Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-23
speaking Of
The Reality
OF Matter.

fIhN DpulGtN popular uNpCtlIiuIlS w
of MATTER. tho effect that the eN-
isteuee OF nlattnr has
NOW been dLsproved are roundly con-
denlned by Prof, r.. A. Miillken, OF chi
cage University, in a review IN science
(New York; OF a recent work on the
phen omena OF radoiactivity and the So
called electrical theory OF matter. of
course. he admits every trained read
or knows that IN the ultimate analysis
OF things there is nothing In the uni-
verse which IN not hypothetical 10 any
particular Individual, except the fact
OF his owa consciousness" But, he goes
ON to say THE ordinary reader VIII
scarcely understand thar In the allows
statements the author is merely deny
ing this existence OF matter In she
broad, meta physical ser,fe Ina which rho
philosopher denies the existence OF any
external world whatever, He wiil
rather understand him tn be using Ian
guage In the senac In which 1t Is conf
monty used In books on physical Sub
jects, and to be taoitly assuming tho
existence OF an external world ana yer
-1enySng the existence OF matter as
constituent OF that world Sucn
assertions seem 10 me 10 he particularly
fruitful of confusion OF thought in tns
minds OF the UNFRAMED, while to the
trained they are devoid OF all meaning,
For matter as we ordinarily understand
the term docs not involve amy particu-
lar hypothesis as TO the inner nature OF
the atom, AS commonly understood,
matter IL merely that something which
possesses the properties OF weight anu
inertia. Its existence is, therefore, 1ust
as real as the existence of these proper
ties AS investigation goes on, the more
properties which we find ourselves
agreed In associating with weight ana
inertia, the more definite does our Idea
OF matter become. Thus there is now
practical unaninlity in regarding mat
ter as composed of dscrete particles.
and recently some evidence has APP
peared which makes It plausible al least
10 endow the dlscrete parti cleA with alf
electrical property as well as WIFI
weight and Inertia, and 1t has also
been suggested that the Inertia proper
ty may bg entirely vrapt up In the elec-
tricsI property Literary Digest
The Question The claim that the sep
OF Church aratton OF cnnrph ara
And stare. state means the exciu-
sion OF all religion from
the sphere OF the states activity Is
made only by those who hate religion or
by those who have not Thought deeply
on the subject and fgnorantly confound
religion with the church There are
certain Christian principles which are
political and with which the church has
nothing to do, The state must accept
and live by them or perish.--The Chris
tian Statesman,
Rcmedy for And for all the many
Evils of sfud- evil effects OF clothing,
crn Clothing. what Is the remedyf
The remedy is ore that
is easily stated; but which VIE not.
under any circumstances, be accepted
at the present time. The remedy Is to
dress nationally, TO dress as sayages
do, 10 dress as did the Egyptians. she
Greeks, the Romans as do the Chinese
or the undebauched JapS of the present
day. III orr clothing we're Ike that of
the early Greeks, consls ting OF shlton
himatIon and sandals. IL III were ike
that worn by the Romans, tunic, toga
and sandals; II II were like that OF the
red Indians. whom Columbus found on
his first vtsit 10 this continent, with Q
buffalo robe as protection against tho
cold, ana moccasins upon the feet
IT, In other words, our clothing were
adapted tn tho needs OF our bodies
rather than TO our desire for ornament
tatfon, we should be infinitely better
Off physically, mentally and morally
Our bodies would be better. because
they would have freedom OF motion
and opportunity for complete and uniln-
peded organic activities. Our minds
IttAltNtI VI llAe CtiINAIls 0t5Illpl~
ternal anxiety now Incidental to the
care OF clothing and our moral nature
would be saved from some OF tho most
insidious and powerful 1ptations to-
which man or woman is ever subjected
OF all the many evils OF this evil day
of all the many ply slcal forces which
are operating against the health. the
m entalEty and The spiritual progress of
mankind. one Of the most powerful lis
undoubtedly clothing and tho evil eff
fects resulting from clothing, Heals
Culture.
The sud We wonder fr the peo-
Experience in pie throughout the
\ Great City. country are as gl,lm
as those who have
their being In the great city where 1t
is our misfortune to live. Here every
bcdy--rich man, poor Snan, beggar-
man-appears depressed, The thief
alone, according to the news papers. Is
blithe end gay, all others abide IN an
atmosphere " not OF gloom. at lea st
of meditation. tinctured with dlscon-
tent Everybody Is cr0ss--the mer-
chant because he Is Obliged to trans
act more business upon a closer mar
gin Of profit: the banker, beca use high
rates for money do not counterbalancc
sense Of instability: the broker. be-
cause only the elect make gains In a
declining market; the manufacturer,
because the greater cost OF materials
and higher wa yes exceed the enhau ced
va lue OF his finished prod the min
lister, because his flock Is sinful and
M ifferaut IN T1ne nnnj Z NJ his family,