on Will ultimately
end in resolution of matter into the
liquid and gaseous states and finally
into the ether from which material
things are formed. That this Will be the
end of creation for the present there